Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Wi-Fi security in transition; Hackers edge toward unlocking iPhone 4 OS

  Hackers edge toward unlocking iPhone 4 OS and network | REVEALED! Windows Phone 7 phones coming....this Fall!
 
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Wi-Fi security in transition
We're all pretty much aware that 802.11 Wi-Fi has gone through several security transitions in its basic encryption/authentication mechanism. Most enterprises upgrade to the latest versions as they buy the newest products, which support the highest form of 802.11 security, 802.11i. 802.11i is also called Wireless Protected Access (WPA) 2 and uses a form of AES encryption. Read More


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Hackers edge toward unlocking iPhone 4 OS and network
Developers with the hacking group iPhone Dev-Team say they're making steady progress in unlocking both the iPhone 4's operating system, to run unofficial apps, and its network connection, to run on other GSM networks than AT&T's. Read More

REVEALED! Windows Phone 7 phones coming....this Fall!
Someone sent Engadget.com what looks like an internal AT&T document. It seems to be a kind of template to guide AT&T retail store staff in setting up displays for their smartphone offerings.Here's the link to the document. It shows rectangular blocks, each labeled with a smartphone OS. At bottom right there is one labeled Windows Phone 7. At the very bottom you can make out "Questions concerning... Read More

Kin's death may signal mobile morbidity at Microsoft
The death of the Kin smartphone doesn't bode well for Microsoft's future in the mobile device business, analysts say. Read More


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Ensure 360-Degree Border Security
Managing the security and availability of Web, email, and IM is complex. This paper will discuss the modern threat of blended attacks from web, email and IM. and highlight how a comprehensive hosted solution by Symantec Hosted Services can secure your networks from these threat vectors. Read Now

BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 SP2 Now Available
BlackBerry-maker RIM's new BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) 5.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) for both Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Domino packs a handful of valuable new features for adminisrators and BlackBerry users. Read More

Apple's iPhone App Fraud: Where Were the App Police?
Alert! Alert! Apple's walled garden has been breached! Read More

Windows Phone 7 gets open source database
Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 has a lot of things but it's been lacking local persistent storage for third-party applications -- until now. A British mobile developer has ported McObject's open source Perst database to Windows Phone, creating an embedded, object-oriented data store for individual applications. Read More


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Nokia sells off wireless modem business
Nokia is selling off its wireless modem business to Renesas Electronics, a move that could help the mobile giant better focus on phone competition and get rid of a business that may have been struggling. Read More

Developing for the iPhone and Android: The pros and cons
Smartphones and their apps are the new way of the world, and developers are lured by their increasing popularity. But with two major platforms -- Apple's recently upgraded and renamed iOS 4 and Google's Android -- competing with one another, how does a developer choose between them? Read More

CIOs admit they can't assess apps usage
A Centrix survey has revealed that companies don't know how their applications are being used. Read More

85% of mobile broadband users have had connection problems
More than four in five mobile broadband users (85 percent) have experienced problems with their connection, says Acision. Read More

 
 
 

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