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New iPhone Virus Could Harm Jailbroken iPhones

>> Friday, November 13, 2009

It seems that there’s a new iPhone virus on the loose and this one is targeting jailbroken iPhones out there. The first one was almost a harmless worm which targeted jailbroken phones in Australia. The worm was programmed to scan the 3G IP ranges of Telus, Optus and Vodafone networks. As soon as those jailbroken iPhone were found the worm would change the wallpaper of the handset to Rick Asteley.

The worm we’re talking about today is based on the one we have just shown you. And you won’t like this second version worm. In fact you’re probably going to hate it as this worm, dubbed as “iPhone/Privacy.A” will send all your e-mail messages, SMS messages, calendar appointments, contacts, photos, music files, videos and any other data stored by your iPhone apps to a third party.

Of course in order for both worms to work your jailbroken has to have the default root password in place. Once you change that, you’re going to be safe for the time being.

AT&T to Launch Snapdragon-based Lenovo Smartbook?

AT&T is apparently going to launch a smartbook soon. The device is made by Lenovo and it’s going to sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. There are no specs available at this point as the smartbook in question has been showcased by CEO Paul Jacobs during an investor meeting in New York. Neither Lenovo nor AT&T cared to comment on the device but we’re probably going to see the smartbook at CES 2010 in just under two months from now.

The question is do we really need smartbooks too? We have smartphones, there are plenty of netbooks to go around and let’s not forget that the tablets are coming. What do you say?

Sprint lowering Touch Pro2 price to $199 on October 1st

>> Thursday, October 1, 2009

Sprint has recently announced that they will be lowering the price of the HTC Touch Pro2 from $349 to a much more palatable $199.99 starting on October 1st.

This was most likely due to the fact that Verizon has had the Touch Pro2 at $199.99 for some time now. That and who is going to buy a Windows Mobile device for such a high price unless it’s the HTC Leo?

via ppcgeeks

RIM says Mac OS X Blackberry Desktop Manager out on Oct 2nd

Back in July we told you that RIM was gearing up to launch a Mac OS X version of the BlackBerry Desktop Manager software at some point in the future and here we are still with no software.

Well, RIM has told us today that the Mac OS X BlackBerry Desktop Manager will in fact be made available this Friday, October 2nd. This will finally let Mac OS X users play nicely with their handsets, something the community has been asking for for way too long now.

via Press

Verizon getting BlackBerry Storm 2 close to October 25th?

What you see above is a screen shot of Best Buy’s product inventory database listing for the BlackBerry Storm 2’s Verizon dummy unit.

At first glance, this may not seem like anything special but once you see that Best Buy is going to stock the unit on October 25th leads us to believe that the actual fully functioning handset will be made available for purchase sometime soon after the 25th.

On another note, BGR has also apparently been told that the Storm 2 will be priced at $599 with no contract. Potential buyers fret not as once the carrier subsidization is factored in, it’s sure to be a lot lower.

Dell puts Latitude Z up for sale

Yesterday Dell gave us the first glimpse of their Latitude Z notebook and told us that it was available then. Well, technical difficulties must have happened as the Latitude Z has just now went up for sale with a starting price of $1,799 instead of the previously reported $1,999.

For $1,799 you will be get a Latitude Z with a 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo CPU, Intel’s GMA 4500MHD GPU, 2GB of RAM, an 8x slot-loading DVD bruner, WiFi, a 4-cell battery and a 3-year warranty.

via laptoping

Smart Devices’ SmartQ5a MID now shipping with Android

It was recently made known that E World has put up a SmartQ5a MID, pictured above), for sale pre-installed with Android 1.5.

For $199.99, other than Android 1.5 you will get a 667MHz Samsung ARM processor, 128MB of RAM, a 4.3-inch touchscreen, WiFi and a microSD slot.

Interested? Head here to check it out.

via engadget

Razzle coming to Verizon on October 6th

A document has just leaked that show a new budget phone coming to Verizon Wireless on October 6th called the Razzle.

As you can see from the above document this phone will feature a QWERTY keyboard, music player, VZ Navigator, a 1.3 megapixel camera and a microSD slot.

Price wise you will be able to snag the Verizon Wireless Razzle for $69.99 on a 2-year contract or $139.99 if you opt for the prepaid route.

via bgr

Motorola Tao aka Sholes Caught on Camera

For the moment CLIQ is the hot Android phone coming from Motorola via T-Mobile. But fear not Moto fans, CLIQ has a worthy follower or so we suspect. The Tao or Sholes or however they decide to call it at launch, has been spotted in the wild running Android. What other OS would it run? As you can see the phone was running Google Maps at the time the picture was taken and you can also see it’s going to offer us a pretty impressive 1390mAh battery. We have no more details at this point in time but in Verizon we trust to launch the phone already!

BlackBerry Atlas Is Just a Curve 8900 in CDMA Clothing

We told you a long time ago that RIM was going to launch a certain BlackBerry called Atlas. Unfortunately for anyone anxious to see a brand new BlackBerry phone the Atlas is not new at all. The Atlas is just a Curve 8900 that’s able to make and receive calls in a CDMA network. The phone has leaked already but that doesn’t necessarily mean that RIM will launch it really soon. So check the picture on your left and spot the differences. Which one do you think the Atlas is? The one on the left or the one on the left?

iPhone Dropped Calls in New York? About 30% but Perfectly Normal

So how’s your iPhone working folks? Is AT&T still as crappy in your area as in the New York area? We don’t mean to be disrespectful but it looks like the average iPhone dropped calls is somewhere around 30% in New York. And that appears to be a genuine number provided by one of Apple’s own Geniuses. And said percentage seems to be fairly normal in Apple’s eyes. In fact it looks like people seem to think there’s something wrong with their iPhone when in fact the problem lies with AT&T. Go have your phone checked by the nice folks at the Genius Bar and you’ll find out exactly how many dropped calls you’ve had. Hopefully not more than 30% which is about 1 in 3 calls. What say you AT&T? Ready for to further upgrade the network?

Peek Pronto on Amazon for $299 with life subscription

>> Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Looking to get down on the Peek Pronto but aren’t looking to take on anymore monthly fees? Boy, does Amazon have a deal for you.

Recently listed on their website is a Peek Pronto for $299 that will includes a native email client, unlimited texting in addition to Facebook, Twitter, weather and news feeds. But that’s not what’s so good about this deal as paying the extra $70 will net you with a lifetime worth of service.

Yes, this means no monthly fees, ever.

mSpot Now Offers Streaming Movie Rentals via iPhones

mSpot has been known to provide ringtones, music and video for mobile handsets. Now it adds another category in the mold of streaming movie rentals. Movies can be accessed via the mSpot website which accepts credit cards for payment. At the moment, they have 350 movies up for streaming from major film companies such as Paramount and Universal.

Individual movie rentals cost $4.99 and rental periods vary from movie to movie, though they are at least 24 hours and movies can be watched an unlimited number of times within the rental period.

(Source) Mac Rumors

Microsoft’s Courier Tablet Appears Again; This Time It’s Running Windows 7

It looks like Microsoft is willing to leak as much info as possible about its future tablet. The Courier has been spotted again and it looks like the hot tablet is running Windows 7. We were certainly waiting for the Courier to run Windows 7. It’s not like Redmond has more OS ready to power up a tablet computer.

Microsoft is responsible for designing its own hardware just as it did with the Zune HD and the Xbox 360. The Courier will hit resellers sometime in mid 2010 which is probably when Apple’s future tablet will also be available in stores. Remember though that this is all based on speculation, rumors and leaked information. Microsoft will not comment on anything yet which is a clever move in order to keep us buzzing about the tablet.

via ZDNet

HTC Imagio gets pictured

It seems that the same handset we spotted a few weeks ago has again turned up and this time with a Verizon branding. The above handset is the Windows Mobile 6.5 powered HTC Imagio that was rumored be launching for Verizon on October 6th.

The device is said to feature Verizon’s VCAST TV service in addition to a 528MHz processor, 3.6-inch touch screen, WiFI, HTC’s TouchFLO 3D UI and a microSD port.

In other words, this device is nothing special but the fact that it has Windows Mobile 6.5 on it means Microsoft is sure to hype it up.

via phonearena

Vertu Constellation Ayxta appears at FCC

Despite their high price, Vertu continues to pump out luxury handsets to a market of very, very rich people. Their latest handset is the Vertu Constellation Axyta which was first announced just a few days ago as coming to the European market.

Today, the same phone has made its way through the FCC and is expected to be released in North America sometime in the near future for $10,500.

Features you ask? It probably costs just about as much as your car, that enough for you?

Read (Engadget)

Philips to Launch New Phones: X806 and C702

Philips never lets us forget the fact that it’s still making handsets. And some of its latest cell phones look better than you’d expect. The latest models are the X806 and the C702 but you might have a rough time getting one since they’ll most likely go to China.

The X806 will sport quad-band GSM/GPRS, a 3.5-inch touchscreen display, a 5-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, FM radio, 47MB (nice round number) of internal memory upgradeable via microSD card. The C702 knows how to handle CDMA 1x connectivity and it comes with a 3.4-inch touchscreen display, 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, GPS, 70MB of internal memory also upgradeable via microSD cards.

How much would you pay to get one of these Philips handsets?

Microsoft Courier Tablet Concept Gets Leaked

>> Sunday, September 27, 2009

Even the most faithful Apple fan should be interested in these renderings of the Microsoft Courier Tablet concept. The tablet has been leaked and it looks just great. At this point we’re curious to see what tablet is Apple going to launch but if what we see in these pictures here will come true then Cupertino should expect a fierce fight from Microsoft in this new tablet market.

Getting back to the Curier we can’t but notice the generous display made by two 7-inch hinged multitouch display. You can interact with the screens by using your fingers or a stylus and you can use both screens at once as the user interface permits various movements and actions from screen to screen. We don’t have all the specs but so far we know the Courier comes with a home button on the hinge, status LEDs on one side and an impressive 3 megapixel camera with flash and 4x digital zoom. Can Apple top all of that?

Windows Mobile 6.5 to Power 30 New Windows Mobile 6.5 Phones This Year?

Don’t look so surprised by that number! Windows Mobile 6.5 is coming and it looks like there are quite a few phone makers ready to roll phone capable or running Microsoft’s newest OS. And while we’re definitely thrilled to see that concept tablet, the Courier already, we can’t say we’re similarly interested in Windows Mobile 6.5. The OS is clearly a transition platform from the old Windows Mobile 6 to the future Windows Mobile 7.
Nonetheless manufacturers out there are ready to launch Windows Mobile 6.5 phones! Those 30 new handsets capable of running Microsoft latest OS will be made by HTC, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson, Acer, Toshiba and HP. The phones will be released by the end of the year and we know a few carriers are definitely interested: AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafone, NTT DoCoMo, Softbank Mobile, SKT, Telestra and Telus.
Will you buy a Windows Mobile 6.5 phone?
via digitimes

TRENDnet shows off world’s smallest Wireless N USB adapter

How many times has your USB dongle broken off because you were careless? Well, if you answered more than zero times perhaps you should take a look at TRENDnet’s latest Wireless N USB adapter which they are touting as the world’s smallest.

There isn’t much else to say about the adapter besides, well, it’s a WiFi adapter! Although you will be able to pick the device up soon for $24.99.

Read (TRENDnet)

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