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- Talkback Tuesday: Mobile Malware
- Last week I wrote two posts about why I was not concerned about mobile malware right now, but I expected mobile malware to become a problem in the near future. There were several responses to the two posts, including the following: Phatkat writes: Most...
- Tags: Mobile, Malware, Mobile Device, Mobile Malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Advertising & Promotion, Security, Viruses And Worms, Marketing, Adam O\'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- What, me worry (about mobile viruses)?
- Kaspersky, via PC Magazine, has graciously told the public to worry about mobile phone worms. I'm not worried, and there are many reasons why you shouldn't be concerned... yet. It is commonly accepted that there have been very few pieces of mobile malware that have ever...
- Tags: Mobile, Handset, Malware, Cell Phone, Virus, Mobile Malware, Handset Population, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Advertising & Promotion, Viruses And Worms, Cellular Phones, Security, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adam O\'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Info security 2007: RAD is bad
- Info security 2007: RAD is badDon't forget mobile threatsMobile malware is rapidly evolving too, and according to Kaspersky Labs, “…it took computer viruses over twenty years to evolve, and mobile viruses have covered the same ground in a mere two years. Without doubt, mobile malware is the most quickly evolving...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Advertising & Promotion, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Mobile malware, mobile, malware, RAD
- Discussion threads 2006-12-08
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- The old "install this codec to see free porn" trick works on Mac too!
- It seems that this old trick for fooling Windows users to download and install malware on their PCs is now working on Mac users. Why? Because with 50% of new Macs being sold to people who used to run Windows, the OS might have changed, but the bad habits haven't....
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Codec, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Cyberthreats, Desktops, Security, Viruses And Worms, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-11-22
- Will email and text messages get shorter with the BlackBerry Storm?
- I am admittedly a very big fan of physical keyboards on my mobile phones and have what fellow MobileTechRoundup podcast co-hosts James and Kevin call "magic thumbs". I am able to pick up devices like the Palm Treo Pro, HTC Fuze, T-Mobile G1 or BlackBerry Bold and quickly type emails...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, E-mail, BlackBerry Device, Storm, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- iPhone vs. Android development: Day 5
- Today is the last day of a 5-day course on iPhone programming class led by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. During the course I've been taking notes on how development for the iPhone compares to development for Android. By the way, BNR also offers Android courses if you're interested....
- Tags: Program, Apple iPhone, Web Service, Android, iPhone API, Settings App, Android Preference, Cloud Computing, Web Services, XML, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Marketing, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Lines out door, around corner for BlackBerry Storm
- The day has come, the time is near, and RIM's BlackBerry Storm has arrived in a store near you. So what kind of reception are we looking at here -- a mile-long frenzy like that for the Apple iPhone 3G, or the collective sigh for the T-Mobile G1? ...
- Tags: Page, RIM BlackBerry, St., Ave, Storm, Handhelds, 3G, Hardware, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Nokia Reliability Labs puts the heat on Nokia devices
- If you have ever seen one of almost 100 mobile devices I have owned you will know that I take extremely good card of all of them and they rarely even have a scratch on them. I have actually never had a mobile device break on me. I would like...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool
- Two new pieces of malware affecting Mac OS X appeared this week, a Trojan horse and a hacker tool for creating backdoors. Two pieces of malicious software affecting Apple's Mac OS X appeared this week: a Trojan horse with the ability to download and install malicious code of an...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Trojan Horse, Tool, Hacker Tool, Intego, OSX.Lamzev.A, Lamzev, Spyware, Apple Mac OS X, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Mac OS X, malware, Trojan, backdoor, hacker, Adware & Malware, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk
- News items 2008-11-21
- Go ahead...Hang out on MySpace. Wait, what?
- The MacArthur Foundation just released a study suggesting that, not surprisingly, given the integration of social media into business and modern culture, the time kids spend with so-called new media, is generally neither wasted nor particularly harmful. In fact, as one of the lead researchers points out in the...
- Tags: Youth, Media, Social Media, MySpace, Barack Obama, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Nielsen Mobile, an Altor Networks Customer
- I recently had the opportunity to speak with Nick Portolese, Senior Manager of Data Center Operations for Nielsen Mobile, an Altor Networks customer. He spent a few moments sharing his experiences with their software. Nick's comments follow. Please tell me who you are and what...
- Tags: Network, Environment, Network Security, Server, Virtual Machine, Tool, VMWare ESX, Nielsen Mobile, Altor Networks, Nielsen, Productivity, Data Centers, Ip storage, Networking, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- News to know: Dell; Army bans USB drives; Salesforce; Microsoft
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Cost cutting pays off for Dell; IT spending, demand 'challenging' Sam Diaz: Salesforce bucks trend for Q3; shares rising. Unsealed court filing: HP's Hurd...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., USB Flash Drive, Internet, Open Source
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- iPhone vs. Android development: Day 4
- It's day 4 of a 5-day course on iPhone programming. As before I'll be sharing my observations from the classroom on how development on the iPhone compares to Android development. The class is presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. [Read: Day 1, Day 2, Day...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Animation, Camera, View, View Transitions, Core Graphics, Android API, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Microsoft: Free anti-malware for all (Windows users)!
- The other day Microsoft announced that it would phase-out sales of Windows Live OneCare subscriptions and roll out no-cost anti-malware during the second half of 2009. What does this mean for everyone involved? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Under worm attack, US Army bans USB drives
- Under sustained attack from what is described as a rapidly spreading network worm, the U.S. army has banned the use of USB sticks, CDs, flash media cards, and all other removable data storage devices, according to internal e-mail messages seen by Wired's Noah Shachtman. According to the...
- Tags: Malware, USB Flash Drive, Worm Attack, USB, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, E-mail, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Mobile audience growth by site category, April 2007 vs. April 2008
- Site Category YTY Growth in Unique Visitors Banking 91% Search 68% Traffic 65% Maps 64% Weather 57% News 54% Source: comScore by NB
- Tags: Mobile, Banking, Advertising & Promotion, Financial Services, Marketing, NB
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- CIO Sessions: Mozilla CTO: Brendan Eich
- Brendan Eich, CTO of Mozilla, talks to CNET News' Dan Farber about why the company now commands 20 percent of the browser market and what they're doing to grow. He also discusses the company's mobile browser strategy, making Firefox faster than the competition, and taking chances with the company's core...
- Tags: CTO, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Strategy, Internet, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- News to know: Storm; Holiday gift guide;Lenovo malware; Dell
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Josh Taylor: Hands On: The BlackBerry Storm Gallery: Up close and personal: The BlackBerry Storm ZDNet's 2008 Holiday Gift Guide: Top...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Yahoo! Inc., T-Mobile, Malware, RIM BlackBerry, VUDU, Handhelds, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- T-Mobile web2go to replace T-Zones and add new download marketplace
- In addition to the disappointing increase in data rates for voice customers, T-Mobile also introduced their new web2go service. The web2go service is designed to make it easier to view and browse the internet from your feature phone and select smartphone. Yahoo! oneSearch is being used for the mobile search...
- Tags: Mobile Search, T-Mobile, Yahoo! oneSearch, Search, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller, Phone, Web2go, Telecom & Utilities
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- T-Mobile USA increases data plan rates for voice customers
- Today, T-Mobile USA is kicking off its web2go initiative that add Yahoo! oneSearch to some devices, a customizable home page, a new mobile shopping and download experience (I'll cover this in a follow-up post), and higher data rate plans. The press release actually states that the data rate plans were...
- Tags: T-Mobile, Web Site Development, Leadership, Web Technology, Internet, Management, Matthew Miller, T-Mobile G1, Plan, Sidekick Device, G1 Plan, Smart Phones, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
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