News tagged with iphone
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Senator seeks US probe of smartphone privacy
A leading US senator called Monday for a government probe into whether smartphone applications used on the Apple and Android platforms can steal private data including photos and address books.
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Chinese downloads 25 billionth Apple app
Apple announced Monday said that downloads from its App store had hit 25 billion, with a person in eastern China grabbing a $10,000 prize for taking the tally to the landmark level.
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Startup sued for putting local TV on the iPhone
(AP) -- Broadcasters have sued a startup backed by media billionaire Barry Diller that sends live local TV feeds to iPhones and iPads in the New York area.
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Mobile phone running low on battery? Charge up with water
It is the nightmare of the wired world -- a smartphone low on battery.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Apple market value hits $500B, where few have gone
(AP) -- Apple's market capitalization topped $500 billion Wednesday, climbing to a mountain peak where few companies have ventured - and none have stayed for long.
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Cybercriminals target phones, Android 'most exposed'
Cybercriminals are sneaking a fast-increasing amount of malware into smartphones to steal data or even money, with those running on Google's Android most exposed to security threats, analysts said.
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Twitter expands ad program to mobile users
Twitter said Tuesday it was expanding its advertising program to mobile users, the latest bid by the short-messaging service to boost its money-making efforts.
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Microsoft sees future in Windows 8 amid iPad rise
(AP) -- Microsoft is scrambling to preserve what's left of its kingdom. Since the company released its Windows operating system in 1985, most of the sequels have been variations on the same theme. Not that ...
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Mozilla to go after Android, Apple with cheap phone OS
Mozilla, which brought the free web browser Firefox to the masses, now wants to do the same for mobile users, with a new open source operating system that could drastically slash smartphone prices.
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Work video calls connect with personal smartphones
Telepresence colossus Polycom is connecting secure workplace video-call systems with hot smartphones to stay in synch with a trend toward people using their own gadgets on the job.
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Smartphone meets tablet as makers look at big picture
Mobile phone makers used to sell the 'small is beautiful' concept but at this year's world mobile fair, some are inching towards tablet sizes amid a shift towards a new hybrid category.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Review: Oscars iPad app wonderful, but distracting
(AP) -- Interactivity during the Academy Awards telecast once meant booing at the television every time there was a winner I hadn't picked for my Oscars pool. This year, I had my head glued to an iPad instead.
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Steve Jobs birthday wishes fly on Twitter
Twitter was abuzz on Friday with loving words for Steve Jobs on what would have been the late Apple co-founder's 57th birthday,
Feb 24, 2012 |
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Judge awards iPhone user $850 in throttling case
(AP) -- When AT&T started slowing down the data service for his iPhone, Matt Spaccarelli, an unemployed truck driver and student, took the country's largest telecommunications company to small claims court. ...
Feb 24, 2012 |
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Cyber-security expert finds new flaw in smartphones
Just as U.S. companies are coming to grips with threats to their computer networks emanating from cyber-spies based in China, a noted expert is highlighting what he says is an even more pernicious vulnerability in smartphones.
Feb 24, 2012 |
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