News tagged with mobile networks

GSM phones -- call them unsafe, says security expert

(PhysOrg.com) -- A German security expert has issued a warning that billions of mobile phone users who depend on GSM networks are vulnerable to having their personal mail hacked. He blames the problem on network ...

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

New project enables mobile phone use in areas with no reception

(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian scientists have invented software that enables mobile (cell) phones to work in remote areas where there is no conventional coverage and in locations where the infrastructure has ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 14, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (21) | comments 12 | with audio podcast report

Researchers show how to use mobiles to spy on people

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have demonstrated how it is possible to use GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) data along with a few tools to track down a person’s mobile phone number and their location, ...

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 9 | with audio podcast report

Facebook Lite On its Way

(PhysOrg.com) -- The social networking site Facebook has begun testing a simpler, no-frills alternative to its regular interface. The cleaner, uncluttered interface is particularly aimed at entry-level users ...

Technology / Internet

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 weblog

Internet traffic to grow fourfold by 2016: survey

The boom in the number of mobile Internet devices and tablet computers in use will help quadruple Web traffic in the coming years, a study said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Facebook smartphone could come by next year: report

Facebook hopes to release its own smartphone by next year, as the newly public social networking giant looks to boost its revenue in the mobile Internet market, the New York Times reported Monday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 8

Cell network security holes revealed, with an app to test your carrier

Popular firewall technology designed to boost security on cellular networks can backfire, unwittingly revealing data that could help a hacker break into Facebook and Twitter accounts, a new study from the University of Michigan ...

Technology / Software

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers improve fast-moving mobile networks

Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) allow people in multiple, rapidly-moving vehicles to communicate with each other – such as in military or emergency-response situations. Researchers from North Carolina State University ...

Technology / Telecom

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Google ahead of Facebook in mobile space: US study

Google is leading Facebook in the race for smartphone users, a US survey showed Monday.

Technology / Internet

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

NetZero to launch free wireless broadband service

It's like the '90s never left: Billy Crystal hosted the Oscars. Internet IPOs are back. And NetZero is returning with free Internet service -only this time it's wireless.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Mobile industry champions paying with phones

Paying with a mobile phone is gradually become a reality for consumers, with banks, telecommunications operators and Internet players all jumping in to offer payment options.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Google rolls out new privacy policy amid howls

Google rolled out a new privacy policy Thursday allowing the firm to track users across various services to develop targeted advertising, despite sharp criticism from US and European consumer advocacy groups.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 56

Telecoms groups fight back against free messaging

Just past the security gate for the world's largest cell phone trade show in Barcelona, executives of big mobile carriers can't avoid walking past a booth they would probably rather not see: It's for "Pinger," ...

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 9

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.

Technology / Software

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

US regulators pull plug on LightSquared

US telecom regulators have pulled the plug on an ambitious plan to build a high-speed wireless broadband network, citing potential interference with GPS navigation devices.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 12