Unscrupulous Android users are the target of a new malware app, which aims to humiliate software pirates by sending text messages to all their contacts.
The app is called Android.Walkinwat, and was reported by security firm Symantec. But unlike the two malware apps that appeared in the Android Market last month, this one is only …
The people have spoken, prompting Twitter to remove the QuickBar from its official iPhone app.
Added in early March, the QuickBar showed a single random trending topic–sometimes sponsored, sometimes organic–that stuck to the top of the Tweet stream. In response to user backlash, Twitter released an update that made the QuickBar …
Google is reportedly taking drastic measures to keep Android phone makers in line, which is either good or bad news depending on how you look at it.
Bloomberg Businessweek reports that Google will withhold the latest versions of Android from phone makers who don’t play by the company’s rules. “There will be no more willy-nilly tweaks …
Just in time for opening day, Major League Baseball’s MLB.tv app for iPhone and iPad is getting a month of free, live game streams.
As with all streaming on MLB.tv, you’re limited to out-of-market games, so forget about watching your favorite team on an iPhone or iPad if they’re also playing on television in your area. In other words, …
Security consultant Mohamed Hassan made a shocking discovery when he bought a Samsung laptop last month: Pre-installed software was recording his every keystroke.
Writing for NetworkWorld, Hassan says he discovered the key-logging software, called Starlogger, on a Samsung R525 laptop after running a full system scan with commercial …
Google has removed one more big stumbling block for Android developers by bringing in-app purchases to the Android Market.
In-app purchases allow developers to release their software for free, in hopes of hooking users with new content or extra features. Don’t underestimate the allure of such a feature; according to GigaOM, in-app …
Thanks to new developments in nanotechnology, we may some day be able to charge up our gadgets just by living and breathing.
Scientists have developed a tiny chip that generates power from bodily motions. That may sound like kinetic energy, but it’s actually a set of zinc oxide nanowires that create electricity when strained or …
For weeks, AT&T customers have grumbled about slow uploads on their supposedly super-fast phones, the Motorola Atrix 4G and HTC Inspire 4G. Now, the carrier’s saying upload speeds will be crippled until some time in April.
The issue lies with High-Speed Uplink Packet Access, or HSUPA, a data transfer protocol capable of 5.5 Mbps …
Over the last couple years, pinch-to-zoom has become a vital feature for any self-respecting smartphone, but Samsung thinks it has a better idea.
While using the web browser in Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S II smartphone, users will be able to zoom by holding two fingers on the screen and moving the phone closer and farther from their …
Nearly a year after Microsoft scrapped its ambitious Courier tablet concept, a couple of iPad app developers are trying to keep the dream alive.
They’ve proposed an iPad app, called Taposé, that would realize the Courier’s digital journal and scrapbook features. Users would be able to import images, maps and addresses from other apps …
Should you find yourself in need of an extra G, Verizon Wireless has you covered with the first mobile hotspot for its 4G LTE network.
The Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot goes on sale in Verizon stores starting March 31. It connects up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices at speeds of 5 Mbps to 12 Mbps for downloads, and 2 Mbps to 5 Mbps for …
A long-overdue overhaul to Apple’s iPhone voice commands may arrive with the next version of iOS, at least according to the rumor mill.
Nearly two years have passed since Apple introduced voice commands for the iPhone, allowing users to place calls and play music by holding the iPhone’s home button and speaking. But next to Android’s …
