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- The future of mobile malware - digitally signed by Symbian?
- Earlier this month, a mobile malware known as Transmitter.C, Sexy View, Sexy Space or SYMBOS_YXES.B, slipped through Symbian's mobile code signing procedure, allowing it to act as a legitimate application with access to device critical functions such as access to the mobile network, and numerous other functions of the handset....
- Tags: Mobile, Malware, Symbian Inc., Symbian Foundation, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-07-23
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- Nokia lays out its 2010 plan with exciting devices and user experiences to come
- Michael Gartenberg posted his weekly Entelligence column over on Engadget and this week his focus was on the future of Nokia. I then put together a response blog post on Nokia Experts addressing each area that Michael focused on. Just a couple hours after my post went live Nokia issued...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Blogging, Internet, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-12-02
- Do we need a 'beautiful mess' in operating systems? Yup
- To make a good soup, you've got to stir the pot...Ok, sure - it turns cloudy, short-term. Just be sure to filter it or let it settle, before serving.Whereas the classic 'design-by-committee' model so often fails, its always useful to have multiple, talented teams working on similar projects, independently. With...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Programming languages, Linux Distro, operating system, John Gruber, Linux, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Smartphone wars; one platform will never rule them all
- With all the excitement surrounding the latest Google Android devices people are starting to make statements about Android or Apple winning the smartphone war. There will never be a single winner in the smartphone space and people should not even count out Symbian with their current double digit lead and...
- Tags: Smart Phone, Symbian Inc., Smartphone, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- Should Google spin Android into a foundation?
- I know that's supposed to be Hari Seldonbut it looks like the wacko from Heaven's Gate.RE: Should Google spin Android into a foundation?They should just turn Android into the funny car of smartphone OSes. Just smart whip the OS into so many variations that nobody will recognize it. ...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Cellular phones, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Hallelujah! Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device supports T-Mobile USA 3G
- ConfusedWhy couldn't they made the N97 more like the N900? It has nearly the same form factor and they are practically the same thing with the difference being more processing power. I own an N97 and it is actually okay. Just that the UI needs more work. I personally think...
- Tags: T-Mobile, 3G, Nokia N900, Nokia Corp., Maemo, N97
- Discussion threads 2009-08-27
- Pushing change with Android.
- Pushing change with Android.Change will not be as dramatic as one would hopeHowever there is just enough incentive to keep the carriers honest. Somewhat.The real power here is that people have the ability to ignore the carrier roll-outs and install a hack or create their own (e.g. the JF ROMs)....
- Tags: Linux, Cellular phones, handset subsidy, carrier, phone
- Discussion threads 2009-05-11
- IBM passes open source license baton to Eclipse
- IBM and the Eclipse Foundation have taken a stand against license proliferation by announcing today that the Common Public License CPL has been officially superseded by the Eclipse Public License EPL. The CPL will no longer be considered an active open source license, but there's an easy migration path for...
- Tags: Google Inc., License, Eclipse, IBM Corp., Section 7, Eclipse Public License 1.0, Open Source, Java Development Tools, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2009-04-16
- Will Android and Windows Mobile get squeezed as smartphone market shakes out?
- While the iPhone has shown that there is a large consumer market for smartphones, the primary market-driver for the smartphone is - and will remain - enterprises and small businesses. This dynamic is similar to the PC operating system market. Think about Windows Vista. It has largely...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Android, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Platform, Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Business, Microsoft Windows, RIM BlackBerry, Symbian Inc., Informa, BlackBerry Let, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2009-03-17
- Android exploit so dangerous, users warned to avoid phone’s web browser
- Android exploit so dangerous, users warned to avoid phone’s web browserAre there any exploits in the wild for this?If not, then use the browser all you want. According to the Apple apologist rules of vulnerabilities, you can use a vulnerable device without a single concern as long as there are...
- Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Apple Inc., phone, exploit
- Discussion threads 2009-02-12
- Rapid mobile OS development hurting Windows Mobile
- Rapid mobile OS development hurting Windows MobileI agree......the default UI - whilst fine for business - just doesn't cut it as consumer grade.MS should buy SPB and let them sort it out.Motorola discontinuing Windows Mobile based smartphoneshttp://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=3804But they ARE going to produce Android based smartphones. Seems that when going got...
- Tags: Smart phones, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Operating systems, O.S, mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile, smart phone, Symbian Inc., Microsoft Windows, hardware, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-01-12
- More on Symbian
- More on SymbianMore Pablum? No Thank You.Don't underestimate the intelligence of your readership.With articles like yesterday's you shot from the hip and now ask questions later.We understand that you are getting up to speed with learning Linux, Java and such, which is fine especially given you were readily open to...
- Tags: Smart phones, INTERNET, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Handhelds, Wood, Symbian Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-09
- In other Nokia news today...
- All the buzz about Nokia today may have been about the launch of the N97, the company's new high-end smartphone. But Nokia did have other news: it has completed its acquisition of Symbian, maker of the mobile operating system on many cell phones. Symbian employees will become Nokia employees on...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Symbian Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Smart Phones, Open Source, Operating Systems, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Steve Jobs to Wall Street: Apple is positioned to ride economic storm
- Steve Jobs to Wall Street: Apple is positioned to ride economic stormTru Dat!!!Pagan jimRE: Steve Jobs to Wall Street: Apple is positioned to ride economic stormAgree wholeheartedly. Fear stirred up by our lawmakers and treasury secretary is causing a recession. The recession will last until the fear goes away plus...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Financial accounting, Apple Inc., Steve Jobs
- Discussion threads 2008-10-22
- Android has power of a clean sheet
- Android has power of a clean sheetMaybe Android is a big deal?When I first started seeing stories about Android, I figured it was an iPhone wannabe. But, more and more it sounds like my kind of device (os?).This could be the killer app (os?) for phones/PDAs/mp3 players/image viewers.Wow.The key...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Programming languages, Nokia Corp., open source
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- If not Google, which corporation best champions open source?
- If not Google, which corporation best champions open source?No one open source ecosystemI think open source has grown so big and diverse that there is no one open source ecosystem. There are many many ecosystems each with a center of gravity.You forgot ...The Apache Software Foundationhttp://www.apache.org/They seem to have...
- Tags: Operating systems, Development tools, open source, Linux Foundation, Linux, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-18
- LiMo vows to fight on, debuts new mobile handsets from Motorola, NEC, Panasonic
- The LiMo Foundation has no intention of fading away. At the launch of LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco today, the foundation announced the release of  several new Linux-based mobile handsets from Mototorola, NEC and Panasonic. The addition of these latest models -- including Motorola's...
- Tags: Panasonic, LiMo Foundation, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Handset, Symbian Inc., NEC Corp., Motorola Inc., Linux, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- News to know: Searching Silverlight; IE 8; Dell; Google vs. YouTube
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft: Silverlight content searchable, too Ryan Stewart: Brian Goldfarb talks about Silverlight 2 and Deep Zoom with Michael Cot LineRider releases a Silverlight 2 version Microsoft steps up self-policing of its OSI-approved source licenses ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Mobile, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Linux, UNIX, Keyboards, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Nokia's open source Symbian is no match or threat to Linux mobile, Linux Foundation claims
- Nokia's open source Symbian is no match or threat to Linux mobile, Linux Foundation claimsJim is missing one essential point.Dana,While I have not heard of any official plan to do this, it's a no-brainer to consider that the Symbian platform in its new role could be hosted on top of...
- Tags: mobile, Symbian Inc., open source, Linux, Nokia Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Nokia's open source Symbian is no match or threat to Linux mobile, Linux Foundation claims
- Nokia's plan to open source the Symbian mobile OS platform is no threat to mobile Linux, maintains the executive director of the Linux Foundation. Jim Zemlin maintains that mobile Linux will continue to evolve and flourish in spite of Nokia's plans and the formation of the Symbian...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Mobile, Symbian Inc., Jim Zemlin, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
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