Android Running Smartphones Most Vulnerable to Hacking, Experts

Smartphones running on Google Android are most vulnerable to hacking, believe security experts.
Recently, a survey was conducted by Trend Micro about the security features of four mobile operating systems – iOS, Blackberry, Windows and Android. Opinions of independent analysts were included in the survey. The survey revealed Blackberry as the first choice in terms of security while Android was the least preferred by the independent analysts.
With every new day, new malware are being developed …

ZTE Counterattacks with ERA, a Spectacular Smartphone

ZTE Counterattacks with ERA, a Spectacular Smartphone / image via ZTE

ZTE launched at the 2012 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the smartphone Era, a high-end smartphone with a quad-core Tegra 3 processor, an entry level phone ZTE Orbit and three tablets with Android 4.0 and another one with Android 2.3.
The most interesting gadget is, with no doubt, the smartphone ZTE Era. In addition to the quad-core processor, ZTE’s new phone comes with only 7.8 mm thickness and a 4.3-inch qHD screen …

MWC 2012: Sony Launches Xperia P and Xperia U

MWC 2012: Sony Launches Xperia P and Xperia U / image via Sony

Sony Xperia P and Xperia U are two new smartphones from the NXT series of the Japanese company, models with outstanding design, Reality Display screens with White Magic technology and the possibility of connecting to an HD TV using a Smart Dock.
The two new Sony phones have casings that include a transparent section, lit when receiving a call or message. The transparent section takes over the color of the photos viewed or the …

Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.2: For Gamers and Not Only

Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.2: For Gamers and Not Only / image via Samsung

Also at the 2012 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung announced a new addition to the Galaxy S WiFi family. The latest portable player, Galaxy S WiFi 4.2 comes with a number of satisfactory features and with the game Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit as well.
For the gamers who are looking for a portable Android device to meet their gaming needs, Samsung comes with Galaxy S WiFi 4.2. The player made for gaming and music …

LG Hoping Android Can Do What Windows Failed To Do

LG has turned a blind eye to Windows Phone and the company is not making any excuses for it. In an interview at the ongoing , LG’s smartphone unit leader Ramchan Woo said that sales of its Microsoft-powered handsets had been “slower-than-hoped-for.” This meant that whereas the company is still developing Windows Phones, it currently has no release dates to reveal.
This telling statement serves as a chilling harbinger for the yet-to-go-mainstream Microsoft Operating System. …

Oscar: Discover the Highlights on Smartphone and Tablet

Oscar: Discover the Highlights on Smartphone and Tablet

The Oscars will be awarded today in a magnificent event held in Los Angeles. If you do not know the difference between “The Artist” and “Hugo”, you can find information about the actors and the Oscar nominations using some complex applications for smartphones and tablets.
Awards Hero: Oscars Edition
The iPhone application offers an extensive collection of details on this year’s event, beginning with a short history of the Oscar …

Apple Chomp Acquisition And The Future Of The App Store

Apple has acquired app discovery company Chomp. The company has been in existence since 2009 and provides users with a search engine that discovers apps based on themes and uses rather than only the name.
The service has especially become useful now with over 500,000 apps in the iPhone app store, hundreds of thousands of songs in iTunes and similarly significant numbers of apps for Android.
The service currently offers users of both Android operating system and iOS and options to search for …

Gameloft: Real Football 2012 Available on Android

Gameloft: Real Football 2012 Available on Android / image via Gameloft

Gameloft announced the launch of the game Real Football 2012 for the Android gadgets. With improved graphics and animations, several leagues, more players and stadiums and a content editor entirely new, the latest version of the famous game provides an advanced football match simulation.
The new version of the famous game has a content editor that allows players to create and share the gameplay with friends.
Real Football …

Mozilla App Store With Open App Ecosystem Coming Soon

Mozilla has just launched its roadmap for 2012 and one of the big issues in it is the Mozilla App Store that is soon to be launched. The Mozilla Roadmap, which itemises issues the organization will focus on, highlights the issues that Mozilla will be laying emphasis on going forward.
The Mozilla Apps 2012 Roadmap is one of these issues and targets a number of significant issues that Mozilla plans to target in the year. This includes “dismantling” the closed app store ecosystems …

Xerox PrintBack Prints Documents Directly from Smartphone

Xerox PrintBack Prints Documents Directly from Smartphone / image via Xerox

Xerox launches PrintBack, a free mobile printing application that enables users working outside the office to print documents on the smartphone or tablet directly on the office printer or on the one connected to the home computer.
Using the PrintBack solution, users can print Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF documents as well as Mac iWork files or even photos directly from their mobile device on the printer in the …