Cnet reports that Google has apparently pulled about two dozen apps from the official Android Market that had been loaded with malware. This isn’t the first time this has happened, as I noted in my article in March about the growing threat from mobile hackers and cyberthieves. In this latest case, mobile security firm Lookout [...]
Every now and then I get a release about a new product or app that makes me smile. A new iPhone app called AirRun (free) is launching this week in Dallas and other Texas cities. It’s basically an online bulletin board for odd jobs. You post what you want done and how much you’re willing [...]
Ever been curious about a vending machine? To you, it could simply be a way of acquiring something to eat, drink or smoke. However, in other parts of the world they are a major thing and found on more than every other corner. See what contrasts exist in vending machines in Australia, Japan and the [...]
The cloud music space has exploded in the last few months, with Amazon and then Google launching services that allow you to upload your songs to a “digital locker” you can access from almost any Internet-connected device. Apple is playing catch-up. But Steve Jobs might have an ace up his sleeve, according to a report [...]
I wrote last December about how smartphone makers and wireless carriers were investing heavily in a technology called near field communication, short-range wireless chips embedded in cellphones that allow the phones to store and transmit credit and debit card payment information when swiped over a specially-equipped cash register. Today, Google unveiled its Google Wallet service. [...]
I still can’t find a live video stream of today’s hearing in D.C., but I am enjoying the “Dueling Banjos” effect of following the Twitter feeds of John Taylor, Sprint’s spokesman for public policy, and AT&T’s Public Policy team. Both groups are spinning their takes on the testimony from AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson and others [...]
Here’s some info on the hearing, titled “How Will the Proposed Merger Between AT&T and T-Mobile Affect Wireless Telecommunications Competition?” I assume it will be broadcast on CSPAN.org, but I can’t find a specific listing yet. This will be the AT&T chief’s second congressional hearing in the last few weeks. The first hearing was before [...]
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how researchers at IBM hope to eventually use their Watson technology to help doctors diagnose their patients. We’re still a year or so away from that technology moving into hospitals, though. If you can’t wait that long, the developers behind the Wolfram Alpha search engine have launched a [...]
AT&T’s proposed purchase of T-Mobile will, if it gets approved by federal regulators, likely come with a lot of conditions. Cnet is running an opinion column (which should probably be labeled as such a little more clearly) arguing that Sprint is trying to game the review process by winning regulatory favors it doesn’t deserve. Specifically, [...]
The HTC Flyer is an interesting concept. It’s a touchscreen, 7-inch Android tablet that also supports a separate stylus for taking notes, highlighting text and drawing. I’ve only been playing with it for an hour or so, but it’s a very intriguing idea and the pen works great and is fun to use. This format [...]
