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There has been a lot of concern the last few days as a deeply embedded program was discovered on Android that potentially could go as far as harvesting keystrokes and report them to a third party. What does all this really mean to you as a smartphone user, nothing. Carriers use this software to monitor [...]
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What’s Up With Carrier IQ
Posted by Troy D. Brown on December 1st, 2011
Posted in Apple, BlackBerry, Featured, Mobile News 
Tags: Carrier IQ, Keystroke, Location, Tracking 
Comments OffiTether Pulled From Apple App Store As Expected
Posted by Troy D. Brown on November 29th, 2011
iTether which made a brief overnight appearance in the iTunes app store has been pulled by Apple. This seems to be a recurring problem with iOS apps being approved and then removed as Apple has second thoughts. The iTether app worked great and provided an easy solution for using your iPhone’s data plan on a [...]
Apple Approves Tethering App That Circumvents Carrier Tethering Plans
Posted by Troy D. Brown on November 29th, 2011
Get it while you can. Apple officially approved a tethering application that circumvents your carrier. We are not sure what is going on here but the app works great. It does require a sync cable between your iPhone and PC or Mac to operate but gives you complete cellular data. If you have an extra [...]
Square For iOS Gets An Update
Posted by Paul Barraza on November 29th, 2011
Square for iOS received an update to version 2.2 that brings some neat new features for the merchant and the customer. The merchant is now able to give their loyal customers a discount from their tab when cashing out. There is also the option to wirelessly open a cash register, which is a feature many [...]
Posted in Apple, Applications, iPad, iPhone Tags: Apple, Application, Credit Card Reader, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Smartphones, Square, Tablets Comments OffSamsung Pokes Fun At iPhone Users, We LOL’d
Posted by Troy D. Brown on November 23rd, 2011
Samsung decided some humor was needed to help show off the Galaxy S II and I really think they hit a home run. Being an iPhone user and waiting in line for the iPhone 4 launch was a lot like the video above.
Apple Holding A One Day Special Event
Posted by Paul Barraza on November 22nd, 2011
Apple is starting to put banners on their online stores around the world, informing us that they will be holding a special one day Apple shopping event this Friday. “Mark your calendar now, and come back to the Apple Online Store for the special one-day event. You’ll discover amazing iPad, iPod and Mac gifts for [...]
Posted in Apple, iPad Tags: Apple, Banner, iOS, iPad, ipod touch, Special One Day Event Comments OffStarbuck’s Augmented Reality App Available For iOS And Android
Posted by Paul Barraza on November 21st, 2011
Starbuck has launched their first augmented reality application, Starbuck Cup Magic. With the app users can scan and find five different Holiday characters on red cups, Christmas blend bags, in-stores and more. You can see the characters come to life on your smartphone. With Starbuck Cup Magic you will also be able to keep update [...]
Posted in Android, Apple, Applications, iPhone Tags: Android, Android OS, Application, Augmented Reality, iOS, iPhone, Smartphones, Starbucks, Starbucks Cup Magic Comments OffApple Extends AppleCare+ Signup Period
Posted by Paul Barraza on November 20th, 2011
Apple seems to be in the Holiday spirit as the company has extended their AppleCare+ program. In the extension of the program, iPhone users will get repair coverage and technical support to two years from the original purchase date of your iPhone for $99.00. It also adds coverage for up to two incidents of accidental [...]
Apple’s iPhone Named The #1 Enterprise Smartphone
Posted by Paul Barraza on November 16th, 2011
The Apple iPhone is now the top enterprise smartphone passing up the long time holder BlackBerry. iPass one of the leading providers of mobility services for enterprises and service providers shared their Mobile Workforce Report detailing the numbers. The iPhone has a 45 percent enterprise market share, up 14 percent from last year. Surprisingly the [...]
Posted in Android, Apple, BlackBerry, iPhone Tags: Android, Android OS, Apple, BlackBerry, BlackBerry OS, iOS, Smartphones Comments OffiTunes Match Launches
Posted by Paul Barraza on November 15th, 2011
Apple’s iTunes Match is now out of beta and available to users for $25 a year. If you haven’t heard about iTunes Match it’s a cloud based music service similar to Amazon’s Cloud Player and Google’s Music Beta, but with iTunes Match it will scan a user’s iTunes music library and find the matching song [...]
Posted in Apple, Featured, iPad, iPhone Tags: Apple, iOS, iPad, iPhone, ipod touch, iTunes, ITunes Match, Smartphones, Tablets Comments OffYour Mobile Life, 60 Seconds at a Time
Posted by David Brown on November 3rd, 2011
Mobclix has put out a unique infographic regarding mobile phone use throughout the world. According to the graph, for every minute that goes by, over 200,000 minutes of Angry Birds are played, 80 Copies of Fruit Ninja are sold, 77.2k iOS devices connect to WiFi vs 51.9k Android, over 400,000 ad requests are made, [...]
Posted in Android, Apple, Applications, Mobile News, Mobile Payments, Uncategorized Tags: ads, games, Infographic, Mobile Comments OffGoogle+ For iOS Gets An Update
Posted by Paul Barraza on November 1st, 2011
After releasing their updated Android version of Google+ yesterday, Google put out an updated version of iOS users. The new features include, typing notifications and presence information in the built-in Messenger client. They also added a +1 photo option allowing you to like the photos posted by people you follow. Glad to see Google is [...]
