Tag Archives: mobile phone
Guest Post: Mobile phone tracking menace endangers US 4th Amendment
James Clark for Mobistealth looks at the dangers
People are slowly realising that mobile phones are becoming tools for surveillance. The American Civil Liberties Union has realised this fact; hence they have been engaged with law enforcement agencies in investigating if agencies are tracking mobile phones to monitor the activities of users. The Union has been joined by like-minded organisations to pursue this issue. They claim that some of the agencies don’t even have the necessary warrants to keep track of mobile phones. These actions jeopardise the US 4th Amendment, which guarantees US citizens protection against unreasonable searches. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Operators, mobile security
Tagged 4th Amendment, Edward J. Markey, James Clark, mobile phone, Mobistealth, phone monitoring, spyware
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Mobile phones, make-up mirrors, flirting games and sexism
I wrote an article recently about a mobile game from a developer called CrowdStar. To say I was unimpressed is an understatement – I called it “the most insulting game ever”. And due to the response I’ve gotten to that article, I thought I should clear some things up. Continue reading
Posted in Games, mobile news
Tagged crowdstar, mirror, mobile, mobile device, mobile game, Mobile Gaming, mobile phone, sexism, top girl
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More smartphones in the workplace means more security risks
If your employees need to check their email or access basic internet in the field, which is more cost effective; a laptop or a smartphone? Businesses all over the world are investing in company smartphones for a mobile workforce, but information coming from various sources points to the increase of these devices as a security risk for companies whose IT departments aren’t fully prepared. Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Mobile Devices, mobile news, mobile security
Tagged Enterprise, IT, mobile device, mobile phone, mobile workforce, risk, SAP, Security, smartphone, Sybase
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“White-box” mobile phones drive advertising boom for BuzzCity
BuzzCity is a mobile content, media and advertising company that we love to follow here on GoMo. The company targets lower-end devices around the world, and has been having huge success feeding advanced content to non-smartphones. May 2011 was it’s most successful month ever in terms of mobile advertising – serving 10.5 billion ads. And the company claims that white-box devices are one of the biggest drivers. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Ad&Mktg, Mobile Devices, Mobile Marketing, mobile news
Tagged advertising, buzzcity, india, marketing, mobile advertising, Mobile Marketing, mobile phone, smartphone, white box
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Nokia “fights back” against poor sales in India
Earlier this year, we reported on the massive problems that major phone manufacturers are having in India. They’re seeing their sales plummet… and by “they”, we mostly mean Nokia. The two biggest sources of difficulty are from small, indigenous Indian phone makers, and the flood of black market Chinese imports. But Nokia hopes to fight back against both of these threats with a new range of cheap, multi-SIM phones. Continue reading
Posted in India and Asia Pacific, Mobile Devices, india, mobile news, nokia
Tagged india, mobile, Mobile Devices, mobile phone, multi-SIM, nokia, SIM
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Goodbye Apple: a fond farewell from a former customer
Pretty soon, I’ll have no Apple products left in my possession. For the last 8 years, I’ve used Apple devices for my computing, gaming and music playing. But my iPod has gotten pretty shaky, and as I looked at replacements it struck that a SanDisk product better suits my needs. Only then did I realise that, with the replacement of my iPod, the process of phasing out all of my Apple products will be complete. Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Mobile Devices, mobile news
Tagged android, Apple, computer, iphone, ipod, laptop, macbook, mobile phone, pc, smartphone
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“EU mobile phone ban” isn’t what you think
It has been a while, but the threat that mobile phones can pose to your health has never gone away. In the flush of success that smartphones have been enjoying, we haven’t heard a whole lot of news about how dangerous they can be. But today a European Committee has called for mobile devices an WiFi networks to be banned in schools, throwing the subject back into harsh relief. There have been a lot of headlines out there proclaiming that the “EU” wants to ban mobile phones… but that’s really not true. Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Mobile Devices, mobile news
Tagged ban, council of europe, EU, mobile, mobile ban, mobile device, mobile phone, mobile phone ban, smartphone
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Yes! Xerox and Cisco bring printing closer to your mobile phone
I can’t tell you how long I’ve been waiting for this one, but Cisco and Xerox have announced they are creating a platform to allow any mobile device to print through any printer. Actually, that’s a lie. I’ve been waiting for it for about 8 months. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Devices, mobile news
Tagged cisco, mobile, mobile device, mobile phone, mobile printing, printing, smartphone, xerox
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ABI claims 16 million people will be using LTE mobile phones by 2012
We like to keep abreast of the latest wild claims being made about the coming of LTE; the evolution of mobile networks. Today’s seems a little less wild than usual, but no less impressive, as ABI Research claims that by the end of this year, more than 16 million people in 12 countries will be using LTE mobile phones. Continue reading
Posted in LTE, Mobile Devices, Mobile Operators, Mobile Web, mobile news
Tagged 4G, ABI, LTE, mobile, mobile device, mobile network, mobile operator, mobile phone, smartphone
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Fingerprint Security Smartphone hits the UK with Orange and ATRIX
London, UK – 3rd May, 2011 – What smartphone suits the gadget fan for whom the world is not enough? On sale exclusively from Orange from tomorrow, Motorola ATRIX™ is the world’s first smartphone to have an in-built biometric fingerprint reader for enhanced personal security.
The award winning Orange ATRIX is tipped to be one of [...]
“Obsolete smartphone” study reveals that whiny babies hate 2 year contracts
If you want to research, review and buy an item of consumer electronics from a single location, then Retrevo might be the place for you. The site has an excellent set of services built around keeping up to date with the latest technology and gadgets, and you can order them right there on the page. It has now released results from a study showing that some people with 24 month smartphone contracts feel “trapped” by their operators, languishing in a prison of obsolete technology. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Devices, mobile news
Tagged contract, mobile device, Mobile Devices, mobile network, mobile operator, mobile phone, obsolete, retrevo, smartphone
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Mobile shoppers prefer not to use their PCs
Global mobile advertising and entertainment network InMobi has released some stats looking at mobile shopping. Amongst mobile Internet users, their phones are a much more popular device to use for shopping than computers. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Devices, mobile news, mobile shopping
Tagged computer, inmobi, mobile, mobile device, mobile phone, mobile shopping, pc
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“Home grown” mobile phones continue to trouble the big boys
Though it is now showing signs of faltering, the global mobile monolith that is Nokia surged to dominance in the 1990s by selling huge numbers of reliable, cheap mobile phones to a world that had become hungry for the devices. You might expect the same pattern to repeat as the Indian mobile market booms… Nokia certainly expected it. But stiff competition from indigenous brands is now putting Nokia and other major brands under pressure. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Devices, mobile news
Tagged india, mobile, mobile device, mobile phone, nokia, OEM, Shanzai, white box
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Virgin Media better watch it’s ass when it comes to mobile content
Virgin Media is the telecoms branch of Richard Branson’s Virgin empire – it provides TV, broadband and telephone services to subscribers in the UK. It has announced a deal with mobile content company Motricity that effectively allows it to stream content directly to the homescreen of smartphone-owning subscribers. Is that a bad thing? Not necessarily, but Virgin needs to be careful what it does with this service. Continue reading
Mobile browser BOLT hits 20 million installations
Locked in an eternal struggle, once again the two most popular mobile-only web browsers in the world have released news within a day of one another. After Skyfire’s somewhat vague announcement yesterday for an Android update at some point in the future, Bitstream has announced it has reached 20 million installations around the world for it’s mobile browser, BOLT. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile applications, mobile browsers, mobile news
Tagged BitStream, BOLT, browser, J2ME, mobile, mobile browser, mobile device, mobile phone
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