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Carrier IQ Gives Data to Mobile Users at MWC 2012
In Novembr of last year, Android app developer Trevor Eckhart exposed that the Carrier IQ app has been secretly logging keystrokes and other mobile activities on smartphones across the board. The incident jarred many mobile users, even prompting some app makers to create software to monitor CarrierIQ’s activity. But some were unfortunate enough to download ...
Music Clouds Find More Ways to Desktops: Spotify, Sniper and More
With more people enjoying the benefits of listening to music in the cloud, it’s about time to see what cloud services came up with to keep their subscribers happy. Spotify The Swedish music streaming service recently announced two new desktop upgrade features: the Gapless playback and crossfade features. Gapless playback lets the songs flow seamlessly, ...
Android Stays Neutral Amid Google-MoMo Deal
With the Google-Motorola Mobility deal nearing completion, there’s this burning question that keeps popping up: Will Google favor Motorola products when it comes to Android? At Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona, Andy Rubin, the man behind the Android platform, finally addressed the issue. Rubin stated that Google built a “firewall” to keep the ...
Apple Drops Evi, Facebook Caught Snooping
We’ve already taken a look at MWC’s hottest devices so far, but what’s going on outside of Mobile World Congress? For starters, Apple’s terminated its push email service, Evi. and texters beware, Facebook’s been caught accessing user texts via their mobile phone app. Apple Because of Motorola Mobility’s win against Apple over patents regarding the ...
Scorching Hot Devices at MWC 2012: Nokia PureView, HTC One X and More
Mobile World Congress officially kicked off today and already several brands are impressing attendees with their products. Here are just some of the items that made attendees do a double-take. Nokia The Finnish phone maker teased audiences from around the world with their crisp video clip featuring snow covered terrain. And today, the Nokia 808 ...
Who Will Win the Connected Home? Android@home vs. AirPlay
The connected home seems to be a prime focus for tech companies these days, and why not? Connected homes or smart homes, for the most part, eliminate wires, placing faith in networks and the cloud. And with connected devices’ growing popularity, there are two major contenders in this game: Apple and Google. They’re both vying ...
Mobile, Consumers Drive New Cloud Offerings: Box, Dropbox and More
Aside from Box offering 50GB free storage for Android users until March 23, 2012, other cloud services are also kicking things up a notch. Dropbox The cloud storage Dropbox unveiled a new photo uploading feature for Android smartphones. In just one click, photos taken using your Android smartphone are wirelessly uploaded into Dropbox, which can ...
Android Apps Gets Downloaded More, and are Pricier than iPhone Apps
Here’s another piece that puts Google and Apple head-to-head: it’s not about devices or software, it’s actually about the apps. Did you know that Android apps cost more than iOS apps? It’s an interesting thought, considering the Apple App Store drives higher revenues for app developers than the Android Market. According to a new survey ...
Proview Takes iPad Lawsuit to US as Apple Acquires Chomp App Search Engine
In today’s mobile roundup we look at Apple’s trouble in China moving to the US, their acquisition of Chomp, Motorola Mobility’s incoming CEO and more MWC hype. Apple’s Proview Trouble Reaches US Soils On Thursday, a court in Shanghai, China rejected Shenzhen Proview Technology’s appeal to ban iPads from being sold in China, which in turn ...
New Age Hotspots Rescue You from 3G Nightmares
As service providers figure out how how to make their 4G dreams come true, others are focusing on Wi-Fi. Since consumers are plagued by skyrocketing bills or suffer poor service because they exceeded their allotted monthly data plan, companies are now working hard to help consumers solve these issues. New Kind Of Hotspots The Wireless ...