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Software released for attacking Android phones (Reuters)Reuters - Two security experts said on Friday they released a tool for attacking smartphones that use Google Inc's Android operating system to persuade manufacturers to fix a bug that lets hackers read a victim's email and text messages. Full text |
FCC Concerned Over DefCon Mobile Hacking Talk (PC World)
Remains of the Day: Zuck's not an iPhone, he's an Android (Macworld.com)
FCC Approves First LTE Phone for MetroPCS (NewsFactor)
Sprint prepping 'Peel' mobile Wi-Fi case for iPod Touch? (Ben Patterson)
How Froyo Will Boost Business (PC World)
Smartphones tempting new targets for hackers (AFP)
HTC EVO 4G to Get Android 2.2 Next Week (PC World)
One charger to fit new mobiles as of next year: EU (AFP)
Sprint's EVO 4G to Get Android 2.2 Next Week (PC World)
Sprint To Roll Out Android 2.2 to HTC EVO Starting Aug. 3 (PC Magazine)
NewsFactor - With Verizon Wireless estimated to have sold roughly 300,000 Droid X smartphones, the powerful handset is fast becoming the best-selling Android-powered device. Full text
PC Magazine - INQ's inexpensive, social-media-focused mobile phones have been globally feted and dusted with awards since they launched overseas last year. On Tuesday, the company announced that it is bringing its INQ Chat 3G to Telus in Canada. Full text
NewsFactor - With Verizon Wireless estimated to have sold 300,000 Droid X smartphones, the powerful handset is fast becoming the best-selling Android-powered smartphone. Full text
Ben Patterson - Rather not spend $500 on an iPad or $550 on Dell’s 5-inch Android tablet? Is Archos’s $200 Android slate still a tad too rich for your blood? Then try this on for size: a 7-inch, $150 Android tablet, coming soon to a K-Mart near you. Full text
AFP - Data services will drive earnings growth in Southeast Asia's telecommunications sector as cellphone subscriptions hit saturation levels, an industry report said Tuesday. Full text
AP - Vodafone Essar Ltd. has unveiled a solar-powered mobile handset in India to better serve the nation's energy-starved rural masses. Full text
PC World - High Tech Computer (HTC) on Tuesday unveiled the first four smartphones aimed at its own-brand push into China, as well as partnerships with China's largest mobile phone service provider, China Mobile, and one of its biggest electronics distributors, Gome Electrical Appliances Holding. Full text
Mashable - CardStar offers mobile phone users a simple way to manage physical loyalty and membership cards in a digital manner. Today the service is introducing integration with Foursquare to support checkins for users of the iPhone application. Full text
AFP - Apple's iPhone will likely dominate the high-end smartphone market in the next five years but faces strong competition from handsets using Google's Android platform, a research firm said Tuesday. Full text
Reuters - Chip designer ARM Holdings beat market profit expectations in the second quarter, helped by strong demand for smartphones, netbooks and tablet computers. The British company, whose designs are in more than 95 percent of the world's mobile phones, posted record pretax profit of 43.5 million pounds, up 167 percent, on revenue of 100 million pounds, both ahead of expectations. Full text
