With Congress scrutinizing mobile applications, their developers, and the companies that distribute them amid increasing privacy concerns, Apple now appears to be taking extra steps to ensure that apps cannot access your unique device identifier (UDID). As its name suggests, this is a long alphanumeric string that’s unique to your iOS device; every iPhone, iPad, and iPod has one. More...
Having promised that all Xperia smartphones released in 2011 would get the Ice Cream Sandwich update this spring, Sony has released an Android 4.0 preview beta ROM for the Xperia Arc S, the Xperia Neo V, and the Xperia Ray. The update follows the release of an alpha ROM that was issued for the same devices back in December, and it introduces a number of new features and improvements....
British retailer Clove.co.uk has ceased sales of the Asus Transformer Prime tablet until further notice due to "complaints of faults." The tablet is the first device to ship with NVIDIA's quad-core Tegra 3 processor, but it has been plagued by issues with W-Fi and GPS performance, as well as random reboots under the Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. Asus has been working to correct...
HTC has acknowledged what it calls a "small" issue on certain Android-powered devices, which may expose the passwords to Wi-Fi networks you have connected to. Security researchers Chris Hessing and Bret Jordan first discovered the flaw, which allows third-party applications to see your Wi-Fi credentials in full. Applications with access to the "android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE"...
After announcing improvements to its Sky Go service this morning, British broadcaster BSkyB also has some good news for Sky Broadband customers. In addition to free Wi-Fi at over 10,000 hotspots throughout the U.K., subscribers in certain areas of the country will have access to super-fast fiber optic broadband from April. Sky Broadband Unlimited Fiber will provide truly unlimited...
O2 has come under fire this morning after it was discovered that the carrier is sending mobile phone numbers to every website that is visited using a data connection on one of its devices. While most carriers send basic information — such as your IP address, referrer, and user-agent — just as a computer would, O2 also sends a full mobile number. The issue was highlighted by Lewis...
Republic Wireless’ $19 Unlimited plan is now actually unlimited. The carrier officially launched in November, and offered an “unlimited” plan, however, the plan wasn’t exactly unlimited. Unlike traditional phone networks, Republic Wireless routes calls/data etc. over Wi-Fi whenever possible, and falls back to Sprint’s network when a Wi-Fi network isn’t available. At launch its...
The thing about computer technology – and consumer electronics in general – is that today’s silicon powered goodies tend to physically outlive their “soft shelf life.” In other words, even though you’re ready to upgrade a smartphone, laptop, or settop TV box, more often than not the device you’re itching to get rid of still works just fine. A newer version with better design and...
The rumors were true: Republic Wireless today threw their disruptive hat into the mobile carrier game, launching their hybrid cellular/Wi-Fi service with a $19/monthly unlimited plan in the United States. Officially the service is a Beta, but Republic is open for business all the same. $199+tax up front gets you an LG Optimus S Android phone (the device supported at launch), and...
Everyone’s favorite sports cam has undergone an overhaul, resulting in the all new GoPro HD Hero 2. Following the success of the original HD Hero, the HD Hero 2’s big upgrades come in the form of Wi-Fi Remote Control, Video Streaming and “Professional Image Capture.” According to GoPro, the HD Hero 2 is also supposed to be much easier to use than its predecessor. Touted to be “twice as...