Software developers looking to kickstart (or simply brag about) their security have a common trick up their sleeve: give away prizes to successful crackers. Redact is trying just such a strategy with its Secure Messenger app for iOS. It’s offering…
There’s no shortage of single sign-on solutions out there. But whereas Facebook, Twitter and Google all have a heavy focus on social (obviously), PayPal’s take on the field is built around commerce and privacy. Rather than requiring you to set up …
Never mind that a few developers spoiled the surprise last week: BlackBerry 10.1, BB10′s first major OS update, is official today. The release arrives chiefly to support the BlackBerry Q10′s hardware keyboard and smaller OLED screen, but it brings…
Is your organization still on the fence about BB10 and casting around for alternatives? Then here’s a little first-party business app for Nokia Windows Phones that might be worthy of some evidence-based evaluation. It’s called Conference and it’s …
If you’re already starting to feel that shiny ‘wow’ factor fade from BlackBerry 10, then you’ll be glad to know about some new features that are primed to appear with the next update. Reports are now flowing in from developers that suggest an HDR cam…
You don’t need an Internet-connected smartphone to send out a tweet. In fact, very few people know that tweets can be sent out through a text message. However, users who do tweet from their cellphones via SMS could have their accounts easily hacked. An exploit detailed by researcher Jonathan Rudenberg reveals “Twitter users with SMS enabled are vulnerable to an attack that allows anyone to post to their account” by spoofing the phone number associated with the account. Rudenberg reports that unless a PIN number is set up (not available in the U.S.) to authorize tweets, users are vulnerable. Although the exploit was reported to Twitter’s security team in August, Rudenberg says the social network still hasn’t closed the hole,
It turns out that Google (GOOG) really did make a significant acquisition this week after all, if not one that’s related to becoming a wireless carrier. Per TechCrunch, the Mountain View-based company on Friday acquired e-commerce company BufferBox for $17 million, thus giving Google a potential presence in a market that has long been dominated by Amazon (AMZN). BufferBox is a nifty solution for people who receive a lot of important packages but who aren’t often home to sign for them. Essentially, users choose a nearby location that hosts BufferBoxes where they want their packages delivered. BufferBox then gives them a PIN that they can use to open the box and retrieve their package at their own convenience. Think of
Samsung deflated a few enthusiast tires when its “one more thing” Galaxy S III reveal turned out to be a pop-up retail plan. No matter now, as those great mobile expectations have shifted to the device’s imminent launch, a debut the company’s only to…
Who needs face unlock when you could just tap out a private ditty on your smartphone? Maybe you’d risk giving away your credentials to any vaguely rhythmic phone thief within ten feet, but RIM’s engineers have a patent-approved answer to that: Rather …
Google says it’s fixed a Wallet security flaw that potentially allowed a phone thief to spend a user’s prepaid balance. The ability to provision new prepaid cards had been suspended pending the update, but has now been restored. Things aren’t quite ba…
