Samsung removed the vulnerability Galaxy S III

The company has released an update for smartphones Galaxy S III. It eliminates the vulnerabilities found in the apparatus at the end of last week, the press service of the company. The update can be installed "over the air" or through the program Kies - in this case the need to connect the phone to the computer. Samsung recommends that you update on all owners of Galaxy S III.

Vulnerability which eliminates upgrade allows attackers to format another smartphone. For this potential attacker must force the owner to open the device in a mobile browser Web page that contains malicious code. Code can also be sent via NFC or encrypt a barcode.

Error in smartphones Samsung lets you delete data

Error in smartphones Samsung lets you delete data from devices

Expert on information security found in some smartphones Samsung Series Galaxy, including the flagship Galaxy S III, the vulnerability that allows hackers to remotely destroy all data on the target device.

The vulnerability is contained in the original custom shell TouchWiz, which is installed on most Android-smartphone Samsung. It-security expert Ravi Borgaonkar wrote a special code that is processed in the smartphone automatically triggers execution of an erase all data from the device and restore to factory settings, said Tuesday the site The Next Web.

HTC presented a line of smartphones with Windows Phone 8

HTC has become the third company after Samsung and Nokia, introduced a smartphone operating system Windows Phone 8. Conquer consumers Taiwanese manufacturer intends the two models with concise name - 8X and 8S. Curiously, Microsoft dictates stringent requirements for the hardware component smartphones WP8, and HTC had to try to give both apparatuses uniqueness. However, the untrained layman after meeting with the products HTC long leaves light "flavor" of new smartphones Nokia.

Model 8X is the undisputed flagship. The model is equipped with a 4.3-inch screen with a resolution of 1280 by 720 pixels. The basis of the smartphone has become a single-chip system Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor with a frequency equal to 1.5 GHz. RAM is 1 GB, 16 GB is available for user data.

Apple began selling the world's smartphone iPhone 5

Apple started selling on Friday the iPhone 5 in the "first wave" - ​​the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Even while taking pre-orders for iPhone 5, opened on September 14, the unit set a record: only one day pre-order the device has designed more than 2 million people. Due to excessive demand Apple has repeatedly increased the estimated time of delivery of the device - for those who book a smartphone in the U.S. these days, it is 3-4 weeks.

A week later, on September 28, the geography of sales of the device will be extended by another 22 countries, including most of Europe. No specific information about running smartphone in Russia yet, but, according to the leaders of Apple, to the end, the new iPhone will be sold in more than 100 countries.

The share of free applications accounted for 89% of all downloads

Currently, the market for mobile applications continues to grow rapidly. According to the study, presented by Gartner, by the end of the year will produce about 46 billion downloads of mobile applications, which is almost twice the number of downloaded applications (25 billion) in 2011. The level of popularity and the number of downloads of mobile applications is still completely dominated by free programs, which account for 89% of downloads. Price has a decisive influence on the popularity of paid apps - 90% of downloaded paid programs cost less than $ 3.

Samsung plans to increase sales of Galaxy S III to 30 million units by the end of the year

Sales of the flagship smartphone Samsung Galaxy S III can reach the mark of 30 million units by the end of the year, according to the South Korean agency Yonhap, citing the head of Samsung Mobile JK Shin.

"This year we plan to sell more than 30 million Galaxy S III", - said Shin South Korean media. To achieve this figure for the rest of the year to the end of three and a half months, the company needs to sell about 10 million of these smartphones - in the beginning of September, Samsung announced the sale of 20 million Galaxy S III.

New and updated products for mobile devices from Trend Micro in 2013

Trend Micro has held a full update to its line of consumer products for the security of mobile devices.

Thus, the new release package Trend Micro Mobile Security Personal Edition for Android provides enhanced protection of the personal information of the user and effective protection against malware. Also for Android released two new applications - Trend Micro Longevity (utility to save battery) and Trend Micro Mobile Backup and Restore (backup and restore). Finally, in the consumer line out new versions of the utilities Trend Micro DirectPass (password management for web-sites and network resources on mobile devices) and Trend Micro SafeSync (Sync for easy access to data from all devices controlled by users.)

G Data AntiVirus Free for Android

G Data MobileSecurity now called G Data AntiVirus Free! With G Data AntiVirus Free, all users will receive free program updates and virus definitions!

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The new iPhone will support LTE

The next generation smartphone from Apple will be compatible with the fastest wireless data networks around the world, including the U.S., Europe and Asia. However, according to insiders, the original iPhone 5 will support LTE networks only through a limited number of mobile operators.

Technical compatibility with the so-called LTE networks will enable Apple to cope with attacks from competitors and provide mobile operators with the opportunity to sell their services for ultra-fast data transfer huge group of owners of Apple iPhone.

Smartphone makers, including market leader Samsung Electronics, have already started to offer compatible LTE phones to its customers around the world. This enabled them to achieve growth in sales and hit the part of the market share from Apple.

G Data MobileSecurity 2

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G Data MobileSecurity version 2 not only provides protection from viruses, malicious applications and threats while surfing the Internet, it also offers you the opportunity to recover a lost phone or erase personal data if the device is stolen.

AVG Mobilation Anti-Virus Free for Android

Free Antivirus AVG Mobilation Anti-Virus Free for Android protects your phone in real time, allows you to determine the location of the smartphone and lock it in case of theft or loss.

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First look at the new items Nokia - Lumia 920 and 820

The future of the company depends on the success or failure of the line models in the Nokia Windows Phone 8.

The first of the new products - Lumia 920, the new flagship. Rumors confirmed: smartphone platform last generation Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 2-core 1.5 GHz, with a diagonal screen size of 4.5 inches and a resolution of 1280x768 pixels with technology Nokia PureMotion HD +, battery 2000 mAh, wireless charging, and anticipated technology PureView.

PureMotion HD + technology debuts here. This second generation ClearBlack, anti-glare coating is crisp, even during fast scrolling. Recently due to the greater of 2.5 times the speed of updating the information on the screen. HD + means higher resolution: 1280x768 pixels instead of the usual 1280x720.

Output iPhone 5 could be delayed

According to the publication The Wall Street Journal, the Japanese company Sharp, one of three suppliers of displays for the next generation iPhone, could not organize their production in time. This could lead to a shortage of new smartphones in the first days of sales.

Source WSJ, familiar with the situation said that the delay in the start of mass production of displays for the iPhone caused by certain production difficulties.

Recall that in August, the head of Sharp Takashi Okuda after the announcement of financial results for the quarter has mentioned that "shipments of displays for iPhone 5 will begin in August." It did not happen.

Chinese released iPhone 5 before Apple

At the moment, not yet officially named the date of presentation of the "real" iPhone 5, but they are already being sold his clone.

French portal nowhereelse reports: Chinese company Goophone released smartphone called i5, is running Android, but apparently almost completely copies the design yet unannounced Apple iPhone 5.

The basis for the design of new products have become not just go online images of the new iPhone (even created 3D-model of the fully assembled device). Chinese manufacturer has taken into account, even such things as the location of 3.5 mm audio jack, but the size of the display left the same as the previous models of smartphones Apple - 3,5 inches, despite the fact that the iPhone 5 display will increase to 4 inches.

Drone + program again was not included in the App Store content

Apple representatives have found application rude and unpleasant

Representatives of Apple in the third time refused to deploy to the App Store application Drone +, informing users of the iPhone on the ground military operations of U.S. drones.

According to the publication Wired, Apple has refused to deploy applications in the App Store Drone +, which is able to notify the owner of the iPhone on each successful attack U.S. drones. The program is designed so that every time an unmanned aerial device performs a successful operation, the smart phone will sound an alert and location coordinates of the object attacked.

Regular phones soon there will not be

Universal desire to terminal manufacturers make devices with advanced communications capabilities is confirmed by statistics - the share of smartphones with touch screen mobile handset market will exceed 50% in the following year, 2013.

According to experts IHS iSuppli, the results absolutely fantastic - it was previously assumed that such progress will only be possible by 2016. But the demand of the users with massive subsidies touch handsets from major mobile operators overturns their forecasts.

Philips has combined smartphones with your home phone

At Berlin's IFA, Philips introduced a home wireless phones S9 and S10 standard DECT. Their feature is support Mobilelink, through which phones are able to work with the city line and cellular networks. To use the mobile network operators, smartphone-connected Bluetooth-technology to the home phone, whereupon the latter is able to make calls to mobile phones and choose a line for outgoing calls: landline or mobile.

Bloody gladiator fights for Android - Blood and Glory: Legend of Glu

Another mobile game Class AAA - Blood & Glory: Legend of Glu Mobile

Glu Mobile released a sequel to its Android-game Blood and Glory, offering new tactical depth of the bloody and merciless gladiator fights alone in Blood and Glory: Legend. Sequel to the original Blood & Glory offers us a new story, new levels for three-melee fighting style Soul Calibur or God of War. Titanic size enemies do not just give up, and will have to destroy the combo attacks and special attacks that cause the most powerful damage. Imagine Infinity Blade in the ancient Roman gladiators with the entourage, rapid contractions and powerful weapon.

Animated story in the form of comics: a journey to the Empire, leaving a trail of blood from killed bloodthirsty bosses.

Symantec is a new protection for Android and iOS

Symantec has announced expansion of a portfolio of technologies for mobile devices

Symantec has announced a major expansion of a portfolio of technologies for mobile devices that will ensure safe operation of the e-mail protection and implementation of mobile applications for companies approach Bring Your Own Device.

Symantec is now able to offer the most complete enterprise system with enhanced control of devices, applications and protection from threats.