Various models of Nokia phones are susceptible to a remote exploit by receiving a specially crafted SMS. Phones running Symbian 8 through 9.2 and S60 v2.61 through 3.1, SonyEricsson phones running UIQ are also exploitable. The attack is “invisible” to the user and causes various problems including the phone refusing to accept further SMS messages [...]
Archive | January, 2009
Telefonica’s €350m telecoms deal with Deutsche Post
I imagine that Deutsche Post’s CIO (or similar) sat back a little while ago and thought words to the effect of, “This really is a hassle. 84 different suppliers to manage my telecoms infrastructure. There’s gotta be a better way!” And, well, it seems there is. Telefonica — otherwise known to you and I as [...]
MIR Developer Networking Events in London & Paris
That’s right! I’ve been on to DeviceAnywhere and asked if they’d agree to cover the cost of producing a Mobile Industry Review mobile developer networking event both in London and in Paris. Based on good response we’ll aim to do this as part of our European Tour and take the events to other cities across [...]
The Power of Media Technology
I’m going to avoid delving into the politics of it, but over the past twelve days there has been a reoccurring story in our headlines; the Israel/Gaza issue. It’s one that has sparked outcry, and one that shouldn’t have happened. However, I was watching the news the other day, I think it was CNN or [...]
ShoZu Video Of The Day
Ah hah, today we’ve got a video and not a photo. Mobile Industry Review reader, Jared, took pity on us on Monday morning and sent us in this video via ShoZu. You know we got a paltry inch of snow here in the UK that day? And I took a video of a poor chap [...]
Nokia N96 now comes with music
The Finnish phone maker’s flagship N96 phone has just had a musical make over, with a bolt on in the form of the Comes With Music edition. It’s available through London’s Regent Street Nokia store from next week, or right now from the online store here at the princely sum for £540 SIM free. Besides [...]
New HTC mobile gets leaked by reseller
Popular mobile phone online retailer Expansys has opened up pre-ordering on a new HTC mobile, before the High Tech Computer Corporation has even publically announced it let alone confirmed it actually exists. Brought to our attention by Cellpassion, the new phone known only as the HTC Iolite can be seen on the online shop’s site [...]
New Moto mobile holds water
Two new phones will be unveiled by Motorola at this year’s CES, one of which is the very first handset to be made from water bottles. Known as the MOTO W233 Renew, it’s an environmentally conscious phone in more ways than just one. As it’s all been designed and laid out in such a way [...]
Yellowsn0w available for iPhone 3G
The iPhone Dev Team have released Yellowsn0w, a software unlocking solution allowing the iPhone to be used with any SIM on any network. The phone needs to be Jailbroken first (another software hack allowing 3rd party software to be installed – can be performed using Pwnage 2.0) and then Yellowsn0w is installed and run. Apple [...]
Premium Apps coming to Android in Q1
Google have confirmed that they will be letting premium apps into Google Market in Q1. This will roll-out initially to the US and UK followed by (2) Germany, Austria and Netherlands; (3) France, Italy and Spain. Other countries will follow by the end of 2009.
Vodafone and Orange sailing ahead by sharing masts
Orange and Vodafone have extended their sharing agreements and will share cell sites and parts of the Radio Access Network (RAN). Vodafone hope to save around £1bn per year in saved expenses. This covers both 2G and 3G systems and they’re using BT for backhaul services. Angus MacNeil of the Scottish National Party is going [...]
Apple’s revolutionary without a keyboard
Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard Will you be getting the new Apple Air with a wheel click instead of a keyboard? The Onion News network has the exclusive. My favourite quote from the news reel? “Everything is just a few hundred clicks away.” Heh.
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Use your iPhone to pay for your Starbucks in the UK
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- Am I the only person in the UK that would pay a concierge fee to an operator?
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