Earlier this month there were isolated reports that Vodafone in Spain had been shipping HTC Magic devices infected with Mariposa botnet malware. Now, as many has 3,000 Android powered HTC Magic devices have been infected with the Conficker worm, Mariposa botnet, and a Lineage (game) password stealer, through their 8GB microSD cards. Vodafone is sending letters, replacement microSD cards, and virus...
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Tyfone and First Data are working on a mobile payment system that uses MicroSD cards.
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More details about Windows Phone 7 shared by Microsoft reveal that the new operating system will not support user-replaceable memory cards. Charlie Kindel, who is in charge of Microsoft's Windows Phone developer strategy, said that the company will work ...
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MetroPCS has launched the Samsung SCH-r860 Caliber, a feature phone with a 3.2-inch WQVGA touchscreen. The (2.2in x 4.5in x 0.47in) and (3.75oz) Caliber comes prepared with a 3 megapixel camera, support for 16GB microSD cards, a jam-packed HTML Web browser, Bluetooth, advanced voice recognition, MetroNavigator GPS support, and a 1080mAh battery. It supports MetroPCs
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Last week Vodafone Spain announced it had determined the microSD card to be the cause of some crazy activity on their HTC Magic. When this had first surfaced, Vodafone Spain said that it was an isolated incident and only affected the one device in the UK. (And we might have even scoffed a bit at Panda Security possibly crying wolf.) But over a rather short period of time we have seen that number j...
It looks like the virus-strewn HTC Magic that was recently purchased from Vodafone UK is only the tip of the iceberg. According to Vodafone Spain, some 3,000 users in all may have been exposed to Mariposa malware -- which used the handset's storage to make its way to customer's PCs via USB, leading the company to replace the microSD cards for infected customers. The company also says tha...
Microsoft has just opened its official developer program for Windows Mobile 7. Developers who hit this link can sign up Unfortunately, various limitations of the platform were disclosed at the same time. The bullet-point list of horror contains further information: No user-exchangeable memory (aka no MicroSD cards) No real multitasking No way to install apps except for the marketplace Ultra-strict
In the second half of 2010 we will be able to pay for gas, groceries, and everywhere else contactless payments are allowed with just a swipe of our phones. A company called Tyfone, a provider ... ... Related posts:SanDisk Launches New Line of MicroSD Cards Eye-Fi Unveils Next Generation Wireless Storage Cards Review USBFevers Ultra Slim T-Flash / Micro SD Reader
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LG has a surprise for the Korean market, it is a special cellphone entitled SV770 Waffle. In terms of specifications the LG SV770 can be considered a medium-range device, it boasts a 2.4-inch TFT with 320×240 pixels as the resolution, and besides the 2-megapixel camera it has a memory card slot for microSD cards up to
