Android
Maxis ties up with Symantec to secure users’ Android devices
Maxis Berhad has partnered partner with global security software company Symantec to offer Norton Mobile Security, which would allow Maxis subscribers to protect their Android devices from digital threats and enable them to remotely locate, lock and even wipe data from a lost or stolen device.
BlackBerry secures iOS and Android in the enterprise
BlackBerry has announced the availability of a new security solution that it claims separates work and personal apps and data on iOS and Android devices.
Penang is regional engineering centre for Clarion
Together with Japan and China, Penang is a unique part of the Clarion group, with the full integration of services from manufacturing to technology development, sales and marketing being based here.
Sophos rolls out latest version of free Android security app
Sophos has introduced the latest version of its free Android security app, Sophos Mobile Security, which now includes spam filter capabilities for text messages and calls.
Bitcoin botnet ZeroAccess tops threat list: Fortinet
Bitcoin mining botnet ZeroAccess was the number one threat this quarter, according to the latest FortiGuard threat landscape report, while two new Android adware variants have climbed the watch list in the last 90 days.
Ninetology unveils budget phone, banks on youth to spur growth
A local mobile device technology company has ambitions to disrupt the market in Malaysia with the launch of its self-branded smartphone targeted at the youth and young adults market.
Symbian malware disappearing, Android malware surges: F-Secure report
The latest Mobile Threat Report from security specialist F-Secure shows a drop in malware targeting the declining Symbian platform while Android malware continued to rise and was responsible for 79% of all threats for the year, up from 66% in 2011.
Does the world need another mobile operating system?
Does yet another ecosystem in the mobile operating system arena make sense? Edwin Yapp looks at the announcement of the Firefox operating system at the recently concluded Mobile World Congress.
What to expect from the Mobile World Congress
The Mobile World Congress, the mobile industry’s largest and most glittering trade show, begins today. Edwin Yapp tracks the changes in the last six years and tells us some of the highlights to expect this week.
Among non-English speakers, Samsung edges out Apple
As the smartphone wars continue between Samsung and Apple, new research not only shows that Samsung is significantly outnumbering Apple in followers, but that language plays an important role when choosing between the two smartphones.
