Smartphones

Security researcher reveals iPhone design flaws

Apple's iPhone has two design flaws that could pose potential security problems, according to a researcher.  read more »

South Africa gets the iPhone 3G

Vodacom has launched the iPhone 3G in South Africa, initially available to prepaid and contract customers in all major cities.  read more »

Android is about advertising, not the enterprise

Even though three companies hosted the launch event and the software is backed by a consortium, the introduction of the first Android phone made it very clear that Android is about one company: Google.  read more »

Apple recalls millions of iPhone 3G power adapters

Apple Friday recalled all power adapters it packaged with iPhone 3G phones sold since mid-July in the U.S., Japan, Canada, Mexico and several Central and South American countries.  read more »

Apple posts iPhone 2.1 update; no word yet on 3G fixes

As CEO Steve Jobs promised, Apple Inc. Friday released iPhone 2.1, a major software update for the iPhone that patches eight security vulnerabilities and is meant to address problems with frequently dropped calls and crashing applications.  read more »

RIM steps up consumer push

Research In Motion, typically considered an enterprise device developer, continues to push its consumer strategy with new services announced Thursday, including MySpace and Tivo applications and a music service for BlackBerry users.  read more »

Jobs: iPhone 2.1 update due Friday, fixes 'lots of bugs'

Apple Inc. will release an iPhone update Friday that CEO Steve Jobs promised today "fixes lots of bugs," including the dropped call problem that's plagued users since July.  read more »

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