| MWC 2012: GSMA To Counter Smartphone App Sprawl With Joyn TechWeekEurope UK There is little doubt that many of today's smartphones are loaded down with a multitude of apps, many of which duplicate what should be the core functions of a communications device. The GSMA is looking to consolidate these apps and put them back under ... See all stories on this topic » |  TechWeekEurope UK |
DM News
Couponing company Valpak redesigned its iPhone and Android apps and launched its first-ever iPad tablet app, said Nancy Cook, the company's VP of digital business development. Valpak was prompted to upgrade the old apps and launch the new iPad app as a ...
See all stories on this topic »Are You Being Spied On Through Your Smartphone?
NJ TODAY
by Sally Brammall / The Bureau of Investigative Journalism Watching the waistline with the help of your smartphone? If you thought that the app that handily helps you clock up the calories of your meeting frappuccino could also read the text arranging ...
See all stories on this topic »Beware! Facebook, YouTube Spy On Your SMS, Calls
P.M. News
A recent report has revealed that companies are using free smartphone apps as 'fronts' to allow them to spy on users' text messages, intercept calls and even track their location. By accepting little-read terms and conditions when downloading apps, ...
See all stories on this topic »millenoki demonstrates datasquasher – a multi-platform data management ...
iTWire (press release)
UK mobile data solutions provider millenoki (www.millenoki.com) is demonstrating its powerful newapp 'datasquasher', which allows consumers to take control of all aspects of their mobile web browsing, on all major smartphone platforms, at this year's ...
See all stories on this topic »Canadians concerned about online fraud related to smartphone apps and social ...
Canadian Underwriter
Justin Hwang, associate vice president of fraud management at TD Canada Trust, said consumers should be aware of the use of malicious smartphone and social media apps designed to steal personal information, which is then used to commit fraud.
See all stories on this topic »Facebook denies accessing users' SMSes
Times of India
The company is among a wide-ranging group of Web entities, including Flickr and YouTube, that are using smartphone apps to access text message data and other personal information, according to a Sunday Times report (behind a paywall).
See all stories on this topic »Facebook denies it is reading your text messages
ZDNet (blog)
Apparently, a number of popular smartphone apps, including Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, and others, can access private text message data or other personal information. For its part, Facebook quickly denied the allegations, which were quite obviously ...
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| Smartphone for older people offers simplified software Telegraph.co.uk ... Consumer Technology Editor, in Barcelona It is the first smartphone from specialist manufacturer Doro. The device, which features a slide-out keyboard as well as a touchscreen, runs an adapted version of Google's popular Android software. See all stories on this topic » |  Telegraph.co.uk |
| Mobile Privacy Issues Flare Up on Facebook Social Barrel Smartphone apps like Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube are accessing and reading personal text messages on users' mobile phones, and other personal data even when the phone is not being used, according to a report in The Sunday Times this weekend. See all stories on this topic » |  Social Barrel |