NewsFactor - In a move that could help it avoid an iPhone 3G-like software drama, Google wants bug hunters to test its Android mobile platform. On Monday, the Android Security Team posted a message to introduce itself to the security research and vulnerability communities.
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Palm today unveiled the Treo Pro, a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone with email, Wi-Fi and GPS capabilities, to compete for business users against rivals such as Research in Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry.
The Treo Pro’s thin design offers a high-resolution color touch screen and a full QWERTY keyboard with a removable battery for up to five hours of talk time. Users can quickly respond to business and personal email, access the web, stay on top of appointments and contacts, and use Wi-Fi or GPS on the go. It delivers increased security, easier device management and access to information on corporate networks.
The Treo Pro uses the Windows Mobile 6.1 platform for features such as:
- One-touch Wi-Fi button for fast connections (802.11b/g)
- Screen enhancements to search the web directly from the Today screen.
- Ringer switch silences the device immediately
- Screen saver lets users know at a glance, without turning on the device, what time it is and whether they’ve missed a call or have a new message
- New voicemail indicator flashes to let users know that a voicemail is waiting
- Dedicated email and calendar buttons for one-button access
With the Treo Pro, businesses can quickly and easily deploy a secure and low-cost infrastructure for their mobile workforce including:
- Microsoft Direct Push Technology to connection to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2 or 2007 gives users up-to-date email, contacts and calendars
- Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 to deliver increased security, easier smartphone management, and access to information on the corporate network
- Thousands of applications available for Windows Mobile to extend mobility beyond email to optimize business processes
- World phone with high-speed UMTS/HSDPA network capabilities, ideal for companies with an international work force
- Integrated GPS to access maps, turn-by-turn directions and point-of-interest (POI) searches
- Familiar Windows experience let users browse the web with built-in Internet Explorer Mobile; open, view, and edit Word and Excel compatible files; review PowerPoint presentations and PDF files; and open ZIP files remotely
“Everything about Treo Pro - from the hardware design to the packaging and accessories - embodies the elegant and simplified end-to-end experience that our customers expect from Palm,” said Ed Colligan, Palm CEO.
The Palm Treo Pro will be available in September in Europe through Vodafone and O2, and in Australia through Telstra. It will be available in the United States in the fall for a suggested retail price of $549. The U.S. version is unlocked and unsubsidized.
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AT&T today announced the launch of the LG Invision, the smallest Mobile TV-capable phone in the U.S.
The new multimedia device offers a crystal-clear screen so customers can enjoy AT&T Mobile TV. Users can watch their favorite programming, including major college football games on CBS Mobile, ESPN Mobile TV, FOX Mobile and NBC2GO.
The Invision is pre-loaded with AT&T Mobile Music for fast access to downloadable music. It has sideloading compatibility unrestricted MP3s and streaming digital radio by XM Radio Mobile. With Bluetooth 2.0, listeners can stream audio wirelessly.
The Invision also offers Video Share calling and a 1.3-megapixel camera.
“Invision’s unique design makes it AT&T’s smallest mobile phone to feature Mobile TV,” said Carlton Hill, AT&T Vice President. “Walking around town with live TV in your pocket has never been easier.”
The LG Invision is available in stores and online for $99.99 with a new two-year agreement and $50 mail-in rebate.
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Reuters - Ericsson and STMicroelectronics
have agreed to combine their wireless chip and software
businesses, strengthening their hand against competitors to
supply the likes of top cellphone maker Nokia.
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AP - Swedish wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB and Swiss chip-maker STMicroelectronics NV unveiled plans Wednesday to create a 50-50 joint venture that will make a key component known as chipsets for mobile phones.
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Apple has issued an iPhone software update to help fix connection problems that led to a flurry of online complaints from customers.
The iPhone 2.0.2 software update “improved communication with 3G networks,” said Apple spokeswoman Jennifer Bowcock. Apple did not acknowledge a problem until Tuesday, and then provided few specifics about what, exactly, Monday evening’s software update was designed to fix.
The iPhone 3G, which went on sale July 11, uses third-generation networks to deliver faster web surfing and online video viewing than the year-old original model. But some customers have complained about dropped calls and inconsistent Internet speeds, with the phone often reverting to a slower technology known as EDGE even in 3G areas.
Bowcock would not say which of the many possible parts - from the iPhone’s antenna and amplifier and the radio frequency transceiver, to the baseband that processes the digital signal and sends it to the speaker or screen - were targeted with the software update.
Reports have blamed faulty software on an Infineon Technologies chip. Apple declined to comment on the report.
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USATODAY.com - Apple (AAPL) acknowledged Tuesday that a software update for the iPhone partly fixes the connection snags that have caused a global firestorm for the new iPhone 3G.
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Reuters - Vodafone Essar, India’s third-largest
mobile operator, will sell Apple’s iPhone 3G at 31,000
rupees ($708) for the 8GB model, a senior company official, who
could not be named, said on Wednesday,
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