Archive for: August 2011

20 August 2011

Samsung “Indestructible” MicroSD Cards

Filed under: gadgets,memory cards - 20 Aug 2011

The folks at MemoryCardZoo.com sent me a Samsung MicroSD card, which various reviewers have said has “amazing levels of durability, being water, magnet, and shock proof.” How do they fare against standard MicroSD cards? Well, I decided to …

9 August 2011

Verizon Following AT&T Yet Again, This Time on “Illegal” Tethering

Filed under: mobile network operators - 09 Aug 2011

From Verizon Stops Illegal Tethering, Follows AT&T – Mobiledia – The Mobile Future – Forbes.
Verizon today began blocking customers from tethering their data through jailbroken apps, following in AT&T’s footsteps as the company fights to stay on top of the …

6 August 2011

Securing Mobile Devices May Be Impossible

Filed under: mobile network operators,mobile phones,security - 06 Aug 2011

From via Securing Mobile Devices May Be an Impossible Task:
Attacks against smartphones such as BlackBerrys, iPhones and Android phones have become quite prevalent in recent years and many of them have focused on getting malicious apps on users phones. Thats a …

2 August 2011

Check Point: R75.20, SecurityPower, and New Appliances

Filed under: business,check point,security,software - 02 Aug 2011

By now I’m sure you’ve seen, heard, or read Check Point’s official announcements made at NASDAQ this morning. This is by no means a regurgitation of the official press releases, but it is my own personal take on what was announced. …

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