Android How To: Wipe Device Clean, Restore Factory Settings
CIO—Whether you just upgraded your Android smartphone to another device, your organization is finally replacing that old Android with something newer and shinier or you have decided to trade devices with a friend, it’s a very smart idea to wipe any and all sensitive information from your smartphone before passing it off, not just to ensure that your personal data remains private, but to also make sure your device runs like new for its next owner.
KT's Spider wants to be every type of device you want
First there was the Motorola Atrix which could be turned into a laptop through the use of the Laptop dock along with the Webtop software.
Google Android, Apple iOS devices corralled by new device manager
Android and iOS mobile devices now can be corralled by a Smith Micro device management application unveiled this week at the Interop show in Las Vegas. Client-side code makes even personally-owned devices visible to enterprise IT managers. Previously, the Smith Micro Mobile Device Management (MDM) client ran only on products using the Symbian OS or Microsoft Windows Mobile.
Apple sued again over iOS location and data sharing
Apple is in the hot seat again in a new lawsuit that states iPad and iPhone user location data and other personal information is being shared with third-party advertisers. Apple is accused of aiding and abetting the “intentional taking and transmitting” of user data to third parties.
Sony Ericsson Xperia acro Announced For Japan [Sony Ericsson Announces Japan …
Sony Ericsson announced a new Android phone for Japan, the Sony Ericsson Xperia acro, which will have a 4.2-inch screen and 1GHz processor…. Cell phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson has just announced a new hot Android phone, which they’re calling “the ultimate smartphone for users in Japan.” Does this mean that the Sony Ericsson Xperia acro, a 4.2-inch Android device, won’t be coming to the rest of the world? These specs were announced for the Sony Ericsson Xperia acro: 4.2-inch screen ...
LG Optimus Black release date confirmed as May 14
The LG Optimus Black, LG’s thinnest smartphone yet, will launch in the UK by May 14. LG told Pocket Lint the device ‘should be in stores next week’. The LG Optimus Black was launched at CES in January and even though it presents a pretty decent spec, it’s still lagging behind dual core devices such as the LG Optimus 2X.
Microsoft Could Be In For Big Hit If Chrome OS Takes Off
Microsoft could be in for a huge hit if the new Google Chrome OS takes off in the same way that their browser and Android phone OS has taken off. According to Gartner, Microsoft has 78.6 percent of the global market revenue share, for desktop operating systems, at the end of 2010; revenues were up nearly 9 percent from 2009 with the US company netting $30.4 billion in revenue.
AT&T compatible HTC Wildfire S clears the FCC
Good news for U.S.
Android is the most desired smartphone platform in the US
Smartphones running Google’s open source Android platform are now more popular than those running Apple’s iOS according to consumers in the US. Thirty-one percent of Americans looking to purchase a smartphone in January – March 2011 stated they wanted a device running Android, up from 26 percent in July – September 2010.
Nielsen: Consumer Desire For Android Grows, Unlike iOS And Blackberry
Nielsen ran monthly surveys of mobile consumers in the United States from July to September 2010, and stated back then that 33 percent expressed interest for an Apple iPhone, while slightly more than a quarter (26 percent) stated they desired a device with Android and 13 percent stated they wanted a Blackberry device.
