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  • UK government sponsors mobile phone safety tools

    One of those is the "i-migo," a small device developed by Data Transfer and Communications and PDD Group that could potentially act as a keychain.The i-migo communicates with a mobile phone via Bluetooth.
    12 February 2010
    Tags: Payment • Mobile Phone • Manufacturers • Interest • Council • Carry

  • Smartphones to become major hacker target

    Each application runs within what Cannings calls an "application sandbox," a virtual-machine environment where the program is unable to mess with other programs on the phone.Applications are given access to the parts of the system that they need…
    13 August 2009
    Tags: Smartphone • Criminals • Researcher • Hacker • Experts • Restrictions

  • 'Freeze' software locks PCs using BlackBerry

    A new product from Phoenix Technologies, called Freeze, lets you use a BlackBerry or iPhone Bluetooth to tell a PC that you're leaving the area and want it to lock up. A new product from Phoenix Technologies, called Freeze, lets you use a…
    24 June 2009
    Tags: Lock • Bluetooth • Enabled • Reader • Trial • Blackberry

  • Alarm sounded over wireless keyboard sniffer

    Although the project has been in the open for some time, Symantec has only recently become concerned enough to now recommend that users in security-conscious environments return to using wired keyboards.The apparently simple answer to the hack is…
    09 June 2009
    Tags: Radio • Wired • Exploit • Detect • Symantec • Warning

  • Iomega throws more terabytes at NAS device

    The Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) also allows for the automatic transfer of photos from digital cameras via one of the four USB 2.0 ports on the ix4-100.The box also has a bluetooth capability (although the USB adapter is sold separately) so…
    06 February 2009
    Tags: Smbs • Active Directory • Automatic • Networked • Status • Configure

  • Cisco embraces SMEs with clutch of new kit

    The Cisco Smart Business Communications System (SBCS) Release 1.4 - a collaboration and communications system that connects offices, employees and customers, and includes a wireless desktop IP phone with Bluetooth capabilities.The products come…
    28 January 2009
    Tags: Gigabit • Chassis • Small Businesses • Act • Sector • Bay

Latest Features

  • Snow Leopard vs Windows 7

    Each started a network and Bluetooth service set. AppLocker is, along with Direct Access (a secure remote access method that can eliminate the need for third party VPN software), a significant step up in corporate security for Windows 7.Both…
    27 October 2009
    Tags: Folders • User Interface • Transparent • Usability • Tends • Noting

  • Microsoft shows off Windows 7 on portables

    If onscreen keyboards don't do it for you, you can connect a physical keyboard via Bluetooth.Small is beautifulNetbooks were created for people who think that four pounds is just too heavy for a computer.
    16 October 2009
    Tags: Inch • Packs • Boot • Notebooks • Metal • Material

  • Foleo, Foleo, where are thou, Foleo?

    Palm has been successful with its Treo smartphone line, available for both Palm OS and Windows Mobile, but had not introduced any comparable breakout products since.The Linux-based Foleo was presented as a smartphone companion, linked wirelessly…
    06 September 2007
    Tags: Carry • Category • Palm • Smartphone • Keyboard • Next Generation

  • New mobile security threats are emerging

    Bluetooth is becoming a standard feature on mobile phones, and there are plenty of handsets with Wi-Fi capability. You will have to embrace mobile technology - and work to keep it secure. With more powerful handsets, come more complex threats to…
    18 August 2007
    Tags: Handset • Viruses • Spyware • Handsets • Detect • Operators

  • Hackers smash door security systems

    In that case, the Gecko would save an authorised signal, and then replay that command when the attacker sent a Bluetooth signal from his PDA - with no need to fake an eyeball.According to Franken, building security could mitigate the risk by using…
    06 August 2007
    Tags: Reader • Readers • Wall • Door • Signal • Cover

  • 12 IT skills that employers can't say no to

    Wireless networkingWith the proliferation of de facto wireless standards such as Wi-Fi, WiMax and Bluetooth, securing wireless transmissions is top-of-mind for employers seeking technology talent, says Neill Hopkins, VP of skills development for…
    25 July 2007
    Tags: Business Intelligence • Students • Candidate • Science • Certification • Fill
 

How-Tos

  • How to avoid phone viruses

    Secure Bluetooth. Doomboot enters via Bluetooth's discovery mode, the Web and e-mail. If the user doesn't need Bluetooth, disable it. Secure and control phones. Secure phone ports. In case you didn't know, here's a rundown of phone dangers, and…
    20 October 2006
    Tags: Mobile Phones • Antivirus • Bluetooth • Send • Policies • Ports

  • Case Study: BlueBag finds Bluetooth flaws

    If you happened to fly through Milan's Malpensa Airport last March, your mobile phone may have been scanned by the BlueBag.Milan's Secure Network SRL created Bluebag, a research lab on wheels, to study how malicious software might be able to…
    22 June 2006
    Tags: Bluetooth • Enabled • Spread • Attackers • Targeted • Car

  • Security schemes for handheld devices

    For instance, the US CSRC has prototyped a detachable smartcard which also has a Bluetooth chip, so can connect wirelessly.Another possibility the CSRC has looked into is building a smart MMC or SD-Card by taking a standard format memory card and…
    10 February 2006
    Tags: Schemes • Reader • Handheld • Access Control • Pin • Faces

  • Secure mobile phones

    Or about how a virus might be spread via Bluetooth.So what, specifically, should you do? Here's some steps to secure them. Secure mobile phones Mark Lowenstein, Mobile Ecosystem. Smartphones are mini-PCs, and will have just as many risks as the…
    01 September 2005
    Tags: Broader • Firms • Mini • Spread • Mobile Devices • Contact

  • Safe Bluetoothing

    Bluetooth has come in for a fair bit of criticism in recent months, not least because certain Bluetooth software stacks have security flaws in them which could allow data to be read from a device illicitly.However, the developers of the Bluetooth…
    15 April 2004
    Tags: Bluetooth • Scanning • Cards • Sim • Pairing • Trusted

Reviews

  • Asus Eee PC 1005HA Seashell netbook review

    You must know 'em by heart at this point, so count along with me: an Intel Atom N280 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, Bluetooth, and 802.11n Wi-Fi run the show. Even the metallic mouse-button bar is reasonably secure - and we especially like…
    23 July 2009
    Tags: Zone • Asus • Bar • Netbook • Glossy • Netbooks

  • Canon i-SENSYS LBP7200Cdn review

    There's no wireless network support, although this isn't particularly surprising - relatively few office printers will offer Wi-Fi or Bluetooth functionality out of the box.The Canon i-SENSYS LBP7200Cdn has a maximum resolution of 9600x600dpi…
    20 July 2009
    Tags: Colour • Laser • Resolution • Sheet • Print • Canon

  • Lenovo IdeaPad S10e review

    It's the same CPU as the IdeaPad S10, and the rest of the specifications are the same, too: 1GB of RAM, Intel GMA 950 graphics, a 160GB hard drive (Hitachi Travelstar 5K320, model number HTS543216L9SA00), Bluetooth, 802.11b/g wireless networking…
    15 July 2009
    Tags: Cell • Lenovo • Viewing • Education • Netbook • Netbooks

  • Medion GoPal P5235 review

    This is the low-end model - which may explain the Bluetooth status LED and microphone hole on the GoPal's casing, given that neither handsfree calls nor voice-activated control are available. However, once up and running the Medion GoPal P5235 is…
    10 June 2009
    Tags: Reader • Travel • Enter • Map • Destination • Finger

  • Asus Eee PC 1008HA Seashell

    The proof is in this new netbook.Under its frosty exterior, the Asus Eee PC 1008HA Seashell sports current netbook innards: an Intel Atom N280 CPU, 1GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive, Bluetooth, 802.11n, and a three-cell battery.The 92-percent full-size…
    14 May 2009
    Tags: Eee Pc • Sharing • Netbook • Asus Eee

  • LG HBS-250 headphones

    If you want to avoid inserting earbuds in your ears, check out the LG HBS-250 Bluetooth stereo headset. Loud music in the background proved to be distracting, too.During range tests, calls sounded excessively crackly as we approached the range…
    15 April 2009
    Tags: Music • Lg • Bluetooth • Button • Volume • Buttons

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