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In recent news, Google announced that it is going to take down a part of their application, Google Wallet due to some security concerns. Recent developments have revealed that the application still works if the phone is lost and screen remains unlocked, the person who recovers it can change the pin codes in the application […]
By now, it’s well understood that the iPhone is a double-edged sword for the wireless carriers. On one side, Apple’s smartphone is a pricey device to carry, requiring an unusually high subsidy that carriers must pay to keep it affordable enough for the masses. On the other, it leads to more loyal customers who pay […]
The demand for the iPhone is staggering. Verizon, for instance, said on Tuesday it activated 4.3 million iPhones, or more than half of the smartphones sold in the period. Most of those activations came from existing customers; Verizon added 1.2 million net new contract customers. All of that came at a cost. After taking out […]
Carrier IQ were alleged in reconnaissance activities that caused the infringement of users privacy rules and regulations. However, due to a stream of opprobrium directed at the company, they finally attempted to clear the air and moot all the rumours that were damaging their corporate image. In the recent report published by Carrier IQ, the […]
Trevor Eckhart, a Connecticut systems administrator, disclosed earlier this week that smartphones like Nokia’s Symbian-based handsets and Android OS phones along with Apple’s iPhones have been found with malicious software. According to Eckhart, Carrier IQ is a mobile device intelligence services company that develops namesake software which is used to send their customers, major cell […]
Further explaining their activities, CIQ added: “The information gathered by Carrier IQ is done for the exclusive use of that customer, and Carrier IQ does not sell personal subscriber information to 3rd parties. The information derived from devices is encrypted and secured within our customer’s network or in our audited and customer-approved facilities.” According to Ohm, Carrier IQ’s […]
World renowned rootkit developers, Carrier IQ have been found involved in wiretapping activities in Nokia’s Symbian OS, Google’s Android OS and Research In Motion’s (RIM) Blackberry OS. Connecticut systems administrator Trevor Eckhart revealed on Tuesday that CIQ has been keeping logs of keys punched on these smartphones and deliberately sending them to major carriers like […]
The earnings reports from telecom companies are mostly out and 24/7 Wall St. is busy evaluating the statistics of the seven players in Telecommunication Industry. The seven telecom giants that were closely watched during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2011-2012 included, AT&T, Verizon Communications, Sprint Nextel, Frontier Communications, CenturyLink, Leap Wireless International and […]
AT&T is still leading iPhone carrier Back in 2007, when iPhone was released, AT&T was the only carrier in United States that offered full support to all its features. This joint collaboration between the mobile makers and carrier, took the telecommunication industry by storm and until now no other product has managed to surpass the […]
