Smartphone and Cellphone Wars

[A121]

technology will always catch up, speed will always be improved upon, so it is academic for android to catch up with ios in terms of touch-reaction, when, is just a matter of time.

parang matatagalan yan because how android is coded. dalvik machine ftw.
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[Walter]

Moto G LTE has SD card slot already.

[miLes]

Moto G LTE has SD card slot already.

ah crap. anybody willing to buy my moto g dual sim? haha

how much yan LTE SD card ready?

[Monseratto]

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/27/te...html?hpt=hp_c3

Hackers locking iPhones, demanding ransoms
Ars Technia
By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

May 27, 2014 -- Updated 2044 GMT (0444 HKT)

(CNN) -- A large number of people, mostly located in Australia, are reporting they have come under an unexplained attack that holds their iPhones and iPads hostage and demands they pay a $100 ransom.

The attack appears to work by compromising iCloud accounts associated with the disabled devices, according to an Apple support forum discussion that started Sunday morning and quickly accumulated several hundred posts.

Commandeered devices typically emit a loud tone that's associated with a feature that helps users locate lost or stolen devices. iPhones and iPads also display the message: "Device hacked by Oleg Pliss. For unlock device, you need send voucher code by 100 usd/eur (Moneypack/Ukash/PaySafeCard) to email:lock404*hotmail.com for unlock."

In some cases—specifically, when a user hasn't assigned a strong passcode to a locked device—it can only be unlocked by performing a factory reset, which completely wipes all previously stored data and apps.

The mass compromise is a variation on so-called ransomware scams, which initially targeted Windows PC users and earlier this month were found targeting smartphone users running Google's Android OS.

The forum accounts provide strong evidence that victims' Apple IDs and passwords have been compromised so that attackers can remotely lock connected devices using Apple's Find My iPhone service.

But so far it remains unclear exactly how the attackers are compromising the iCloud accounts.

While it's possible the hijackers used phishing attacks or hacked password databases to obtain the credentials, those explanations are undermined by the observation that the vast majority of victims were located in Australia and reported using a variety of e-mail providers. Typically, phishing campaigns and database compromises involving multiple providers affect users from more geographic regions.

DNS poisoning?

One participant in the online discussion theorized the mass compromise may have been the result of hacking domain name system (DNS) servers used by Australian service providers to translate human readable addresses such as Apple.com into the IP addresses Internet routers rely on.

Such an attack, which has yet to be confirmed in this case, works by "poisoning" the lookup tables of DNS servers so they secretly direct people to impostor sites. Assuming this technique was at play in the iPhone and iPad locking, affected users who entered a password on what appeared to be Apple's site could have unknowingly provided it to the people behind the attack.
Apple officials have yet to comment on the report. There is no indication the hijackings are the result of any compromise on Apple servers, so that leaves end users to figure out for themselves how to secure their own devices.

Readers are once again advised to use long, randomly generated passwords that are unique to their iCloud account. They should also enable two-factor authentication and assign a separate, randomly generated passcode to each iPhone and iPad they own.
Readers are reminded they can be permanently locked out of their Apple ID accounts, and possibly their iPhone or iPad when running iOS 7 with Find My iPhone turned on, if they are compromised before two-factor authentication is enabled. Two-factor authentication won't automatically prevent an attacker from compromising an iCloud account, but it will prevent the attacker from changing security questions and other crucial settings in the event of a breach.

The identities of the people behind the attack are unknown. There's no indication they have any connection to anyone named Oleg Pliss.

People with a locked device should immediately try changing the credentials for their Apple ID and ensure two-factor authentication is set up. In the event their locked device didn't have a passcode associated with it, they can perform a factory reset by using a cable to plug the device into their computer while iTunes is open.

[donski]

wow parang ok tong ip6 ah



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[Monseratto]

If you are planning to upgrade to a fancy headphone for your Apple device...

Apple announces new headphone standard

In a potentially controversial move, the company wants to get rid of the traditional 3.5mm headphone jack that connects essentially all types of headphones to all types of smartphones and replace it with something better.

During a WWDC briefing session this week, Apple revealed its plans for a new standard that would use the company's own Lightning Connector port to plug a set of headphones into a smartphone or tablet.

The logic behind the decision, outlined by Apple's manager of platform accessories Robert Walsh, is to bring more functionality and performance to headphones. The Lightning Connector can be used to power as well as connect devices for example, so headphones could have controls, like volume or nose cancellation features, but wouldn't need their own batteries to power the features.

The same port would also allow analogue and digital playback and for an iPhone or iPad to communicate, via an app, with the headphones for even greater precision and control.

According to Apple Insider, which first reported on the WWDC session, if Apple were to remove the headphone jack on future iPhones it would free up space for other internal components, such as a bigger battery, something that will be needed if the next-generation iPhone is to have a bigger, higher resolution display.

While the plan may upset a lot of loyal Apple customers who have already invested substantially in premium headphones with a standard headphone jack, and of course a host of premium headphone makers, there is little doubt that one brand -- Beats By Dr Dre -- will soon have a set of cans with a Lightening Connector cable in the works

[Lew_Alcindor]

Propriety headphone connectors?


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[K.I.L.L.]

There goes Apple again. So if I have fancy headphones with excellent audio reproduction, I can no longer use it with any of their new devices unless I buy an adaptor. Through the years, it hasn't been about keeping it simple but having users adapt to their standards.

[SiRbossR]

Hipster talaga ng apple magisip.

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[Monty]

Ang galing. 😁

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[dreamur]

I downloaded the recent upgrade on my gear 2 and the battery life significantly reduced from 3 days to <24 hours! I switched off bluetooth and somehow it improved to 1.5 days. Something with the latest is causing my Note 2 to constantly ping the gear2 watch.

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[miLes]

I downloaded the recent upgrade on my gear 2 and the battery life significantly reduced from 3 days to <24 hours! I switched off bluetooth and somehow it improved to 1.5 days. Something with the latest is causing my Note 2 to constantly ping the gear2 watch.

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dami ng chinacharge. tablet, phone, pati watch. nowadays we cannot be separated from an outlet by more than a day

[JohnM]

https://news.yahoo.com/report-chines...--finance.html

"G Data Software said it found malicious code hidden deep in the propriety software of the Star N9500 when it ordered the handset from a website late last month. The find is the latest in a series of incidents where smartphones have appeared preloaded with malicious software."

"G Data said the spyware it found on the N9500 could allow a hacker to steal personal data, place rogue calls, or turn on the phone's camera and microphone. G Data said the stolen information was sent to a server in China."

[Ry_Tower]

https://news.yahoo.com/report-chines...--finance.html

"G Data Software said it found malicious code hidden deep in the propriety software of the Star N9500 when it ordered the handset from a website late last month. The find is the latest in a series of incidents where smartphones have appeared preloaded with malicious software."

"G Data said the spyware it found on the N9500 could allow a hacker to steal personal data, place rogue calls, or turn on the phone's camera and microphone. G Data said the stolen information was sent to a server in China."

Magagalit si Uncle Sam niyan.

[donbuggy]

Cellphones before and now | Truth Facts | Kind of Normal

[Monty]

Nice one, Don!

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[jut703]

Cellphones before and now | Truth Facts | Kind of Normal

I saw this on Facebook and I found it silly. If you want a 3310-like phone, there are lots available from different manufacturers. Basic phones are durable, cheap, and simple.

But they're useless to me. Sige nga, can a 3310 do any of the ff:

- Send emails
- Check the stock market
- Do mobile banking
- Take pictures
- Play music
- Watch videos
- Surf the internet
- Send long texts to multiple recepients without lagging
- View SMS as threaded messages
- View PDFs, Word/Excel/PPT files
- Copy-paste text
- Reply to Tsikot posts




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[Ry_Tower]

^Yung reply to Tsikot posts talaga importante dyan. Hehehe

But yeah, that is indeed quite exag.

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[donbuggy]

Microsoft is killing off Nokia?s feature phones in favor of Windows Phone | The Verge

By Tom Warren on July 17, 2014 10:40 am

Nokia might have been famous for its feature phones, but Microsoft is planning to wind that business down over the course of the next 18 months. In an internal memo sent to Microsoft employees, Jo Harlow, who heads up the phone business under Microsoft devices, reveals the focus is very much on Windows Phone. Development and investment for Asha, Series 40, and Nokia X handsets will shift to what is described as "maintenance mode," and services to support existing devices will be shut down over the next 18 months. "This means there will be no new features or updates to services on any mobile phones platform as a result of these plans," says Harlow, in the internal memo seen by The Verge.

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Sayang!

I like Nokia smart phones.