Windows Phone 7 Marketplace DRM cracked
The digital rights management (DRM) security used by Microsoft to protect apps in its Windows Phone 7 Marketplace has been cracked, enthusiast blog WPCentral reports. …
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Motorola DROID Pro Review
Motorola is up to bat with their most competitive corporate device in years — they’re aiming squarely at the fine boys and girls at RIM — and …
Facebook confirms account disabling bug; claims issue is resolved
Earlier today, BGR broke the news that a possible Facebook glitch or hack was disabling user accounts. We have now received a response from a Facebook …
Facebook hack disabling female user accounts en masse?
Unconfirmed reports are sweeping across the Internet as thousands of female Facebook users complain that their accounts have been inexplicably disabled. Users have taken to …
Dell responds to complaints of a Venue Pro Wi-Fi bug
Earlier this week, BGR exclusively broke news concerning a bug plaguing several owners of the new Dell Venue Pro smartphone. Users reported an inability to …
Vodafone UK launches Smartphone Professional service
Vodafone, one of the UK’s largest networks, has launched a smartphone security service aimed at business professionals. The aptly named service — Vodafone Smartphone Professional …
iOS 4.2 GM fixes dialer security flaw
Just a quick follow up to an article we posted last week. It looks like Apple’s iOS 4.2 gold master candidate, which was pushed out …
BlackBerry given the all-clear in India… for now
Research In Motion has been getting a lot of stick recently for not providing government agencies controlled access to their encrypted servers. In August, the United …
iPhone 5 to support portable computing using NFC
A new report from Cult of Mac suggests that Apple may have some nifty new features in store for the upcoming iPhone 5. Rumors that …
Security flaw allows calls (and more) from a locked iPhone running iOS 4.1
Blog 9to5Mac has picked up on an interesting bug in iOS 4.1, running on the iPhone, that will allow users to bypass the device’s lock …
12-year-old discovers Firefox flaw, earns $3000 in the process
A few months ago, Mozilla threw down the gauntlet by asking developers to find major security flaws in Firefox in return for a $3000 reward. …
Motorola DROID 2 security flaw allows Voice Actions from passcode-protected state
One of our astute readers let us know about a bug that appears to be present in all stock, unrooted, Motorola DROID 2s (and potentially other Android …
India gives RIM until January 31 to meet compliance standards
Canadian handset manufacturer Research In Motion, fresh-off a recent victory(?) in the UAE, has been given a hard deadline by the nation of India to …
T-Mobile responds to complaints from G2 users seeking root
In case you haven’t been keeping up on your HTC G2 news: The recently released Android 2.2, G2 handset from T-Mobile has a built-in security …
UAE and RIM resolve differences, BlackBerry service to continue after October 11
Reuters is reporting that the United Arab Emirates and BlackBarry manufacturer Research In Motion have resolved differences that could have potentially left 500,000 BlackBerry subscribers without data services after October …
AT&T announces first carrier-provided, two-factor voice encryption service
Today, AT&T announced AT&T Encrypted Mobile Voice; “the first carrier-provided two factor encryption service for calls on the AT&T network.” The service, which will be …
PSA: Twitter being ravaged by JavaScript flaw
If you happen to be in your browser looking at twitter.com you may notice that the site is somewhat useless at the moment. Thanks to …
RIM holding conference call for customers, government officials to talk privacy
We’ve been alerted that a Research In Motion VP has sent out a letter to top business customers and government officials inviting them to join …
PSA: today is patch Tuesday, there are 34 vulnerabilities in your Windows system waiting to be plugged
Just a quick public service announcement and follow-up on a story we published last week. Today is Microsoft’s patch Tuesday, and on this patch Tuesday …
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shuts down BlackBerry messaging service
In accordance with government wishes, Saudi Arabia’s three mobile wireless companies have shut down BlackBerry messaging services to their users. The Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission cited …
Microsoft dropping record number of bulletins on "Patch Tuesday"
This coming Tuesday — August 10 — Microsoft will release a company record fourteen security bulletins to plug thirty-four vulnerabilities. Angela Gunn, a member of …
RIM CEO: the Internet is encrypted, deal with it
If you haven’t been following the soap opera that is going on between the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and RIM let …
Saudis to block BlackBerry data service August 5th
Coming on the heels of the United Arab Emirates announcement, the Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission (SCITC) has asked wireless companies in Saudi Arabia …
Washington Post: UAE BlackBerry data ban to be enforced on visitors/tourists as well
The Washington Post is reporting that the United Arab Emirates’ plan to enforce a BlackBerry data ban on its citizens will extend to tourists and …
RIM: your BlackBerry data is secure, even from governments
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has issued a statement to its customers letting them know just how secure …
Apple releases Safari 5.0.1, extensions are live, address book bug patched
This morning, Apple released an update to its Safari web browser. The biggest new feature that the update packs is the ability to customize Safari …
Security flaw found in Citi Mobile iPhone app
Citigroup confirmed publicly that its Citi Mobile iPhone application has a major security flaw. The Citi Mobile application is used by Citibank customers to manage their bank accounts from …
AP: UAE calls BlackBerrys a "security threat"
The AP is reporting that the United Arab Emirates has declared BlackBerry smartphones a national security risk. UAE government officials commented saying the handsets “operate …
Serious Safari security flaw found
If you are a Mac user, and fancy Safari as your default internet browser, you are going to want to pay attention to this one. …
Mozilla Security Bug Bounty Program: $3,000 per eligible security bug
Mozilla is upping the ante — literally — for those who find and report bugs in its Firefox, Firefox Mobile, and Thunderbird programs. Starting July 1, 2010 …
