While claiming to be an iPhone killer is nothing new, the Samsung Instinct 3.1 ” screen, haptic feedback and three navigation keys rings a few bells.
Samsung has denied that the Instinct was developed in response to the iPhone but in reality all we really care about is the usability and feature mix - which the Instinct claims to have just so.
Featuring EV-DO Rev A and GPS and with Sprint throwing in Sprint Music Store, Navigation, TV, Visual Voicemail and a full HTML web browser as well as having a customizable home-screen…so it just comes down to the browser now.
Worried that your business smartphone will find your sensitive information in the wrong hands? Kaspersky Mobile Security has found a solution.
Untold thousands lose their cell phones every year be it at bars, in taxis or simply through theft. Increasingly consumers, especially smartphone users, are using their portable devices for indispensable daily tasks and storing important information vulnerable to misuse. But what if you’re lost phone falls into the wrong hands?
The solution from Kaspersky Mobile Security allows users to remotely block or delete personal data on the phone in the event of loss or theft.
Additionally users are notified of the new phone number if the thief places a new SIM card in the phone. Just think of the pranking possibilities.
The tool runs on Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.0, and Symbian OS Versions 9.1 and 9.2. To find out more visit the official site.
Speculators have named various purchasers of Motorola’s struggling cell phone division but there may be a winner: Apple.
In the face of declining market share and profits Motorola has been looking for suitors for its ailing wing and it seems the attraction for Apple comes in the form of the recently inked agreement between Motorola and Kodak, allowing Apple access to next-gen camera’s with large picture sensors and autofocus on their next wave of iPhones.
Exciting news for iPhone lovers to be sure but WinMo will no doubt be less than pleased to see the manufacturer that produces their high-selling business smartphone the Q8 go the way of their rival Mac OSX.
The first of the ventures between Apple and Motorola will follow in this mode, the iMoto’s microsite is expected online next week at www.apple.com/iMoto.
Consumers have lost another manufacturer, and Motorola fans may shed a tear to learn that the Z10 may be the last phone to carry the Motorola logo.
