Tag Archives: iOS

Kaspersky Lab has made available a new mobile application called Kaspersky QR Scanner, for free. The new mobile app is compatible with Google Android and Apple iOS and can read information from QR codes and warn users about potentially dangerous links within them. QR codes or Quick Response codes offer a convenient tool to send links/URL to a mobile device, ...

U Mobile Sdn Bhd is now offering a trade-in promotion where U Mobile consumers can swap their old mobile devices for rebates on a wide selection of new smartphones and tablets, inclusive of the much-awaited Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Recognizing the importance of personal data protection, U Mobile will also offer a complimentary value-added solution of safe data protection through ...

Viber today announced the release of Viber 5.0 for Android and iOS, along with new versions of its desktop application for Windows, Windows 8 and OS X. Viber 5.0 delivers new features and enhancements, including the ability to make video calls from smartphones. “We’re delighted to bring video calling to mobile,” said Talmon Marco, Viber CEO.  “Now that you can ...

3G and LTE mobile operator, U Mobile launched its new mobile point-of-sales solution today called U Mobile QuickPay. The new solution allows businesses to process credit and debit card transactions while on the go. All U Mobile QuickPay requires is a smartphone, the U Mobile Quickpay App and an EMV (Europay, Mastercard and Visa) approved card reader for card transactions ...

Fortinet, a high-performance network security company is advising Malaysian mobile device users to be on the alert for mobile ransomware, which has seen a steady increase worldwide in recent months. Ransomware is a type of malware that restricts usage of the device it infects, demanding payment from the end-user in order to regain control over the device. Until recently, ransomware ...

Symantec has recently detected reports on Apple’s support community and social networks that users in Australia and New Zealand have had their Apple IDs compromised. Apple devices are being remotely locked and held for ransom by someone claiming to be Oleg Pliss, a software engineer at Oracle, who has been randomly chosen to take the fault for the attacks. Based ...

Attackers are researching what they can do on Android, and their attacks are becoming more sophisticated according to Symantec in its latest 2014 Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 19. Symantec is saying that Android is the most targeted mobile operating system platform with 97% of the total threat while they were 0% threat against iOS. Symantec tracks the number of ...

WeChat, a mobile social communication application for smartphones, announced that its website and mobile apps have been certified by TRUSTe, a leading global Data Privacy Management (DPM) company that provides privacy assessments, certifications, monitoring tools, and compliance controls. The certification covers WeChat in five different mobile operating systems (Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Symbian and Windows Phone).

A report from analyst firm Piper Jaffray says that in the long run, Android is going to lead the smartphone market with about 50% market share. iOS will shrink down to somewhere between 20-30% market share, while RIM and Nokia will have the remaining. The report predict that even with 20% of the market, the iPhone will contribute Apple more ...

Good news! Maxis have confirmed that it will bring the upcoming iPhone 4 to Malaysia. However the sad news is that Maxis did not say when. In a statement to the media, Maxis said: “Maxis Berhad will launch iPhone 4, the thinnest smartphone in the world with the highest resolution display ever built into a phone, in Malaysia in the ...