Earlier today we (and may others on the web) reported that the 41,000 computers infected with the Kelihos botnet were still under control of the malware’s creator despite Microsoft and Kaspersky’s September attempt to “sinkhole” t…
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Botnet similar to Kelihos is active, but Kelihos itself still dead, say Microsoft and Kaspersky
February 4th, 2012 
Dieter Bohn What is tethering? [Android A to Z]
February 4th, 2012 Jerry Hildenbrand What is tethering? Besides the grounds for a giant debate about ethics (the kind that you can only find on the Internet) tethering, in this case, means to share the Internet connection from your phone with other devices. There are several ways t…
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No Comments »MOTOACTV Receives Update – Includes Better Battery Life, Battery Percentage Status Bar, and Locking Abilities
February 4th, 2012 Kellex Just finished off a Friday night run, plugged in my MOTOACTV and sure enough, it prompted me to update. It updated to version 4.55.97, but depending on the model you have, you may receive a slightly different build (4.56.97 / 4.57.97 /4.58.97 are th…
BT completes initial trial of 300Mbps fiber-on-demand broadband service
February 4th, 2012 Bryan Bishop UK telecommunications service provider BT recently completed successful trials of its new Fiber to the Premise “on demand” service in St. Agnes, Cornwall — which promises to offer download speeds of up to 300Mbps. The servic…
Corning and Samsung form joint venture to combine ‘Lotus Glass’ with OLED displays
February 4th, 2012 Todd Haselton Samsung and Corning — best known for its Gorilla Glass products — announced a new joint venture this week that will manufacture specialty glass substrates for OLED displays. The joint venture will be based in South Korea and will combine Samsung’s OLED display technology with Corning’s ultra tough Lotus Glass substrate. The new displays will be utilized in mobile devices as well as larger products, such as televisions, and will be used in Samsung products and sold to other South Korean manufacturers. ”Corning and Samsung have a long and successful partnership in the display industry, dating back nearly 40 years to the early days of television,” Corning chairman, President and CEO Wendell P. Weeks said. “The strength of our business relationship
Posted in News Tags: Business, corning, gorilla glass, joint venture, JV, Mobile, OLED, Samsung, Samsung Mobile, Substrate, TV, Wendell Weeks No Comments »Dish says AT&T is trying to set it up for failure with proposed 4G network conditions
February 4th, 2012 Chris Ziegler Not usually a topic of conversation in mobile broadband, Dish has started coming up quite a bit lately because it owns a significant amount of high-quality spectrum — spectrum that could be used to build out a new network. I…
Google Employees Testing New ‘Entertainment Device’ – The First Steps Of Android@Home?
February 4th, 2012 Nate Kimmey If you go all the way back to Google I/O 2011, you may remember the announcement of the Android@Home project, a system that would allow you to use an Android device to control lights, appliances, and other devices in your home. Since that announcement …
This Week In The Life Of DROID: 2/3/2012
February 4th, 2012 Tim-o-tato It’s been a busy week for Android enthusiasts. After a scare from Google and Verizon, we can rest better this weekend knowing that our Galaxy Nexus devices will continue to be supported by Google. We had updates leak for the DROID RAZR and even …
Best Buy giving out free flip covers to those pre-ordering Samsung GALAXY Note LTE
February 4th, 2012 Phone Arena Want a way to protect that new Samsung GALAXY Note LTE that you plan on pre-ordering this weekend? Best Buy will give away a cool looking flip cover if you pre-order the handset with the retailer and activate at the store or online…
ComScore: Android and iOS gallop ahead, US smartphone usage approaches 100 million
February 4th, 2012 Zachary Lutz The latest report is in from ComScore, and as you might expect, the news is sunshine and roses for the crews at Google and Apple. Both companies platforms charted some worthwhile month-over-month gains, as Android is estimated to account for 47.3 perc…
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