Tag: Mobile
HP WiFi Mobile Mouse Review: No Dongles or Re-Pairing Needed
The HP WiFi Mobile mouse is a new portable mouse from HP that doesn’t need a dongle or Bluetooth to connect to your computer. Instead, it connects directly to your computer over WiFi. Not only does this mean you don’t need to plug in a USB dongle, but you also don’t have to deal with [...]
The iPad and iPad 2 Beat Notebooks in Quiet and Mobile Settings
The iPad and iPad 2 won’t replace your notebook, but the small tablets can do beat notebooks in many settings, including when you need to work quietly or on the go. Notebooks are getting thinner and lighter every month, but they still require something to rest the notebook on. And while notebook keyboards have improved over the [...]
Norton Mobile Utilities Helps Mobile Users Stay Within Their Plan Caps
A third software that Symantec is announcing today–in addition to Norton DNS and Norton Mobile Security–is called Norton Mobile Utilities. Norton Mobile Utilities is a set of tools that will allow Android smartphone owners to manage their mobile usage and track minutes, SMS messages, and data use on their devices to stay within their plan [...]
Norton DNS Helps to Protect Kids on the Mobile Web
In addition to Norton Mobile Security, Symantec is also planning to launch Norton DNS 1.5 to smartphone users this week. The system is based upon the Domain Name System (DNS) and will help to provide for a safer Internet by using Norton Safe Web technology, providing safeguards against phishing, malware, and spyware. Additionally, Norton DNS [...]
Symantec Announces Norton Mobile Security 1.5 for Android
Today, Symantec announces the availability of Norton Mobile Security 1.5 for Android, which is available as a limited-time free beta trial on Android Market. The security suite, which helps users recover their Android smartphone or tablet when lost, control call and SMS block lists, and comes with anti-malware technology, is part of Symantec’s Norton Everywhere [...]
Edit Google Docs on the iPad, iPhone, Android and other Mobile Devices
Google Docs has finally been updated to allow users to edit Google Docs documents on the go. In an announcement on the Google Blog this morning Google stated that an update was rolling out across the system to let users visit docs.google.com from their mobile device to edit documents. Once the updates finish rolling out, users will be able to [...]
Trend Micro SafeSync Online Backup Announced
There’s a new entrant in the growing world of online backup today as Trend Micro has announce the company’s SafeSync Online backup service. The new online backup solution isn’t brand new, it’s been around as Titanium Maximum Security since 2008 with a 10GB cap, but the new offering is geared towards mobile consumers who want [...]
Peek 9 Brings Social Networking and Maps to the Dedicated Email Device
Peek recently introduced their newest device, the Peek 9. Boasting it as being nine times faster the Pronto, the company also added extra functionality in the way of the built-in applications for social networking and more. When the original Peek was first introduced, it only offered email. What sweetened the deal was the lifetime of [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab Ad Shows Features, Use Cases
Samsung released a long-format advertisement showing off the Galaxy Tab in a number of scenarios. The Samsung Gallery Tab will be available on all four major U.S. carriers (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile). The ad runs for about two minutes and gives users a quick glimpse at several of the tablet device’s features. As you can see [...]
The Geosocial Universe
Jesse Thomas, who has worked on web development projects with Facebook, recently released a graphic depicting the relative sizes of all of the popular Geo Social applications. Jesse Thomas is the head of JESS3, an award-winning creative agency that specializes in social media, branding and data visualization. After aggregating data from Compete, about pages of platforms like [...]
