Via WinRumors:
Windows Phone SMS attack discovered, reboots device and disables messaging hub
WinRumors reports that Facebook and Live Messenger messages can also serve as attack vectors.
Author: todd
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Nielsen Android apps reach by age categories has a few surprises: Yahoo! Mail anyone?
Source: Nielsen. Nielsen, best known for its TV viewing habits research, also performs a lot of research in the mobile world. It released a summary of findings of Android app use by age today. And, while some of the results are reflect what most of us might guess, there are a couple of surprises too in: App-Happy with Android: The Most Popular Android Apps by Age.
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OneNote for iPhone: Need to pay $4.99 for more than 500 notes. No sign of iPad version
Running OneNote for iPhone on an iPad results in a message telling you that an iPad version of the app is available. Unfortunately, there is no sign of it in Apple’s iTunes App Store. It might have been better if Microsoft had made the app a single universal one.The missing iPad app will probably be resolved in a few days. However, more troubling is that the free OneNote for iPhone app now has a 500 note limitation. You have to pay $4.99 for an in-app purchase to get past the limit. I wonder if this is a wise move for Microsoft given the ability of other most established cloud notebook services and apps like Evernote and Springpad.
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TWC (Time Warner) WiFi Finder App for Android
Despite speaking with several friendly Time Warner customer service people, I have never been able to login to a TWC WiFi hotspot. I should note that the same devices work fine with other hotspots. But, if it works fine for you, you have an Android device, and live in the Southern California area, Time Warner has an app you might find useful.
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Screenshot tour of Twitter for Android 3.0.0
If you are wondering what Twitter for Android 3.0.0 looks like with its redesigned UI, wonder no more. Here’s a screenshot tour of the updated app.
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Jawbone treating their customers right: No questions refund the Jawbone Up activity monitor
I was a guest on Hawaii Public Radio’s Bytemarks Cafe technology show on November 30, 2011. The topic was gadget holiday gifts. When asked about the new Jawbone Up activity monitor, I said while it sounded interesting, I saw comments on the Apple Store site from customers talking about a variety of problems with the device. Based on this, I recommended people check customer comments there and other sites before buying the device.Engadget reported that Jawbone responded by, in my opinion, doing the right thing for their customers:
Jawbone offers ‘no questions asked’ refund for troubled Up band, even if you keep it
The details of the policy is found here on the Jawbone site:
