Quite amusing post by CNet UK about how bad the iPhone is at, well, being a phone: “The iPhone is the worst phone in the world“. Reminded me of a comment from a colleague recently talking about buying a new mobile phone, “I don’t want an iPhone because I want to use it as a phone and the battery is crap”. Very funny article and some good points…
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T-Mobile users of the sidekick device have been warned to not let their devices drain completely after a server from the Danger company (owned by Microsoft) had a catastrophic failure, specifically the server managing this service. Seems weird when you read up on cloud computing that one server would hold all the data and not have any type of backup system! Especially when it concerns so many people’s everyday digital life! Read more about the event here and here.
Through the different accounts of the incident it seems that there a) wasn’t an ongoing backup system and b) when upgrading the system the techies at Danger didn’t actually perform a backup, so when things went wrong they were, well, out of options! c) data is not saved on a proper backup system on the Sidekick since the battery draining itself can kill all the data and relies too much on the cloud / offsite storage system!
It is obvious that this story is a dream com true for consultants and companies that work in the backup industry and a nightmare for T-Mobile users concerned…
Just came across this advert for the .tel domain name. Even though it is not new I’d never seen it and I find it quite funny. Especially when you view it on Youtube a little banner at the bottom that invites you to buy the song on iTunes, “Sweet about Me” by Gabriella Climi…
Developers of iPhone Apps were told by Apple this Thursday that:
“If your app submission is not compatible with iPhone OS 3.0, it will not be approved.”
As explained on techradar all application submissions will need to be compatible with iPhone 3.0 OS. I’m guessing this means quite a few applications may need to be upgraded, and some nice news for iPhone App developers and probably some extra revenue in some cases unless they were nicely coded to begin with…?
I have read various articles about how you should not leave your old PC with just anybody, more specifically your hard drive, and use software like cyberscrub myself. I was not surprised to read that Smartphones retain extremely sensitive information about you, even after a reset. WashingtonPost explain how a Smartphone user had encrypted banking details but that emails, pictures and contacts were not properly deleted.
It seems understandable since the procedure of deleting files on a hard drive with a 3+7+3 type method or the Gutmann method to stop even hardware recovery are unknown to most people. Smartphones work in the same way as hard drives in that they use pointers a type of File Allocation Table to indicate where a file is. Deleting a file doesn’t actually delete the data, it deletes the pointer that indicates where the file is in the memory. This means the file is still there and some clever software can retrieve it.
BlackBerry devices are in theory among the most secure of smart phones, Schroader said. However, those used by consumers lack the same security features as those used by government and private companies, Laudermilch said. “Even though there may be some security features on the device, most people don’t know how or when to use them,” he said.
Checking the specific Smartphone company support site often reveals how to properly erase your data should you want to part with the phone. Don’t let your smart phone give away vital information about you !
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