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BMW plans to integrate an NFC chip into car keys
BMW plans to integrate an NFC chip into car keys. These could then be used for payments and could also serve as a hotel room key. BMW reasons that everyone always has their car key at hand and is used to keeping an eye on it. That is why it wo…
Apple disables iPhone jailbreak detection
Apple has quietly disabled the detection API for iPhone jailbreaks. iOS 4 now appears to tolerate jailbreaking. Apple introduced the jailbreak detection API (application programming interface) last summer in iOS 4.0. The reasons for its remova…
Mobile internet peaks in developing countries
Smartphone sales are rising worldwide, and mobile internet usage is increasing as a result. Yet most developed countries lag behind in terms of the share of mobile internet users. That emerges from research by market analyst Royal Pingdom. The…
Majority of iPhone apps leak personal data
Two-thirds of the most widely used iPhone applications transmit personal data to external servers. App developers and advertisers can monitor users. About 68 percent of the most popular iPhone apps send personal data such as device IDs, as wel…
No Firefox for Windows Mobile and Phone 7
Mozilla is halting development of Firefox for Windows Mobile. Microsoft does not allow “native” apps on Windows Phone 7. The open-source foundation has been working for some time on a version of its mobile browser (code-named Fennec) for Micro…
Google is building an app store for businesses
Google is working on an app store for business applications that tie into the web services of Google Apps. This store for conventional software is set to open in March. The applications on offer are developed by third parties and provide addit…
US Army Uses iPhone on the Battlefield
An increasing number of consumer devices are being used by the U.S. military. iPhone applications are intended to help locate and neutralize adversaries. Defense contractor Raytheon has developed an application for the iPhone. The app, One For…