Mobile Antivirus for 2011

2010 has been great year for smart phones and iPads. Major Smartphone companies sold record breaking number of smartphone throughout the year 2010. On the other hand people spend lot of time with smartphone for checking emails, do internet banking and general web surfing. It is almost functional as desktop computer.

Do you really need protection for your smartphone?

That is the first questions you would ask. Even though number of viruses and hacking attacks are very little experts have been predicting an outbreak of mobile malware.

When it comes to mobile security there are different set of requirements that you need to consider on top of the old school security protocols. Smartphone antivirus needs to provide real time protection. For example while browsing the internet, installing applications and firewall protection. On top of that there are more challenges. The device itself is small and mobile it can easily misplaced and you need a solution to find it or clean up the sensitive information from your mobile in case someone stole it. Do not forget your mobile is not only connected to internet but to the mobile networks. It is possible to attack a mobile device using fake mobile signal tower. How about blocking unwanted calls and SMS?

Android, Apple iPhone OS and windows mobile OS 7 are the three latest and major mobile operating systems used by the todays smart phones. What are the best protections available for these OS.

Antivirus solutions for Windows Mobile (6.5 and before) and Symbian

Even though the Windows Mobile 6.5 and Symbian is not the latest and smartest, many use mobile phone powered by them.

Kaspersky Mobile Security 9
Kaspersky is a well know antivirus product for your computer. Kaspersky Mobile Security 9 is the antivirus solution for your mobile. It gives the anti-theft, anti-virus, anti-spam and privacy protection also it is equipped with advanced firewall, parental control and advanced data encryption. However, it is only design for Windows mobile (up to6.5) and Symbian (Nokia only) phone. This will cost you $41.95 for 1 year for 1 device.
Following is list of mobile antivirus that will support Windows Mobile 6.5

• AhnLab Mobile Security 
• Avast! PDA Edition
• Avira AntiVir Mobile
• BitDefender Mobile Security 
• Bullguard Mobile Antivirus 

Like I mentioned before, Windows Mobile 6.5 and Symbian are becoming the old school mobile platforms.

Antivirus for Android

AVG Security Solution for Android devices

 AVG is one of the most popular and effective free antivirus for your desktop computer. AVG has free antivirus solution for your android mobile. Free version provides the essential security features, theft protection and basic SMS spam protection. If you required more features there is always paid version for only $9.99. It gives the additional VIP support and premium SMS security.

Lookout Mobile Antivirus
Lookout Mobile antivirus cost free Android mobile antivirus suite that is included with mobile antivirus and mobile firewall features.

Super Security
Super security is a free Android antivirus app that will help you to get rid of malware and hide sensitive data. It also provide the facility to locate missing device, task manage and strongbox.

SmrtGuard Mobile Security
It’s a no cost android application that safeguards the Google Android mobile phones from virus. Apart from that, SmrtGuard includes additional mobile phone safety measures ‘Find Phone via GPS , Audio Ping, Remote Lock, Call Blocker and Sim Card Guardian features.

Antivirus for iPhone
iPhone is more secure and stable comparing to other mobile device as result of closed and controlled system Apple uses. Therefore, there is a little chance that your iPhone will be affected with viruses by downloading application. However, only possibility is through surfing the web.

Trend Smart surfing provides a secure web surfing browser for iPhone users. If you attempt to access a bad or malicious URL, Smart Surfing is designed to block access to the URL and a notification will appear in the browser.

Still there is not much need of an antivirus solution for latest smart phones as they manage to provide a much better platform than the computers. Security experts always warn that there is a great possibility that malwares will be spread around for mobile devices sooner or later. It is always better to be prepared.
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[Kinect Hack] Let the Robot Copy Your Moves

Robots are widely used, for example in productions lines where it only has to repeat same set of actions again and again. Researches are trying their best to add intelligence to robots. So, they can be utilized in various tasks where the set of goals may vary from the situation. In this post I am not going to discuss Artificial Intelligence. It is about a amazing Kinect hack that makes a robot copy its controllers movements.

Kinect is not only a gamin device. For sure all the mind blowing hacks allow it to use for various tasks. Out of them this is the best I have came cross, so far.



Isn't that amazing. Possibilities are endless. I need to mention that there are good as well as bad usage of this kind of technology. However, that cannot be controlled. Lets talk about good side of it. Just because Kinect is a Microsoft product, it dose not have to be bad. It can be used for rescue missions, space missions and for various research explorations where humans cannot reach. On the other hand it can be widely use for next generation warfare. One soldier can control ten or may be thousands of robot soldier units.

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Make a YouTube Channel Without a Camera to Build Backlinks

If you do not have a webcam you can still make your own youtube videos using screencasts. You do not even need any extra video software on your computer all you have to do is goto screencast-o-matic and create a screencast online using thier online software.

This is Idea for anyone that wants to show exactly what they are doing on their computer instead of using complex text in an article. As many say a picture says 1000 words and much of the time people see computer tutorials from a photographic point of view. Although I would not use Video in every tutorial as sometimes it is better to have instructions in text format.

Simple out of the box thinking could have you with a productive and informative youtube channel and using simple hacks and tricks like these to get started with your own you tube channel so you can market your blog or products with video outside your blog. Youtube as many do not know are one of the best ways to bring more targeted visitors to your site. Youtube also is a good way to get easy inbound links to your site. Facebook friends pay much more attention to Videos and Images than Written Text. In your Video Description do not forget to include a click able link to your Website. I will show you in this Image

As you can see there is a clickable link to the site in the video description this is one way to get more traffic and backlinks from youtube want to know another way why not check out this Article and Tutorial how you can build backlinks to your latest blog posts on autopilot.
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How Long Will the Internet Remain on Computers?

The world is literally in your pocket today, what with your smartphones and tablets making it possible to stay connected wherever you are and whatever you’re doing and access information and data about just about anything in the world without having to move more than your fingers. With mobile Internet, push mail and a host of other applications and conveniences brought to your phone, do you still log on to the Internet using your computer? Social networks allow you to do pretty much everything through your smartphone and tiny tablet computers; email gets delivered to your mobile device like text messages, and you can type out a reply immediately if you wish to; browsers have been designed for mobile web applications and more and more websites are undergoing significant changes for optimal viewing on the mobile devices that have smaller screens and less navigational features; you can download attachments and read and even work on documents and spreadsheets, view photos, and do just about anything using your mobile device. So how long do you think the Internet is going to be used on computers?


There is no right or accurate answer to this question because the Internet and related technology are advancing at breakneck speeds – every innovation has many more breathing down its neck, and at some point, all the changes taking place seem to be in continuum rather than taking place at different points of time. This is the age of technology, a time when we’re hurtling ahead at a pace that’s both frightening and exhilarating at the same time. We have no idea where we’re going, we only know that we’re driven to do more.
We’re pushing for smaller gadgets that are more sophisticated, we’re gunning for more communication and more interaction online, we’re looking to connect all corners of the globe through one big network that’s always turned on, we want information at the click of a button, and we’re looking to do more in less time. So as technology gets smaller, the world shrinks figuratively and becomes a tighter circle.
So a mass migration to mobile Internet is pretty much on the cards, but there are certain impediments to this exodus:

• There are some tasks that are best done on a computer – the large screen and the ease of typing on a keyboard beat trying to do scrunch your fingers and squint your eyes to see and maneuver better. So people will always prefer to use their computers at home or when they’re stationary.
• If it comes to a tossup between owning a computer and a handheld device to use to browse the web, most people would prefer a computer, especially if they cannot afford to buy both gadgets.
• Internet charges on a mobile device are not yet as cost effective as those you incur when you use your computer to browse the web. Free WiFi spots are restricted to certain areas and not safe for all kinds of browsing.
• Connectivity becomes a problem when you’re on the move – signals could be weak and could drop suddenly, or you could move to an area with no coverage.
• Mobile Internet is very slow when compared to the blazing speeds that Broadband connectivity offers.
• Not all kinds of files can be viewed on mobile devices.
• And most important of all, it’s going to take a long time for all the sites on the Internet, even the most important ones, to be optimized for viewing on a handheld device with a smaller screen and more restrictions. So you need computers for a full-blown Internet experience, which means that they’re going to be around for some time to come.

This guest post is contributed by Cathy Thomas, she writes on the topic of online computer technician training . She welcomes your comments at her email id: cathy83.thomas<@>gmail<.>com.

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An Alternative Way to Hack Into Your iPhone and Android

Despite the fact that generally there tend to be several probable techniques to hack into a smartphone, even now they have much less difficulties with hacking and viruses compared to personal computers. It's about time to ask the question again "whether your smart phone is hack proof?" Computer security specialists believe they have discovered a complete innovative method to break into smartphones, one that could possibly turn into a large problem for Apple and mobile phone manufacturers using Google's Android operating system.


In a demonstration arranged for Black Hat conference in Washington D.C., University of Luxembourg research associate Ralf-Philipp Weinmann states he plans to present his innovative method by using an iPhone as well as an Android phone, demonstrating the way in which they could end up being transformed into clandestine spying systems.

"I will demo how to use the auto-answer feature present in most phones to turn the telephone into a remote listening device," he mentioned in an e-mail interview.

Weinmann claims he is able to accomplish this simply by breaking the mobile phone's "baseband" processor, utilized to deliver and obtain radio signals mainly because the mobile conveys on its cellular network. He has discovered loop wholes in the approach the firmware applied in chips sold by Qualcomm and Infineon Technologies processes radio signals on the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) networks utilized with the vast majority of the world's cellular service providers.

Cellular phone attackers and hackers had concentrated on another part of the smartphone: the applications and os's which functions on the actual handset's Processor. By fooling anyone interested in browsing a harmful Web site, attacker could possibly get benefit associated with the Web browser bug on the phone, then begin messing around with the phone memory.Utilizing baseband hacking, security professionals tend to be seeking at a different approach to get directly into phone memory.

The mobile phone's radio conveys along with the cellular phone tower. Therefore, in Weinmann's attack, first of all he should create a bogus cell phone tower and then get the targeted phone to be connected to it. Then he can send out his malicious code. Couple of years ago device makers did not think about this kind of attacks, for the reason that it used to cost tens of thousands of dollars to built a cellular tower. This can be a dangerous task as well. However the exploration towards this area is definitely beginning to explode. Latest open-source application known as OpenBTS which allows practically anyone to put together their very own cellular network radio tower system approximately US$2,000 worth of computer equipment. In couple of months time Vancouver's CanSecWest, will request hackers to hack into mobile phones utilizing a low power transmitter. In the event that their baseband attacks function, will open a new chapter in mobile phone security.
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Kinect and Tablets PC Combine Together

"2011 to be year of tablets","CES gadget show dominated by tablet computers" are some of the headlines in todays tech news. No matter you except it or not but tablet computers changing the way you will use a personal computer. On the other hand Kinect revolutionize the way you interact with a machine. How about adding a Kinect like device with the tablet PC?

Normally, electronic device required someone to press buttons, type some commands or give a magical touch to get something done out of them. It is same for the tablet PC. You are limited to the touch screen. How about adding hand gesture recognition to tablet PCS? Even though it is not available in the market this type technology is not science fiction. "Sixth Sense" is a good example. It use hand gestures and objects in front of the device wisely to provide, gather and process information. If you haven't seen how it is been used you should spend couple of minutes to amaze your self.



However, "Sixth Sense" is still not in the market for everyone to buy. Kinnect has similar capabilities but at this stage it is mainly use for gaming. Don't you think that it would be ideal to use it for your tablets.

You will be able to...
Type on a virtual Keyboard and
Move between images by waving your hands
Play game like you play with the Kinnect
Draw pictures with hand gesture
and there will be many more possibilities.

May be you will need a small projector for your tablet PC as well. Don't you think so?






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What happened to iPhone alarm in Year 2011?

Countless Apple iPhone consumers trying to explain after they overslept on start of the year 2011, as a outcome of glitch in the gadget's alarm clock function.Consumers exactly who arranged their iPhone alarm for a one-time wake-up instead of recurring use discovered the alarm did not go off with the year's arrival, Apple Inc. spokeswoman Natalie Harrison mentioned Sunday.A fix is in the works,and every iPhone alarms will continue to work correctly commencing Monday, she mentioned.

The glitch has an effect on iPhones using Apple's most recent iOS 4.0 operating system, as well as earlier versions of the smartphone whose customers have downloaded the most recent software.

It was not instantly evident exactly what triggered the actual alarm clock issue, or even the number of iPhone consumers were seriously affected. Web based postings on blogs as well as social media websites discussed many people being late for work, church services along with other prearranged appointments on Saturday as well as Sunday due to the problem.
The issue is the second in two months involving iPhone's alarm clock.

The bug apparently could possibly mess up your programs for January 2 as well, if you allow it to. However , there is a simple fix, and come the 3rd, the glitch really should disappear. Apple informed Engadget:
"We're aware of an issue related to nonrepeating alarms set for January 1 or 2. Customers can set recurring alarms for those dates and all alarms will work properly beginning January 3."

The company said in early November that the end of daylight savings time could cause problems for iPhone users. In that instance, Apple said that repeating alarms set on iPhones and some versions of the iPod touch might not recognize the Nov. 7 end of daylight savings time, and might work incorrectly shortly before or after the time change. Read more...