As reported here on Cell Phones Etc. and across the Web, here’s your daily brief on what happened in the world of mobile phones this Wednesday, April 27th, 2011.
Android phones now face 70 types of malware, Kaspersky reports
The biggest problem with open-source is security. It’s not as big of an issue if you’re a small-time player, but if you’re as big as Android, you’re a walking target for malicious app developers. Such is the case now with Google’s mobile OS. Kapersky reports that, as of March, Android at risk to 70 different types of malware and the numbers are growing. Google has already remotely deactivated a number of potentially malicious apps and banned them from the market. How many they’ve deleted to date, we don’t know, but as the months go by and their market share continues to grow, one thing we’re sure of – they’ve got their work cut out for them unless they implement some serious changes to their app approval process.
GSMArena
White iPhone 4 available in Canada tomorrow “and it’s beautiful”
The long and seemingly never ending wait will be over this week. The white iPhone 4 will finally be available in the market, and Canadians can start getting theirs as early as tomorrow, April 28th. The question is, with such a delayed release, will it still sell like hot pancakes as previously expected? That’s something we’ll soon find out.
Mobilesyrup
How To Video Chat Between iPhone And Android
Got an iPhone and want to video chat with your Android friends? If you asked us if this was possible a year ago, we’d probably say no. But thanks to the new Qik app, it now is, and easier than ever. Just download Qik Video Connect Plus for your iPhone (iOS 4.1 required), ask your Android friends to get Qik Video Connect for their Android phone (2.1 or later is required), and chat away over WiFi, and even on 3G. Do hurry, though, if your an iPhone owner. This is regularly priced at $2.99 at the App Store, but as a way to celebrate the arrival of this new version, they’ve dropped its price to $0 just for this week only.
Business Insider: SAI
Rogers announces 150Mbps LTE launch in four Canadian cities this year
Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver are the four lucky cities who will be getting a taste of Rogers‘ new 150Mbps LTE network this year. No word on when and if it’ll will launch simultaneously in all four cities, but this will definitely be happening this 2011. 21 more regions will follow suit next year, and you can do your part now to be help get LTE going in your area by voting for it at Rogers’ LTE microsite. There, you can also get added information about LTE and what exactly has to offer. Excited? We sure are.
Engadget
Apple issues statement on location tracking; software update on the way
Denied. That’s the gist of Apple’s response to allegations that they’re tracking iPhone users. The data file that’s been the subject of this controversy isn’t meant to help Apple keep tabs of your iPhone’s location but rather, according to the company, is there to “help your iPhone rapidly and accurately calculate its location when requested.” That said, they will be adding an encryption layer to the file for added security which should appease paranoid users out there. This will come via an iOS update scheduled to roll out in the next few weeks. You can head on over here to read their full press release on the matter.
BGR
