Still can’t decide between the Nexus One and the HTC HD2?
The guys from Wirefly do their famous smartphone "schmackdowns", and this time it’s the HTC HD2 versus the Nexus One (HTC-Google).
The schmackdown overviews the pros and cons of both handsets, including keyboard, interface, customization, and hardware specs.
Smartphones Security Warning
Smartphones are cellular telephones that also offer Internet accessibility, texting and e-mail capabilities and a variety of programs commonly called “apps,” or applications.
“Smartphones are essentially becoming regular computers,” said Vinod Ganapathy, assistant professor of computer science in Rutgers’ School of Arts and Sciences. “They run the same class of operating systems as desktop and laptop computers, so they are just as vulnerable to attack by malicious software, or ‘malware.’”
How could someone mess with your smartphone? By using malware called “rootkits,” which could corrupt the operating system on your phone. Rootkit attacks on smart phones or upcoming tablet computers could be more devastating because smart phone owners tend to carry their phones with them all the time. What makes rootkits particularly dangerous is that they are a different sort of malicious software than would attack your personal computer.
Here are three potential ways that your smart phone could be compromised using a rootkit, according to the Rutgers researchers:
1. Someone could eavesdrop on one of your calls (sort of a like a bug on your phone, without the actual bug), by turning on the microphone without you knowing it
2. Someone could use the location tracking information on your device to watch where you are
3. Someone could drain your battery from afar, which would leave you literally powerless from a communications standpoint
A piece of malware could enter your phone via the Bluetooth connection that connects your wireless earpiece or via a text message.
“Smartphones are essentially becoming regular computers,” said Vinod Ganapathy, assistant professor of computer science in Rutgers’ School of Arts and Sciences. “They run the same class of operating systems as desktop and laptop computers, so they are just as vulnerable to attack by malicious software, or ‘malware.’”
How could someone mess with your smartphone? By using malware called “rootkits,” which could corrupt the operating system on your phone. Rootkit attacks on smart phones or upcoming tablet computers could be more devastating because smart phone owners tend to carry their phones with them all the time. What makes rootkits particularly dangerous is that they are a different sort of malicious software than would attack your personal computer.
Here are three potential ways that your smart phone could be compromised using a rootkit, according to the Rutgers researchers:
1. Someone could eavesdrop on one of your calls (sort of a like a bug on your phone, without the actual bug), by turning on the microphone without you knowing it
2. Someone could use the location tracking information on your device to watch where you are
3. Someone could drain your battery from afar, which would leave you literally powerless from a communications standpoint
A piece of malware could enter your phone via the Bluetooth connection that connects your wireless earpiece or via a text message.
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