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Posted by androidjunkie at 16 April 2012

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Lookout Mobile Security and T-Mobile have further strengthened their partnership today, announcing custom SCREAM tones for locating missing smartphones or tablets.  Not only are all of the carrier’s Android devices preloaded with Lookout Mobile Security but users can now customize the alarm noise.  Should you need help finding a missing Android phone or tablet you can choose from six unique tones.  The animated sounds included a wolf howl, train whistle, euro siren, beam me up, the T-Mobile jingle, and the old school Lookout siren.

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Lookout Teams with T-Mobile To Bring Customers Unique and Secure Mobile Experience

Lookout launches custom SCREAMTM Tones, a feature available exclusively to T-Mobile® customers using Android

San Francisco, CA — April 10, 2012 — Lookout Inc., the leader in mobile security, today announced a new feature to enhance Lookout’s award-winning antivirus and mobile security service to T-Mobile’s Android customers. Mobile devices are an essential part of people’s lives making it more important than ever for customers to take steps to safeguard their data and privacy, and theLookout app serves as a lifeline for mobile devices, protecting against malware, spyware, data loss and device loss. Since launching a partnership in 2011, Lookout Mobile Security has been available as a preload on most of T-Mobile’s Android smartphones and tablets, including the new Samsung Galaxy S® Blaze™ 4G.

With Lookout, T-Mobile customers can pinpoint a missing smartphone or tablet on a Google map and use SCREAM™ Tones, a new feature that sounds a loud noise, to help identify a lost device nearby.  T-Mobile customers can choose from six tones of animated sounds, including wolf howl, train whistle, euro siren, beam me up, the T-Mobile jingle, and Lookout’s original siren, to help locate a lost phone or tablet.

“Smartphones and tablets are our most personal devices and as consumers store more information on them, there’s an elevated interest to protect them,” said Torrie Dorrell, vice president of application, content and games, T-Mobile USA. “Lookout is a great fit for T-Mobile because the app is powerful yet easy to use, and it gives our customers protection across a range of mobile security threats.”

“T-Mobile is a leader in mobile communications and we’re thrilled to work together on enhancing mobile security,” said John Hering, CEO and co-founder, Lookout. “Having the Lookout app preloaded on T-Mobile devices means customers can quickly and easily access content that helps them feel safe and confident to do more with their phones.”

Available in Google Play, the Lookout app is a free download that enables people to find a missing device when it is lost or stolen, manage phone security, and easily backup precious data. From a single online destination at mylookout.com, people can manage multiple mobile devices and locate a phone or tablet on a Google map. Lookout makes automatic updates over-the-air, making data and device protection simple for users. The Lookout Premium app includes the essential security in the free Lookout app, in addition to enhanced security with Remote Lock & Wipe, Safe Browsing, and Privacy Advisor.

Lookout has more than 15 million users in 170 countries across 400 mobile networks and is continuing to add a million new users every month. The top-rated security app available, Lookout was recently awarded PC Magazine’s Editors’ Choice award and has a five-star rating from CNET. To learn more or download Lookout, please visit www.mylookout.com.

About Lookout

Lookout is a mobile security company dedicated to making the mobile experience safe for everyone. Lookout delivers award-winning protection from the growing threats facing mobile users today, including malware, phishing, privacy violations, data loss, and loss of the phone itself. Cross-platform, Lookout is designed from the ground up to provide advanced mobile protection while remaining lightweight and efficient on the phone. With 15 million users across 400 mobile networks in 170 countries, Lookout is the world leader in smartphone security. Headquartered in San Francisco,Lookout is funded by Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Trilogy Equity Partners. For more information and to download Lookout, please visitwww.mylookout.com.

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Posted by androidjunkie at 1 March 2012

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Google has released its own Mobile World Congress application today, putting the free app in the Android Market for devices running 2.2 or higher.  Strangely unavailable for Honeycomb tablets, Android MWC is a mobile companion to everything Android in Barcelona this week.

Features in the app are pretty much what one would expect out of its kind and include booth details, partner maps, a list of apps features at MWC, and photo notes.  Perhaps the coolest part of the client is the ability to track all of the Android Pins with a checklist.  If you’re in Barcelona this week and plan to stop by the Android booth, you’ll want to download the app.

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Posted by androidjunkie at 26 February 2012

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What’s 4 billion dollars get you these days? At T-Mobile, that sum of dinero will buy you a new network. A little over a month ago, T-Mobile said they weren’t too concerned with deploying LTE as they claim it provides little benefit over the existing HSPA+ 4G they use now. Perhaps a little change of heart lead to the announcement of an LTE deployment by 2013. It’s obvious they are trying to play catch-up now that 4 other carriers in the US are already testing or have deployed LTE as their 4G offering. It will be fun to watch as they scramble trying to stay up with everyone else.

Additional investment areas core to the company’s challenger strategy include aggressively pursuing the B2B segment, expanding the sales force by 1,000; ramping up advertising spending; and attracting new mobile virtual network operator (MVNO)partners with an efficient platform for getting to market. T-Mobile will also continue to remodel its retail stores and expand distribution.

T-Mobile Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray detailed the company’s network strategy, which includes installing new equipment at 37,000 cell sites and refarming spectrum to launch LTE in 2013.1 The key catalyst of refarming is the additional spectrum T-Mobile will receive as a result of the termination of the AT&T transaction. Also, other enablers are faster adoption of 3G and 4G services and improved device performance.

T-Mobile will invest a total of $4 billion over time into network modernization and LTE deployment. Over the next two years, this represents approximately $1.4 billion in incremental network investment. T-Mobile expects to reach broad deployment of LTE, with service in the vast majority of the top 50 markets and 20 MHz service in 75 percent of the top 25 markets.

“Today, we operate America’s Largest 4G Network delivering a fast and reliable 4G data experience with HSPA+,” said Neville Ray, chief technology officer, T-Mobile USA. “Launching LTE next year lets us take advantage of technology infrastructure advancements and benefit from a more mature LTE device ecosystem while continuing to meet the growing demand for data with a powerful 4G experience.”

T-Mobile expects to be the first carrier in North America to modernize its 4G network infrastructure with new antenna integrated radios on many of its cell towers, which will deliver higher performance and strengthen coverage.

More than 90 percent of T-Mobile device sales in the fourth quarter were 3G and 4G smartphones. As data usage and smartphone adoption accelerate, fewer customers are utilizing 2G services. This enables T-Mobile to refarm existing spectrum holdings, reducing the amount of 1900 MHz PCS spectrum being used for GSM; to deploy HSPA+ 4G services in the PCS band; and to make room in the AWS band for LTE. In addition to creating capacity for LTE in AWS spectrum, deploying HSPA+ in the PCS band will harmonize T-Mobile’s spectrum bands with the U.S. market and international carriers. As the company refarms spectrum, T-Mobile will continue to support its 2G customers.

T-Mobile’s 4G HSPA+ network, which currently covers well over 200 million people, will continue to deliver a competitive 4G experience. T-Mobile will continue to expand its HSPA+ 4G footprint and its innovative 4G product and service offerings. For example, the recently announced Samsung Galaxy S® Blaze 4G, launching in March, is the newest smartphone in T-Mobile’s portfolio to support the faster speeds offered by the HSPA+ 42 network.

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Posted by androidjunkie at 6 December 2011

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Bitdefender, one of the bigger players in the internet security game, has released a new mobile security application for Android. Called Bitdefender Mobile Security, it’s the result of more than 120,000 beta testers and uses the company’s cloud-based technology to help users on the front lines against mobile threats. Features include an Application Audit (monitors permissions on installed apps), anti-theft measures, and web security against phishing and malware.

“Security can be iron-clad and feather-light at the same time – Bitdefender Mobile Security proves it,” said Senior Product Manager Alex Balan. “The security is guaranteed by Bitdefender’s years of experience on the front lines of the war against e-threats. At the same time, our in-the-cloud technology prevents battery strain, updates continuously and takes it easy on the operating system. Mobile security is, finally, truly mobile. Android device users can now be secure without having to constantly carry around their phone chargers.”

Bitdefender is available in the Android Market as a free download (2.0+) however there are select features (Premium) that can be purchased for a $9.95 annual fee.

FREE Features:

  • Malware Scanner
  • Application Audit
  • Remote Geolocation

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  • Malware Scanner
  • Application Audit
  • Web Security
  • Anti?Theft
    • Remote Geolocation
    • Remote Lock Device
    • Remote Wipe Device
    • Message Device & Play Sound

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Posted by androidjunkie at 26 November 2011

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LG Mobile will be holding an exclusive event Decemeber 1st in NYC, and according to the electronic invitation: “All will be revealed.” Exactly what will be revealed may not be a secret thanks to LG’s not-so-discrete image file name — LG Nitro. We’ve seen the LG Nitro HD aka Optimus LTE HD before and it’s already available in Canada, so why the secret “exclusive event” in the US? Who knows, but given the fact that every other manufacturer has released their holiday beasts, maybe LG wants to garner some sort of excitement.

While LG phones aren’t on most people’s radars, the LG Nitro HD isn’t to be dismissed totally. It features a 4.5″ True HD IPS display, dual-core 1.5 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, 2 GB of internal storage, up-to 32GB expandable, Android 2.3 and is compatible with 4G LTE and HSPA+ networks. While most of us are waiting on other devices *cough* Galaxy Nexus *cough* the LG Nitro HD may attract a few customers if the price is right and they release it soon. What do you guys think? Is this one going to get lost in the shuffle or does it deserve a second look? Sound off in the comments and let us know what you think.

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Posted by androidjunkie at 16 November 2011

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Its seems that lately, all the “good” Android phones have been locked into a 2 year contract with one of the top carriers. It’s very rare that a pre-paid service provider like Boost Mobile or Virgin Mobile, produces a high end (or at least decent) smart phone. With the addition of the new ZTE Wrap and the Samsung Transform Ultra, pre-paid carriers are starting to pack some Android heat. Of course the term “high end” has been twisted and altered to mean insane specs, the Samsung Transform Ultra may not have incredible specs, but with everything taken into consideration, the Samsung Transform Ultra is a high end phone.

With a $229.99 price tag and decent specs to match, the Transform Ultra is no ordinary “pre-paid” smartphone. For all you doubters out there laughing at the sight of a $200+ phone that doesn’t include 4G or a dual-core, did I mention there is no contract? That’s right, you are buying this phone outright! Now consider buying a “high end” phone off contract and you’ll find yourself out $600-700 and let’s not forget about Boost Mobiles low cost plans. For just $50 a month you get unlimited everything, then every 6 months of keeping your plan (which do not have to be consecutive), the monthly cost drops $5. Five dollars may not sound like a big savings, but when you’re down to a $35 a month unlimited everything plan, you will surely rethink that statement.

Specs

  • 1GHz Single Core Processor
  • 512MB RAM
  • 3.5″ Display (320×480)
  • 3.2MP Camera; VGA Front Camera
  • QWERTY Keyboard
  • Hot Swappable 2GB Micro SD Card (and MSD to SD Adapter)

Design

When I think of a pre-paid device, I think of cheap plastic, lightweight, and boring design. Well, the Ultra only carries one of those traits — lightweight. For a full QWERTY device, the Ultra is very light and surprisingly stylish. With a gray/chrome color scheme and grip texture on the back, the Ultra feels like a high quality device. The 3.5″ screen is probably one of the few down sides to the phone, with a resolution of 320×480, text is a bit small, and websites are very pixelated until you zoom in enough to read. Also, the screen became unresponsive while moving icons around (see video for an example). The Samsung Transform Ultra is a slide-out QWERTY device, so obviously, it’s not going to be the thinnest phone around. Fortunately, since the phone is a small form-factor, the thickness of the Ultra feels surprisingly thin. One feature that was nice to see was a hardware camera shutter/auto focus button. It’s funny that these 8MP phones don’t have a camera button, but a 3.2MP phone does. Speaking of cameras, Samsung was able to squeeze two cameras into this small device — a front facing VGA camera and a rear facing 3.2MP camera with flash. As for the QWERTY keyboard, it was well spread out, but too flat, not OG Droid flat, but flat and very clicky.

Software

There’s nothing I hate more than annoying overlays covering up the beauty of Android. I think it’s safe to say almost all phone manufactures have their own sort of skin: HTC Sense, Motorola MotoBlur, and Samsung’s TouchWiz. With that said, I was relieved to see stock Android 2.3.4 on this phone (note this phone does have Sprints iD packs). Not to mention all the added speed it brings to this device, which is present, since this phone blows through tasks and laughs its way through the quadrant standard benchmark. Another annoying thing manufactures like to do, is loading up their phones with bloatware upon bloatware. So with that in mind, let’s count the amount of bloatware the Ultra has — 1! The Transform Ultra has one piece of bloatware, which I don’t even consider bloatware, ThinkFree Office (a document creating application). Samsung really did a great job not messing up the Android experience on this device and gave us a free (useful) application.

Performance/ Battery Life

To say this phone is your average “pre-paid” smart phone would be an insult. Underneath the solid build of this device is a 1GHz single core processor. Before looking away, because this is not dual core, hear me out. The phone was fast to say the least. The Ultra rivals my Droid 3 any day and blows through tasks. For all you guys and girls out there that can take someone’s word, I ran some quadrant standard tests. Compared to the norm 1000-1500 range that most phones of this caliber achieve, the Ultra whipped out consecutive 2000+ scores. With the speed of this device covered, next comes how well the battery stood up. Most smartphones nowadays seem to have 1500mAh batteries powering their dual-core, 4.3″ screens, and quite frankly, they can’t handle it. That’s why my Droid 3 can’t last more than 4-5 hours, well, when you pair a small, low-res display with this battery, you get flipped results. With the Transform Ultra, I got about 19 hours with hardcore use and 5-6 days on standby. If I may say, this is the type of battery performance we should be seeing in all phones.

Call Quality/ Data Speeds

I find myself forgetting that I review phones, you know, the things that are merely meant to call people. Well, after almost overlooking this category, I made a few calls. Just as you would expect, standard clear call quality and a surprisingly loud speaker phone. As for data speeds, I don’t usually cover them unless the phone is 4G or “4G like” speeds, but I did anyways. My highest download speed was 2.03Mbps and my highest upload was .70Mbps. While those aren’t the fastest data speeds, they actually beat the speeds I get on my Verizon Wireless device.

Video Camera Quality/ Photo Quality

The Samsung Transform Ultra has a 3.2MP camera so do not expect much. I have embedded some photos in the gallery below the video review. I do have to give a little bit more credit for adding a dedicated camera key and a front facing camera. Also, the Transform Ultra does not have HD video recording, so “while biting your tongue” you can check out the video quality below.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Wrap-Up

As you can tell, the Transform Ultra breaks the barrier between “on contract” phones and “pre-paid” phones. I can certainly say, if I was going to leave Verizon for a pre-paid carrier, I would be sprinting to my nearest Boost Mobile store and picking myself up a Samsung Transform Ultra. Don’t forget to check out the full video review, photo samples, and devices shots, all listed below.

Pros

  • Performance
  • Price
  • Battery Life

Cons

  • Screen is sometimes unresponsive
  • Camera/Video Quality
  • Flat Keyboard

Click here to view the embedded video.

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Posted by androidjunkie at 31 October 2011

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The Samsung Exhibit II 4G, T-Mobile’s latest budget-friendly 4G device, is set to hit most Walmart stores tomorrow. We first heard about the Samsung Exhibit II 4G a couple weeks ago when it dropped its Galaxy W moniker and showed up in a leaked T-Mobile inventory sheet. Today T-Mobile and Samsung have officially announced the Samung Exhibit II 4G which will be the first no annual contract 4G smartphone to be sold at Walmart starting October 27. The device will eventually make it to T-Mobile retail stores as well as www.T-Mobile.com starting Nov. 2.

Those looking for a budget-friendly 4G solution will be pleased to know that the Exhibit II 4G will be offered for $29.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate card with a two-year service agreement and $199.99 via no annual contract. The Exhibit II 4G’s specs are what can be expected out of a mid-range budget phone and include:

  • A 3.7-inch WVGA TFT touchscreen
  • A 1 GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ processor
  • 3-megapixel rear-facing camera with flash and video capture capabilities
  • Front-facing camera for video-chatting
  • Android™ 2.3 Gingerbread
  • T-Mobile® TV in mobile HD and Samsung Media Hub.

The processor came in a tad bit smaller than predicted as well as the retail price being higher than the expected $99, but for a 4G budget device, it’s a deal worth looking at. Let us know what you think and if you plan on picking one up tomorrow.

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Posted by androidjunkie at 31 October 2011

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Just two weeks ago, T-Mobile officially announced the T-Mobile Springboard as well as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. We all know that Galaxy Tab 10.1 is one of the best Android tablets available in the market right now, whereas the Springboard is yet another cheap Android tablet offering some good specs with a “sweet” price. Now T-Mobile has officially announced the launch date of both tablets but as usual left out the pricing. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be available starting Nov. 2 and it will be one of the biggest launches by T-Mo so far, while the T-Mobile Springboard will be out on Nov. 9.

Anyway, at least we know when the tablets are coming out. Who’s planning to grab one of these wonderful tablets from T-Mobile next month? Tell us about it in the comment box below.

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Posted by androidjunkie at 26 October 2011

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Exent has announced a partnership with RealNetworks, PopCap Games, and Glu Mobile, Inc., to help expand distribution of their GameTanium Mobile store. GameTanium is growing by the day, and with the addition of the three aforementioned publishers, it’s sure to get bigger and better very soon. GameTanium will soon feature popular games, such as Plants vs. Zombies, Peggle & Chuzzle, and many more. Stay tuned for more information on GameTanium’s growth and expansion in the coming months!

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Posted by androidjunkie at 16 October 2011

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We all remember Steve Jobs’ statement that we’re living in the ‘Post-PC era.’ This statement was widely spread and some people truly started believing that the days of the PC were over. I do not share this opinion, I think we should look at mobile devices as an addition to the PC’s, not their replacement. Unfortunately, most manufacters and app developers don’t realize this. Yes, for most every day tasks like browsing the web and checking your mail, tablets and smartphones will do fine but their main target is media consumption, not production. In this article I’m going to discuss a few ideas that developers should take into consideration.

Let’s take Whatsapp as an example. Text messaging alternatives like Whatsapp are spreading faster than providers can say ‘Hey, where did my profit go?’. The most important reason of this ultra-fast adoption is that Whatsapp is crossplatform. It runs on Windows Phone 7, Android, iOS and even the outdated Symbian. With a little work-around, you can even get it to work on your Honeycomb tablet. Say goodbye to your unlimited texting plan and say hello to mobile internet. The only problem? It doesn’t work with your PC, and that’s not good. Let’s say I want to send someone a Whatsapp while I’m writing this article. I would have to get my phone and type it on my phone, but wouldn’t it be easier to write it on my laptop? It shouldn’t be that hard to create a desktop app for Windows and OS X. But no, there is no Whatsapp for your PC and there will never be, unless developers change the way they look at PC’s. We need them.

I don’t blame Jobs for this, but he can be held co-responsible for this issue. No, there’s not going to be a post-PC era anytime soon. I mean, would you like to write a book on your iPad? No matter how intuitive touch interfaces are, nothing beats the old school mouse and keyboard combo. On top of that, it’s true that ARM processors are becoming more and more powerful but trust me, your Tegra2 won’t beat a Core i7 accompanied by 4GB RAM. No, your tablet won’t run Crysis and it will not replace your PC. It is simply an addition to your PC. It’s a device you can sit on the couch with and do some random browsing. It’s a device you take with you on your bus trip to quickly watch a piece of your favorite movie. I admire tablets, but I don’t think they will ever be as fantastic as a PC. Developers — wake up and integrate desktops into your ecosystem.

 

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