Stories by John Cox

Google Android, Apple iOS devices corralled by new device manager

Android and iOS mobile devices now can be corralled by a Smith Micro device management application unveiled this week at the Interop show in Las Vegas. Client-side code makes even personally-owned devices visible to enterprise IT managers.

Written by John Cox13 May 11 00:38

Vidyo's mobile videoconferencing app showcased on iPad 2

You're staring at your iPad 2 screen, at what looks like four pictures of four coworkers quartering the display. And then one of them waves at you. And you wave back. And the videoconference starts.

Written by John Cox13 May 11 07:47

Noted iPhone hacker reportedly jailbreaking iPad 2

Hackers are still scrambling to break into Apple's iPad 2 code and now the scramble has become a race: Well-known iOS hacker George Hotz has apparently accepted a second hacker's challenge to be the first to dump the iPad boot ROM, which then will be reverse-engineered.

Written by John Cox06 May 11 00:38

Skyhook wins early round in lawsuit against Google

Skyhook Wireless will be allowed to go forward with its Massachusetts lawsuit against Google, charging the search giant with trying to muscle Skyhook's Wi-Fi location technology out of the Android market. A state judge this week denied Google's request to either dismiss the case or grant a summary judgment.

Written by John Cox06 May 11 05:41

Internet creaks under tidal wave of bin Laden death news

President Obama's late-night announcement of the death of Osama bin Laden by Navy SEALs triggered a massive amount of real-time comments, searches, social networking and video streaming. The traffic explosion bogged down news pages and for a while even crashed CNN's mobile news site.

Written by John Cox03 May 11 02:32

Apple testing iOS 5 with third-party apps

Apple is testing internally the next major iOS release with third-party applications, according to some trace evidence uncovered by an iPhone software developer.

Written by John Cox29 April 11 01:41

Latest iPad security threat: Fake jailbreak code

An anonymous coder is messing with the heads of jailbreakers – the folks who develop and run code that lets your Apple iOS device load applications without having to rely solely on the company’s iTunes service.  The twist: this code, by design, fails to jailbreak your iPad.

Written by John Cox29 April 11 08:38

iPhone, iPad users sue Apple over location tracking database

An iPhone user and an iPad user have sued Apple over its location tracking database on their devices. The federal class action suit alleges that Apple's tracking violates the U.S. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

Written by John Cox27 April 11 02:59

iPhone 5: Rounding up the rumors

Here's the latest roundup of Apple iPhone 5 rumors and speculation. The basic idea: It will be better than iPhone 4.

Written by John Cox23 April 11 03:56

iPad 2 shortages spread to the afterlife

iPad 2 shortages may have started easing in the U.S. but they're plaguing the afterlife in Malaysia: Chinese families there are scrambling to find paper replicas of the new tablet to burn at the tombs of their ancestors.

Written by John Cox06 April 11 04:50

Do Microsoft's Windows Phone numbers show OS is a success?

A year ago, Microsoft released free developer tools for its Windows Phone 7 mobile OS. Today, Microsoft is celebrating a set of numbers that show, the company says, developers have enthusiastically embraced the platform.

Written by John Cox01 April 11 08:29
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