Epocware, the developer behind applications such as Handy Shell and Handy Weather have just released a new application dubbed the Handy PhoneGuard. Being a security application, the Handy part plays in when with the help of one user chosen password, it lets you protect several parts of your Symbian-powered handsets. Here you can choose which [...]
Some developers never cease to amaze me and Psiloc, the same developers behind popular applications such as the irRemote, Gsync and Connect have done it again. Cryptogic Cryptoline Light is a new application that lets you encrypt your phone calls on the fly with strong encryption algorithms complying to standards such as AES (Advanced Encryption [...]
Earlier this week, Smobile Systems published a press release that claims 1 in 63 Symbian smartphones are infected with some sort of virus or trojan or malware of some sort. We all know this is garbage, but it’s important to dig into the facts a little bit, to see what’s really being said. The numbers [...]
InnoPath is a company that specializes in providing efficient customer care solutions for network operators, device makers and enterprises. Just recently they demoed the first ever OMA-DM, Open Mobile Alliance Device Management, which included five of the key capabilities. Mobile check, mobile check and correct, mobile software management and mobile lock and wipe. The mobile [...]
Over at the Symbian Foundation Security Blog they’ve announced that the Symbian OS Security Package have now gone from Symbian Foundation License (SFL) to the Eclipse Public License (EPL). In essence, it means that it’s now available for the general public to see. In the blog post, the main reason mentioned was that it was [...]
I’m currently using AI Roboform to take care of my passwords on my computer and Epocware’s Handy Safe to do the same for my mobile. AI Roboform integrates nicely to Firefox, as well as Internet Explorer, but has no sync option and their free Symbian client is next to useless. Using Handy Safe, it has sync [...]
We reviewed PhoneWallet from SymbianGuru previously, but now our friends at SBSH, known for their Calendar application (formerly known as Papyrus) have released their own wallet application. SBSH SafeWallet features a PC client to allow you to easily enter, manage, backup, and then sync your pertinent information on your phone. The PC client, which unfortunately [...]
Steve Litchfield has taken the opportunity to lambast the BBC for a recent piece quoting people from Adaptive Mobile and F-Secure, two companies that conveniently offer commercial anti-virus software for S60-powered smartphones. The article goes on to warn readers of the threats of mobile viruses, particularly to the Symbian platform. As Steve correctly points out, [...]
With as many usernames, passwords, and various other numbers and identifications that we have nowadays, it’s no wonder we get confused sometimes. For some in the ‘older generation’, it’s easy to keep a small piece of paper or notecard hidden in your wallet, upon which is recorded, well, everything needed to swipe your identity. There [...]
