E-TEN acquired by Acer

E-TEN to be acquired by Acer. E-TEN has released a number of hugely successful Pocket PC phones that featured combinations of GPRS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and 3.5G GSM functionality each enhanced by exclusive in-house developed software applications. And recently Acer announced that it has entered into an agreement to buy E-TEN Information Systems Co. Ltd. Turns out, Acer wants to dabble in the mobile world - a world that's more mobile than their current expertise in notebooks would allow.

Asus ZX1 Lamborghini Windows Mobile Smartphone

Asus ZX1 Lamborghini Windows Mobile Smartphone. Asus, the Taiwan-based electronics giant launched the ZX1 Lamborghini branded PDA Phone at the CeBIT 2008. It will sport such goodies as HSDPA support, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, while Qualcomm's 520 MHz CPU will provide the processing power for Windows Mobile 6.1. It's "just like the iPhone" according to our friendly ASUS guide.

The picture was taken during the CeBIT 2008 which is currently taking place in Hanover, Germany. The device is expected to fetch an unsubsidized €1,000 ($1,500) price tag when this 3G world-phone launches in Europe this May.

(via CeBIT 2008)

Native iPhone P2P Torrent Software

Native iPhone P2P Torrent Software. An iPhone hacker ported code from the Transmission site to run on the iPhone's ARM microprocessor. And while this is still extremely preliminary software, we're kinda sure it will develop over time.

In the meantime, it's not advisable to use it over EDGE — the software usually crashes or reaches such "speeds" like 5kb/s — but with WiFi - sky is your limit.

You can get more information as well as instructions how to use it.

Motorola Z8 Firmware Update

Motorola Z8 Firmware Update. Motorola has been shipping updated firmwares on new handsets for a while now, but the early Z8 owners were left to deal with somewhat buggy software. Now, they can update their smartphones, It seems the firmware can make them more stable. It should be good for users to have the latest firmware version.

In order to update the Z8, you'll need to download Motorola's software update tool. Once you install it, connect your phone using USB cable (put the Z8 in "USB Modem" modem) and you should see an updated firmware available.

You can already download Motorola's software update tool from the official website.

InfoJack - New Windows Mobile Trojan

InfoJack - New Windows Mobile Trojan. McAfee, a popular security firm has warned that they've discovered a new Windows Mobile trojan. This time, the trojan, InfoJack Trojan, is actually in the wild and capable of infecting unprotected Windows Mobile smartphones.

The InfoJack Trojan spreads by either tricking mobile users into installing seemingly legitimate application installation files or if punters inadvertently use an infected memory card on vulnerable devices. The malware has been spotted circulating in China.

LEDAlerts - Samsung BlackJack II 7 colors LED indicator

LEDAlerts - Samsung BlackJack II 7 colors LED indicator. Samsung BlackJack II LED indicator light's 7 different color possibilities can be assigned to a range of events/notifications. With QoreFunctions' LEDAlerts application, you can use that awesome color palette on your Samsung BlackJack II's LED indicator light to give you a heads up missed calls, text messages, emails, calendar event, alarm, etc. You name it, and LEDAlerts can map that event to your LED light.

Why go through the hassle of turning on your BlackJack II's display just to find out that you have new spam in your mailbox. Save yourself some time and a bit of battery juice by checking the LED indicator - with 7 different colors, you can quickly tell at a glance what your BJII wants.

Handy Blacklist 3.0 - Protection against Stalkers

Handy Blacklist 3.0 - Protection against Stalkers. Epocware just announced yet another useful piece of software as part of their Handy series of applications. The so called Handy Blacklist 3.0 protects Symbian S60 3rd edition mobile phone users privacy by blocking unsolicited callers, saving time on unnecessary responses and offering peace of mind.

The easy-to-use application allows you to add numbers to black list either permanently or for a set period of time.

ZiPhone 2.5 - iPhone 1.1.4 Jailbreak + Unlock

ZiPhone 2.5 - iPhone 1.1.4 Jailbreak + Unlock. Zibri has announced that the other jailbreak GUI-offering has been updated to work with the iPhone v1.1.4. As expected, ZiPhone 2.5 is an update to the ZiPhone 2.4 jailbreak tool for iPhones running the previous v1.1.3 firmware.

ZiPhone 2.5 works just like ZiPhone 2.4 - which is to say that it'll jailbreak, unlock, and even activate your iPhone v1.1.4, regardless of when you bought it (Bootloader versions 3.9 and 4.6 are good to go). And, while iNdependence is a Mac-only solution (for now), ZiPhone 2.5 does its magic on both Windows and Mac machines!

Kaspersky Mobile Security 7.0 for S60, Windows Mobile announced

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, announces the release of a new product for the integrated protection of smartphones running Symbian and Windows Mobile. Kaspersky Mobile Security 7.0 allows users to completely lock the device or remotely delete the data on it. Moreover, if a smartphone is stolen, the SIM-Watch function prevents the thief from accessing data on the phone without the original SIM card; as soon as the original SIM card is replaced, a message notifies its owner of the new telephone number.

Kaspersky Mobile Security 7.0 offers powerful protection for data stored on smartphones in the event that the device is lost, as well as protecting against network attacks, malware and SMS spam.

Motorola W270 on FCC

Motorola W270 on FCC. The FCC has unveiled yet another Motorola clamshell handset for the mid-range set. CellPhoneSignal gave us a heads up on the Motorola W270's recent FCC publication. As a mid-range handset, the Moto W270 features a dual-band GSM (850/1900Mhz) radio, MP3 playback, microSD card slot, and FM radio with RDS. The dual-band radio could be preparing to lock on to T-Mobile towers, but that's speculation at this point.

The W270 does though bring a more slim style to Motorola’s mid-range at being 17mm thick, and no doubt everything will need to be sacrificed excluding maybe GPRS and camera to get this mobile handset near an affordable price.