When Google released their Chrome web browser, it took the world by surprise but seemed like the logical next step for the mega company. Well, it looks like they are expanding past a web browser and even past their mobile Android OS with the introduction of Google Chrome OS.

This will be a full fledged open source operating system built from the ground up. Its focus will be on speed, security and simplicity much like the Google Chrome web browser and Android OS.

Google says that they are working on making netbooks running Google Chrome OS for availability sometime in 2010. Your move Apple and Microsoft.

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Tags: Chrome, Desktop PCs, Google, Google, Laptops, netbooks, open source, operating system, software

While it probably doesn’t mean the applications are going to get any breakthrough features right off the bat, Google has announced that their entire suite of Google Apps have left the beta stage. But what does this actually mean?

Well, nothing. Google explains their decision to remove the beta tage came along when they realized that some bussinesses were hesistant to make the switch due to the perceived notion that the Apps weren’t ready for “prime time”.

Furthermore, Google vows to continue to innovate and improve on their entire suite of online applications (including Gmail) despite them no longer being in beta form.

Tags: Beta, Business, gmail, Google, google apps, online, software

A few days ago we learned that GeoHot recently released an update for purplera1n, his iPhone jailbreaking solution, that would add both Windows 7 and 64-bit support. However, Mac OS X users were left in the dust with no alternative.

Luckily, GeoHot has again updated purplera1n this time adding that much sought after Mac OS X support.

Like always, if you plan on jailbreaking your iPhone using any method we describe on MobileWhack, do so with caution and at your own risk.

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Tags: Apple, Cell Phones, geohot, iPhone, jailbreak, mac os x, Mobile News, Mobile Software, purplera1n, software

Besides that overheating problem which can’t exactly be corrected right now, there’s another important issue with your iPhone. There’s a certain SMS vulnerability which puts your iPhone at risk. Apparently it’s possible to:

run software code on the phone that is sent by SMS over a mobile operator’s network in order to monitor the location of the phone using GPS, turn on the phone’s microphone to eavesdrop on conversations, or make the phone join a distributed denial of service attack or a botnet.

The flaw has been discovered by OS X security expert Charlie Miller and it was presented at the SyScan conference in Singapore. Apple is probably going to patch this security issue pretty soon and we’ll keep you updated.

via HotHardware

Tags: Apple, Charlie Miller, iPhone, OS X, security, SMS, software

Mozilla has recently announced that they have officially updated everyone’s favorite web browser, Firefox, to version 3.5.

Firefox version 3.5 is all based around speed with Mozilla going on to say that Firefox 3.5 is enourmously faster than both Firefox 3 and 2. This includes JavaScript speed performances along with just general web browsing.

You can get the update now over at Mozilla’s Firefox page, here.

Tags: Desktop PCs, firefox 3.5, Laptops, Mozilla, release, software, Speed, web browser

If you’re looking for a Windows Mobile alternative to the stock web browser, Mozilla’s recently released Fennec Alpha 2 may be of interest to you. In essence, Fennec is the mobile version of Firefox. Of course, it’s in an Alpha stage right now so expect some bugs.

Below are the improvements to Alpha 2 over Alpha 1:

• Improved panning performance
• Newly designed theme
• JavaScript error console is now built in
• Improved add-on support
• Numerous bug fixes
• Improved UI polish

Despite Fennec Alpha 1 only being available for HTC Touch Pro users, Alpha 2 has been made available for anyone and everyone running Windows Mobile 6.

Download it here.

Tags: alpha 2, Cell Phones, fennec, Firefox, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Mozilla, software, windows mobile 6

USA ePay has announced that their Wireless ePay Credit Card Processing application can now be readily downloaded for free from BlackBerry’s App World in addition to as the Android Marketplace. BlackBerry users on any network can use App World, a somewhat new software service provided directly by BlackBerry, to load USA ePay’s Wireless ePay for BlackBerry application on their phones without having to plug their phones into their computer as needed in the past. The same applies to all Android Phone users and the Marketplace available on all models of those phones.

“These easy and free downloads allow USA ePay merchants to quick access our Wireless ePay application for their phones,” said CEO Ben Goretsky. “This is a big step forward since merchants don’t have to worry about wires and cables anymore to load their credit card app; they can literally do it from anywhere and anytime.” USA ePay’s Wireless ePay program is now available for the BlackBerry, Android phones and Windows Mobile phones. For more information visit www.wirelessepay.com

Tags: Android, App World, application, BlackBerry, Cell Phones, Credit Card, free, mobile phones, processing, software, USA ePay, windows, wireless

If you’re looking to get a leg up on the competition before Palm officially releases their App Catalog SDK kit to the public, you’re in luck. The pirates are at it again as it was recently discovered that the Palm Pre Mojo SDK has been leaked ono torrent sites everywhere.

Of course, Palm isn’t going to let rogue developers put their creations onto the App Catalog but at least you can get some practice in.

While Palm hasn’t said anything about this leak, chances are they won’t be pleased, so be sure to download at your own risk.

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Tags: app catalog, Cell Phones, leak, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Mojo, Palm, Palm Pre, SDK, software, Sprint, Torrent

If you were looking to get the Sense UI, featured on the HTC Hero, for your T-Mobile G1 you are sure to be discouraged by this latest announcement.

Apparantly, the HTC has released a statment that says  due to licensing terms, any phones branded with the Google logo, such as the T-Mobile Android devices, will not be able to run the stylish user interface.

Then again, once the Sense UI is made readily available, it’s only a matter of time until hackers will be able to boot it up on the above mentioned devices.

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Tags: Android, branded, Cell Phones, Google, Google, HTC, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Sense UI, software

If you’re on the market for a cheap, yet function laptop you should definitely check out Gateway’s newly announced NV series.

The entire series will feature a 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 LED backlit display, up to 4GB of RAM, 320GB HDD, DVD drive, WiFi, multi-card reader, HDMI and VGA out, 4 USB ports and a 6 cell battery. Operating system wise you’re looking at Windows Vista Home Premium. And, to spice up your computing, Gateway will offer the NV series in NightSky Black, Midnight Blue, Coffee Brown and Cherry Red.

Price wise the NV series starts at $499 for a 2.1GHz AMD Athlon 64 processor and Radeon HD 3200 graphic card and $599 for a 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with a GMS 4500MHD graphics card.

Tags: 15.6-inch, ahtlon 64, AMD, dvd, Gateway, hdmi, intel core 2 duo, Laptops, nv, radeon hd 3200, software, VGA, WiFi

Windows 7’s October 22nd release date is quickly approaching and in luei of that Microsoft has decided to release the official pricing scheme for the new operating system.

To upgrade from either XP or Vista, consumers will have to pay $119.99, $199.99, or $219.99 for Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate respectively. However, those who don’t want to upgrade are looking at a price tag of $199.99, $299.99, or $319.99.

Furthermore, Microsoft is opening a limited number of upgrade pre-orders at a discounted price ($49.99 for Home Premium and $99.99 for Professional).

Tags: microsoft, operating system, pc, software, upgrade, vista, Windows 7, xp

Well folks, just about an hour after the HTC Hero’s official website was discovered, HTC went ahead and officially unveiled the phone.

While there aren’t many new details other than what was stated on the website (Qualcomm 528MHz processor, 5MP camera, 3.2″ touch-screen) we do know that the white model will feature Teflon coating to keep it stain (and scratch?) free. However we failed to mention that it will feature a Flash rendering web browser, UI customization, and full integration of social networking sites like Flickr and Facebook.

Furthermore, HTC let us know that the Hero will arrive on an announced carrier in Europe next month and Asia last this summer. As for North America, HTC says it will hit later on in 2009.

We’ll continue to update this post with pictures and information as HTC unveils more.

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Tags: Cell Phones, HTC, htc hero, Mobile News, Mobile Software, north america, qualcomm, software, teflon, touch screen, Uncategorized, WiFi

Microsoft has just sent out a friendly reminder that those currently running the Windows 7 beta or are looking to get their hands on the RC, better act fast.

Starting on July 1st the Windows 7 beta that was released some time ago will begin rebooting ever 2 hours and on August 1st be rendered completely useless. The RC on the other hand will work until the operating system’s official release.

So again, if you’re running the Windows 7 beta, switch to the RC, and if you haven’t downloaded the RC yet and want to, do it now.

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Tags: Beta, Desktop PCs, Laptops, microsoft, operating system, rc, Release Candidate, software, Windows 7

Despite being officially set to launch in about an hour, HTC has gone ahead and launched an official website for their upcoming handset, the HTC Hero.

The newly launched website gives us all sorts of data that was previously unknown. First things first, this will in fact be an Android phone. Other than sporting Google’s operating system the Hero will feature a Qualcomm 528 MHz processor, a 3.2-inch 230×480 touch-screen TFT-LCD display and a 5MP camera. Additionally it will feature GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi and a 3.5mm audio jack.

You can head over to the website at www.htc.com/www/product/hero/overview.html.

No word on pricing or availability yet but we’ll keep you updated.

Tags: Android, bluetooth, camera, Cell Phones, Google, gs, Hero, HTC, htc hero, launch, Mobile News, qualcomm, software, website, WiFi

Apple is excited to announce that the latest version of their popular iPhone line, the 3G S, has gone ahead and sold over 1 million copies since its June 19th release date. Apple front-man Steve Jobs was on hand to comment on the phone’s success:

Customers are voting and the iPhone is winning. With over 50,000 applications available from Apple’s revolutionary App Store, iPhone momentum is stronger than ever.

But that’s not all Apple was pleased to announce as they also let us know that the latest iPhone OS version, version 3.0, has been downloaded over 6 million times since it was released last week.

Does anyone out there still doubt that Apple is attempting to take over the world?

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Tags: Apple, Apple, Cell Phones, downloads, iPhone, iPhone 3G S, Mobile News, OS, os 3.0, sales, software, software, steve jobs

Samsung first announced their upcoming touch-screen touting handset Jet last week and already have found it to be a highly anticipated phone. Apparantly, Samsung woke up this morning to find that the Jet was pre-ordered a none-too-shabby 2 million times marking the highest pre-order quota Samsung has ever come face-to-face with.

For those who don’t know, or have forgot, the Jet features a beautiful 3.1-inch AMOLED touch-screen along with an 800MHz processor and 3.6Mbps HSDPA support. Additionally it will have a 5 megapixel camera, GPS, DivX and XviD support and of course a full HTML Samsung designed web browser.

With 2 million pre-orders there has to be some one out there that is anxiously awaiting the Jet’s upcoming release date, let us know.

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Tags: AMOLED, Business, Cell Phones, DivX, dolfin, GPS, HSDPA, Mobile News, pre-order, record, Samsung, samsung jet, software, xvid

Boingo Wireless makes it easier to get connected to the web with the launch of its WiFi Hot Spot Finder and Connection Manager for Android. If there is one thing that becomes a problem for people when outdoors is that of finding the right spot to get a decent signal for their devices. And now, Android get a big boost as far as being supported by WiFi carriers such as Boingo.

Boingo Mobile is currently available for all Android smartphones that includes models which are running on Android 1.5. With the open platform on Android, Boingo is able to produce a very user-friendly and easy-to-use Wi-Fi experience for the Android platform.

Most Android smartphones include Wi-Fi, which the Boingo application enhances by providing a convenient, automated way to connect. The application automatically notifies users when they are in a Boingo hotspot without needing to open the application, and connects to the Boingo network with one-click. When in a hotspot, the Boingo application will appear in the notification bar, and depending on phone settings, will either vibrate or play a sound.

The Boingo app can be downloaded at their site.

(Source) Press

Tags: Android, boingo boingo, boingo wireless, Cell Phones, hotspot, launch, Mobile News, open platform, phone settings, smartphones, software, wifi hot spot

It seems that Mozilla has gone ahead and released a release candidate to beta users for Firefox 3.5 despite any prior announcement.

Some features found in the update (which Mozilla says totals 5,000) include build-in video, a private browsing mode, geolocation to provide certain websites with the user’s location and finally the faster loading of pages including JavaScript programs.

Those brave souls who want to dive head first into the update before its officially released later this month can grab the release candidate here.

Tags: 3.5, Beta, Desktop PCs, Firefox, Laptops, Mozilla, Release Candidate, software, web browser

Well that didn’t take long — OS 3.0 for the iPhone/iPod Touch hasn’t even been officially publicly released and already the iPhone Dev-Team is announcing that they have successfully jailbroken it.

Now, they aren’t releasing the software unlock to the public until Friday (the same day the iPhone 3G S comes out) in hopes that Apple won’t be able to fix it last minute.

Anyways, be sure to check out the above video demoing what the Dev-Team is calling ultrasn0w (the actual demo starts at 1:57) and await its June 19th arrival.

For more information on everything iPhone hacking head over to the iPhone Dev-Team’s official blog.

Tags: Apple, Cell Phones, iPhone, iphone dev team, iphone unlocking software, jailbreak, Mobile News, software, ultrasn0w, yellowsn0w

Opera has scheduled an important event for today during which it unveiled a totally new service, the Opera Unite. The Unite is supposed to be a web-based application which is built-in the Opera browser. As the name suggests this service will make your computer, data and media available via any web browser in the Unite cloud. Yes, the Unite is a new cloud sharing which will bring you features like:

File sharing — securely share files direct from your computer

Web server — turns your home computer into a web server via Opera Unite URL

Media player — direct link to your music collection from any web browser

Photo sharing — shares your image library over the web without requiring a photo service

Lounge — self-contained chat service running on your computer

Fridge — a place where friends and family can post notes

Anyone impressed yet? Are you already installing Opera on your system?

via Press

Tags: Cloud, Mobile Software, Opera, software, Unite