Mobile Management

Facebook advised to give WhatsApp a security review

US carriers said to have rejected ‘kill switch’ technology last year

Phone companies weren't interested in installing a kill switch system

Lessons from Nokia’s bow to Android should resonate with smaller OS providers

Can a hybrid like the Nokia X be instructive to Mozilla and others?

Nokia tries to keep feature phones alive with the 220

The phone costs US$40 and has Facebook and Twitter preloaded

MWC:MasterCard adds in-app payments to MasterPass mobile platform

MasterCard also said it has entered into an agreement to acquire C-SAM

Sony’s $130 SmartBand to combine fitness, entertainment, life experiences

The new SmartBand will go on sale globally in March

Qualcomm overtakes Apple with eight-core, 64-bit mobile processor

Qualcomm's new 64-bit, eight-core Snapdragon 615 will be in mobile devices during fourth quarter

Mozilla shows $25 Firefox OS-based smartphone running Spreadtrum chips

One aim is to help blunt domination by two mobile OS's, Android and iOS, Mozilla CEO Sullivan declares

Sidecar testing new trending tool for activity hot spots

The feature would show users heavily trafficked areas for rides

Google’s 3D tech could be boon to Glass, robots and virtual reality

Just disclosed Project Tango 3D smartphone effort may just be scratching the surface for Google