The fact that the iPhone doesn’t securely erase user data when you select “Erase All Content and Settings” has prompted a lot of hand-wringing (and given rise to a lot of complicated manual workarounds) as people get ready to flip their old phones and upgrade to the iPhone 3G, but it looks like there’s a simpler solution coming: AppleInsider says the iPhone 2.0 software now securely erases user data.
Paul Miller from EngadgetMobile got his hands on the LG Dare that’s hitting Verizon Wireless today. According to his report, LG and Verizon put alot of effort on this device. Particularly with the hardware the phone seems determined to differentiate itself from its iPhone competition, with helpful tactile feedback while typing, handwriting recognition, video recording (with in slow-mo) and editing, and the beefed-up photo taking capabilities that a 3.2 megapixel sensor and built-in flash provide. Also the sturdy and bright screen, peppy EV-DO Rev A., expandable memory and a flush 3.5mm headphone jack.
A live video preview of the latest Opera Mobile 9.5 spotted - a fast and feature-rich web browser for mobile devices that strives to snatch the iPhone’s Safari browser title for best mobile browsing experience (for the record, we’ve just made up this title, ok?).
Mobimate’s WorldMate Professional application continues to be updated regularly and remains in the best sellers chart. The eight modules of the application all complement each other, and add up to being something a bit more than the sum of their parts. WorldMate works on two levels. On installing, the majority of the functions are freely available. Updating to the pro version (which is $50 for a twelve month licence) will give you access to the latest additions to WorldMate ‘Professional’, namely the ability to manage your flight schedules, look up new flights and airline timetables, and to set up alerts when flights are delayed or cancelled.
RotateMe is the first of many applications in development by the French author Samir. RotateMe has been in development for the last few months and through the betas it has slowly improved, bugs have been fixed and new features have been added. The current beta (beta 7, for donators only) has reached the end of its development stage and will soon be submitted to Symbian for public signing, but if you can’t wait, you can download the publicly available (unsigned) beta 5 off Samir’s home page.
So it’s on to Google’s Java based GMail Client. Available as a free download at http://www.gmail.com/app/, there are a number of versions available depending on which mobile device you visit with – and by doing all the discovery client side, the mess of ‘choose the right version’ is something the end user doesn’t see, and makes for a very nice experience. Installation over the air takes a few clicks, and you’ll get the GMail icon on your desktop/application screen (or Google Mail if you’re in certain countries, for legal reasons).
