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IBM Releases Lotus Notes for iPhone; Android is up Next

From DailyTech: A little known fact is that IBM claims its Lotus Notes email client was the first software interface to introduce the chiclet-shaped graphical icons now typically associated with the iPhone in the minds of most. Perhaps it is appropriate that IBM is now at last offering Lotus Notes in all its glory for the iPhone.

Lotus Notes Traveler Companion, Big Blue's first application for the Apple iPhone App Store was announced yesterday at Lotusphere 2010, an IBM trade show. IBM describes the new product, stating, "If you want a mobile alternative to reading Domino-encrypted mail on your laptop, then this is the application for you. Encrypted mail will appear in your inbox with only a unique, secure link for the Companion application. After entering your Lotus Notes Traveler password, the mail will be displayed on your iPhone or iPod Touch, and then upon exit will leave no decrypted mail on the device -- ensuring the security of your most sensitive corporate data. "

For now, a minor inconvenience is that the app requires a fixpack to Traveler 8.5.1 to manage your meetings. Still, that's unlikely to damper the spirits much among Lotus Notes users, who have long hoped for an iPhone app.

Next up is Google's Android OS, said IBM director of product management Ed Brill. He states that the new Google Nexus One "Google Phone" will be the first to get the secure email client app.

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IBM's First Lotus Notes Apps for iPhone, Android Platforms

IBM Jan. 18 unveiled the first applications for Apple's iPhone and Google's Android platforms at Lotusphere 2010. Lotus Notes Traveler Companion is a free plug-in that lets iPhone users read their encrypted Lotus Notes e-mail. IBM later this year will also begin offering a Lotus Notes Traveler client for Android, beginning with Google's Nexus One device. Also, RIM said it would sell BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus Quickr and a new version of the BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus Connections. RIM also said it was licensing Connections for use among its thousands of employees.

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Just Another Mobile Phone Blog: SKT to Challenge Apple With Android Phone

SK Telecom plans to tackle over Apple's iPhone in the domestic market by heavily betting on handsets that run on open-based Google's Android operating system, a company executive said.

The nation's top mobile carrier, which has been suffering from a falling local market share due to an impressive iPhone sales since late last year, said it will launch 15 new smartphones this year with as many as 13 models running on the Google-powered gadgets.

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Apple Blanches As Woz Says He Loves The Nexus One

Co-founder of Apple Steve Wozniak surely cut Apple CEO Steve Jobs to the quick last week, when he admitted on the set of NBC Class Action, an education show, that he loves the HTC Nexus One, AKA the Google Phone. Don't worry, too much, iPhone fans: he still carries two of them.

After all, he went so far as to cut in line to get his iPhone (but then, who was going to tell the co-founder of Apple, developer of the device, to get back to the end of the line?).

No, the Woz is just a gadget freak. Like some people we know, he wants the latest and greatest gadget. In fact, he admitted that not only does he have two iPhones and a Nexus One, he also has a Motorola Droid and sometimes will be found with a BlackBerry.

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Apple Cofounder Hints The Google Phone Is His New Favorite Gadget - Worldnews.com

Steve Wozniak may have once cut in line to get an iPhone. But now he's moved on to a hotter gadget.

The cofounder of Apple -- the company that made him millions -- told NBC Bay Area a dirty little secret. He's ditched the iPhone for Google's Nexus One.

Well, not ditched, exactly -- but he did say it was his favorite gadget.

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Google Nexus One – a threat to iPhone « AndroidBoss

Google has recently announced Google Nexus One, the Google phone which challenges the throne on which the iPhone had been reigning thus far. With this phone, Google has entered the scenario with an innovation that simply pushes the limits a level higher. Nexus One, the Google phone, surely challenges the throne on which the iPhone had been reigning thus far.

The following 6 evident reasons why the Google Nexus 1 can possibly better than the iPhone's status in the market.

1. Screen – First things first. When you look at a smartphone, the first thing that catches your attention is its screen. Clarity and size of the screen would be a major turn on for any smartphone lover. Well, in this aspect, the Nexus One surpasses the iPhone easily given its bigger screen and also higher resolution which contributes to better clarity.

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AT&T might launch Motorola Backflip this spring | The Toybox | ZDNet.com

Nothing is official yet, but it seems everyone is pointing towards a March 7 release date for Motorola's Backflip with AT&T, which would be the phone carrier's first Google Android OS-based smartphone.

According to Bright Hand, Android-run (version 1.5?) smartphone will start selling at $324, and it's not clear whether that's before or after a contract deal, etc.

The phone gets its moniker from the unusual design, as the phone features a reverse-flip keyboard, thus the Backflip.

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FindLaw's Common Law: Android User Beware of Malware Apps Scam

The Google Android user has something else to worry about besides IPhone envy. It turns out the Android user must also worry about malware apps that could scam them out of money from their bank accounts. USA Today reports that apps from the developer "09Droid" were pulled from Google's Android Marketplace because of concerns that the apps could possibly be programmed to steal account login information of Android users.

ComputerWorld reports that some banking institutions warned customers not to use the Android apps. BayPort Credit Union of VA issued this warning: "It is believed that fraudsters deployed fraudulent mobile banking applications to the Android Marketplace, using a phishing technique to attempt to gain access to mobile banking users financial information." First Tech Credit Union of Oregon also warned its customers of suspicious apps for Android. First Tech Credit Union's warning said: "We recently learned that a fraudster developed a rogue Android Smartphone app. It creates a shell of mobile banking apps that tries to gain access to a consumer’s financial information."

Google goes through a process that is vastly different from Apple's when it comes to placing apps for smartphones in the marketplace. According to PCWorld, Google depends on users to let them know when an app is phishy so to speak. This means a greater vulnerability for Android users and the businesses that work with smartphones like the Android. Apple heavily polices all of the apps that it places in their marketplace. As a result, there have been no reports of malware apps (except on IPhones that have been jailbroken).

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Nexus One Greeted With Buyer 'Meh,' 'Sesame Street' Coming to Consoles

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....

• The Nexus One Google phone inspired a significant amount of speculation with both the media and with consumers, but that hubbub hasn't exactly translated into sales success. Despite the buildup, the phone is apparently languishing, as a paltry 20,000 units were sold during its first week. The iPhone 3GS sold 1.6 million models. [From: Business Insider]
• The Lego video game series has cemented itself as one of the most popular gaming genres, particularly among kids. Another ubiquitous franchise, and one of the most successful educational shows of all time, should provide some competition in that kids-game marketplace. After a lengthy hiatus, 'Sesame Street' will apparently, and finally, be making a return to home consoles later this year. 

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Banking malware found in Google Android Market - Network World

Mobile phone owners with handsets running Google's Android OS, such as the HTC Hero, could be at risk from cybercriminals trying to steal their bank account information.

According to Sophos, First Tech Credit Union has discovered the Droid09 app - which claimed to be a mobile banking application - on Android Market. Those that used the app would have seen their banking logons and passwords stolen by cybercriminals, possibly for use in ID theft.

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The security vendor says it has not yet seen the malware, which has been removed from the Android app store.

"Although malware has previously emerged for jailbroken iPhones (such as the infamous Rick-rolling Ikee worm) the malicious applications have not made it onto users' iPhones via Apple's highly guarded AppStore," Graham Cluely from Sophos said in a blog.

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