August 20, 2008
Posted by: admin : Category: security
Most common way of spreading viruses in mobile phones are Bluetooth file transfer and MMS. Your mobile phone may get infected while transferring a file from an infected mobile phone or while you receive a MMS from an infected mobile phone. The same thing can also happen if you exchange MMC card.
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Tags: Antivirus, Bluetooth, MMC card, MMS, mobile virus
August 19, 2008
Posted by: admin : Category: security
The answer is no, it can’t . A computer virus can not infect a Mobile phone. Just like any other PC program won’t work on the phone, a computer virus can not do it’s activity on mobile phone too. Most worst that can happen is that the computer virus can copy itself to the phone when phone is connected with a infected PC, but it will not able to run on the phone.
Though Antivirus company Kaspersky Labs do claim that they have discovered the first-ever computer virus capable of spreading over mobile phone networks. According to them name of the virus (network worm) is ‘Cabir’ and it can infect phones running the Symbian mobile phone operating system. (source) . Good news is that no infections have been reported.
Tags: mobile virus, Symbian, virus
August 15, 2008
Posted by: admin : Category: Nokia
Few Models of Nokia Phones have PPT button. It stands for “Push to Talk” or also known as “Press-to-Transmit”. It works like walkie talkie or 2 way radio. It allows you to communicate to another party via the push of a button.
Few companies charge to use this option some offers it free. The PTT function only works if your network supports it. Contact your service provider to they offers this option or not, and if it is free or not.
If you are from India and want to know if any company allow PPT here or not then the answer is that PTT button of your Nokia Phone phone is useless here.
Tags: PPT, Push to Talk