| Exclusive: Keeper Security launches a military grade storage and sharing product Jun 12th 2014, 14:26, by Juan Martinez 
Mobile password management company Keeper Security has created a product that enables users to upload and store files to the cloud via a mobile device, CEO and Co-Founder Darren Guccione told TechRadar. The product, Secure File Storage, also allows individuals and organizations to share files with other Keeper users through Keeper's secure cloud environment. Secure File Storage is the latest release from the Chicago-based password management company. The product, which uses military-grade encryption, features 256bit AES encryption, with PKI encryption for secure sharing. The product comes with advanced threat detection warnings, a self-destruct mechanism in case of a disaster-related event, and two-factor authentication. Keeper was founded in 2009 by CEO Darren Guccione and CTO Craig Lurey. Guccione and Lurey sold their first company, Apollo Solutions to CNET Networks in 2000. Guccione also co-founded syndication platform OnlyWire, which was acquired by Snipitron in 2008. The available plansKeeper for Groups, the company's enterprise product, is a multi-user version of Keeper Backup Unlimited. Keeper for Groups is built for more than five users and unlimited devices. More than 3,200 organizations manage passwords and devices with Keeper, Guccione said. Secure File Storage can be added to any existing Keeper plan. Existing Keeper Security users will be able to upload five files to Secure File Storage for free. Secure File plans range from 10 GB of storage for $9.99 per year to 1000 GB for $749.99 per year. Secure File Storage is now live on iOS, Android, Web App, Windows Desktop and Mac app. Windows Phone, Surface and Windows 8 versions will be available later this year. Keeper has also released a tool that enables Android users to auto-fill their login credentials across all mobile apps and browsers on their smartphones and tablets. FastFill is currently available on all Android devices in which Keeper is installed.        |  | Updated: Best Android phone - which should you buy? Jun 12th 2014, 14:10, by Gary Cutlack 
Best Android phone: 10 - 6 Our verdict on the best Android phones - constantly updatedThere's one key way in which Android is massively different from its Apple-branded smartphone competition - the number of phones out there running Google's hot mobile OS. Samsung makes loads of them. Sony's cut the Ericsson ties but still is cranking out the Google-branded handsets. Then you've got Android-powered phones from Acer, LG, Huawei, Motorola, ZTE and many others, and while HTC has ceased the practice of releasing more phones than centipedes have shoes (they do wear them, you know) it's still one of the more prominent Android manufacturers. FutTv : X07b7PVMTE6VWThe many variations in screen size, processor power, software features and design makes finding the best Android phone for you extremely tough. Do you physically and emotionally need a QWERTY keyboard? Are you the sort of oddball who prefers the rough pressing needed to make resistive touchscreens work? If so, you won't find much luck here, as those technologies are sadly phased out of the Android world as buyers get enamoured by fancy, glossy capacitive touchscreens. Are you struggling to work out which are the best Android Widgets? Or even stuck wondering: "Actually, what IS Android?" To help find the best Android phone for you, we've rounded up the best Android handsets out there today, rating the phones on hardware performance, OS upgrade potential and, of course, how shiny and nice they are to have and boast about to work colleagues. So here they are - the best Android phones money can buy today. For many, many different reasons. 10. Samsung Galaxy S4
The Samsung Galaxy S4 still has a lot to offer, but as you can see it's taken a tumble down the rankings now it's successor, the Galaxy S5, is on the scene. Its plastic body means it feels far from premium, but the on screen experience is still strong and there's plenty of grunt under the hood to keep everything running smoothly. You'll also find Android 4.4 KitKat now residing on the handset and the price has dropped since the S5 appeared, making the Galaxy S4 a more affordable option. Quick verdictIt may be over a year old now, but if your budget can't stretch to one of 2014's flagship devices the Galaxy S4 is still a very capable device. The heavy TouchWiz overlay and vast array of Samsung bloatware may put some people off, but you're unlikely to be disappointed considering the lower price. 9. Motorola Moto G
The Moto G rocks up with a 4.5-inch 720p display, punchy 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM and pure Android 4.4 KitKat on board. Add to that a 5MP camera, the choice of 8GB or 16GB of internal storage and connections such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS, and you've got a pretty decent mid-range handset. But wait... ... take a look at the price tag and you'll be astounded by how little the Motorola Moto G will set you back - £130 SIM-free, or £100 on PAYG, it's a steal. It's not all good news, there's no microSD slot, NFC or removable battery, but these are relatively minor points which can be easily overlooked thanks to the low price. Quick verdictIf you're looking for the best budget smartphone on the market then look no further, for the Android 4.4 toting Moto G gives you more than enough bang for your buck. 8. HTC One
Before you all bust a spleen about the HTC One's mighty tumble from top spot hear us out. Unless you're desperate to pay slightly less per month, the new HTC One M8 does everything the One does - just a whole lot better. If you've got your heart set on HTC's Sense UI, its Ultrapixel camera, or the sultry premium design you're better off spending a little bit of extra cash and nabbing yourself the superior One M8. That said, if your budget really can't stretch that far the HTC One is still an accomplished handset which feels great in the hand and works wonderfully well - although the battery life can be a little hit and miss Quick VerdictThe original One still deserves its place in the top ten, but remember that this has one year fewer in terms of HTC promising to keep it upgraded, so if you pick it up now you might not get the newer versions of the software in 12 months time. 7. Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
We said that the HTC One Mini is best down sized flagship around, and at its price point it is, but if you're willing to spend a little extra cash the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact is well worth considering. Unlike the One Mini and Galaxy S4 Mini, Sony hasn't reduced the specs of the Xperia Z1 Compact. Instead it's kept the same 2.2GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, Adreno 330 GPU, and 20.7MP camera from the Xperia Z1 and squashed it all into a smaller package. The one thing that does suffer is the screen, which is pushed down to 4.3 inches and sees its resolution slashed from full HD to 1280 x 720 - that's still better than an iPhone. Quick verdictWant a top-end Android handset without the bulk? Look no further - the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact offers up an excellent array of specs in a package which is similar in size to the iPhone 5S. 6. Google Nexus 5
The Google Nexus 5 is certainly a phone for the Android purists, as well as anyone who wants a flagship handset, but doesn't fancy parting with hundreds and hundreds of hard earned pounds. Android 4.4 KitKat, a full HD 4.95-inch display, quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM means the Nexus 5 is set up nicely to please most users, but it's not without its flaws. First up there's the average battery life which means it struggles to last a whole day, while the 8MP camera on the rear offers up substandard performance for what is essentially a top-end handset. Quick verdictIf you're after a top Android handset, but don't have the budget to stretch to the likes of the HTC One M8 or Sony Xperia Z2, then you can't really go too wrong with the Google Nexus 5. Best Android phone: 5-15. LG G2
The LG G2 was one of the unsung heroes of 2013, and even now in 2014 it manages to sneak its way into fourth spot. That's partly thanks to the LG G3 not being available just yet - but it's coming very soon - and partly thanks to the excellent performance and value it offers almost a year on. Since being upgraded to Android 4.4 KitKat battery life on the G2 has improved, putting it ahead of the Galaxy S4 and HTC One, while the full HD 5.2-inch display keeps it in line with this year's flagships. The external design's rather a mixed bag though, looking like your usual black slab from the front, but shocking everyone with LG's bonkers decision to put the power button bang in the middle of the back of the phone. Quick verdict An insanely powerful phone that still has an awful lot to offer at its new lower price, with the impact only slightly lessened by LG's oddball button placement and occasionally mad software additions. 4. Samsung Galaxy S5
The Samsung Galaxy S5 is a top phone, that's why it's made it into the top four, and it's jam packed full of tech to keep your on the cutting edge. It's got a fantastic 5.1-inch display, super fast Snapdragon 801 processor and a high performing 16MP camera. There are also some more unusual additions including a fingerprint scanner hidden beneath the home key, a dust and waterproof chassis and a heart rate monitor on the back - pretty pointless but fun to show off. The Galaxy S5 loses marks for its all plastic design which results in it feeling a little toy like, and the heavy TouchWiz UI which comes with a whole heap of bloatware. Quick verdictIf you opt for the Galaxy S5 you will be very happy with what you get - especially if you're a Samsung fan - but it you want something which feels as premium as its price tag take a look at the top two entries. 3. OnePlus One
It's probably safe to say that the OnePlus One took almost everyone by surprise. It arrived with little fanfare from a new company, yet it turns out it's one of the top three phones on the planet. With a full HD 5.5 inch display, 2.5GHz quad-core processor and 3GB of RAM it's got the specs to compete with anything else out there, but what really makes it stand out is the price, because at just £229 SIM-free it beats out the Nexus 5 as the best value high end phone available. In fact it's roughly half the price of competitors like the HTC One M8 and Samsung Galaxy S5, so with that in mind it's easy to forgive the lack of a microSD card slot and the questionable call quality, and with its tweakable CyanogenMod OS it's even a little bit different. Quick VerdictWhen it comes to sheer value for money it's hard to beat the OnePlus One. Its build might not be as high end as the HTC One M8 but for what it costs we're surprised it even has a screen. Speaking of the screen, it might be a little on the large side for some users and price aside the phone isn't quite up to the standards of the HTC One M8 or the Sony Xperia Z2, but it sure comes close. 2. Sony Xperia Z2
Sony's back in 2014 with an excellent phone in the shape of the Xperia Z2. And the good news is it's impressive. Really impressive. The industrial design is a little chunky but oozes premium quality in a way that Samsung's plastic shell doesn't, and it's a little more robust than its Galactical and Primary rivals thanks to being IP58 rated. Great battery life, strong power and a good camera all are present and correct with our new top three phones, but Sony steals second simply by being a great all-rounder. It doesn't have the polish of the HTC One M8, nor the more functional UI, but it does what's asked with top-end specs. That's what we like. Quick verdictWith front facing speakers, a new screen with better colour reproduction, 4K video recording and inbuilt noise cancellation the Xperia Z2 is a great device that should be right on your possible upgrade list. Make sure you check it out in-store before purchase, as some won't like the larger build, but for a good all-round experience the Xperia Z2 excels. 1. HTC One M8
We love the speed of the camera, the Duo Camera is smart as a tack, the Boomsound upgrade is impressive and the design... well, you have to hold it. The HTC One M8 is an excellent package The Snapdragon 801 processor has boosted battery dramatically, and that means that photos also process much more quickly as well - even the front-facing camera is much better. Gaming, movies, photography, browsing all work really well, and in a phone that that's easily going to destroy whatever anyone else can design, unless Apple or LG have got some dark sorcery up their sleeves when the iPhone 6 or LG G3 appear later in the year. Quick verdictThe only way to know how good the HTC One M8 is, is to go into a store, pick it up and hold it for a few minutes. Take in the design, listen to the BoomSound speakers and glide around the Sense UI. Of course the One M8 won't be for everyone, and the Xperia Z2, OnePlus One and Galaxy S5 are seriously tempting propositions - but anyone looking for the perfect fusion of design and features need look no further.        | | In Depth: 20 best World Cup apps for Brazil 2014 Jun 12th 2014, 12:28, by Chris Smith 
World Cup apps: FollowThere are more ways than ever to keep up with the action at the World Cup, wherever you are. Just pray it doesn't go to penalties. The World Cup 2014 proper kicks off on June 12 and runs, passes and dribbles its way to the final on July 13. During that time you'll be able to keep up with all the action minute-by-minute without being tied to your sofa or your TV thanks to the wealth of apps available. In the four years since the last World Cup the number of people using smartphones, tablets and other wireless devices has exploded and there's no better way to follow your team or watch matches live even if you're out of the house. 
1 FIFA Official AppPrice: Free Availability: App Store | Google Play FIFA's official app covers pretty much all football but it will be featuring all the World Cup action too of course. Follow your national team's progress with access to the match schedule, exclusive destination guides and team profiles. Add your local and national team to your Favourites in the app to quickly jump to news and results related specifically to them. 2 ESPN FC Soccer & World CupPrice: Free Availability : App Store | Google Play Another app that covers all aspects of football around the world, this one has its own dedicated World Cup tab where you can go to find all the latest news, scores and stats about matches. There's video content too, with highlights including goals and key action clips as well as reaction and analysis from on the ground in Brazil. You can set up personalized scores and live game details – just tailor it to show you the stuff you want to see. 3 World Soccer FinalsPrice: Free Availability : App Store | Google Play Truly one for the football obsessive, this app provides loads of information on matches including live results. You can view the match schedule, results, lineups, yellow and red cards, match stats, player information and set up favourites to customize the experience. With push notifications and city and stadium information plus in-app purchases that unlock the ability to add matches to your calendar, it's a football fan's dream come true. 
4 World Cup 2014 BrazilPrice: Free Availability: Google Play If you're a fan of statistics you'll find much to love in this Android app. With a schedule of all the matches in the championship and full data customization you can track just your chosen teams, groups, matches or conferences. Get match details like scorers, lineups, subs, cards and referees and even browse in offline mode for when you don't have a connection. Access historical results for comparison and see news about future World Cups. It's even green and yellow, which we hope doesn't mean it's biased towards Brazil. 5 2014 TablePrice: Free Availability: Google Play Sometimes you just want to cut straight to the chase and not worry about lots of peripheral information. This app, ideal for journalists or news writers, simply shows you the results in an easy-to-read table format. Get information about the match results of qualified teams, tables, groups, draw, fixtures, playoffs, schedules, dates, times and stadiums where the games will be played. It even auto updates with the latest results. 6 LiveSoccer World Football CupPrice: Free Availability: Google Play Track live matches from more than 300 worldwide soccer leagues and also the World Cup, with customizable push notifications of live events as they happen. Get text-based live updates and commentary from journalists as well as Head2Head match analysis, statistics and player information. The app has a rich user interface but is slick and friendly to use, and will keep you abreast of everything that's going on in realtime. 
7 SofascorePrice: Free Availability: Windows Phone App Store With a slick, pared-down Windows Phone look, this app is ideal for Windows Phone users looking to keep track of their team's performance whether it's in national or international leagues. Get live updates and create custom lists to stay up to the minute on the latest action from the World Cup and other tournaments. 8 Squawka Price: Free Availability: App Store The tech-savvy football hipster's dream, the Squawka app gives fans chance to back up any point they make in the pub with cold hard stats, with an assist from those good folks at Opta. For example, If you think Rickie Lambert performs better than Wayne Rooney and should be starting for England? You can try to win over your mates by comparing the two players' performances. You could try to show them Lambert keeps the ball better, completes more passes and actually has his own hair. It has a dashboard full of updates and stats tailored to your team, while live match centres ensure you're fully up to date with shots, cards, goals and substitutions, while every pass and tackle is logged during the game. 9 TeamStreamAvailability: App Store Price: Free TeamStream is a news and information service from US sporting giant The Bleacher Report that lets you choose your favourite teams and then scrapes stories and tweets from around the web. It's a good looking one-stop-shop for football news and it'll be a great tool to round up the reaction to your country's World Cup games. 
10 BBC SportPrice: Free Availability: App Store | Google Play The BBC Sport app is already an essential app download, but the World Cup additions see the Beeb bring the big hitters off the bench. There'll be live text commentary for all of the games as well as alerts every time someone enters World Cup folklore by finding the back of the net. Although there's no live radio commentary on games from within the app, there will be access to regular Radio 5 bulletins. Combined with the iPlayer, the BBC Sport app is the perfect companion for the greatest showpiece on earth. 11 FourFourTwo Stats ZoneAvailability: App Store Price: Free If you take your football more seriously than those halfwits in the pub who spout half-baked observations based on tired cliches, FourFourTwo Stats Zone is the app for you. It offers full analysis of all the World Cup games, from the basic shot count and possession to full pass maps and work rates of the players. It's not just a pool of meaningless information for football geeks, as it can also be used for evil, adding insight to your fantasy football teams, weekend sports betting and pub trivia. World Cup apps: Watch
12 TVPlayerPrice: Free Availability: App Store Made for iPhone and iPad, this TV streaming app works over a wi-fi or cellular connection and broadcasts a number of free-to-air channels, though not all are available over cellular. With a full TV guide and now and next features it does not currently play video ads at you, so you can get straight to the content you want. So whatever live matches, highlights or commentary shows are broadcast on the BBC or ITV you will be able to see them here. 13 TVCatchupPrice: Free Availability: App Store | Google Play A fair amount of World Cup coverage will be broadcast live on terrestrial British TV and you can stream it live using this app, which is similar to TV Player but also works on Android devices too.
Unlike Player, TVCatchup does have some ads in it but then it is free to download and use, and has some handy features like information overlays, TV guides and closed captioning support.
It works over a Wi-Fi or cellular connection but bear in mind that streaming video while on the move can eat into your data allowance, so try to find a wireless network. 
14 ITV Player Availability: App Store | Google Play | Windows Phone Price: Free If you want live games on your smartphone and tablet then you'll need ITV's on-demand app. Users on iOS, Android and most recently Windows Phone will be able to access live streaming of all of ITV's games from Brazil, while they're away from home. Unfortunately, ITV didn't think to add a pundit blackout feature for its app, so you're going to have to put up with Adrian Chiles and Roy Keane. Great. 15 SkyGoAvailability: App Store | Google Play Price: Varies (part of Sky package) Sky recently announced that it was adding ITV to its streaming service, just in time for the World Cup. That means that if you have access to SkyGo - either as a standalone premium app or through your Sky package - you can watch a multitude of games from this year's World Cup. 16 MatchPintAvailability: App Store Price: Free Are you one of the many folks out there trying to scout out the perfect pub to catch those 11pm kick offs? And by kick offs, we don't mean a pint flying across the bar the moment England go 1-0 down? Leave nothing to chance with MatchPint, which finds the games on TV and tells you which pubs are showing them, offering reviews of the establishment in question and even guiding you there using Google Maps. It's one of many apps that do similar things, but the simple interface and multitude of users make it a top-scorer in our eyes. 
17 BBC iPlayerAvailability: App Store | Google Play | Windows Phone | BlackBerry Price: Free The BBC Sport app is great for following the action via its live text commentary and handy push notifications when a goal goes in, but if you want to tune in live to Lineker and the team, you'll need the iPlayer app itself. The BBC will be showing all live games via the catch-up app and if you miss them they'll be available to watch for 7 days afterwards. Downloads are off limits, but the ability to stream previous games more than makes up for it. Together, the Beeb's mobile offerings make a formidable team that'd strike fear into the hearts of a German penalty taker. It's also available on more platforms than the rival ITV service. You can get it on iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone. World Cup apps: Play
18 Panini CollectorsAvailability: App Store | Google Play Price: Free Anyone who remembers real Panini sticker albums has probably seen a few World Cups come and go. Save yourself all that tedious mucking about with bits of paper and go digital with this free collector's app. Use your phone's camera to scan your stickers and collate them into a list, plus you can set up lists of "got, need and swaps" always in your pocket, share lists with friends and track missing or duplicate stickers easily. Prove that sticker collecting isn't dead – it just grew up. 19 Football Manager Handheld 2014Availability: App Store |Google Play Price: £6.99 If you think you can guide your nation to World Cup Glory, now's your chance. A game for true football fans, Football Manager Handheld 2014 is a portable port of the classic PC game, which has sapped millions of collective hours from our youth. It's made with footy-mad commuters in mind, and while it's lighter on the options, it retains all the compulsive enjoyment of its fully-featured predecessors. The best thing about it isn't the breadth of teams or smooth learning curve, both of which are excellent, but that it can be picked up and put down easily, making it ideal for short journeys to work. 20 Score! World Goals Availability: App Store | Google Play Price: Free The App Store is filled with footy games which let you flick and swipe balls into the net with varying degrees of majesty, but Score does it best. Why? Because each of the wonder goals hammered home by your index digit are re-enactments of the finest strikes in international football and World Cup history. Eagled-eyed gamers will spot them from the tournaments of yesteryear, from Michael Owen's mazy England goal that humbled Argentina in '98 to Dennis Bergkamp's dreamy volley in '96. The game's made better by the rating system of the goals, and you need to get them perfect to unlock the next set; think Angry Birds does football and you're there.        | | Buying guide: Best phone deals of the week Jun 12th 2014, 11:43, by TechRadar 
Best phone deals of the weekThe Samsung Galaxy S5, HTC One (M8) and Sony Xperia Z2 are all now available to buy and we've scoured the net for the best prices on each of them. While we were at it we also cherry picked the best iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C and SIM-only deals for your delectation. Our deals have two elements for each phone we're featuring: the first is one of the most popular of the week, with the most interest from consumers all over the UK. The second is the lowest total cost of ownership, where we work out how much the combined total of handset plus monthly cost will hit the wallet over the duration of the deal. It may not be the best-endowed in terms of data, but for a lot of people the thought of owning an HTC One M8 and a contract for two years for under £700 is a rather lovely one. Samsung Galaxy S5So, let's begin with the phone that's got the most tongues wagging, and this week people are jumping at the Samsung Galaxy S5 in blue on EE, which if bought through Mobile Phones Direct comes with 1000 minutes, unlimited texts and 2GB of 4G data. This can all be yours for £32.99 per month with a £19.99 upfront cost. Over 24 months that comes out at £811.75. 
While that's certainly a good deal, you can get the Galaxy S5 cheaper if you're prepared to pay some money upfront. Cheapest Samsung Galaxy S5 dealThe cheapest overall cost of ownership right now is available from Carphone Warehouse, which gives you the handset on EE with 500MB of 4G data, 500 minutes and unlimited texts for just £13.99 per month on a 24 month contract. The catch is that you've got to pay £399.99 upfront for the handset, but it still works out remarkably cheap at just £735.75 over the 24 months. Of course you'll also have to live with a lot less data and minutes than the previous deal. HTC One (M8)The most popular HTC One M8 deal of the week comes out at £28 per month and has no upfront charge. So it's a little cheaper than the most popular S5 deal, yet you still get unlimited minutes, unlimited texts and 1GB of 4G data. That's available through Carphone Warehouse and it's for a 24 month O2 contract. Ultimately it adds up to £672, which is a great price, but only includes half as much data as the most popular S5 deal. 
Cheapest HTC One M8 dealThe cheapest overall deal for it this week is the same as the most popular one, which isn't terribly surprising given what tremendous value that is. So you're looking at spending £28 per month with no upfront cost and for that you'll get unlimited minutes and texts alongside 1GB of 4G data. That's for a 24 month O2 contract and it's available through Carphone Warehouse, adding up to £672 in total. Sony Xperia Z2The most popular Sony Xperia Z2 deal this week involves buying it on EE from dialaphone. It comes with 1000 minutes, 1GB of 4G data and unlimited texts for £29.99 per month. (Plus you also get a free one year Gourmet Society membership.) There's no upfront charge so over 24 months it will cost you £719.76. 
Cheapest Sony Xperia Z2 dealRight now the cheapest Xperia Z2 deal is the same as the most popular one detailed above. So you're looking at £29.99 per month for the phone on EE with 1000 minutes, 1GB of 4G data and unlimited texts. It even comes with a one year membership to the Gourmet Society. That's from dialaphone and there's no upfront cost so it's £719.76 overall. Apple iPhone 5SApple's flagship might be getting on a bit but it's still good enough to go toe-to-toe with the Android heavyweights. It also carries a similarly high price tag, with the most popular deal this week coming courtesy of Mobile Phones Direct, which offers the phone for £33 per month with no upfront cost, and if you enter USW5 at checkout you'll even get £72 cashback, bringing the overall price down to £720 in total. 
For that you'll get a 16GB version of it on Vodafone with 1GB of data, unlimited minutes and unlimited texts. Cheapest iPhone 5S dealYou can get the Apple iPhone 5S very cheap over the course of the contract, but only if you're prepared to pay some money upfront. Mobiles.co.uk is offering a 16GB version on a 24 month EE contract with 500MB of 4G data, 500 minutes and unlimited texts for £13.99 per month, alongside a one-off charge of £394.99. In all it will set you back £730.75, so if you don't want to worry about claiming cashback that works out cheaper than the deal above. Apple iPhone 5CThe iPhone 5S's cheaper sibling is still a pretty slick handset in its own right and this week the most popular way to get it is through Mobile Phones Direct which sells a 16GB version of the phone on Vodafone with 500MB of data, unlimited texts and 600 minutes for £33 per month. That's with no upfront cost, so over 24 months it will cost you £792, which might not sound as great for a lower-cost iPhone - but you do also get £216 cashback, bringing the cost down to £576. 
Cheapest iPhone 5C dealIf you don't factor in the cashback then the Apple iPhone 5C can be even cheaper if bought from mobiles.co.uk. The network offers it in 16GB on EE with 500MB of 4G data, 500 minutes and unlimited texts for £13.99 per month, alongside an upfront fee of £299.99, coming out at £635.75 over the life of the contract. SIM onlyIf you want to keep your old phone, or just buy a new one outright, then you can currently get a decent SIM-only deal from mobiles.co.uk, which has an O2 SIM card with 8GB of data, unlimited minutes and unlimited texts for £30 per month on a 12 month contract. It also comes with £180 cashback, bringing the cost down to £180 in total.        | | 5G to be the 'one network to rule them all' says Telstra CTO Jun 12th 2014, 05:21, by Farrha Khan 
Dr Hugh Bradlow, Chief Technology Officer for Telstra, has given insight into what the next evolution of mobile network technology, known as 5G, is being developed - and it should arrive in the 2020s. Speaking on the OMPodcast on Outware, Dr Bradlow said that "everyone is expecting we'll have 5G in 2020". "If you look at mobile networks, every 10 years, there's been a new 'G'. Analogue was 1G in 1980, 2G was GSM voice in 1990, 3G was data in 2000, 4G was LTE was in 2010," he said. And according to Dr Bradlow, work has already started on 5G by the Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN) for preparation of the coming decade. NGMN, for which Dr Bradlow is on the board of, is made up of a number of mobile operators, vendors, manufacturers and research institutes around the world, and since coming together in 2006, they have helped develop LTE standards. 5G: Lord of the networksCurrently, there is no set standard yet for 5G with many operators and vendors around the world trying very different things, as can be seen with the different types of LTE technologies that are emerging from Aussie telcos alone. "There's a lot of debate around [what 5G is]. A lot of vendors are doing what I call 'hero experiments' - 10Gbs to a pedestrian if the wind is blowing in the right direction and they're carrying an antenna with them," Dr Bradlow said on the podcast. He explained that while higher speeds, more efficiency and lower latency are all things that do need to be worked on, 5G will end up being what he calls "the one network to rule them all". "If you look at the world today, there's lots of different networks. There's an emergency service network, there's a public cellular network, Internet of Things networks, there are different types of radio systems," Dr Bradlow said. "You want to try to incorporate them into one infrastructure which you can get that economy of scale and scope that you get from a public infrastructure, and that's what we're working on," Dr Bradlow said of the work being done by the NGMN, similar to what the British Government is looking to work towards as well. He explained that the 5G infrastructure will be scaled in two different directions. "One's in capacity and the other is in terms of number of devices, and then on top of that, you want to build into it things like content distribution, and being able to do that efficiently." On Telstra's national Wi-Fi network, and Wi-Fi technology as a whole, Dr Bradlow said that the technology is more of a complementary network to current mobile and emerging mobile networks. From Dr Bradlow's explanation, it looks like beyond providing a seamless connected experience for users, as more public Wi-Fi networks are developed, it will likely be incorporated into the 5G network of the 2020s.        | | Uber app offers olive branch to protesting London cabbies with UberTAXI option Jun 11th 2014, 18:36, by Chris Smith 
Uber, the smartphone-based ride-hailing and ride-sharing service that has London taxi drivers in uproar, has attempted to reach a peaceful compromise by allowing users to book a black cab through its app. The new UberTAXI option, which sits alongside the company's uberX, EXEC and LUX services, will allow users to arrange and pay for the iconic London cabs via their Uber account. The new service tier will charge the same rates as Transport for London dictates for metred black taxis, while the firm will charge a 5 per cent commission, a fee that'll be eaten by drivers not customers. Uber will hope the perceived 'olive branch' will help to calm the tensions between it and the Licensed Taxi Driver's Association. BeefProtesting cabbies brought hours of disruption to the capital on Wednesday with a strike to protest against Uber muscling in on their turf. The drivers' beef stems from the lack of regulation for Uber, who's drivers don't need a license or to pass 'The Knowledge' exams in to operate in the capital Uber's Jo Bertram wrote on the company's blog on Wednesday: "We recognise the unique heritage and value of traditional black cabs when it comes to getting around. UberTAXI is another way of using technology to offer more choice, making life simpler and keeping London moving." Either way, the protests don't seem to have done Uber any harm, with CNBC reporting sign ups have jumped up 850 per cent compared with last week.        | | Windows Phone 8.1 cleared for liftoff on latest Lumia models Jun 11th 2014, 17:55, by JR Bookwalter 
Rocking a Nokia Lumia smartphone and getting impatient for the latest and greatest operating system update? The wait may soon be over, according to the guy who knows of what he speaks. Microsoft Corporate Vice President and Windows Phone Program Management kingpin Joe Befiore issued an early morning tweet confirming Windows Phone 8.1 is more or less in the can. "WP8.1 sw [software] is finished for the Lumia phones that started shipping a couple weeks ago.. and we're testing the update code now. Fixes ongoing," the Twitter missive reads. Although Belfiore didn't name specific models, the latest Nokia handsets include the Lumia 930, Lumia 630 and Lumia 635 unveiled at the Build 2014 developer conference. Great, but when?First unleashed upon developers in April, Windows Phone 8.1 introduces a bevy of customization features such as Action Center, along with a Siri-like virtual assistant known as Cortana. Judging from the tweet, a lot of progress has been made since the Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview was last updated on May 14. The update stomped out a number of bugs and improved battery life at the same time. One detail the software boss didn't manage to fit inside his 140-character-or-less update is when users with recent Nokia Lumia smartphones - not to mention owners of older hardware rocking the current Windows Phone 8 - will actually be able to install the OS. In the meantime, developers continue working with the preview behind the scenes, even as Microsoft presumably readies new hardware after taking possession of Nokia's devices and services division in late April. - What's in store for Windows 9? TechRadar gets to the bottom of it all!
       | | 7 mobile device management solutions you need to know Jun 11th 2014, 15:22, by Jennifer McCartney 
7 MDM solutions you need to knowWith an increasingly mobile workforce and more employees using their own devices for work-related tasks, enterprises must ensure their employees' mobile devices are safe and secure—whether they are company-issued or employee-owned (bring your own device or BYOD). To ensure a safe and easy-to-manage fleet of devices, companies need to choose a mobile device management provider (MDM). There are an increasing number of MDMs that offer various benefits—from complete locked-down security for sensitive enterprises to flexible and quick cloud-based solutions—there's an MDM for every need no matter the size of the business or the range of devices or operating systems. Here are a selection of MDMs that are bringing interesting solutions to the marketplace: 1. AirWatch by VMWare AirWatch, purchased by VMWare in January 2014, offers a comprehensive MDM solution across every mobile device (laptops, tablets, printers) and every mobile operating system. The company was recognized as a leader in the 2014 Gartner Magic Quadrant Report for its enterprise mobility management (EMM) and, accordingly, positions itself as the leading provider in the industry. Their service offers one administrative console that gives an overview of every enrolled device and a dashboard with real-time data for the device fleet. Enrollment is made easy, as once users are authenticated, the appropriate apps and content corresponding to security restrictions are pushed to the device automatically. Customers can then choose to use standalone apps or the AirWatch Workspace which allows users to separate their personal and corporate information. AirWatch is particularly popular with retailers including both Walgreens and Best Buy. 2. BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 (BES10)BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 (BES10), with its emphasis on security, is notable for its popularity with various governments around the world. Of the G20 Nations, 16 of them use BES10. It's also the only provider cleared for use on U.S. Department of Defense networks. The service offers multi-OS device, app, and security management through one management console for Android, Blackberry, and iOS devices. It also allows users to switch between work and personal functions with its Secure Work Space solution which lets users to keep their social media, email, and apps separate—offering a greater amount of control and ensuring data leak prevention. For example, enterprises can specify whether a BlackBerry device user can forward email messages marked as private, or whether they can add a new recipient when they reply to a message. Its silver level service is geared towards small businesses while its gold level service is recommended for governments or security sensitive operations. Read our Bes 10 review. 3. Good Technology Mobile Device Management The aptly named Good Technology (founded as SpringThings in 2000) and bought by Visto in 2009 offers "automated device lifecycle management" with a focus on security—while the company keeps its eye on future growth by continually developing new technology. The company has filed over 250 technology patents and boasts 50 Fortune 100 companies as customers. The service allows apps secured with Good Technology to coexist alongside the user's own apps. Good-secured apps can detect when a device has been compromised and allows data wiping or the ability to lock the app. With Good's MDM service, IT has the ability to control the settings on any managed device while allowing users with iOS, Windows, and Android mobile devices the ability to self-enroll (with their access corresponding to their employee status in the corporate directory system)—saving on set-up time and support costs. Their MDM is available across a variety of Good's offerings including Good for Enterprise, the Good Collaboration Suite, and the Good Dynamics Secure Mobility Platform. 4. MaaS360 by Fiberlink, an IBM Company MaaS360 by Fiberlink is a cloud-based solution and bills itself as the "cloud mobility leader." Privately held until its acquisition by IBM in December 2013, the service advertises seamless integration with an enterprise's existing infrastructure, a three-minute enrollment process, as well as instant updates. It also provides a lightweight container solution for email as part of the application. A software development kit, as well as an application wrapper, are available for creating secure apps. While the provider emphasizes the speed and flexibility with which it can operate it also cites its security credentials including the fact that it's FIPS 140-2 compliant, AICPA SOC-2 Type II compliant, and was the first MDM vendor to receive FISMA's "Authority to Operate." MDM solutions you need to know #5-75. MobileIron MobileIron works primarily with Android, Mac OS, iOS, and Windows Phone and provides a secure "intelligent gateway" that allows enterprise access to email, apps, and web traffic. Their large selection of third-party apps are secured with MobileIron AppConnect and are available in their app store. They also provide network management that can track things like international roaming—alerting customers to high cost-usage. Access to enterprise email, apps, docs, and Web traffic is controlled via the intelligent gateway ensuring only secured devices are able to connect. Enterprises can choose various policies based on their security preference—for example corporate apps on compromised devices can be wiped clean with one policy or users might simply receive an alert with another. Not just a technology company, MobileIron provides support and training for the lifecycle of each device as well as emphasizing their focus on design. 6. SAP Afaria MDM First released in 1997, SAP Afaria emphasizes its scalable, secure architecture for managing Android, iOS and Windows Phone 8 devices. SAP Afaria is a market leader claiming over 150,000 devices managed and it also partners with Amazon for its cloud services. Operating in the cloud or on-premise, the service allows enterprises to install, delete, and update all of its devices at any time and also allows secure employee enrollment through its end user self-service portal. The company also offers extensive analytics—for example Afaria gives enterprises access to mobile app analytics to see how their employees are utilizing their devices. They offer an enterprise app store as well as investing capital in app development. 7. Symantec Mobile Management Symantec Mobile Management (SMM) claims to offer the "broadest set of technologies" to secure a mobile workforce. The California-based Fortune 500 Company, founded in 1982 and known for its variety of security offerings, provides the Symantec Mobile Management Suite which includes application management, scalable device management, and threat protection for iOS, Android, Blackberry, and Windows 8 devices. SMM also offers protection policies for individual apps—for example, enterprises can block iOS 7 features like Airprint or the user's ability to add files to their Safari reading list. Wrapping technology is utilized for its apps and policies can be changed or revoked at any time. It offers secure corporate email as well as supporting native email apps. Features include a single sign-on across in-house, third-party and cloud-based apps as well as IT Analytics which provides enterprises with insight into device compliance. Symantec Mobile Security, an anti-malware protection solution, is also available on Android devices.   | |
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