SplashID is reviewed by www.knowyourmobile.com

SplashID always makes news and is an incredible application. Oh I may be biased to it, cos I work for SplashData, but Simon Bisson does not. Look at what he had to say:

"SplashID is a surprisingly useful tool. It’s easy to use, and keeps your passwords and secret information where you’re not likely to lose them.

Keeping them on a secure Blackberry and backing up to a PC makes a lot of sense, especially when you can remotely wipe any lost devices, making sure no one gets their hands on your digital identity."

Not to mention we also have USB sync (not just WiFi) between the desktop and the device.

An overall rating of 4 stars is good, not good enough for us tho'! But ... we will be happy with that for now! :)

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Most commonly used passwords

Imperva's Application Defense Center (ADC) analyzed the strength of the passwords in a report, Consumer Password Worst Practices, that analyzes 32 million passwords to help consumers and website administrators identify the most commonly used passwords they should avoid when using social networking or e-commerce sites.

A report identifies the most commonly used passwords:

1. 123456
2. 12345
3. 123456789
4. Password
5. iloveyou
6. princess
7. rockyou
8. 1234567
9. 12345678
10. abc123

Some key findings of the study include:

• The shortness and simplicity of passwords means many users select credentials that will make them susceptible to basic forms of cyber attacks known as "brute force attacks."
• Nearly 50% of users used names, slang words, dictionary words or trivial passwords (consecutive digits, adjacent keyboard keys, and so on). The most common password is "123456".
• Recommendations for users and administrators for choosing strong passwords.

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Beware of the new Facebook password reset scam

A month or so ago, I received this email:

The attachment contains a password stealer that targets Windows computers and which can potentially access any username and password combination used on the computer, not just the login credentials for Facebook.

"This threat is potentially very dangerous considering that there are over 350 million Facebook users who could fall for this scam," McAfee says.

There are obvious clues that this is a phishing scam. For one, Facebook doesn't send e-mails like this. It may send an e-mail with a link where the user can reset the password, but not an e-mail with an attachment. Secondly, the e-mail has poor grammar and awkward phrases. For instance, Facebook is not capitalized in the salutation.

If you get an e-mail that appears to be from Facebook saying the company reset your password and urging you to open an attachment, it is a scam. Repeat, it is a scam.

Credit:McAfee

iPhone SMS database hacked in 20 seconds

EVERYBODY PANIC! A new threat has been found in Safari, allowing hackers to rip the entire catalog of text messages (received and sent, deleted or not) from your iPhone for their perusal and personal privacy perversions. You load the malicious website, and it goes to work, no user interaction required.

NOBODY PANIC! Fortunately for us, it was discovered by two gents Vincenzo Iozzo and Ralf-Philipp Weinmann, security researchers performing for the 2010 Pwn20wn hacking contest, and their $15,000 first prize ensures that the winning formula will go to Apple (and only Apple) for further study. Thank God for the good guys.

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Hooray! RIM fixed the issue causing sync failure with SplashID in the BlackBerry Desktop Manager!

Download the new version of Blackberry Desktop Manager 5.0.1 B73 here: http://tinyurl.com/y89xotk

RIM was working on this issue with the BlackBerry Desktop Manager for over a few months now. Finally there is a fix for "Launch SplashID on the Device and try sync again" error. We would like you to try it and let us know if all is well... :)

DropBox comes to Android – yipeeee... !

I use DropBox all the time. If you don’t, you should; it really is fantastic and simple. And soon it’ll have an Android App. So load up your DropBox with music, files, and movies; you’ll be able to access ‘em on the go the way fancy-pants iPhone users do.

The team says they’ll have it “for all flavors of Android within the next couple of months.” Nice huh?!

Google Android Handset Sales and App Market

We have one reporter who says the Android Cell Phone sales are over the top- over 60,000 a day and yet another who says Google has sold only 135,000 handsets so far... But in any case the Google Android Market now serves 30,000 apps. Is'nt that remarkable.

While Google doesn’t publicly show how many applications there are in Android Market, a Google representative this morning informed that the application store now serves approximately 30,000 free and paid apps in total... according to Robin Wauters. Read More

SplashMoney is one of the "6 Financial Apps You'll Love"

With the tax season coming to an end, SplashMoney definitely keeps your $$$ organised. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, SplashMoney is worth its buck and is one of the 6 financial apps you'll love!

"Want to keep accounts up-to-date and organized without using a desktop application? SplashMoney does that.Or, you can sync with SplashMoney desktop software for PC or Mac, and Quicken, Microsoft Money and more. There's even a multicurrency feature. It's fast, easy, useful and inexpensive to use at $4.99."

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iSing 2.0 with Fan-Mail.

iSing the worldwide talent show on iPhone and iPod Touch is out with a new update. You can simply say hi or write an elaborate Fan-mail with the new iSing 2.0. iSing 2.0 is now available here

Microsoft to roll out free Windows Phone 7 development tools at 11 am.

Got an idea in the back of your head that could be perfect for Windows Phone 7? It’s time to get to building.

Today at 11 am, Microsoft will be releasing free tools for Windows Phone developers to start programming away.

Once Microsoft pushes everything live in a few hours, you should be able to find it here.

So what do you think.... are you in.... or out?

When will we see iPhone 4.0?

Apple has set the standard that once every year they will release a new version of the iPhone. It stands to reason that this year will be no different, with a new model likely coming sometime this summer. And that’s why it shouldn’t be surprising at all that whispers of iPhone OS 4.0 are starting to grow. But this year, the timeline appears a bit off. As Apple Insider reported today that iPhone OS 4.0 is likely to deliver multitasking support. If true, that will make it perhaps the most important OS upgrade for the platform yet.

Is it possible that some of the speculation about the new iPhone OS release has been muted because of the recent iPad unveiling and its upcoming launch on April 3rd?

It seems unlikely that Apple would launch a new iPhone OS without giving developers plenty of time to play around with it. And since there is no word about the 4.0 SDK coming anytime soon, that could well mean a push from the usual June/July timeframe for a new (final build) iPhone OS launch. Might we see new iPhone hardware that launches with OS 3.2? And then iPhone OS 4.0 would be released as a free upgrade closer to the Fall timeframe? It certainly seems possible!!

(Thanks to MG Siegler for the info)

We launched a new website look yesterday...

After Justin working on this for days... finally we launched our new website look. Check it out and let us know if you have any issues. We even have WebOS support page now!

http://www.splashdata.com/

SplashID 4.2.2 for WebOS went live this morning!

SplashID 4.2.2 for WebOS released this morning!

Release Notes-
-Fixed white screen on launch bug caused by WebOS 1.4 update.
-Fully compatible with WebOS 1.4
-Increased Backup and Restore limit. Works up to 5,000 records

Top 10 handset makers analyzed for Q4

As per ABI's Michael Morgan, Apple rang in its best quarter ever in Q4 with 8.7 million iPhones. The iPhone continues its role as a global smartphone ambassador with successful arrivals in South Korea, China, new carriers in Western Europe and a growing cult following in Japan. Speculation as to how Apple will top the 3GS with the next iPhone iteration has already begun with Steve Jobs promising consumers a home run.

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"Agendus for iPhone to get major overhaul" on iphoneguide.com

James Alan Miller gives a nice overview of Agendus on iPhone on iphoneguide.com.

"According to the correspondence, the application will receive a major interface makeover and the addition of many new features."

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File Magic Review on AppModo

FileMagic by SplashData, doubles up your iPhone as a USB drive. The nifty app allows any user with a Mac or PC to have their iDevice act as a USB Drive.

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SplashID mentioned in "12 Android Apps I can't live without"

SplashID on Android has been mentioned as one of the 12 apps that anyone can't live without!!!

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Sony cooking up new smartphone to challenge Apple ?

Sony is developing a new smartphone with Sony Ericsson that will be capable of playing PlayStation games, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The report, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter, said Sony is taking a more active role in crafting handsets in its joint venture with Ericsson, signifying how important mobile phones are becoming to Sony.

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Judge halts Apple-Nokia patent spat, for now

A federal judge in Delaware has put competing patent-infringement claims between Apple and Nokia on hold while the U.S. International Trade Commission tries to resolve the dispute.

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Verizon resolves data outage in Eastern U.S.

Did you look at your Verizon Droid in the morning and wonder why you hadn’t gotten any emails? You must have just marked it up as the start of a good day, but apparently you were exactly wrong. Verizon’s data network was down and your Gmail inbox is full. Damn!!

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$10 off SplashID for Iambic customers only

We're offering our iambic customers $10 OFF any version of SplashID Desktop. That means you can get the SplashID iPhone Desktop for $9.95 instead of $19.95. We welcome you into our family and like to celebrate the 10th anniversary of SplashID. The deal stands for SplashID Desktop versions for BlackBerry, Palm OS, Android, Windows Mobile, or Desktop Only as well. Contact us at http://splashdata.helpserve.com/

Nexus One hitting Verizon on March 23rd?

The last we heard the Nexus One was navigating its way through the FCC and Verizon was targeting a “Spring 2010″ launch. But now there’s a rumor floating around that states quite clearly that March 23, 2010 will be the launch date. Interesting…

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