Sprint is now offering easy access to McAfee Mobile Security and McAfee Family Protection

by Robert Nazarian
tagged backup, malware, mcafee, McAfee Family Protection, McAfee Mobile Protection, protecting data, remote wipe, Sprint

Starting today Sprint is offering customers access to McAfee mobile security applications. Sprint users can hit the Sprint Tab in the Android Market or by clicking on McAfee in the Sprint Zone. The cost will be $30 per year, but you will get a 7-day free trial. It will locate your lost phone, remotely wipe [...]

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Oct

2010

HTCSense.com now online – currently only supports Desire HD & Desire Z

by Steve Ginter
tagged HTC, HTC Sense, htcsense, htcsense.com, remote lock, remote wipe, sense

HTC is making great effort to ensure you want to choose them for your next Android powered smartphone. Their new website and service at HTCSense.com has gone live and touts some pretty nice features should you own an HTC Desire HD or Desire Z. Remotely backup your contacts GPS location finder if you lose or [...]

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Jul

2010

Remote Wipe Software for Froyo Users

by Michael Murphy
tagged froyo, remote wipe

Apparently built within Froyo there’s a remote wipe feature, but I’m not sure it was properly enabled. Nevertheless, those guys over at xda-developers have whipped up yet another very handy fix, this addressing the remote wipe issue. According to its creator, this app will trigger a wipe of the phone in various cases, including failed [...]

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Jun

2010

Android OS Allows Remote Installation Too

by Chris Moor
tagged Android, installation, remote install, remote wipe

Here’s an interesting piece of news. The same gentleman, Jon Oberheide, who originally discovered Android’s remote wipe feature (and who’s app was the first and only app to be remotely wiped) revealed that along with Google’s power to remotely wipe, they also have the power to remotely install applications. Mr. Oberheide had put an app [...]

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