{"id":298172,"date":"2010-02-09T13:15:08","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T18:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\/?p=56546"},"modified":"2010-02-09T13:15:08","modified_gmt":"2010-02-09T18:15:08","slug":"blackberry-buzz-spyware-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/298172","title":{"rendered":"BlackBerry Buzz: Spyware Alert"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"It\u2019s Tuesday and that can only mean it\u2019s time for our weekly feature, the BlackBerry Buzz. While RIM marketshare has dropped,<\/a> and LinkedIn has come to the BlackBerry<\/a>, there is other news about the ‘Berry to share. Security specialist Tyler Shields wants BlackBerry owners to know that the platform is not safe from spyware. Shields demonstrated to CNET<\/a> how he wrote a spyware app using standard mobile provider APIs that lets him take control of a phone by simply sending a text message. His spyware allows someone with malicious intent to capture the contact list on the phone, get copies of all messages and even to track the owner using the phone’s GPS ability. Hopefully RIM is paying attention to plug this security hole Shields has demonstrated. In the meantime BlackBerry owners should be careful what apps they download and to the permissions they approve for each app during the installation.<\/p>\n

BlackBerry owners using the Bolt browser should note that Feb. 15 a new version will be released by Bitstream<\/a>. Version 1.7 will bring beta support for widgets, small web apps that are run within the Bolt browser. There will be a Bolt Widget Gallery with apps for users to install in the browser to expand capabilities for personal customization of the browser.\u00a0Bolt is a server-based browser that runs on phones equipped with Java support, and it provides near desktop browsing ability due to the Bitstream Thunderhawk technology.<\/p>\n