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Bluepoint Security Launches World’s First Cloud Antivirus For The Google Android Mobile Platform: BluePoint Security, an Atlanta based antivirus company specializing in threat prevention and cloud based antivirus solutions, announced today the launch of its BluePoint Antivirus for the Google Android mobile platform.

Android powered mobile devices operate cross carrier and worldwide with Google reporting 60,000 Android handsets shipped each day.

“Protecting mobile devices is critical as consumers increasingly rely upon these devices not simply as phones but full featured computer systems. Our solutions are targeted at breaking the incident response and cleanup cycle and providing real-world threat prevention” said Julie Russell, CEO BluePoint Security. Always on networking, memory cards, email, sms and other forms of mobile communication systems present formidable security challenges. Memory cards transferred from personal computers to phones can turn mobile devices into hosts for malicious code. This fact demands that security solutions be able to prevent a full range of threats on mobile devices.

Nearly all mobile antivirus products simply detect phone based viruses, lacking the ability to detect a broad range of threats. Traditional antivirus solutions face several challenges when
operating on mobile devices. Traditional solutions rely upon large definition files or blacklists; these files are often too large to be frequently updated on mobile devices. In turn, mobile security solutions tend to be “lite” versions of typical antivirus software, lacking many of the detection and prevention capabilities as well.

BluePoint Security’s mobile security solution represents a number of technology breakthroughs in cloud processing. The ability to offload processing decisions to the cloud away from resource limited mobile devices allows prevention and detection of millions of threats rather than a few hundred. The solution also eliminates constant definitions and signatures updates, resulting in a much improved experience on mobile devices.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini and HTC Wildfire compact Android OS SmartPhones handsets Available online at Tech SuperStore eXpansys: eXpansys expands its portfolio of compact smartphones with two well priced additions: The new Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini and HTC Wildfire compact Android OS smartphones have arrived at online tech superstore eXpansys.

eXpansys are now taking orders for these highly anticipated handsets, while the Xperia X10 Mini will begin shipping from today, the Wildfire will be heading to customers from the 26 July.

Both handsets offer a suite of Google™ mobile applications including Google Search™, Google Maps™, Google Mail™ and YouTube™ are also integrated onto the device. Plus users have access to thousands of apps and widgets from Android Market™.

Anthony Catterson, CEO eXpansys UK commented: “We’re extremely pleased to be broadening our expansive range of Android handsets. Consumers have recently seen some great new 4″ screen offerings, so we’re now excited to be complimenting these with a range of smartphones that will
appeal to people wanting something a little more compact.”

Following on from their larger 4″ screen counterparts, HTC’s Desire and the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, both the HTC Wildfire and Sony Ericsson X10 mini manage to pack in a whole raft of similar features including the 5MP camera with LED flash, but in a more condensed offering.

Key Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini features include:

* Android 1.6
* Dimensions 83mm (L) x 50mm (W) x 16mm (T) / 88g (Weight)
* 600Mhz Processor
* Standby Battery Time: 360 hrs
* 240 x 320 pixels, 2.5″ Capacitive Screen
* Camera: 5 mega-pixels (auto-focus) with LED Flash
* FM Radio (RDS)
* 3.5mm Audio Connector
* Quadband
* GPS
* Digital Compass
* Office Document and PDF Viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Key HTC Wildfire features include:

* Android 2.1
* Dimensions 106.75mm (L) x 60.4mm (W) x 11.99mm (T) / 118g (Weight)
* 528Mhz Processor
* 690hrs Standby Battery Time:
* 240 x 320 pixels 3.2″ Capacitive Display
* 5 mega-pixel (auto-focus) Camera with LED Flash
* FM Radio
* 512 MB (internal)/microSDHC (memory card)
* Quadband
* 3.5mm Audio Connector
* AGPS
* Sensors including Accelerometer, Proximity and Light Sensor
* Office Document and PDF Viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Pricing

eXpansys offering the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini SIM free and unlocked for £249.99 while the HTC Wildfire is available for £234.99.

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PlantMyPhone, the easy cellphone recycling service, announces the first winner of the PlantMyPhone cellphone recycling sweepstake on United Nations World Environment Day (June 5th). Jason Prodoehl of San Francisco, California became the winner of the $1,000 sweepstake by mailing in his old cellphone and being randomly drawn from the pool of participants that started recycling with PlantMyPhone since its launch two months ago in March 2010.

According the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans annually retire 130 million mobile devices, and many of these end up improperly disposed of in landfills. Cell phones waste often contains hazardous materials such as arsenic, antimony, beryllium, cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, and zinc. Disposing of cell phones in landfills enables these pollutants to seep into water, land and animals that interact with these toxins.

“Electronic waste is a serious problem in the world and we all need to do all we can to minimize the impact on the environment.” explained Jason ” I saw the poster at Starbucks about recycling my phone. It sounded like a great idea, and the organization name was quite clever. I mailed my old cell phone in less than 2 minutes. I was surprised about how easy it was to use PlantMyPhone.”

PlantMyPhone enables everyone to easily and properly recycle their old cellphone through the mail to fund the planting of new trees in reforestation
projects. Hence, the name PlantMyPhone. Participants can pick up postage-paid mailer bags at local retailers, request a mailer online to be sent to them, or print out a postage-paid shipping label online to send in their old cellphones. Half the proceeds of the phone’s recycled value is used to plant new trees. Each cellphone plants a minimum of one tree per phone. PlantMyPhone was created with the belief that people want to help fight climate change and that all they need is an easy and tangible way to do it for free.

PlantMyPhone is an official partner of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Billion Tree Campaign. The campaign’s mission is to inspire everyone on the planet to plant at least one tree each in an act of global solidarity. Participants of PlantMyPhone are updated with the number of trees their cellphone planted, creating a direct connection with their environmental contribution.

June 5th is United Nations World Environment Day (WED). WED is one of the principal vehicles through which the UN stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and encourages political attention and action. Through WED, we are able to give a human face to environmental issues and enable people to realize not only their responsibility, but also their power to become agents for change in support of sustainable and equitable development.

The theme of WED 2010 is “Many Species. One Planet. One Future.” It echoes the urgent call to conserve the diversity of life on our planet. A world without biodiversity is a very bleak prospect. Millions of people and millions of species all share the same planet, and only together can we enjoy a safer and more prosperous future. Many of these species live in forests environments. With the help of recycling participants, PlantMyPhone funds the reforestation of lands in developing countries.

PlantMyPhone partners with environmentally conscious retailers and service providers to get the word out and provide convenient ways for individuals to pick up postage-paid mailer bags. PlantMyPhone partners with ISO-certified environmentally responsible recycler that promote and practice ‘no export, no landfill’ policies. Some of PlantMyPhone’s recycling partners are included in the World Economic Forum Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations.

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