Intel Security, announced that it will deliver its McAfee Mobile Security software pre-installed in the first Samsung smartphones running the Tizen open-source operating system, further delivering on their commitment to redefine the consumer security market.
Tizen is an open and flexible operating system built from the ground up to address the needs of stakeholders of the mobile and connected device ecosystem, including device manufacturers, mobile operators, application developers and independent software vendors.
Recent Intel Security research found that the manipulation of legitimate mobile apps and services has played a key role in the expansion of mobile malware, highlighting the need for robust security options to detect threats across multiple operating systems.
One of the most common behaviors of mobile malware included collecting & sending device data to build a profile of the owner’s behavior. Another threat associated with device hijacking makes the mobile device into a bot and installs other, even more malicious malware.
The latest version of McAfee Mobile Security for Android, iOS & Tizen devices enables consumers to run instant privacy and security scans, as well as allowing users to easily remove the apps that may pose the most significant risks.
Intel Security Tips On Protecting Consumers’ Privacy
In addition to running regular scans of your smartphone, Intel Security offers these tips to help safeguard your privacy either via apps or online:
Prevent unauthorized access – Lock your device with a personal identification number or password
Use comprehensive security software on your mobile device – The sad truth is that malicious apps are not going away anytime soon. So, having security installed on your mobile device that helps protect your privacy and identity is a must. McAfee Mobile Security [free to both Android and iOS users] offers a variety of protections, including ones to help Android users dodge harmful apps
Avoid downloading apps from third parties – By taking this one simple step and only downloading apps from trusted online sources like Apple’s App Store & Google Play, users can lessen your chance of downloading a malicious app
Don’t open a link or file from someone you don’t know – Whether you receive a link or file through email, social media or text message, it is always best to avoid opening attachments from unknown senders
For more information on Intel Security & Tizen, please refer the links [here & here]
It has almost been around a month since my last article and it was time to get along with my blogging and here [Courtesy- Indiblogger] is the “appealing” reason which motivated me to get back to it !!! So, as you might have already guessed, I also thought of giving a shot to the “Samsung Blogger’s Contest” & if this entry wins, it would be a privilege to be one of their “Mobilers” 🙂
Before, we get into the review; I want to share that my first brush with Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 [henceforth referred as “Galaxy Tab 750”] which happened at the Best Buy store during my Visit to US in June,2011. Though, I had already purchased the killer beast Apple iPod Touch but Galaxy Tab 750’s amazing experience left me aghast and wanting for more [Unfortunately, I could not purchase it due to budget constraints]. So, here comes my hands-on review [which I had for half an hour] with this amazing piece of beauty named “Samsung Galaxy Tab 750“
Android 3.1 [Honeycomb]
As we know that Android 3.1 is the tablet optimized version of the open source operating system – Android. Though there were several enhancements made for tablets, the top one on my list is definitely the “UI Enhancements“. Below is a comprehensive Google IOpresentation which touches every nook & corner of Honeycomb [Slides:17-22*] over it’s predecessors.
Now the question which arises is that the “Samsung Galaxy Tab 750” is not the ONLY tablet with Honeycomb, there are many other alternatives like the XOOM, Asus Transformer, Acer’s Iconia etc but the points below would prove that “Samsung Tab” is a clear winner …… so read on ……
Impressive Specs
IMHO, any “Embedded” device is nothing but a “Board with components like registers, capacitors etc” if it’s processor [CPU] cannot handle enough load. After looking at the Galaxy Tab 750’s specifications, the only thing that would come out of your mouth is WOW !!!
The Galaxy Tab 750 is powered by the Nvidia Tegra-2 1GHz processor which runs on the “Dual Core ARM A9”, and even when I launched multiple applications;there was not much change in the performance. As you read-on, you would realize it is not second generation TAB from Samsung but a new avatar of it’s predecessor “Samsung Galaxy Tab 7“
The complete specs can be found here but here are my favorite picks –
Design is the key to anything, be it website or consumer product like a tablet & this time around, Samsung has definitely gone head-to-head with Apple[termed Design Guru] and won us over with Galaxy Tab’s sleek design.
As specified above, the Tab weighs just 595g and it is just 8.6mm thick which makes it a easy & lighter device to carry when we are on the go!!! It has become a routine that whenever a tablet is released [be it the bottom of the Pyramid tablets like latest Reliance 3G Tab or the most popular one in the higher range Apple iPad2], it is always compared to the iPad2 … so here we go with our comparison…
Here goes my feature list on where Galaxy Tab 750 wins over iPad2
Samsung Galaxy Tab 750
Apple iPad2 [Wifi Only]
Operating System
Android Honeycomb 3.1 [Ideal for Google User’s]
iOS 4.3.3
Processor
1GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 with ARM Cortex 9 CPUs
1GHz dual-core Apple A5
Internal Memory
1GB RAM; 16GB flash storage
500MB RAM; 16GB flash storage
Display
10.1” (diag); 1280×800; 149 ppi
9.7”(diag); 1024×768; 132 ppi
Battery
7000mAH 3.7V Li-polymer [Bigger Battery, more life]
6930mAH 3.8V Li-polymer
In a nutshell, for any heavy duty user of Google Services like Gmail, Reader etc., the Galaxy Tab 750 is definitely a better pick as it comes bundled with all of those services !!!
IMPROVED TouchWiz UX [for TABLETS]
Samsung has always been using it’s proprietary “TouchWiz Interface” for phones like Samsung Galaxy S2 & it’s other Android phones. But like many others, I did not like the TouchWiz experience on my S2.
However, Samsung has made an extra-ordinary effort and customized it’s TouchWiz interface for tablets… and boy, it looks quite amazing & intriguing on the Samsung Tab 750.
Below is a short video from our friends at GadgetExperts reviewing the new TouchWiz UX
There are many enhancements made, but here are my favorite picks :
Mini Apps Tray – There are six tools on top of any running application namely Task Manager, Music Player, Calendar, World Clock, Pen Memo and Calculator. The tray would fade out once when you are using the main application and would again re-appear when you tap on it.
The list of apps however is customizable and I am sure this change would definitely be there in Samsung’s To-Do list…
Motion Control Zooming – This feature is more of fun and a very nice alternative to Pinch & Zoom [Video: 5.15 – 5:45]. Just click a photograph and move your Galaxy Tab 750 back & forth to experience this feature 🙂
I am sure that apart from the features which I liked the most, the Galaxy Tab 750 would definitely provide me with BETTER:
Web Browsing
Speed
Reading
Music
Communication
Office
Multimedia
Imaging
Accessories
MUCH BETTER ME …..
I would like to share the Galaxy Tab 750 India’s launch video, enjoy it 🙂
Thanks for reading the review & making it this far 🙂 I hope you liked the review and had a “TAB”bing experience just as I had writing the same…
