Rogers and Bell recall faulty Novatel MiFi units

Interested in getting  a Bell or Rogers MiFi mobile hotspot, well it might not be a good time. We were surprised to see that both items were "out of stock" in their respective carrier's website and later learned that a fauty battery has resulted in a device recall. More after the break.

Rogers and Bell have recently recalled their Novatel MiFi 2372 product. The device’s 4-hour rated  battery is prone to swelling and possibly heating and may be a safety hazard to consumers. Below is the official explanation from Novatel.

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Canada 3.0 2010 Attendees Stay Connected with Social Media

Attendees at next week's Canada 3.0 2010 digital media forum will be living proof of the benefits of going digital when they tap into the power of Open Text Corporation's latest mobile and social workplace solutions using their BlackBerry and iPhone devices.

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New Samsung Messenger targets text-happy teens

Updated on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 5:17PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Samsung's GT-B7330 Windows 6.5 smartphone  AKA the Omnia Pro is a well-built, poperly specced smartphone reminiscent of Palm’s Treo line  and RIM’s BlackBerry 9700. In terms of styling, it is conservative, a bit stodgy and clearly born and bred for the corporate world but is being pitched to text-happy tweeners and teenagers.

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David Beckham is the latest victim of Twitter spoofing scam

Football star David Beckham is the latest victim of a worrying scam by online fraudsters using the popular social networking phenomenon, Twitter, as a vehicle for spam advertising.

 

According to Candid Wueest, senior threat researcher at Symantec, the fraudsters create a fake Twitter account, often in the name of a celebrity, and then attempt to become followers of legitimate Twitter account holders.

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