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Last week, I discovered—quite by accident—that the version of iSkoot for the Nokia N95 was sending the entire session in the clear. In short, your Skype credentials, and everything you were using iSkoot for on Skype, was being sent unencrypted from your mobile phone.

For those who don't know, iSkoot provides the ability to use Skype from a mobile handset. IM is supported directly from the handset. Voice calls go over the standard voice network, but are redirected through iSkoot's gateways so you can use your Skype minutes to make those expensive international calls much cheaper.

While this isn't such a big deal on the cellular networks, where it is not as easy for people to see what's being sent, it becomes a problem with dual-mode handsets over WiFi. It's also just the principle of the thing.

I reported this problem on my blog on a Friday night. By Saturday afternoon, with some help from my friends Andy Abramson, Jim Courtney, and Dan York, I had the attention of iSkoot's CEO, whom I sent more details to confirm my findings. By Sunday afternoon, we had a confirmation they see the problem and will fix it. Today, I confirmed their new client was available and did not have the issue.

The update to the iSkoot client should be forced, but if not, go download the latest version for your S60 device. iSkoot clients on other platforms are unaffected.
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Today T-Mobile USA announced the availability of a new pre-paid calling plan that lets users make unlimited calls to T-Mobile numbers for $1 and provides unlimited nationwide calling after 7PM as well.
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GSmart has announced newly developed UI software Smart Touch, which is a finger friendly interface that works like iPhone according to the company. The software will be available soon in May, although leaked beta version has been around on the internet.

Smart Touch is an interface that users can customize by adding in 16 most frequently used apps as shortcuts on standby screen, with the shortcuts list displaying at the bottom of the screen, users are able to find the shortcuts they want to activate by swiping across the screen and launch the program simply by tapping on the icon!

Users can also add the shortcut from the list by dragging the shortcut icon to the activate icon, and vice versa: - the shortcut icon can be deleted by dragging to the icon to the trash bin icon. Users are able to manipulate their phone more intuitively and user friendly.

GSmart revealed that the Chinese version Smart Touch has accidently leaked to the market in April, however, those illegal versions are not fully workable due to the protection coding. Smart Touch will introduce to European market after May.

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T-Mobile adds more phones to their initial deployment of Qix
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AT&T is preparing cut the price of the 3G iPhone by as much as $200, bringing the price of the 8GB memory 3G model down to $199 for customers who agree to sign a two-year contract. The $200 rebate or subsidy would be limited to AT&T customers and not available through Apple's stores.

Average iPhone users have around double the typical U.S. monthly spend, making it easier for AT&T to finance higher subsidies. If the handset is sold with a subsidy, then the activation process will need to be carried out in the retail store. A cash-back model would allow Apple to continue its current policy of selling the phone without managing the activation process itself.

It was recently reported that Foxconn has secured orders for a 3G iPhone, with anticipated shipments of 3-4 million units in the first month after its launch.

The new iPhone is expected to be released on the one-year anniversary of the original iPhone debut around June 27. A few weeks prior to that launch, Apple is planning to stop supplies of the older model iPhone. This will help clear out inventory and stir up demand for the new device. It will also attempt to avoid the public relations pratfall Apple made when it cut the price of the iPhone without warning last year.

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