T-Mobile partners with Lookout to bring customers unique and secure mobile experience (USA)
Lookout Inc., the leader in mobile security, announced a new feature to enhance Lookout’s award-winning antivirus and mobile security service to T-Mobile’s Android customers. Mobile devices are an essential part of people’s lives making it more important than ever for customers to take steps to safeguard their data and privacy, and the Lookout app serves as a lifeline for mobile devices, protecting against malware, spyware, data loss and device loss. Since launching a partnership in 2011, Lookout Mobile Security has been available as a preload on most of T-Mobile’s Android smartphones and tablets, including the new Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G.
With Lookout, T-Mobile customers can pinpoint a missing smartphone or tablet on a Google map and use SCREAM Tones, a new feature that sounds a loud noise, to help identify a lost device nearby. T-Mobile customers can choose from six tones of animated sounds, including wolf howl, train whistle, euro siren, beam me up, the T-Mobile jingle, and Lookout’s original siren, to help locate a lost phone or tablet.
Torrie Dorrell, vice president of application, content and games, T-Mobile USA, said that Smartphones and tablets are their most personal devices and as consumers store more information on them, there’s an elevated interest to protect them. Further, Lookout is a great fit for T-Mobile because the app is powerful yet easy to use, and it gives customers protection across a range of mobile security threats.
John Hering, CEO and co-founder, Lookout, said that T-Mobile is a leader in mobile communications and they’re thrilled to work together on enhancing mobile security. He added that having the Lookout app preloaded on T-Mobile devices means customers can quickly and easily access content that helps them feel safe and confident to do more with their phones.
The Lookout app is a free download available in Google Play, and enables people to find a missing device when it is lost or stolen, manage phone security, and easily backup precious data. From a single online destination at mylookout.com, people can manage multiple mobile devices and locate a phone or tablet on a Google map. Lookout makes automatic updates over-the-air, making data and device protection simple for users. The Lookout Premium app includes the essential security in the free Lookout app, in addition to enhanced security with Remote Lock & Wipe, Safe Browsing, and Privacy Advisor.
Helio unveils phone with location services
Helio, a venture of EarthLink Inc. and SK Telecom, teamed up with Google Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. to deliver a new phone with features such as a friend locator service and driving directions. Reuters reports.
“Wireless provider Helio said its customers would be able to find out their current location and look up traffic conditions or directions to specific addresses by using Google maps and satellite positioning technology in Samsung’s Drift phone.
The phone, which sells for $255, also gives users the option to look up the location of nearby friends, or to have their own location show up on their friends’ cell phones.”
