Recent Comments:
Engadget's recession antidote: win a set of Star Wars Mimobot USB drives! {Engadget}
Feb 6th 2009 1:52PM "Go that way you overweight glob of grease! You'll be corrupting your data in no time!"
TUAW Review: eWallet for iPhone {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jul 22nd 2008 9:19AM Hi,
I thought I'd answer some questions!
"Only stupid will store credit cards and etc. on iPhone - if you'll lose it - getting this info by any hacker will be very easy."
That's the point of eWallet though. With 256-bit AES encryption you CAN carry those things with you, and as long as you've chosen a good password for your wallet you can feel confident that the data is secure - even if you lose your device.
"One thing I have not seen though mentioned in this review is backup and/or synch."
The iPhone automatically backs up your wallets when you sync. A restore will restore all the wallets (I tested using my own device - wiped the whole thing and restored it.) In addition, we will be releasing full sync next month allowing users to sync with our desktop version.
"I don't get why people use 256-bit AES for this sort of thing. It only slows down access. It doesn't provide significantly more security."
Yeah, I agree. The thing is though that more is better in the eyes of the consumer and if we're the only ones with 128-bit encryption we are perceived as "less safe".
"How are you supposed to make a phone call at the same time the app is running?"
eWallet has live links that automatically activate the phone and dial the number when you click the phone number on the card. (Same with URLs and email addresses.)
"What's the point?"
For people who want to carry this sort of information securely, it is extremely useful. It's why we've been successfully selling eWallet for over 10 years now. For other folks, as with any application, it isn't something they need. We understand that. It's all about what your needs are.
"TUAW, give us another review if they ever ship the Mac desktop client. "
The Mac desktop version is due out later this year. I've already used an Alpha version and it is coming along nicely.
Marc Tassin
Ilium Software
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Google attacks: Android at Mobile World Congress {Engadget Mobile}
Feb 11th 2008 10:16AM Very interesting...although with the bloody AOL ad drifting across every bloody picture I looked at it was hard to say for sure. The ad asks "What do you think?" I'll tell you what I think of AOL (and Engadget for accepting that annoying ad.)
Paying the top DIGG/REDDIT/Flickr/Newsvine users (or "$1,000 a month for doing what you're already doing.") {The Jason Calacanis Weblog}
Jul 19th 2006 2:11PM Considering that I spend a large portion of my day hitting piles of mobile device and technology sites as part of my job, I'd be more than happy to post a bunch of those to Netscape every day.
If you still need anyone drop me a line. I'm on the front line of the mobile device world.
