BlackBerry Protect is a new free service from Research in Motion that brings a number of security features to the BlackBerry platform. The company started a private beta test of BlackBerry Protect last summer. But this weekend RIM launched a public beta, which means anyone with a supported phone can install the free app from the BlackBerry App World Test Center. The BlackBerry Protect app… Read more »

Lookout is a mobile security app for Google Android which is designed to block spyware and viruses, backup your data, help you find your missing phone, and scan apps as you install them for potential threats. That’s what the free version of the app gets you. Starting November 16th, Lookout will also start offering a premium service for $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year…. Read more »

Microsoft’s My Phone service for Windows Mobile lets you backup data from your phone, share photos on social networking sites, access some of you’re phone’s information from any web browser, and locate a missing phone on a map. Basically, it’s Microsoft’s answer to Apple’s MobileMe. Except it’s free. While Microsoft is changing the name of its mobile platform from Windows Mobile to Windows Phone 7,… Read more »

Google has the ability to remotely reach out to your phone and remove applications that you’ve downloaded and installed from the Android Market. That sounds scary… and it kind of is. But since Android was first introduced over two years ago, the company never really used that feature… until recently. Normally, when Google spots an app that violates its terms of service, it simply removes… Read more »