avast! Mobile Premium secures your smartphone further

It’s all well and good that you can track lost phones and wipe data remotely, if needed. But what if you can sound an alarm or take photos and record sounds of the thieves as well? The new avast! Mobile Premium does just that. This paid version of the Android mobile security app has a Geofencing feature that lets users define the radius of a location they will be at for a certain time. When this is activated, the alarm will sound off if anyone tries to take the phone beyond the prescribed perimeter. It also has Password Check that locks the phone if the wrong password is entered three times in a row and an App Locking feature. Mobile Premium also easily backs up your personal information and files.

avast! Mobile Premium is up for download on the Google Play Store and costs $1.99 a month or $14.99 a year.

Logitech Touch Keyboard K400 goes white

If your devices all come in white and you like your accessories to match or just want a sleeker-looking keyboard, a white version of the Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400 is expected to be released this September. 

This special edition keyboard will be equipped with the same features you expect from the K400, including a built-in touchpad, plug-and-play connectivity, and long range wireless. The suggested retail price for this white version is set at $39.99.

Nokia Lumia 820 takes to the skies with Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines aims to create a more streamlined method for on-board payments and passenger interaction by providing over 19,000 flight attendants with Nokia Lumia 820 devices. The Windows Phone 8-powered smartphone comes with an Avanade point of sale (POS) system that runs on the Microsoft Dynamics for Retail mobile point-of-sale platform and AT&T’s 4G LTE network. It allows flight attendants to handle almost real-time credit card processing for things like on-board purchases as well as seating upgrades. They can even email eReceipts to passengers. 

Aside from already offering a Fly Delta app for Nokia Lumia and other Windows Phone devices, Delta wants to develop the service with the ability to read coupons on customer’s smartphones and give the flight attendants essential customer-specific information through their Lumias to help create a more personalized service for each passenger.

Source: Conversations by Nokia

Honda Canada and its customers help enhance Canadian forests

Honda Canada announced it will plant more than 18,000 trees across Canada, with the help of Trees Ontario. For every Honda ATV and lawn care product sold between April 1, 2013 and July 31, 2013, a tree was purchased on behalf of Honda’s customers. The Trees Ontario's Forest Recovery Canada (FRC) program will plant trees native to their chosen area nationwide. Tree planting will take place this fall through to spring 2014 and will greatly contribute to the beautification of local communities. 

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