Hotspot Shield iPhone using VPN technology

Until then, Hotspot Shield encrypts all the data moving between your iDevice of choice and the internet, including data coming from apps running in the background. Hotspot Shield also packs a data optimization feature that should help stretch your monthly data allotment. The app spots three different levels of data compression, with the most spartan settings stripping out cruft like extraneous photos and ads.

The app itself is free, but the service will run users $.99/month or $9.99/year for those who like thinking long term. Hotspot Shield iPhone ($0.99/month, direct) keeps you safe by using VPN technology to encrypt all traffic. Hotspot Shield protects all digital communication including browsing, e-mail, text messaging, and communication by apps. Even if a wireless network has been compromised, malefactors can't learn anything from your phone's encrypted data stream. Lookout for iPhone will warn if you've connected to an insecure network, but can't actually make the connection secure.

As an added benefit, Hotspot Shield assigns each device an anonymous U.S.-based IP address.
Business, Personal, Professional Users can choose four levels of compression. The highest level of compression reduces the detail level in images significantly, useful if you're stuck with a metered connection. Hotspot Shield iPhone is available now from Apple's App Store. A single subscription lets the subscriber cover all owned iOS devices including iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

AnchorFree, which distributes the world’s most popular consumer virtual private network (VPN), is bringing its Hotspot Shield to iOS devices. Hotspot Shield for iOS provides users with a protected gateway that allows them to browse safely on unsecured networks, keeping their passwords, financial information and other data secure. Hotspot Shield provides people with a temporary IP address and encrypts their data so they can browse safely, away from prying eyes. Hotspot Shield is already used by about 10 million people around the world, especially by web users in countries with censorship.

It’s got a data compression feature that can cut down data usage by up to half, helping users stay under the data caps that are in use by most cellular carriers. Hotspot Shield compresses all text and images through its servers but doesn’t address video yet. Users can choose between high, medium and low settings to set how much compression is applied, which affects image quality. AnchorFree is also throwing in two hours worth of free Skype calls for users who subscribe. As I mentioned before, the increasing use of data caps is bringing out a lot more companies touting their data crunching tools.