| TELECOMMUNICATION NEWS AND ANALYTICS |
| Attacks in Android's side-view mirror are smaller than they appear |
| News added: 25 March 2012 |
March 26, 2012, 2:18 PM — A growing number of reports and white papers over the past several months -- most from security vendors -- have announced, sometimes in breathless terms, that Google's Android operating system is now the primary target of malware attacks on mobile devices. To which some respondents, such as one going by the alias "f... read entire news → |
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HTC buys stake in streaming video company SyncTV |
| News added: 25 March 2012 |
HTC has added streaming video to its recent lineup of investments. In an effort to expand its mobile offerings for consumers, the handset maker has bought a 20 percent chunk of SyncTV, a unit owned by Intertrust. SyncTV is a cloud-based service that can stream video over the Internet to a variety of platforms, such as iOS, Android, Windows Phone, ... read entire news → |
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Microsoft, Nokia spending $24 million to educate developers |
| News added: 25 March 2012 |
Nokia's Lumia 900 (Credit: Bonnie Cha/CNET) Microsoft and Nokia are looking to create a new generation of developers for their mobile platforms by pouring money into education. The two mobile partners will each contribute 9 million euros ($12 million) to fund a new program on mobile app development at Finland's Aalto University. Known as AppCa... read entire news → |
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Instagram for Android imminent: Now taking sign-ups |
| News added: 24 March 2012 |
(Credit: Screenshot by Michelle Meyers/CNET) Good news for Android users who've had to sit by the sidelines watching their iOS friends have all the Instagram fun: the company yesterday opened a sort of registration for Android users, giving them the chance to be "first in line" for the app made for Google's platform. Related stories Instagram cl... read entire news → |
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Hands On With the HTC Vivid with Ice Cream Sandwich |
| News added: 23 March 2012 |
Ice Cream Sandwich updates are here! For some users, at least. AT&T on Thursday released an update for the HTC Vivid, bringing it from Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread) all the way up to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Ordinarily, a standard OS upgrade wouldn't be such a big deal, so why the hands on? Well, even though Ice Cream Sandwich has been a... read entire news → |
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China Leads U.S. in Activations of Android, Apple devices |
| News added: 21 March 2012 |
The U.S. is no longer the global leader when it comes to new activations of Android and Apple devices, according to new data firm mobile analytics from Flurry. China in February surpassed the U.S. for the first time ever in activations of new Apple and Android smartphones and tablets, Flurry said in a report on its blog Wednesday. During the month... read entire news → |
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Name your own price for a four-game Android bundle |
| News added: 20 March 2012 |
The Humble Bundle for Android 2 includes four games--five if you pay at least the average selling price. And you also get desktop versions. (Credit: Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET) I love a good game bundle. And the Humble Bundle folks are back with another one that's just for Android users. Well, sort of--it's also for Windows, Mac, and Linux use... read entire news → |
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Mobile Devices Give Traditional News Outlets a Boost, Study Finds |
| News added: 18 March 2012 |
There's been a lot of talk in recent years about how the Web and gadgets like smartphones and tablets will impact traditional news outlets, but new research from Pew finds that tech-savvy news junkies are most likely to give the industry a boost. People tend to spend much more time on news sites, visit more pages, and return more frequently when th... read entire news → |
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