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Google takes steps to remove malware in Android Market

Google takes steps to remove malware in Android Market

Android security In the last year, Google has taken heat for their Android Market being vulnerable to viruses and malware as their open attitude towards app developers sharply contrasts the closed door, approval-required Apple app environment. According to Google, device activations rose 250 percent year over year and the total number of app downloads from the Android Market surpassed 11 ...

Marti Trewe | 2012/02/03  | 12 Comments Operating System

Windows 8 sneak peek feature demonstration

Windows 8 sneak peek feature demonstration

Microsoft’s next operating system Code named “Windows 8,” and also referred to as “Windows Next,” we gave you a sneak peek of some of the functionality of Microsoft’s newest operating system (OS) in April and now, Microsoft has finally revealed the inner workings of the user interface that operates on an interactive tile basis rather than an icon basis. What ...

AGBeat | 2011/06/03  | 0 Comments Operating System

Android against iOS duke it out in a usability battle

Android against iOS duke it out in a usability battle

Android v iPhone SpyreStudios.com tired of hearing complaints from the Apple (iOS) camp about how bad Android is and from the Android camp about how horrid the iOS is and even from within each camp. Rather than filter complaints, the company set out to do testing on the usability of each operating system using preference testing and A/B testing (you ...

Lani Rosales | 2011/05/23  | 6 Comments Operating System

Windows 8 sneak peek – what bloggers have failed to show you

Windows 8 sneak peek – what bloggers have failed to show you

Windows 8 leaks Windows 8 has had some details and screenshots leaked that give us some great insight into how the new operating system (OS) will work. And it is impressive. What strikes us the most is that it’s not just two or three tweaks or new colors with a new version number slapped on it, the infrastructure has changed ...

Lani Rosales | 2011/04/04  | 4 Comments Browsers