Privacy Problems with Android?
Privacy Problems with Android?
Thousands of blogs and multi-site general and specialized information are referred to notes on the success that has been implicated as Android open source operating system. As if, against its competition embodied in the figure of Windows Phone 7 e l IOS, Android was passing one of his best moments in terms of reception and taste of the user community. Naturally, Google reaffirm its market power. But not everything is pink emabargo, and must also pass a clean what are the dark sides of this interesting operating system for smart terminals.
It is known, Google was able to place several applications available on Market Anrdroid contaminated with malware. A big problem if we know were about 20,000 contaminated software downloads. Shortly after Google have made this discovery proceeded by a rapid and effective decision: wipe out all these applications infected. But so far no problems. Things get a little less logical when we look at what were the measures that continued to the above. The doubts are generated relating to safeguarding the privacy and information of people.
For in addition to the elimination of the applications, Google launched a series of "recommendations" to all end users to delete any credible threat. Naturally the most obvious recommendation was that users delete the downloaded software. However, the options also existed the possibility of "Remote Wipe". Read more
The Amazon appstore diversify their offer
Amazon Appstore
One of the most popular recipes in the commercial world is that which maintains that in order to improve sales is wise to diversify supply. Why? Just because the market has a demand initially part of the basic differences: cultural, taste, political, ethical, aesthetic, religious. Potential consumers are not derived from the same household, but come from different histories and trajectories. And the diversification of the supply which generates, is a kind of dialogue with individual consumers and users in particular.
This is what Amazon has motivated when he had to make the decision to diversify its appstore applications. We know that so far the offer had been dominated by Android applications. This decision has raised doubts in some commentators, to the extent that it is likely that Apple and Microsoft put enough barriers to the supply of their products is usufruct by them before than Amazon.
Hence, the question may be: Does not divide the critical mass of users and between mobile operating systems? If so, what sense does the-so far strategically diversify the offer from Amazon?
It is clear, however, that Amazon has much to offer companies who take it as a mediator for commercial transactions. Read more
Will Windows 8 for tablets?
Will Windows 8 for tablets?
If we had to do with a summary of presences and absences most notorious of the last Mobile World Congress, Microsoft's case would be quite problematic. This type of analysis does not intend to become obsessed with a company, but rather to take stock of the most outstanding of these events, since in practice this balance to come to light essential determinations of the current state of the phone market and mobile operating systems that affect them.
Do not tell anyone if we talk about the centrality of the figure of the tablet was in the latter conference dedicated to everything that has to do with the world of telecommunications, more specifically, as far as mobile phone deals. For in this conference it became clear that the current business flows through the rails of the tablets.
This has been understood very well the different companies. For example, Android has been linking with many brands in order to boost supply of tablets. The same can be said of the latest from Apple, the iPhone, which seems to have a boom in users. Even Blackberry and HP have been doing their thing in matters of design and production of tablets. So the question everyone is made in this conference is: well, what about Microsoft?
Well, for those expectant, we comment here that Windows has plans to launch in mid-June this year an interface to Windows 8 tablets. Read more
¿Open Playbook Android apps?
¿Playbook with Android?
In the world of market applications and mobile devices could be said that no longer exist as itching to strategic moves. Everything is permitted provided that the actions are justified from the standpoint of the universal goal of maximizing the income of this month.
This has been expressed in the commercial arrangements that have been conducted recently Nokia and Microsoft. Much has been made anywhere on this agreement and also on the readings that have been made from the specialized journalism in relation to this. Well, today we discuss another story quite like the one mentioned in this paragraph. But now what we have to note is that Blackberry applications start running Android.
Such things are so much more confusing than they are. Well the truth is that only the new tablet Blackberry, the playbook, you have the option of providing their users to download applications originating operating system for smart phones from Google.
In principle fans Blackberry users may be offended, because somehow the terminals generate their fanaticism and enmity corporate business leads to generate also "hatred" between the followers of these companies.
However, if you think about it, it realizes that this could bring many benefits to the user.
For, as many already know, the difference of applications offered by Blackberry and Android is abysmal.
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Gingerbread Android Update 2.3.3 (Nexus One)
Gingerbread Android update to Nexus
We have already commented in this space some of the essential determinations Google operating system for smartphone terminals. It is then time to repeat. Perhaps it is already time to start presenting some interesting news from the operating system that has made the concept of open source its basic nature.
One of these stories that deserve to be exposed here, is the recent launch by Google from Android 2.3.3 update. Gingerbread for the Nexus One
It is important to know that not only is available for this device the update in question, but will also be beneficiaries of this Nexus S owners. In this case the update comes in handy because, as many know, the Nexus S had a fundamental flaw in its operating system that caused random reboots are generated in the mobile phone. Another element of this update as far as the Nexus S is concerned, is that it optimizes the chip support for Near Field Communications.
Now, one of the novelties of this update for owners of Nexus, is that it has removed the option of attaching the address book of Facebook with the phone contact list. This ends up making the equivalent of a step back, because now everyone have a Facebook account, this being an obstacle on the path to complete community 2.0. Read more
Basic Android
Basic Android
When some people wonder what reasons explain that now is Android operating system is gradually shifting its competitors, leaving only its shadow, there are thousands of reasons can be given. However, we sometimes forget the basic reasons, namely, those essential matters but not least important-behind technicalities and language use are opaque to some, Google's OS for mobile smartphones's favorite million people.
We know, Android is Linux based, and he has practically assimilated the best: be a free operating system, mutiplataforma, and at no cost. It's free, it is open source, giving rise to the user to be active, and that schedule to your liking-in the plain language of Java applications that will open the world of all current smartphone functions: calendar, calls, messaging, among others.
By being open and free, Android provides users with an infinite range of combinations that will multiply without limit the number of applications.
Moreover, to rely entirely on Google, Android enables users to experience hyper-radical, an experience that is being sued by each and every one of the users that are part of the virtual customer community.
Android tablets
Android tablets
Within the market of electronic and informational engineering is known that the immediate future will witness a boom in so-called tablet in which both the companies responsible for developing operating systems such as those responsible in producing gadgets of all kinds will have to merge into one unit production in which everything is designed to enhance the usability of these products.
In this post we will make a brief and modest reference to the type of experience that enables Google's operating system designed for tablets in the present tense. This does not mean that there is no change in the future, on the contrary. But it is important to mark the peculiarities of using the Android trying to highlight the complications and difficulties involved.
Android in principle is not in a maturation point too high in relation to tablets. As if he still missing a lot to learn. This is evidenced by the first user contact with the OS. Today the Android version circulating on the tablets of the world is 2.2. As noted already in the specialized journalism this version is just a test a proto-version, which has been "groped" the market and the type of experience that raises the Android as part of a tablet. Read more
The eclipse x86
and desktop and Intel Atom too, now that ARM came to the corporate servers and Facebook will happen to them , now survivor ecological green and low consumption will dominate netbooks, tablets (which is soon to an iPhone comfortable background) and phones with Android or WebOS on ARM. Now is when Nvidia announces Tegra 3 (nor even saw Tegra 2) and beyond the difference that the ZuneHD from Microsoft brand in video acceleration compared to many iPods and MP4 China's mainland and islands, there are still few products with the SoC (Marvell and Navy launched, Apple produces A4). Of the enhanced features of Tegra 3 to launch in late 2010 for GPU acceleration or new microcode instructions without RISC still no information and only releases would clarify that year ... and we would have to implement Tegra 4, 2012 in the cell responsible for left in the shadows forever to the current PC Desktop. The bad news is for: the very expensive Intel core i7, Windows 7 that can not adapt, the Phenom II x6 excellent to return to the hands of scientists and modelers renders numbers and also for VIA Nano and micro 86_64. The GPU in an Advanced RISC Machine pill is everything from here on.
Windows EC7 is rejected by Asus
Asus is decided by Android
You may already know the Windows Embedded Compact 7, an operating system created for use in devices such as tablets and was assumed to be used by Asus at its next 3G Eee Pad. Well, in the world of operating systems nothing is assured, let contracts and trade associations.
Is that it seems that Asus is not going to consider this option more and have decided on Android as their main OS tablets, that will be appearing around the world throughout the coming year 2011. Windows EC7 So the bride is presented as ugly, rejected by the market's most innovative tablets.
The tablets are now more fashionable than ever and one of the major decisions that the companies creating these devices have to make is related to the operating system to include. If we take a quick look at what has been done by other companies, we see that more and more women choose for Android (Dell, Acer, LG, etc), which is free and it is designed specifically for mobile. Read more
Notes on event Google I / 0 2010
Android Froyo makes everything simple
We all know that has made the second keynote of the event Google I / O. After its completion we can draw several implications and conclusions. Now the first we have to mention is the obvious and glaring Google intention to position itself as indisputable competition from Apple. Let's see this in a particular case.
Among the many novelties introduced in this fun event, highlighting the glorious Android 2.2 operating system, called by many "Froyo" (Frozen Yogurt). We realize how great this new operating system from Google that offers the possibility of create a WiFi access point from our 3G connection. The funny thing was that this was demonstrated in the middle of the event by connecting an iPhone to the Internet.
As you know, one of the most visible sides of criticism of Apple's device that was designed with the idea that you have no choice but to hire a data rate of its own (preventing use the SIM in your phone, you force to use a MicroSim). Read more
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