One-quarter of more than 400,000 Android apps examined in the Google Play store pose security risks to mobile-device users,according to new research. SECURITY:Android malware market exploding,says Trend Micro Security vendor Bit9 ...
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Apple executive Eddy Cue gets a flattering write-up,Motorola gets a flat take-it-or-leave-it offer from Cupertino,and how to turn your older Mac's drives into a Fusion Drive in twenty-seven hours flat.The remainders for Wednesday,October ...
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Apple and Philips have teamed up to sell iPhone-controlled LED house lights. Colour is widely-tuneable, and DIY install takes minutes. Called Hue, made by Philips, and only sold through Apple at the moment, the system is based around a ...
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Disconnecting Microsoft heritage Low cost iPhones Deploying MobileIron London Borough of Brent is planning to provide staff with up to 3,000 iPads and iPhones as it phases out Blackberry smartphones. London Borough of Brent will use ...
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Apple has announced the departure of two high profile executives in the firm's biggest management shakeup since co-founder Steve Jobs stepped down as chief executive. The announcement comes after embarrassing accuracy problems with ...
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IDG News Service-Two of Apple's top executives are leaving the company:Scott Forstall,who has overseen the iOS platform that runs the iPhone and iPad,will leave Apple next year,and John Browett,senior vice president of retail,is leaving ...
The Netherlands - A QSC KLA Series Active Line Array Loudspeaker System, supplied by the QSC distributor in The Netherlands, AED, heads the PA system in a new 'green' congress centre recently built here. In the centre of the Dutch ...
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CSO-In Windows 8,Microsoft has greatly improved the operating system's ability to detect malware before it has a chance to run,experts say.Windows 8 should also make it more difficult for people to unknowingly install malware in the first ...
South Korea's Samsung Electronics reported record net profits for the third quarter based on strong sales of its Galaxy smartphones and flat panels. The world's largest technology company saw net profits grow 91 per cent to Won6.56tn ...
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Apple has blamed rumours about the iPad Mini for lower-than-expected sales in its fiscal fourth quarter. The profits of $8.2bn (£5.1bn) are slightly lower than analysts expected, but up on the $6.6bn (£4.1bn) the firm made in ...
Computerworld-Apple on Thursday announced record revenue on the back of booming iPhone sales,but iPad sales came up short of Wall Street's expectations. The forecast for the holidays also looks less profitable,the company ...
IDG News Service-Modifying Apple's iPhone software to install applications not approved by Apple will still be legal under new exemptions to take effect on Sunday in the U.S.,but illegal for an iPad and other tablets. The seemingly ...
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Apple disappointed analysts with its iPad sales figures when it announced its fourth quarter results for 2012. The numbers were dominated by the iPhone,selling 26.9 million in the three months to 29 September,which equated to a 58%rise ...
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IDG News Service-Marissa Mayer has made her first acquisition at Yahoo,a recommendations app called Stamped that was developed by ex-Googlers and has even received backing from Google Ventures. "Got to visit our new ...
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IDG News Service-Sprint Nextel's deployment of its ambitious Network Vision infrastructure,which includes the gradual rollout of 4G LTE technology,is about three months behind schedule due to several factors,the company said during its ...
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