For the first time, hacked websites deliver Android malware

Analysts with Lookout Mobile Security have found websites that have been hacked to deliver malicious software to devices running Android, an apparent new attack vector crafted for the mobile operating system. [...]

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RIM faces trouble despite BlackBerry 10

The last couple of years have obviously not been kind to Research in Motion, which is why the company has been hoping to generate some much-needed positive buzz by unveiling portions of its upcoming BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system this week. [...]

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RIM’s future hangs on developer support for “new BlackBerry”

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How Android stacks up

Android device activations have skyrocketed lately, and now average around 850,000 a day. That’s quite a leap from the first quarter of 2010, when Android activations were averaging a mere 65,000 per day. Android is currently the most popular mobile operating system in the world, as research firm Gartner reported late last year that Android devices accounted for more than half of all smartphones sold worldwide in the third quarter of 2011.  [...]

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BYOD could hurt Windows Phone growth

Some of the researchers behind last year’s high expectations for Microsoft’s Windows Phone mobile operating system are beginning to dial back their predictions, citing the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend as a roadblock in some markets. [...]

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Windows 8 Release Preview set for early June

The latest pre-release version of the Windows 8 operating system will become available during the first week of June, a Microsoft executive said Tuesday in Tokyo. [...]

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Skype app for Windows Phone released

Internet telephony provider Skype released its app for the Windows Phone operating system on Sunday on the Windows Phone Marketplace, a couple of months after releasing the beta version of the app. [...]

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Microsoft evangelist corrects comment that Windows Phone 7 devices will get upgrade to Apollo

A Microsoft developer evangelist has corrected his earlier comments that all Windows Phone 7 phones, including Nokia's new Lumia 900, will be upgraded to the next major version of the operating system, Windows Phone 8, dubbed Apollo. [...]

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Apple, Oracle, Google Lead Major Vendors with Software Vulnerabilities in Q1, Security Report Says

Apple led all major technology vendors in reported vulnerabilities in its operating system and software during the first three months of 2012, according to a report released Tuesday by Trend Micro. [...]

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Windows 8 Will Come in Four Versions

Finally! After years of confusing consumers with multiple, slightly different versions of the same operating system, Microsoft announced today that Windows 8 will come in only four versions: One for home use, one for business, one for devices running ARM chips, and one for large enterprises who buy in bulk. [...]

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