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Smartphones, mobile apps mushroom; Android software piracy rampant

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Smartphones, mobile apps mushroom, says researcher
Research released Friday confirms what most of us anecdotally know but maybe haven't done much about from a management perspective: Smartphone usage is skyrocketing in the enterprise, and the average number of apps on the devices has been showing 50% year-over-year growth since 2008. Read More


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Android software piracy rampant despite Google's efforts to curb
Pirating Android apps is a long-standing problem. But it seems to be getting worse, even as Google begins to respond much more aggressively. The dilemma: protecting developers' investments, and revenue stream, while keeping an open platform. Read More

Many Android apps leak user privacy data
Researchers have created Android-based code that tracks what applications on a smartphone actually do with the data they have access to. They do a lot, it turns out, and most of what they do is unknown to the enduser Read More

Microsoft: Windows Phone 7 will turn us into a mobile contender
Citing developer uptake, the company says its upcoming mobile platform will close the gap with Google's Android and Apple's iPhone Read More

iPhone 4 fails to slow Android demand for long
Apple's rollout of the iPhone 4 in June temporarily slowed down demand for Google Android smartphones, but a new study shows consumers are again very hungry for Android devices. Read More

Get rich on Windows Phone 7?
Microsoft takes next step in mobile ad service for WP7 apps"Monetizing" somehow doesn't sound as appealing as "raking in money" but that's the idea for Windows Phone 7 applications to be able to include mobile advertisements. Read More

7 ways to exercise without leaving your desk
Turn sedentary work time into a workout opportunity Read More

Samsung drops developer support for Symbian
Samsung is dropping support for Symbian from its Mobile Innovator developer support program, it said in a letter sent out on Thursday. Read More


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LTE leap suits a small carrier, MetroPCS chief says
MetroPCS, with a customer base of just 7.6 million, doesn't seem the most likely mobile operator to launch the first commercial LTE networks in the U.S., but its small size actually was one of the reasons the carrier jumped on the new technology, MetroPCS Chief Operating Officer Thomas Keys said Thursday. Read More

Android Now Ties iPhone In Consumer Interest
One year ago, if you told an average person you were thinking about buying an Android, they'd have thought you were some sort of robot-mongering madman. Read More

Verizon Wireless launches recycling/trade-in program
Verizon Wireless Friday unveiled a program aimed at helping users of wireless devices easily recycle them. Read More

Report: India says BlackBerry message tracking does not work
India's Department of Telecommunications (DOT) is not satisfied with the access Research In Motion (RIM) is providing to security agencies for interception of communications on both its instant messenger and enterprise services, according to a report on Friday in The Economic Times, an Indian daily. Read More

Wi-Fi chipmaker Quantenna raises $21 million more for 4x4 802.11n
Quantenna Communications, a maker of an advanced 802.11n Wi-Fi chipset, has reaped $21 million from its fifth round of venture funding. The money will be used to speed up deployment of its 4x4 MIMO silicon through carriers and retail channels Read More

Android texting app requires no hands
A free Android application to be unveiled on Thursday at the Mobilize conference in San Francisco will let mobile phone users send and receive text messages without touching or looking at the phone. Read More

Apple iPhone app manages mainframe
Network management vendor William Data Systems says it has created an iPhone app that lets users manage IBM's z/OS mainframe environment. Read More


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Sprint leaders quit Clearwire board
Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse and two other Sprint executives have resigned from the board of Clearwire "out of an abundance of caution" after Clearwire raised concerns about possible antitrust issues, Clearwire said Thursday. Read More

IPass now supports Android for Wi-Fi connections globally
iPass unveiled an application Thursday designed to give Android smartphone users secure connections to 150,000 Wi-Fi hotspots globally Read More

LTE comes to Dallas
MetroPCS is on a roll, as the small wireless carrier launched 4G LTE services in its second market in just the last two weeks. Read More

Inside A Smartphone Rollout With Life and Death Consequences
Tired of carrying around pagers, doctors at Emory Southern University Hospital wanted to receive pages on their BlackBerries, iPhones and Androids. After all, the pager seemed like a relic compared to today's smartphones running cool apps and trading tons of messages over a beautiful touch screen. Read More

Amazon to Launch Android App Store -- and Tablet, Too?
Amazon will launch its own Android app store, challenging Google's official app collection, according to TechCrunch. The site uncovered uncovered details about how the store will function, including developer royalties, DRM and a pricing structure. A source also hinted that Amazon is working on building its own tablet computer. Here's a closer look: Read More

Apple expands patent war with Nokia to U.K.
Apple this week added to its attack on Nokia over patent violations by filing a lawsuit in the U.K., alleging multiple counts of infringement. Read More

RIM jumps into tablet game
The BlackBerry PlayBook, which RIM says is enterprise-ready, takes aim at Apple's iPad with full support of Flash as well as Java Read More



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