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It’s been made abundantly clear that Android isn’t the safest platform. Malware attacks have been on the rise, especially in the past year as Android devices become the most populous on the planet. A few companies have taken measures to improve Android security through encryption and backup serv ... Full Article »
Tracking the strength of mobile operating platforms occupies the time of more than one analysis firm in the mobile sphere, but the numbers always tell a compelling story: mostly, that Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS are really, really popular, and that means tough times for competitors. The la ... Full Article »
Android apps are popular, even on non-Android devices. After announcing an entirely new lineup of BlackBerry devices, it seems RIM wants to make them compatible with Android apps. It’s a move that could up the appeal of BlackBerry smartphones, which have lost ground in the past year, Bloomberg rep ... Full Article »
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIMM) continues to struggle in the tablet market, posting some pretty painful second-quarter earnings information today that shows it has only shipped about 500,000 BlackBerry PlayBook tablets so far. According to a story from Mashable, RIM’s revenue has risen ... Full Article »
Ever behind in the app race, BlackBerry purveyor Research in Motion (RIMM) has taken a much-needed step to throw itself into the social game space by acquiring Scoreloop, which aids mobile game developers in adding social and in-app billing features to their games. An indication of RIM’s lacking p ... Full Article »
Microsoft (MSFT) and Research In Motion (RIMM) have reached an agreement to use Microsoft’s Bing search engine on RIM’s BlackBerry devices, ditching Google’s (GOOG) search in the process. Bing will now be responsible for search and mapping functions on BlackBerrys, according to an address giv ... Full Article »
Research in Motion’s (RIMM) new tablet, the Android app-compatible PlayBook, hit the streets this week. It also sold better on its first day of shelf life than many expected, moving 50,000 tabs on April 19. Here’s a quote from MSNBC.com’s Gadgetbox on the subject from its story: ‘The launc ... Full Article »
Google’s (GOOG) Android operating system continues to dominate the smartphone market, with one in three handsets in the U.S. carrying the OS, according to a story from MSNBC. Market research from comScore shows that Android is continuing to pick up steam, as it has been for the last two years. Fr ... Full Article »
Research In Motion (RIMM) and its BlackBerrys have experienced loss of market share to smartphones on Android from Google (GOOG) as well as iPhones from Apple (AAPL). Now RIM said it plans to plant one foot in the Android world, confirming rumors in recent months that its BlackBerry PlayBook tab wi ... Full Article »
Research In Motion's (RIMM) upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will support Android apps after all. There had already been much press speculation about RIM finally ceding to developers' wishes, and a press release today from MarketWire appears to confirm this. Still a major player in the smartpho ... Full Article »
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