December 1, 2011
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Isn’t it wonderful? It turns out that a spyware rootkit from a company called Carrier IQ is on hundreds of millions of Android and iOS smartphones and tablets. Only Windows Phone-powered smartphones seems to have avoiding this program that reports … Continue reading
November 17, 2011
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I’ve been using Google Music since it was in beta. At first, it didn’t interest me that much. Yet another way to save my music to the cloud? How much good really was that? Well, after using it for several … Continue reading
November 16, 2011
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When I wrote about Google making it possible to opt-out of their Wi-Fi access point mapping program, I made a mistake. I thought Google was still using its StreetView cars to pick up Wi-Fi locations. Nope, Eitan Bencuya, a Google … Continue reading
October 2, 2011
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What is it with companies wanting to know your every move anymore? Facebook’s has been tracking you on Websites with Facebook Like buttons; Amazon, with its forthcoming Silk Web browser, will literally track your every move on the Web, and … Continue reading
September 30, 2011
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Measuring a profit can be a complicated thing my accounting friends tell me. For example, Google, which controls Android, is certainly making money from it, but how much? But, what if you’re making $444 million from Android and you actually … Continue reading
September 28, 2011
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Microsoft has just announced its biggest ever Android-related patent deal with Samsung. In this contract, Microsoft will get a royalty payment on every Android smartphone and tablet that Samsung sells. And, what exactly is Samsung paying for and how much … Continue reading