Devices running Google's Android operating system have dethroned Apple's iPhones and iPads as the biggest drivers of worldwide mobile ad traffic, according to a new study from Opera Mediaworks.
HTC and Nokia are separately expected to announce super-high-quality cameras in new smartphones expected to be unveiled the next week.
All new malware being written for mobile devices targets Android, according to a McAfee report on malware trends in Q3 2011.
Banking transactions for owners of <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/110910-google-android-useful-resources-smartphones.html">Android</a> phones just became more dangerous with a new iteration of the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/072611-spyeye-trojan-morphs-to-defeat.html">SpyEye</a> Trojan designed to intercept two-factor authentication codes sent via SMS -- the first known version for Android.
Pop quiz: Can you name every smartphone platform that's more popular than Windows Phone 7? Go on. We dare you.
A banking Trojan that has plagued Symbian, BlackBerry and <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/windows.html">Windows</a> Phone users has now made its way to <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/110910-google-android-useful-resources-smartphones.html">Android</a> devices.
Android has further consolidated its status as the leading global smartphone operating system, according to data released by both Gartner and the Millennial Media mobile ad network.
Android and iOS mobile devices now can be corralled by a Smith Micro device management application unveiled this week at the Interop show in Las Vegas. Client-side code makes even personally-owned devices visible to enterprise IT managers.
ABI Research unloaded a trove of data on the smartphone market during a webinar today that highlighted <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/110910-google-android-useful-resources-smartphones.html">Android</a>'s dramatic rise over the past year.
The early days of Windows Phone 7 have been all about positive reviews, not much market share, and a botched update that caused some phones to stop working.
Microsoft hates when customers buy products that weren't built in Redmond, but Steve Ballmer and crew aren't going to miss a moneymaking opportunity, even if that means managing iPhones, iPads, Androids and, yes, even Linux computers.
<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/microsoft/">Microsoft</a> is coming out with an <a href="https://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2010/120101-iphone-quiz.html">iPhone</a> application that lets users participate in conferences mediated by the company's <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/111710-microsoft-lync-voip.html">Lync</a> unified communications platform.
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Apple, Microsoft, Google and others are givens for being among the top newsmakers of 2011. Others will no doubt surprise us as we go along.
BARCELONA -- Microsoft won't be buying Nokia any time soon despite the despite a sweeping Windows Phone agreement announced by the vendors last week, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop told reporters Sunday.