In a recent post on avast! Mobile Security BETA app, we promised that we’ll be discussing the growing perception among smartphone enthusiasts that Android is an insecure mobile operating system and that it is prone to malware, just like Windows is on the desktop. This perception is, for the most part, a product of the hype created by certain security solution-providing companies and the blogosphere itself.
Just like iOS; Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform is a well monitored and closed system. All apps that are submitted for Marketplace goes through a strict screening process. If an app is found to be violating guidelines set by Microsoft, then well, it is rejected and sent back to the drawing board.
Even if you fall on the Android side of the smartphone divide it is hard to argue - without coming across as a raving crazy person - that there isn't something a little crazy about the shear number of different Android devices out there. Be they from the likes of LG, HTC, Samsung, Motorola or anyone else, there are so many that naming each and every one of them just isn't getting any easier.
Facebook is no stranger to controversy, but it usually find itself in hot water thanks to its less than clear privacy policies. In fact, even when their policies are clear people are usually pretty unhappy about what they are being told. Rightly or wrongly, Facebook has something of a reputation for being less than transparent.
Samsung has released another ad in their series of The Next Big Thing ads in which they specifically target Apple’s iPhone and iPhone enthusiasts.
After seeing its biggest sales week in history during Black Friday, Microsoft has announced that they sold over 1.7 million Xbox 360 units in USA in November. Details after the jump!
Starting with iOS 5, Apple added some new checks to ensure people stick with the latest version of iOS. This made downgrading to iOS 5 impossible using SHSH blobs saved by Cydia or TinyUmbrella. But now, thanks to iH8sn0w’s iFaith, you can downgrade from iOS 5.1 or iOS 5.0.1 to iOS 5 custom firmware as long as you have APTicket + SHSH blobs saved for it.
If you're an avid Twitter user like the most of us here at Redmond Pie, then you're probably aware that yesterday was a big day over at Twitter HQ when they rolled out some major changes to their web interface and mobile apps.
Although a Dashboard update is always seen a welcome visitor by Xbox 360 users across the globe, not everybody is completely stoked by one or two of the features Microsoft added with its latest one.
The ongoing spat between Samsung and Apple is turning into one of those rather depressing proses where an allegiance breaks down, descending into all-out war.
