The Most Annoying Android Apps

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	The Most Annoying Android Apps Not all Android apps are created equal, and most are far from perfect. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Backup and Recovery: Strategies Drive Disk-Based Solutions In this brief, IDC discusses the challenges of using tape and the benefits of disk-based data protection solutions with data deduplication. Learn more. In this Issue Flashback cleanup stalls, 142K Macs still infected Mozilla blocks Java in Firefox for some Mac users Two More Mac Trojans Discovered Byword for iPhone and iPad Spotify's New Android App Available for Preview How to Create a Bootable Mac OS X Flash Drive Android malware writers exploit Instagram craze to distribute SMS Trojan horse Larry Page tells jury he doesn't recall details of Java negotations Apple, Samsung agree to patent settlement talks Chrome browser for Android gets new features, languages Google says it had Sun's full support in building Android WHITE PAPER: Amazon Web Services Microsoft SharePoint on the AWS Cloud Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides services & tools for deploying Microsoft® SharePoint® workloads on its cloud infrastructure platform. This white paper discusses general concepts regarding how to use these services and provides detailed technical guidance on how to configure, deploy, and run a SharePoint Server farm on AWS. Deploy SharePoint quickly at lower total cost on AWS Cloud. Learn how Flashback cleanup stalls, 142K Macs still infected The Flashback botnet continues to wither, and now controls approximately 140,000 Macs, a Symantec security manager said today. Read More Mozilla blocks Java in Firefox for some Mac users Mozilla this week began blocking outdated versions of a Java plug-in in Firefox for some Mac users after calling the threat posed by the Flashback malware "evident and imminent." Read More Two More Mac Trojans Discovered Following the outbreak of the Flashback Mac Trojan, security researchers have spotted two more cases of Mac OS X malware. The good news is most users have little to worry about them. Read More Byword for iPhone and iPad I recently reviewed the Mac OS X version of Byword, and developer Metaclassy has since released an iOS counterpart. With the same basic concept-providing a simple, minimal text and Markdown editor-the iOS version of Byword offers some unique features. Read More Spotify's New Android App Available for Preview Spotify, the premium streaming music service, will soon release a redesigned Android app, but if you can't wait for it to hit Google Play, Spotify is offering a preview version you can install right now. The new Spotify for Android preview features full support for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, high-resolution images, new slide-out navigation, and improved social features. Spotify's mobile apps are available to users with a $10 monthly premium subscription. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Strategy Guide to to Application Modernization in Government This technology dossier explains the challenges and benefits of application transformation and suggests how government IT departments might begin the process. It includes an executive summary, discusses critical issues facing state and local government, provides solution spotlight and several customer case studies/testimonials in rich media format! Read Now! How to Create a Bootable Mac OS X Flash Drive A bootable Mac OS X thumb drive comes in handy when you need to troubleshoot OS issues for yourself, your family, or your friends. It's also extremely useful for keeping your basic setup consistent across multiple computers, if you find yourself switching hardware regularly; and I've had fun in the past setting up a bootable USB keychain loaded with all the apps and files I need to turn any Mac-compatible computer into a viable media center quickly and easily. Read More Android malware writers exploit Instagram craze to distribute SMS Trojan horse Malware writers have created fake Instagram websites to distribute Android Trojan horses, according to security researchers from antivirus firms Sophos and Trend Micro. Read More Larry Page tells jury he doesn't recall details of Java negotations Google CEO Larry Page told a jury on Wednesday that he remembers little about Google's attempts to negotiate a Java license from Sun, during 40 minutes of tense questioning in Oracle's lawsuit against Google over Android. Read More Apple, Samsung agree to patent settlement talks Apple and Samsung Electronics have agreed to attend a settlement conference in an ongoing patent lawsuit between the two companies, according to court documents. Read More Chrome browser for Android gets new features, languages The Android OS version of Google's Chrome browser is now available in a host of new languages and has gained several new features, but it remains in beta testing and is afflicted with a variety of bugs. Read More Google says it had Sun's full support in building Android Google built Android using parts of Java that didn't require a license and it had the full support of Sun Microsystems in doing so, a lawyer for Google said in court Tuesday. Read More
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