iOS and Android account for 85 percent of all smartphone shipments, whilst Windows Phone is still behind Symbian
August 8, 2012
Starbucks To Use Square Payment Platform In The US Stores
Now customers can pay for their cappuccino just by saying their name at the checkout
Android Malware Spikes 61 Percent In Just A Quarter
Android malware rises sharply again in Q2
ICO Pressures Charities To Open Doors For Data Protection ‘Check Ups’
The ICO doesn't want to fine charities, so is encouraging them to take advantage of free help
Facebook App Adverts Seek To Increase Mobile Revenue
Social network hopes to monetise its mobile user base
Demonoid Servers Taken By Ukrainian Authorities
Anonymous swears revenge, DDoS’es three government websites
Virgin Media Resolves Mobile Data Billing Error
Customers charged for mobile data despite having a data allowance
Google UK Taxes Just £6 million
Google tells TechWeekEurope it complies with UK tax regulations despite findings
Zeus Malware Turns To Smite BlackBerry Users
Attackers start paying more attention to RIM's devices
Apple And Amazon Up Their Security After Honan Hack
Password resets over the phone are stopped in the aftermath of the “epic hack”
Microsoft Continues To Push Do Not Track By Default In IE10
Microsoft stands firm and says IE10 will have DNT on by default
WikiLeaks ‘Under DDoS Again’
The second DDoS strike on WikiLeaks this year has taken its site offline, Assange's organisation says
Judge Orders Google And Oracle To Reveal Journalist Payments
Judge orders companies to reveal financial relationship with commentators on the lawsuit
EMC Disk Archive Challenges Tape Storage For Mainframes
EMC has combined its DLm8000 disk archive with the VMAX storage array to create an alternative to physical tape libraries for mainframes
AMD FirePro Integrates CPU, Graphics
AMD's FirePro APUs, aimed at workstations used by design professionals, combine computing and graphics capabilities on the same chip
Avaya Adds Collaboration Features To Aura Conferencing
Avaya is to expand its Aura Conferencing communications product, adding more collaboration features as well as broader device support
Apple: Samsung Copied iPhone Application Icons
In Apple's $2.5bn patent lawsuit against Samsung, the iPhone maker brought in a graphic designer to testify that Samsung copied the design of the smartphone's icons