Katia Moskvitch / BBC:
Smart cities get their own operating system — Smart cities with devices chatting to each other may dot the planet in the near future — Cities could soon be looking after their citizens all by themselves thanks to an operating system designed for the metropolis.
U.S. computer security software maker McAfee said the number of malware targeted at Android devices jumped 76 percent since last quarter, making Android the most attacked mobile operating system. “This year we have seen record breaking numbers of malware …
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Alex Chitu / Google Operating System:
What’s New in Chrome 10? — Google Chrome 10 is ready for primetime and it comes with a surprising number of new features. Here are some of them: — 1. The Options dialog is now a web page that opens in a new tab. Chrome has one less modal dialog and the new Options page is better suited for netbooks.
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Demystifying Microsoft’s mobile operating system roadmap — When Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently criticized Google at the D8 conference for having two different mobile operating systems, it’s surprising so few challenged the pot for calling the kettle black.