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Mobile security: iOS vs. Android vs. BlackBerry vs. Windows Phone
InfoWorld It's historically given little heed to security concerns, but Version 8 endeavors to satisfy basic business security concerns. Mobile security falls into two fundamental forms: Microsoft's EAS policies and native APIs. Exchange ActiveSync policy … |
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Android malware carries Windows snooping app
The H Android malware carries Windows snooping app. Android security Kaspersky is reporting on malware found in the Google Play store that is loaded with more than just Android malware. The trick in this case is to covert the smartphone into a version of a … |
In the first month of 2013, Internet Explorer’s desktop market share is continuing to slowly climb upwards, with Firefox consolidating its number two spot. There are signs that Windows 7 may have peaked as Windows 8 is slowly picking up users.
January was a good month for Microsoft’s browser, up 0.37 points to 55.14 percent. Firefox also grew, up 0.12 points to 19.94 percent. Chrome fell, down 0.56 points to 17.48 percent. Safari was unchanged at 5.24 percent, and Opera up a hair, gaining 0.04 points to reach 1.75 percent.
The improvement of Internet Explorer’s position masks a story that’s decidedly mixed for Microsoft. Windows 7 fell for the first time in January, dropping 0.63 points from a high of 45.11 percent to 44.48 percent. Windows 8’s slow growth is continuing, up 0.54 points from 1.72 percent to 2.26 percent. There’s also a small number of tablet users, with 0.08 percent on Windows 8 Touch and a minuscule 0.02 percent on Windows RT Touch.
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Microsoft announced Google will continue to provide Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) support to Windows Phone users for another six months.
Google announced in December it was turning off EAS on free Gmail accounts at the end of this month. Google wants to use a combination of IMAP, CardDAV, and CalDAV instead of EAS. After the cut-off, existing sync relationships would have continued to work, but any new phones (or reset old phones) would have to go without.
That caused a big problem for Windows Phone users, as Microsoft’s smartphone platform depends on EAS for both push mail and syncing of calendars and contacts.
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