Monthly Archives: April 2012

How big is Flashback compared to Windows malware?

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

I’ve heard some comments on forums which suggest that Flashback isn’t that important or successful because it’s “only” infected around 1% of the Mac installed base – around 500,000 machines, from about 50 million. Unfortunately, this displays the kind of … Continue reading →

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Teens love the iPhone

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Cells like teen spirit – The Daily: A new survey shows that 34 percent of U.S. teens have iPhones — while another 40 percent plan to buy one within the next six months. It looks like teens have moved on … Continue reading →

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Project Glass is go

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

I’ve said on many occasions before that while I often find Google’s products underwhelming, I really do admire their ambition. What Project Glass amounts to is the next natural step in creating a cloud of data around the physical world.

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With friends like Samsung, does Google need enemies?

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Android 4.0 Forces Samsung To Delay Galaxy Tablets: Google released Android 4.0 in October. Samsung released the global variant of Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0 on board in November, followed by the U.S. Verizon version in December. Other OEMs didn’t … Continue reading →

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