Google Ramps Up Android Security As Threats Grow

From CRN: Google is taking steps to bolster the security of its highly targeted Android platform, which security experts warn is significantly outpacing other mobile platforms in introducing risk to corporate networks.

Android is now part of Google's patch reward program, which gives cash to...

Yahoo acquires mobile video app startup Ptch

From PC World: Yahoo has acquired Ptch, the startup behind a mobile app that allowed users to combine photos and video on their phones into movies, and the service will shut down by January.

Incubated by DreamWorks Animation, Ptch was positioned as a social media application that enabled users to...

Canon EOS M2 Digital Camera Unveiled In Japan

From DailyTech: Canon has announced its latest digital camera in Japan: the mirrorless EOS M2. The new camera promises fast autofocus thanks to the Hybrid CMOS II sensor that is also used in the EOS 100D and SL1 digital cameras.

The M2 gets a slightly revised body design that is smaller (8 percent...

Mobile Boosts Processor Market

From EETimes: This year's unit shipments for processors will grow 24% over 2012 to as high as 1.5 billion, according to IHS Inc.

The fast rise is being bolstered by strong smartphone and tablet sales, which are more than compensating for a 13% slump in desktop sales and a 2% drop in notebook sales...

BlackBerry upgrades BES to improve Android, iOS management

From InfoWorld: BlackBerry has upgraded its management platform Enterprise Server 10 (BES10) with more features for managing Android and iOS smartphones and has also improved scalability to lower overall costs.

BlackBerry's problems are well documented, but the company is soldiering on. On Monday...

Dell Details New 24-inch 4K Monitor

From DailyTech: Dell has tipped some of the details on a new 24” UHD computer monitor called the UP2414Q.

Dell says that the UP2414Q features the highest pixel density of any of its available displays at 185 ppi. The native resolution of the IPS display is 3840 x 2160 and it offers viewing angles...

Acer needs to focus on brand building, tablets under new leaders

From PC World: Acer will have to choose new leaders with expertise in tablets and brand-building to shed its reputation as a low-end seller of notebooks, analysts said.

Last month, the company abruptly canceled plans to name Jim Wong as its new CEO, and instead did away with the position. Company...

Windows XP zero day gives attackers a way around Adobe Sandbox

From InfoWorld: A new zero day flaw in Windows XP and Server 2003 is being exploited in the wild to bypass the sandbox on unpatched versions of Adobe Reader, security firm FireEye has reported.

According to the firm's analysis, the vulnerability allows for a standard user running XP SP3 to elevate...

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