News

• Q&A: CSC CTIO, Bob Hayward

  CSC’s chief technology information officer, Bob Hayward, talks mobility, BYOD, virtual desktops, enterprise app stores and project management.

• Android's permission problems

  Mobile apps are a privacy nightmare. Some apps are constantly connected to the Internet, and can upload your personal data--such as your private photos or documents--to a remote server without your knowledge or consent.

• Apple's 25 billionth app download is a Disney game

  Apple's App Store reached its highly publicised 25 billion unit mark when Qingdao, China, resident Chunli Fu downloaded the free version of Disney's Where's My Water? game.

• Android Market celebrates 10 billion downloads with 10-cent app sale

  Guess what? Your favorite Android app may be just 10 cents right now, thanks to the Android Market's 10 billion downloads celebration.

• Android Market trumps App Store with auto-updates

  The latest Android Market update isn't a big one, but it includes one change that should make iPhone users jealous.

• Android overtakes iOS in app downloads

  The Android operating system now leads in total app downloads, another benchmark in the race to dominate the smartphone market, according to ABI Research.

• In pictures: Steve Jobs and Apple - The successes and flops

  From the Lisa to the App Store, here are 11 products from Steve Jobs's tenure as Apple's CEO that made an impact - whether they succeeded or not

• Apple App Store downloads cross 15 billion

  Apple says more than 15 billion applications for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch have been downloaded from its App Store.

• Google clearing up more Android malware

  Google has had to remove yet more malware-infected apps offered in its Android Market. As spotted by the Lookout Security Team, 50 applications were infected by a variation of the DroidDream malware that hit in March. Lookout is referring to the new malware as DroidDreamLight and says up to 120,000 Android users might have been affected.

• Web-based Windows Phone 7 app store arriving with Mango

  Microsoft is putting together a Web-based version of its application store for Windows Phone 7 smartphones, in the fashion of leading app stores from Apple and Google. The Web-based Windows Phone 7 Marketplace will arrive this autumn, in time for the release of Mango, Microsoft's latest update of its smartphone operating system.

• Android Market poised to overtake App Store in August

  When it comes to apps, Android seems to be running faster than Apple can roll. New research predicts the total number of apps in the Android Market will overtake Apple's App Store in August 2011.

• Apple's popular apps not exclusive to iPhone: Analysis

  Apple has the largest app store by a long shot: Currently iPhone users can choose from 350,000 apps. But how many apps do people really use -- and should the size of the Apple App Store sway your next smartphone purchase? It shouldn't.

• App fragmentation issue is bigger than Android

  Fragmentation of the Android platform is being blamed for a decline in developer enthusiasm for the platform, but the real fragmentation challenge for app developers is a much broader issue that just Android.

• Windows Phone 7 app store still lags behind Apple, Android

  Microsoft has bragged about its growing app store for Windows Phone 7 devices, but the store's offerings are still puny compared to Apple's or Google's stores. The Windows Phone 7 app store has around 10 times less apps than the Android Market and around 30 times less than Apple's App Store. Will Microsoft ever catch up?

• Jobs says 'no' to iPhone radiation app

  An iPhone app that measures smartphone radiation and offers tips on minimizing absorption has been nuked by Steve Jobs.