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• — iOS More Crashtastic Than Android

     (Tuesday, 07 February 2012 08:00)

  The rivalry between Google and Apple in the cut-throat mobile device world took a new turn recently when mobile app support platform company Crittercism published a study that found iOS apps crash more often than their Android counterparts. Crittercism analyzed more than 214 million apps launched in November and December that use its service.

• — Will the Spark Tablet Ignite a FOSS Fire?

     (Monday, 06 February 2012 08:00)

  Now that webOS is making its merry way along the open road, there's no telling what tablets or other mobile devices it may inspire over the upcoming months. In the meantime, the Linux world is all abuzz over what promises to be the very first fully open tablet out there: the Spark, a device slated to ship in May from none other than the KDE Plasma Active community itself.

• — Google Hires Bouncer to Give Android Malware the Heave-Ho

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 13:49)

  Google announced a new layer of security for its Android Market on Thursday, unveiling a program called "Bouncer" that will automatically scan apps for malware. Bouncer works by analyzing each app as it's uploaded to the Market, scanning for threats, spyware and trojans.

• — Spark Tablet Coming for the FOSS Crowd

     (Friday, 03 February 2012 08:00)

  The recently announced Spark tablet might prove to be the first Linux-running open source tablet fully capable of being modded by users. It has an open Linux stack on unlocked hardware, and it will come with an open content and services market. The Spark will come under the GNU General Public License from its inception.

• — WebOS Swings Along the Open Road

     (Thursday, 02 February 2012 08:00)

  When HP announced late last year that it would open source webOS, it was hard not to be skeptical. After all, it would be all too easy for a company to whitewash its own abandonment of a project by grandly "donating it to the community." However, that pessimistic view is beginning to fade, thanks to HP's publication last month of an official road map for its webOS plans.