Tag: Android

February 21, 2019

Google has continued to expand its Android Enterprise Recommended program, adding Managed Service Providers and businesses with MSP business units that provision, manage, and support devices on behalf of customers. In a blog post, Google announced 15 initial launch partners: […]

February 12, 2019

“Digital transformation” is a hot topic in enterprise, and most organizations are investing significantly in this area. In fact, according to research from Accenture[1], 78 percent of business leaders expect their organizations to be digital in the next three years. […]

January 29, 2019

The world of security news is often awash with myths about Android security. While the headlines can focus on hyperbole and dramatic accounts, the real story and data is far more favorable for Google’s mobile operating system. The Android team’s […]

August 22, 2018

Nobody thinks desktops and laptops are going away, but the device explosion has created an environment where enterprises need to support Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, and who-knows-what-other platform, for just about every business application. Many enterprises are simplifying their users’ […]

March 15, 2017

Android and iOS may be destined to do battle forever, but when it comes to apps, the relationship is a little friendlier. Countless iOS users enjoy Google’s services on their iPhones, and in fact, the acclaimed Gboard keyboard actually began […]

March 7, 2017

A five-month-old flaw in Android’s SSL cryptographic libraries is among the 35 critical vulnerabilities Google fixed in its March security patches for the mobile OS. The first set of patches, known as patch level 2017-03-01, is common to all patched […]

January 30, 2017

It’s 2017. You shouldn’t have to worry about whether that old budget spreadsheet will open on your tablet or whether the document in your inbox will look right on your phone. In this day and age, having office apps that […]

January 18, 2017

Many developers still embed sensitive access tokens and API keys into their mobile applications, putting data and other assets stored on various third-party services at risk. A new study performed by cybersecurity firm Fallible on 16,000 Android applications revealed that […]

December 19, 2016

The OnePlus 3 and 3T are the big winners in the world of updates this week. The former is getting another taste of Nougat thanks to the company’s beta software program. The 3T isn’t there yet, but it’s the recipient […]

September 27, 2016

In line with the announcement of its new Station initiative that aims to bring public Wi-Fi to areas with poor data connectivity, today Google also announced plans to make browsing the Web in Chrome for Android a lot faster and […]

August 24, 2016

Minor tweaks and bug fixes aren’t new for Android updates, but Google wants to make the process far less haphazard. A post on the Android Developers Blog details that Google is moving to a regular maintenance schedule “over the coming […]

July 8, 2016

There have previously been rumors about Twitter allowing tweets longer than 140 characters; some even speculated that it would allow up to 10,000 characters. That’d be great for those of you who enjoy publishing tweetstorms, or a bunch of tweets […]