When Apple released the iPhone in 2007, they did not release an SDK that developers could use to create native apps. While many people were angered by this or claimed this would be the phone's downfall, it ended up being a good decision on Apple's part. When they did release development tools in February 2008, they were full featured and polished.
Apple and its defenders argued that opening a mobile phone platform to full scale development would necessarily lead to a less stable environmental. Having a crashy PC can be worked around if if it is for home use. If you are a bank running mission critical services — crashing is not an option. Apple saw the phone as a mission critical device. It has to be able make calls without crashing. Its battery had to last. In 2007 the Palm Trio and Windows Mobile (both of which had an app development eco-systems) had trouble on both fronts. To this day, Apple still keeps a tight control over app development and distribution.
This issue has becoming even important now that Android based phones are are open for any developer to release software for. In resent weeks android phones have been under attack from several different vectors. According to research by Tech Daily, there are 44 known peices of malware that target Android phones. There is also at least one known botnet running on Android phones on AT&T's network. Simmilar attacks have targeted Blackberrys and some Nokia phones.
Until Next Time,
Mike
Chicago Virus Removal
Friday, August 26, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Crapware Filling new Android Phones
Windows starting going down hill as soon as Microsoft and its OEM partners began selling advertising space on new computers. This unwanted software drags the performance of new computers down straight out of the box. Until recently, smart phones were free of this crapware.
Recently being the watch word. Mike Jennings at PC Pro Reports:
Sony Ericsson isn't the only one. HTC and Samsung are all coming with pre-installed software and demos. Unlike Windows, you cannot uninstall the unwanted software. This crapware comes hard coded into the phone's OS.
Short of rooting your phone and installing a clean version of the OS (which is going to violate the warranty) LauncherPro is your best option. LauncherPro will let you hind unwanted apps and reskin your UI.
Until Next Time
Mike
Chicago Virus Removal
Recently being the watch word. Mike Jennings at PC Pro Reports:
On Friday, I eased the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro from its box, turned it on, and was greeted with a message urging me to set up McAfee WaveSecure before I’d even set up the phone with my Google account. Delving into the app drawer revealed more unwanted software, with a host of apps neatly summarising Android’s perennial fragmentation issues: alongside the official Market, the Xperia Mini Pro comes loaded with four different app stores. There’s also other McAfee apps installed as well as a Popcap Games trial and a selection of media management tools.
Sony Ericsson isn't the only one. HTC and Samsung are all coming with pre-installed software and demos. Unlike Windows, you cannot uninstall the unwanted software. This crapware comes hard coded into the phone's OS.
Short of rooting your phone and installing a clean version of the OS (which is going to violate the warranty) LauncherPro is your best option. LauncherPro will let you hind unwanted apps and reskin your UI.
Until Next Time
Mike
Chicago Virus Removal
Friday, August 5, 2011
Thunderbolt vs. USB 3.0
This story is not a repeat from 2000. We are once again talking about transfer speeds and the relative qualities of two wired transfer standards. Thunderbolt and USB 3.0.
A little background. USB 3.0 is the latest version of the long standing data transfer standard. Yeah, there are about 15 different connectors but the basics are all the same. Every computer made after 2000, no matter the OS, supports USB 2. USB ups the transfer speed around 110MBps. As other parts of the pipeline get better, that should reach 640MBps or just shy of SATA3 speeds.
Thunderbolt is a new standard from Intel and is currently only available in some Macs. Intel's goal is to create a standard that can stand up to professonal video development. When maxed out, Thunderbolt can reach a transfer speed of 1.2GBps. Nothing on the market short the highest end sold state hardrives can move that much data. Intel and Apple also tout Thunderbolt's ability to push video out to large monitors along with enough power to power 2 30 inch LED monitors.
At the end of the day, neither really stand up. USB 2 is not that much faster than USB 3. Since it uses the same ports, it will simply replace the current standard. After 10+ years, not much has changed. Thunderbolt has no place on the consumer. Most people are moving to notebooks and wireless standards.
For Now,
Mike
Chicago laptop repair
A little background. USB 3.0 is the latest version of the long standing data transfer standard. Yeah, there are about 15 different connectors but the basics are all the same. Every computer made after 2000, no matter the OS, supports USB 2. USB ups the transfer speed around 110MBps. As other parts of the pipeline get better, that should reach 640MBps or just shy of SATA3 speeds.
Thunderbolt is a new standard from Intel and is currently only available in some Macs. Intel's goal is to create a standard that can stand up to professonal video development. When maxed out, Thunderbolt can reach a transfer speed of 1.2GBps. Nothing on the market short the highest end sold state hardrives can move that much data. Intel and Apple also tout Thunderbolt's ability to push video out to large monitors along with enough power to power 2 30 inch LED monitors.
At the end of the day, neither really stand up. USB 2 is not that much faster than USB 3. Since it uses the same ports, it will simply replace the current standard. After 10+ years, not much has changed. Thunderbolt has no place on the consumer. Most people are moving to notebooks and wireless standards.
For Now,
Mike
Chicago laptop repair
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