Android devices in U.S. face more malware attacks than PCs

Follow:   12.05.2012  View in a Browser Android devices in U.S. face more malware attacks than PCs 12.04.2012 7:59 AM Almost 10 percent of Android devices have experienced a malware attack over a three-month period, compared to about 6 percent of PCs Text messaging turns 20, but don't call it ready for retirement 12.03.2012 9:15 AM At the ripe old age of 20, text messaging is still a popular way to communicate, but there are signs that its best days are behind it. -ADVERTISEMENT-   TechHive Reader Survey Take a quick survey and enter to win a $500 Amazon gift card Android Ice Cream Sandwich Download PCWorld's Superguide.   iOS tops Android in smartphone sales, survey says 12.04.2012 7:15 AM Apple dethroned Android the for three-month period ending in October, according to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech Microsoft fix in works for random Windows Phone 8 reboots 11.28.2012 8:08 AM Users of Windows Phone 8 smartphones made by Nokia and HTC have complained about the reboots The best smartphones you can buy right now 12.05.2012 3:00 AM Looking for an upgrade? These are the best smartphones you can currently buy, by carrier. Review: Fender Squier Strat with USB connects directly to computer or iPad 11.28.2012 12:15 PM With the Squier USB Strat guitar, Fender cuts out the middleman by incorporating a USB interface directly into their iconic guitar, alongside the standard 1/4-inch input you use to connect to an amp. Windows Phone 7.8 coming next year, upsetting users 11.28.2012 4:21 PM Microsoft's next OS update for Windows Phone 7 handsets won't be available until sometime in 2013. AT&T still at bottom of Consumer Reports rankings, but boasts best 4G network 11.29.2012 3:38 AM In the annual rankings of major U.S. cellphone carriers, Verizon Wireless retained the top spot while AT&T once again brought up the rear. But AT&T can at least note that its 4G LTE network was the top-ranked among carriers. Apple's iPhone 5 cleared for sale in China 11.29.2012 4:00 AM Apple's iPhone 5 appears to have cleared the last hurdle in a series of Chinese regulatory checks, opening the way for the device to finally be sold in one of the company's largest markets. Sprint to charge users of Nextel network an extra $10 per month 11.29.2012 3:30 PM Showing that it's serious about quickly phasing out its venerable iDEN network and traditional push-to-talk service, Sprint Nextel now plans to charge all subscribers on that system an extra $10 per month beginning Jan. 1. Apple's iPhone 5 and newest iPads head for sale in China 11.30.2012 9:10 AM The iPhone 5 is scheduled for release in China, one of Apple's biggest markets, on December 14 and the iPad mini and fourth-generation iPad will start selling in the country a week earlier on December 7. This E-Ink case gives your iPhone 5 a second screen 11.30.2012 9:59 AM PopSLATE is an e-ink case that turns the back of your phone into a second screen.         You are subscribed to this newsletter as: messi1927@gmail.com More TechHive Newsletters / Manage Subscriptions / Unsubscribe IDG Consumer & SMB Privacy Policy © 2012 IDGCSMB, 501 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107