Controversial iPhone app security bug fixed in iOS 5.0.1

The security flaw that led to security researcher Charlie Miller getting kicked out of Apple's developer program has been patched in the company's latest iOS update.
That flaw, which let apps phone home to download potentially malicious unsigned code, thus changing the behavior of an application, is listed as one of the security fixes in iOS 5.0.1, which went out to users today.
"A logic error existed in the mmap system call's checking of valid flag combinations. This issue may lead to a bypass of codesigning checks," Apple posted in a security document coinciding with the new software this morning. "This issue does not affect devices running iOS prior to version 4.3," it read, crediting Miller as the finder of the issue.
Miller, who is a researcher with Accuvant Labs posted his initial findings of the flaw earlier this week in an interview with Forbes to promote a demonstration of his method at the SysCan conference, which takes place in Taiwan next week.
Despite Miller having sent Apple his findings three weeks prior to publicizing the issue, the company responded by terminating Miller's developer license, saying that he violated two parts of the agreement that cover interfering with Apple's software and services, and hiding features from the company when submitting them.
The boot came with a one-year ban from reapplying to Apple's iOS Developer Program.
Miller declined to comment on what's happened since that decision, and what he plans to show off at Syscan now that the issue's been addressed. In a tweet this morning, Miller said "even if some thought what I did was unethical, I hope public reporting of that flaw sped up time to patch release to make things safe for us."

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Apple Releases iOS 5.0.1 to Address Battery Life Issues [Updated]

Apple has just released iOS 5.0.1 to the public, bringing fixes for battery life issues introduced with iOS 5. The release also brings several other enhancements including multitasking gestures for the original iPad.
This update contains improvements and other bug fixes including:

- Fixes bugs affecting battery life
- Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad
- Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud
- Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation
The build number on the public release is 9A405, an increment of one build over the beta 2 build seeded to developers last Friday.

iOS 5.0.1 is available for iPhone (4S, 4, and 3GS), iPod touch (third- and fourth-generation), and all iPad models. The update is available for download via iTunes, but is not yet showing up as an over-the-air update for direct download to iOS devices.

Update: Several European users are now reporting that iOS 5.0.1 is available as a 44.6 MB over-the-air update on their devices, but it still does not appear to be showing up on devices in the United States.

Update 2: Direct links for downloads:

- iPhone: 4S, 4 GSM, 4 CDMA, 3GS
- iPad: 2 Wi-Fi, 2 GSM, 2 CDMA, Original
- iPod touch: 4th Generation, 3rd Generation

Update 3: The over-the-air update of iOS 5.0.1 now appears to be making its way to the United States, but it may still take some time to roll out to all users. Users are reporting over-the-air download sizes of 40-55 MB depending on device.

Update 4: CNET notes that iOS 5.0.1 addresses the security vulnerability disclosed by prominent security researcher Charlie Miller earlier this week. Miller demonstrated the vulnerability by slipping an app into Apple's App Store, a move which resulted in Apple banning him from the iOS developer program.

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Apple Releases iOS 5.0.1 to Address Battery Life Issues [Updated]

Apple has just released iOS 5.0.1 to the public, bringing fixes for battery life issues introduced with iOS 5. The release also brings several other enhancements including multitasking gestures for the original iPad.
This update contains improvements and other bug fixes including:

- Fixes bugs affecting battery life
- Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad
- Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud
- Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation
The build number on the public release is 9A405, an increment of one build over the beta 2 build seeded to developers last Friday.

iOS 5.0.1 is available for iPhone (4S, 4, and 3GS), iPod touch (third- and fourth-generation), and all iPad models. The update is available for download via iTunes, but is not yet showing up as an over-the-air update for direct download to iOS devices.

Update: Several European users are now reporting that iOS 5.0.1 is available as a 44.6 MB over-the-air update on their devices, but it still does not appear to be showing up on devices in the United States.

Update 2: Direct links for downloads:

- iPhone: 4S, 4 GSM, 4 CDMA, 3GS
- iPad: 2 Wi-Fi, 2 GSM, 2 CDMA, Original
- iPod touch: 4th Generation, 3rd Generation

Update 3: The over-the-air update of iOS 5.0.1 now appears to be making its way to the United States, but it may still take some time to roll out to all users. Users are reporting over-the-air download sizes of 40-55 MB depending on device.

Update 4: CNET notes that iOS 5.0.1 addresses the security vulnerability disclosed by prominent security researcher Charlie Miller earlier this week. Miller demonstrated the vulnerability by slipping an app into Apple's App Store, a move which resulted in Apple banning him from the iOS developer program.

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Progorod out the iPad and iPhone

The company "Sidikov navigation» today announced the release of version navigation system "Progorod" mobile company Apple - iPad Tablet and the iPhone. The features of the new version of "Progorod" was to support the technology OpenGL 3D, which allows you to display on maps three-dimensional models of buildings with a high level of detail, maps can be scaled and rotated around the axis with the help of technology "multitouch" in real time. In addition, "Progorod" support service MapStore, allows downloading maps from the Internet directly from your device. Version "Progorod" for Apple's products include integrated "mirror" service. "Progorod" for the iPhone and the iPad is already available in the Applications folder App Store : 30 day full functional demo version and full version costs 950 rubles. The new version of "Progorod" is designed for devices with the operating system iOS 4.1 and above. Users "Progorod" cards are available in Russia, as well as maps of foreign countries (supported by standard OpenStreetMap). Map catalog is regularly updated. With the help of service MapStore user can select the cards you need and download them directly from the device. It can boot as maps across Russia and the regions of hotel - to save memory.

Apple’s Share of the 2011 Tablet Market: 75 Percent or More

With its competitors unable to field a true iPad rival, Apple’s tablet continues to dominate the market that it created. The company sold 11.1 million iPads in the September quarter, accounting for about three-quarters of all tablets sold to consumers. And with a true competitor yet to emerge, that dominance will likely persist for some time, further reinforced by the upcoming holiday shopping season.
Says Canaccord Genuity’s T. Michael Walkley, “We anticipate very strong sales of the iPad 2 for the holiday quarter, and we are modeling iPad units ramping from 11.1 million units in the September quarter to 14.0 million units in the December quarter.”

That’s a lot of iPads. And keep in mind that the December quarter will see the debut of Amazon’s new Kindle Fire tablet, which some view as a challenger to the iPad, though Walkley doesn’t see it that way.
“While new entrants such as Amazon could disrupt the completive dynamics into holiday sales, we view low-priced 7-inch models as a threat to other Android OEMs rather than to the iPad,” he says. “As such, given our updated iPad estimates, we anticipate Apple will command roughly 65 percent of the tablet units sold into the channel during C2011. However, we believe Apple’s sell-through share of the tablet market will exceed 75 percent during C2011.”
It’s looking more and more like Apple’s iPad will follow the same story arc as the iPod, achieving and maintaining market dominance despite its high-end product trappings.

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Mozilla developers building entirely web based mobile OS

Mozilla is working on a new entirely web based operating system called Boot 2 Gecko. Pics of the B2G interface appeared on the Mozilla wiki and show an icon based OS, not unlike Apple's.

Developers are currently testing B2G and its "proprietary, single-vendor stacks". They are building new APIs for things like camera, telephone and SMS capabilities.

Without getting too bogged down in technical details, Mozilla is essentially working on the basics of a mobile OS, like contacts and actual phone functionality. They are also getting everything ready for deadline and on track for what is said to be a product demo by the end of the year.

The first screens of the OS hint at some rather interesting ideas. Swiping icons to jump straight to an app, a la HTC Sense 3.5 is a particular favourite. There is also the ability to have either hardware or non-physical buttons for things like back and menu.

Last we heard from Mozilla on the OS was that it was going to be HTML5 powered and use Android just for booting and drivers.

Not much else is known about the Mozilla OS other than the above. One thing's for sure, it is a brave move entering into a mobile market as OS-saturated as the current. B2G is going to have to be pretty special in order to steal any of the limelight away from Android, iOS and WP7.

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Greed Corp coming to iPad, Mac OS X & Android Tablets

Invictus Games is bringing the console and PC Turn-Based Strategy hit Greed Corp to Mac, iOS and Android mobile devices!
Greed Corp released last year on Xbox360, PlayStation3 and PC to critical acclaim and commercial success. Over the last few months, Invictus Games has been working closely with the team at Vanguard Games to bring the best possible version of the game tomobile devices and the Mac.

Greed Corp is all about finding a balance between harvesting the land for resources and preserving it to stay alive. Will you defend your territory or sacrifice it to keep it out of enemy hands? Manage the finite available resources to build your army and use the collapsing terrain to your advantage. Destroy your enemies, or destroy the very land they stand on, before they do it to you!

Yahoo! Launches Livestand, a Personalized Living Magazine for iPad

Content from more than 100 publications comes to life in a new, visually stunning experience

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), the premier digital media company, announced the availability of Livestand from Yahoo! ― a personalized living magazine designed first for iPad — available exclusively on the App Store at launch. Livestand weaves together content from leading third-party publishers and Yahoo!'s global media network to create a visually stunning and deeply personalized digital experience tailored to people's interests and passions. Livestand is built on Yahoo!'s new Cocktails platform, which powers rapid development and distribution of experiences globally.

"Tablets are profoundly changing how we interact with media and Livestand captures that shift in a deeply personal and imaginative new experience," said Blake Irving, EVP and chief product officer at Yahoo!, from a press event at the company's Sunnyvale headquarters. "No one does personalization better than Yahoo!. The technology behind Livestand, combined with its stunning design and fantastic variety of content, redefines what digital media can be."

Livestand leverages years of Yahoo! innovations, including the C.O.R.E. (content optimization relevance engine) personalization platform, YUI3 JavaScript library, Yahoo! Query Language (YQL), and Hadoop. Built with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, Livestand was also created in tandem with Yahoo!'s new Cocktails platform: Yahoo!'s Mojito, which automatically packages apps for multiple device formats, and Yahoo! Manhattan, which leverages the Yahoo! Cloud to distribute apps and content globally in minutes.

Features of Livestand from Yahoo! include:

Deep Personalization

My Library: A living, personal collection of publications and topics.
Personal Mix: A personalized magazine that is customized by tagging topics and articles.
Yahoo! Today: A new Yahoo! publication, exclusive to Livestand, that captures personalized daily essentials like weather, stocks, entertainment news, sports, and TV listings.
News for You: A personalized set of headlines continuously updated 24/7.
Content Guide: An ever-expanding directory of all the content in Livestand organized by topic for easy discovery and browsing.

Visually Rich Design

Intuitive navigation: All content in Livestand is easy to find, plays within the app, and is easy to share via email or Facebook.
New design formats: With features such as News in Pictures and Sports in Pictures, Livestand presents timely stories and headlines in new, visually compelling ways.
Optimized for tablets: Whether it's presenting the latest recipes, timely tweets, breaking news, or blog posts, the layout on Livestand is optimized to look its best on iPad.

Premium Content All in One Place

Leading third-party publishers: At launch, Livestand includes more than 100 popular titles and topics, including content from publishers such as ABC News, Bonnier (Parenting), Forbes, and Source Interlink Media (Bike, Powder, Surfer) — with more added weekly.
Flagship Yahoo! content: At Launch, Livestand features content from major Yahoo! sites such as News, Finance, Sports, and omg!.
Diverse topics: Livestand organizes content according to easy to navigate topics, such as Arts and Culture, Business and Finance, Sports, and Technology.

Unmatched Creative Canvas for Advertising

Living Ads from Yahoo!: A first-of-its-kind immersive, interactive, and adaptable digital ad that uses video to increase engagement and take full advantage of the tactile and motion-sensing capabilities of tablets.
Rich media ads: Graphically rich display ads that use HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, and feature animation, interaction, and analytics to bring more compelling ads to mobile devices.
Image ads: Simple and elegant, this magazine-style ad enables brand creative to be used on tablet devices to engage target audiences.

Toyota and DreamWorks Pictures, Yahoo!'s official Livestand advertising partners at launch, debuted new campaigns today:

Toyota will be running a Living Ad execution along with a Rich Media unit to promote the new Prius v launching in November. The Prius v Living Ad enables Toyota to bring the Prius to life for consumers in a way never before seen on a tablet device.
DreamWorks Pictures debuts a highly interactive rich media campaign on Livestand promoting their upcoming holiday film: "War Horse" set for release on December 25th, 2011.

Pricing and Availability

Livestand from Yahoo! is available for free from the App Store on iPad or at www.itunes.com (http://www.itunes.com/appstore). Now available in the United States, Livestand will expand to additional platforms and international markets throughout 2012.

For more information about Livestand from Yahoo!, visit http://livestand.com and our company blog, Yodel Anecdotal, at http://yodel.yahoo.com. You can also follow Livestand updates and news on Twitter (@Yahoolivestand) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/livestandfromyahoo).

About Yahoo!

Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) is the premier digital media company, creating deeply personal digital experiences that keep more than half a billion people connected to what matters most to them, across devices and around the globe. And Yahoo!'s unique combination of Science + Art + Scale connects advertisers to the consumers who build their businesses. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, visit the pressroom (pressroom.yahoo.com) or the company's blog, Yodel Anecdotal (yodel.yahoo.com).

GarageBand released for iPhone and iPod touch

Apple has announced that the application GarageBand is now available iPhone and iPod touch. Introduced earlier this year on the iPad, GarageBand application uses the Multi-Touch interface from Apple, allowing you to easily create and record their own songs, even if you've never played a musical instrument. GarageBand contains a collection of remarkable musical instrument Touch Instruments, which sounds like a real and allows novice and experienced musicians to play with ease and burn party keyboards, guitars, drums and bass guitars in a variety of styles. Tool Kit Smart Instruments now offers you access to an extensive library of new custom chords, which you can play or just strum to your favorite songs. You can connect your electric guitar to the iPad, iPhone or iPod touch to play and record through the classic amplifiers, or also record your voice or any acoustic sound with the built-in microphone. GarageBand lets you record and mix up to eight tracks at once and send the finished song to friends, or export it to your Mac, to continue work on the song in GarageBand or Logic Pro. GarageBand application version 1.1 for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is available in the App Store at the price of U.S. $ 4.99 for new users, or as a free update of a prior application for users of GarageBand iPad. GarageBand is a universal application that runs on the iPad, iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and iPod touch (3rd and 4th generations).

New version of mobile browser Opera

Opera Software has released a new version of mobile browser Opera Mini 6.5 for iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, Symbian S60 and Java-phones. In addition, the browser Opera Mobile 11.5 also now supports Symbian S60. The release of new versions held three weeks after the announcement of an exclusive Opera Mini 6.5 and Opera Mobile 11.5 for Android. One of the main features of Opera Mini 6.5 and Opera Mobile 11.5 - the opportunity to live mode to assess exactly how much data (in many cases is equivalent to money), the user saves on the mobile Internet. With the ability to compress traffic up to 90%, Opera Mini is a good tool for cost optimization. Both mobile browser - Opera Mini 6.5 and Opera Mobile 11.5 - equipped with a counter of received and transmitted data in the Help section, right in the menu. Evaluate the savings due to compression as possible for the current session, and for all while using the browser. Make your favorite sites to your bookmarks or start page mobile browsers Opera easier than ever. Now you can do this by clicking on the star in the address field. Home (Speed ​​Dial) - a convenient screen to move to nine favorite sites in one click. In Opera Mini traffic saving function is always enabled - this cloud your browser can not operate without it. In addition, Opera Mini is suitable for low cost handsets, built-in browsers that do not allow you to open full web pages. Opera Mobile is also able to save bandwidth, but this browser for the data compression is optional - you can enable or disable the menu. Opera Mini 6.5 is available in Apple App Store and Android Market, it can also be downloaded at m.opera.com for Symbian S60, BlackBerry and Java-phones. Opera Mobile is available for download from the Android Market, as well as at m.opera.com for phones running Symbian S60.

Samsung has requested the source code for iPhone 4S

Legal battles between Samsung and Apple continues, and now Korean manufacturer is making efforts to prevent the company from Cupertino to sell the new device is a series of iPhone. And now the Australian court representatives have requested Samsung as much to give it the source code of the device. According to the South Korean side of iPhone 4S violated three patents on the use of different types of wireless communications. Besides Samsung wants to get acquainted with the agreements signed between Apple and the Australian operators. As you might guess, no one at Apple will not provide such information, if there will be a court decision. However, in this case Samsung will try hard to get a judge's decision in its favor. It's not clear whose arguments the court may find it more compelling, but the earlier decision of Australian ships were in favor of Apple.

Apple Confirms iOS 5 Bugs Causing Battery Issues for Some iPhones

Apple on Wednesday said it had found a few problems that are leading some iPhone customers to experience less-than-expected battery life with iPhones running its latest software.

“A small number of customers have reported lower than expected battery life on iOS 5 devices,” Apple said in a statement to AllThingsD. “We have found a few bugs that are affecting battery life and we will release a software update to address those in a few weeks.”
Apple declined to comment beyond the statement.
Complaints about battery life issues have been growing on the Web in recent days, but began shortly after both iOS 5 and the iPhone 4S were made publicly available last month.
The problems appear to vary based on what network a user is on, usage patterns and other factors.
While Apple has been mum until now about the issues, its support forums have been filled with postings on the issue. And, although Apple is not offering any advice on what customers should do until the software update is released, those same forums contain various potential fixes that may help. Some customers have found some success by limiting notifications and by turning off a feature that automatically adjusts to new time zones.
Despite the battery issues, the iPhone 4S has been a huge seller, with Sprint and AT&T setting records for initial sales.

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Apple Seeds iOS 5.0.1 Beta: Multitasking Gestures for iPad 1, Battery Life Improvements

Apple just released iOS 5.0.1 beta to developers. The build number of 5.0.1 is 9A402.

iOS 5.0.1 beta contains improvements and other bug fixes including:
- Fixes bugs affecting battery life
- Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad
- Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud
- Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation
- Contains security improvements

iOS 5.0.1 beta introduces a new way for developers to specify files that should remain on device, even in low storage situations.
The last note about files addresses an iOS 5.0 issue raised by Marco Arment.
There’s no longer anywhere to store files that don’t need to be backed up (or can’t be, by the new policy) but shouldn’t be randomly deleted.
The iOS 5.0 policy introduced issues for apps that wished to store offline data. Apple appears to have addressed this issue in 5.0.1.

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Google released Gmail for e-mail client platform iOS

Google has announced Gmail email client for mobile platform iOS, which will support such a device Apple, as iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. As the developers say, they have combined potential of mobile Web version of Gmail and the operating system iOS in one application that can be more productive, faster and more efficient, and user to be able to take full advantage of the touch screen, and notifications on their device.


The new application allows you to:

PUSH-receive notifications of new messages;
read the letters that are grouped into chains;
manage email, files and create a bookmark, tag messages, delete them and report the spam;
keep track of important messages in the "Priority";
use auto-complete when entering contact details;
send and receive attachments;
to search for messages.

Yandex introduced animated Weather for iPad

The company Yandex announced the appearance in the App Store for free applications Yandeks.Pogoda, which, with its words, is fundamentally different from the eponymous web service. In this application for the iPad base status weather of each season meets an animated story. Many of the stories online - they contain surprises that are invited to find users.

Application will not sleep - it is integrated alarm clock. Waking up and turning off the melody, you can immediately see what the weather now, and cheer yourself up with colorful illustrations.

Apart from a brief forecast, which is located on the main screen provides a detailed forecast Yandeks.Pogoda in the coming days.

The application supports two languages: Russian and English, as well as two temperature scales - Celsius and Fahrenheit.

Elite Luxury Gadgets Stuart Hughes UK Computers Mobile Smartphones Gold Diamonds Platinum

Elite Luxury Gadgets Stuart Hughes UK Computers Mobile Smartphones Gold Diamonds Platinum

iPad 2 Gold History Edition

Uniquely designed and crafted by Stuart Hughes

Undoubtably the world’s most unique gadget is the Ipad 2 Gold History Edition. Encrusted with 12.5 cts of ‘I'F' Flawless diamonds, a magnificent total of 53 individually set sparkling gems dwell beautifully in solid 24ct Apple logo with rear section formed again in 24ct gold weighing an immense 2,000 grams. The unrivalled imagination towards the craftmanship of the iapd is down to its main front frame which is made from the oldest rock the world has to offer in the form of Ammolite , sourced from Canada this stone is over 75 million years old. However to make this masterpiece even more individual, sections of a 65 million year old T-REX Dinosaur’s thigh bone was splintered and then shaved into the Ammolite , then finished off with ultimate jewel , as single cut 8.5ct flawless diamond inlaid in its own platinum surround with 12 outer flawless diamonds. A magnificent combination of top of the industry technology and unique thought were involved in creating this piece of History !. Material spec, 16.5 ct diamonds & 8.5ct single diamond, 57 grams of T-REX bone, 750 grams of Ammolite stone and 2000 grams of solid 24ct Gold. This item is of a limited edition of only 2 units to be made. You can also find other variations of this at www.goldstriker.co.uk
Price - £5,000,000.00

Android vs. iPhone: Different OS, different habits

Did you know that Android users are actually more likely to be active on music web sites than iPhone owners? Or, that feature phone users are the most active social web users? These stats and more are available in this month’s State of the Mobile Web report where we take a look at the differences between web usage for Android, iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Phone and feature phones users. Anonymous, aggregated data from the AdMarvel Open Audience Network show the differences in surfing habits between the different mobile platforms.

Some differences include:

Windows Phone users are more likely to visit email and communications sites compared to users of other platforms.
Are Android users more educated than users of the other platforms? Maybe, as they are the biggest group in the Education category. Education includes the websites for universities and general education.
Android users are the least likely to visit social media websites using their browser.
The data comes from statistics produced by the Opera Mini mobile web browser, a cloud-based browser currently in use by more than 131 million users each month. Read the full State of the Mobile Web report; check out the top categories and how each platform fares in each category of the interactive list.

Focus on Europe

Each month, the State of the Mobile Web report has a closer look at one out of six regions for a traffic analysis. This month, we focus on Europe. The top 10 countries using the Opera Mini browser in this region are the United Kingdom, Poland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Romania, Serbia, France, Hungary and Czech Republic. Note: High-ranking countries such as Belarus and Russia are counted under CIS, not Europe.

For September, Hungary and Romania led the growth race for the greatest number of Opera Mini users, while Hungary and Serbia showed the most page-view growth. For the most data-hungry countries, Hungary and Spain topped the list, meaning they viewed the most data-intensive pages, e.g., sites with lots of pictures.

During September, Opera Mini users accessed 11.6 petabytes of uncompressed data — that’s six times more than the total storage capacity of the human brain (or, one ninth of the android robot Data in “Star Trek: The Next Generation”, according to statistics search engine Wolfram Alpha).

For more information, go to www.opera.com/smw/.

About AdMarvel

AdMarvel makes mobile advertising work by enabling mobile developers, publishers and carriers to source, provision, manage and track advertising easily from virtually any ad network or direct-sourced advertising inventory. As the leading trusted third party in mobile advertising, AdMarvel works with mobile publishers, developers, carriers, ad networks, agencies and advertisers to optimize advertising inventory and revenue. AdMarvel services work across mobile web, WAP, SMS/MMS and in-application and video modalities. AdMarvel is a wholly owned subsidiary of Opera Software ASA. For more information, visit www.admarvel.com.

About Opera Software ASA

The worldwide World Wide Web — any device, any platform, any bandwidth, absolutely anywhere in the world. Opera Software was founded in 1994, based on the idea that access to the Web should be a universal right. 200 million people (and counting) use the Opera web browsers for computers, mobile phones, TVs and other connected devices. Opera also delivers tools, distribution, engagement, monetization and market insights to developers, publishers and brands around the world. We are passionate about breaking down barriers, so everyone can share in the power of the Internet. Our vision of one Web for all remains at the heart of what we do, because we believe that participation changes everything. Opera Software ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OPERA. Learn more about Opera at www.opera.com.

What do the phone about their users

Norway's Opera Software ASA has produced data on the preferences of users of different mobile platforms, collected in a fresh Statement of mobile Internet on the results of September 2011. The report notes that users of Android phones more often than the iPhone and iPad visit music sites, and the holders of common mobile devices (feature phones) are most active in social networks.

What else distinguishes the user Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows Phone and nesmartfonov:

Owners of devices based on OS Windows Phone are more likely to enjoy news and information resources and communications web services, such as e-mail;
Android users visit more than any other educational sites, such as online resources of universities;
Owners of vehicles BlackBerry are more interested in technology news and sports;
Members Android phones are least likely to interact in social networks via mobile browser. Do the owners of Apple devices, such activity is higher by 1.5 times;
Statistics collected by the preferences anonymously using cloud browser Opera Mini, which provides monthly access to the Web 131 million people worldwide. To study the preference was also used Opera owned service AdMarvel Open Audience Network, analyzing traffic Web sites of various types and allows advertisers and content owners flexibility to customize display advertisements depending on the preferences of mobile Internet users.

Apple gets patent for ‘unlock gesture’

Jobs slides back the granite slab for one more whack at Android

A US Patent granted today (October 25) will send Google and Android phone makers around the world reaching for their lawyers.

Patent 8,046,721 is quite dull, but all-embracing in that special way that patents have become in America: “A device with a touch-sensitive display may be unlocked via gestures performed on the touch-sensitive display. The device is unlocked if contact with the display corresponds to a predefined gesture for unlocking the device. The device displays one or more unlock images with respect to which the predefined gesture is to be performed in order to unlock the device. The performance of the predefined gesture with respect to the unlock image may include moving the unlock image to a predefined location and/or moving the unlock image along a predefined path. The device may also display visual cues of the predefined gesture on the touch screen to remind a user of the gesture.”

Read it again if you need to, but to The Register’s admittedly non-lawyer eyes, it looks like this. If you:

• Unlock a device using a gesture on a touch-sensitive display;

• Display an icon telling punters they have to unlock the device;

• Design the icon to tell users which direction they have to swipe the icon to unlock the device; or

• Provide visual cues for users too dumb to remember the unlock gesture;

…then you’d be breaching the patent.

While The Register can’t speak for every single Android phone or tablet in the world – not to mention other flavours of device – the one’s we can immediately call to mind use unlock gestures pretty much like the ones described in this patent.

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