Smartphones Overtake PCs, Tablets Move over, computers and tablets. For the first time, annual worldwide shipments of smartphones are larger than PCs and tablets. Smartphone shipments rose 63 percent last year, to 487.7 million units. |
A New Bouncer at Android's Door Looking to bolster confidence in the security of its mobile applications, Google is posting a bouncer at Android Market's door. Google's Bouncer scans apps, looking for malware, spyware and trojans. |
Win 8 and Phone 8 May Share Code Windows Phone 8, expected later this year, is expected to share code with the coming Windows 8 OS, so that apps developed for one potentially could run on the other with little modification. |
Digital Textbook Switch a Challenge Are hardbound textbooks going the way of slide rules and typewriters in schools? Federal officials are challenging schools and companies to get digital textbooks in students' hands within five years. |