Ever since the corporate world has hooked up to the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) philosophy, it has to face a number of challenges. While BYOD is very convenient in that it gives the employees freedom to choose their device, it also causes a number of security issues. To tackle this, Cellrox has now launched a new toolkit for Android Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS).
Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, revealed some impressive statistics about Android activations. At Motorola’s press event in New York, Eric Schmidt said that now 1.3 M Android devices are getting activated each day. The previous activation statistics were – 700k/day in last December, 900k/day earlier this summer and 1M/day in last July.
Lenovo has introduced three new Android-based IdeaTab at IFA 2012 in Berlin, Germany. The three new models are IdeaTab S2110, A2107 and A2109. The visible difference among the three is, IdeaTab S2110 has an optional detachable keyboard dock but the other two don’t have any. Reportedly, Lenovo will release its IdeaTab A2107 in September, where other two models are already available.
Google has started to show Nexus 7 tablet ad on its home page. It is a rare instance, because traditionally its home page is ad free. The search giant is actively promoting its Nexus 7 tablet. It seems that the company really wants people to give a look its product. This process is similar to the Amazon, because Amazon’s home page is now dominating by Kindle advertising.
Samsung has launched its new Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet on Thursday (that’s today). Initially, this device is available in United States, Britain and South Korea. Earlier this month, Samsung sent out a notice to the media that it would release a new Galaxy device on August 15. And, the rumors were that Samsung would launch Galaxy Note 10.1 on that day. Finally the speculations have come true. The launch of the new Galaxy Note 10.1 came just weeks before the anticipated launch of 5.3-inch Galaxy Note 2.
According to reports, in October 2010, Apple executives met their counterparts in Samsung to settle concerns that Samsung’s tablets and smartphones infringe Apple’s iPhone and iPad device patents. New court documents in the Apple vs Samsung patent war have revealed that, Apple proposed a patent licensing deal with Samsung that time. Apple offered to license its portfolio of patents on the order of $30 per smartphone and $40 per tablet in royalties from Samsung.
We’ve seen a bunch of Android devices releasing every week. People love the devices and adopts these. But, the latest version of Android devices attracted them quickly. It’s because of most of the smartphone manufacturers have updated their devices to Jelly Bean. Withing a very short time, Jelly Bean has already grabbed 1% market share.
Archos first announced its Gen 10 Android tablet in March when the company rolled out its 2012 product lineup as a tablet maker. According to the company’s Facebook page, the G10 will be available in 3 weeks. That means, we have to wait till end of August to get it. The company did not add nothing new in the device, that means the specifications are the same when it has been introduced. But we already know that this device will work with a keyboard dock like Asus Transformer series.