Android continues to grow, others lose their share.

Android shows no sign of slowing down. For the three months ended July 31 Android smartphone platform just to show growth. Palm remained, while Apple, Microsoft and RIM have all seen decreases.

ComScore latest report covers the period May, June and July 2010. During this time, Apple announced the iPhone 4 and although it was a huge commercial success, that a phone with an American carrier to limit its growth. Many sales of the fourth generation of existing iPhone owners are upgrading. That revenue from Apple, but nothing that the market share of the iPhone.

The fifth-generation iPhone could come with a spirit that appears when you rub it and give you three wishes, and there are still people who do not pass the network to AT & T's. Apple has dropped 25.1 per cent stake to 23.8 percent. Because the smartphone market grows, it shows that whatever the growth of the iPhone knows, it does not follow the general market.

Google's Android platform has passed Microsoft's Windows Mobile. This is not new information, but it is the first time this has happened in the rotation period of three months, indicating that the trend is real. Microsoft shares within three months ended in April was 14 percent, just before Google's 12 percent. Now the tables have changed. Microsoft has 11.8 percent, while Google grew 17 percent.

RIM, of course, strongly upward. with a share of 39.3 percent but has declined steadily. No data called again with BlackBerry 6.0 is included in this study.

Some of you may remember the recent news that Android was much higher in the standings. These surveys are usually based on data from NPD, which is only seen in retail sales. ComScore data channels appear to include wholesale and enterprise.

Surprisingly, the Palm WebOS remained stable, even if your operating system getting a little long in the tooth compared to the smartphone standards. It is a year and caused a sensation in the relatively small market when it was released exclusively on Sprint's network. Branch to AT&T and Verizon has obviously helped them remain stable.

Relations within the next six years have been a lot of new faces on it. WebOS launch of Windows 2.0 Phone 7, which Microsoft is a complete reboot of the BlackBerry platform and 6.0 included in the data.

Microsoft: No tethering on Windows 7 Phone

Although Microsoft manager Brandon Watson says that Windows 7 Phone use as modem supports, is now officially denied: no tethering.

Microsoft creates confusion or Windows 7 Phone enables 3G Internet looped to a laptop through the mobile as a modem. Earlier this week reported Brandon Watson, Director of Developer Experience Phone for Windows 7, it is possible, but not enabled by default.

Tethering or not
"It is the operators to turn it on, but it is certainly possible. They will not do. Well, you must have your operator partners to keep friends, but your cell phone manufacturer partners," said Watson in a podcast.
Some draw hope from these statements, but now Microsoft's officialstatement: no support for tethering. However, it seems that this last statement above is not to create expectations about tethering, but the OS is supported in principle. That is basically the same policies that Apple has the iPhone: it can, but the operator must turn.

Abuse
The decision of Watson will be fodder for hackers to unlock tethering functionality itself. However, this is probably root access, and that is no easy task, as Microsoft has significantly 7 Phone boarded up, says Watson. [Rooting] is very difficult to do, if not impossible. But people will try. "
Almost all operators in their terms prohibit tethering, but most take little against the practice. Recently, the small group who do tethering of the operators blamed the debt. Because they are deprived excessive data, see eg KPN and Vodafone was forced to enter a data limit.

No flash, no Skype
Android smartphones tethering easier, for example an app like PdaNet. Tethering in Android 2.2 is installed as standard. Watson also confirmed the earlier news that Windows 7 Phone (yet) running Flash. At launch there will be no Skype app are supported.

Dell CEO shows 7-inch Streak tablet

Michael Dell flashed a 7-inch version of its Android-based Streak tablet at Oracle OpenWorld...but offered no real details.

Dell is apparently working on evolving its Android-based Streak tablet: at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco, Dell CEO Michael Dell flashed a 7-inch version of the device, which is currently available with a 5-inch display. However, Dell offered no other hard details about the device, including important information like price, availability, and whether Dell still envisions tablet devices serving as fully-functional phones.

A 7-inch version of the Dell Streak might make the device more competitive with the Apple iPad. Although numerous consumer device manufacturers are aiming at the tablet market with Android-based devices aimed at the end-of-year holiday buying season, so far the Apple iPad—with its high prices and 9.7-inch display—largely stands alone in the consumer tablet market. However, the Dell Streak has been given a lackluster reception by consumers, who note the device isn’t really big enough to serve as a full-fledged entertainment device or a notebook replacement for people on the go, but with a 5-inch display is too large to make a convenient phone.

At Oracle OpenWorld, Dell announced an expansion of its Dell Services Oracle Practice, which provides infrastructure support to enterprises and other large organizations with significant Oracle installations internationally.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab a 'litmus test' for the tablet market: Ovum

Samsung's Android-powered Galaxy Tab will be a "litmus test" for the tablet market, according to analyst firm Ovum.

Ovum analyst Tony Cripps said that the reception of the Galaxy Tab will "tell us a great deal about the likely future development of the still embryonic tablet market". "Many questions remain. Answers to these questions will only really start to be answered later in the year, by which time the Galaxy Tab, Dell Streak, and Apple iPad will have been joined by an array of variations on the tablet theme, by multiple vendors, and right across the price spectrum. In the meantime, devices such as Samsung's Galaxy Tab are providing the perfect litmus test for the tablet market's prospects."

The Samsung Galaxy Tab is smaller than the iPad, and may prove to be more accessible for users who are on the go as a media consumption device.

"With its little brother the Samsung Galaxy S Android smartphone smartphone already selling well and demand for the iPad running high, it is not unreasonable to expect the scaled-up version [Galaxy Tab] to also ship in significant volume."

Mixed messages from Google: is Android ready for tablets?

Google's Android mobile operating system was designed for smartphones, but it is increasingly being adopted by consumer electronics companies to power a range of new devices, including tablets and e-book readers. As we discovered when we looked at some of the upcoming Android tablet products a few months ago, the platform isn't natively suited for the tablet form factor and will need some refinement in order to deliver a top-notch user experience on devices that aren't smartphones.

Google mobile products director Hugo Barra recently acknowledged this issue in a statement to TechRadar. He says that Android 2.2, codenamed Froyo, is simply not designed for the tablet form factor. He also commented that the Android Market won't be available on tablets that deviate too far from the conventional Android user experience, because such devices won't be able to properly run Android applications.

Google's Android compatibility definition, which describes the mandatory hardware and software features that a product has to support in order to ship with the Android Market, poses challenges for tablet vendors because it stipulates some hardware requirements that may not be practical for tablets—such as requiring devices to have a built-in camera and GPS. As we explained earlier this year, the purpose of such requirements in the compatibility definition is to protect the platform from fragmentation by ensuring that devices which are intended to run third-party software share a baseline level of functional and behavioral compatibility.

A problem that has emerged as Android is expanding to new form factors is that it may be difficult in some cases to adapt the platform to work well on non-smartphone devices without falling afoul of the compatibility definition. Despite the challenges, some vendors like Samsung are building compelling tablet-sized Android products that conform with Google's requirements. As TechRadar points out, this works because the Samsung Galaxy Tab is basically an oversized phone rather than a conventional tablet.

An odd twist in the Android compatibility story is the fact that upcoming products based on the Google TV platform will be able to run Android applications despite the fact that such devices won't even come close to fitting within the constraints of the Android compatibility definition. One one hand, we have a radically new set-top form factor that will supposedly run Android applications, and on the other hand, we have a Google product director saying that Android isn't a good fit for non-smartphone devices and that those devices may pose insurmountable application compatibility challenges in some cases.

Google open source and compatibility program manager Dan Morrill recently weighed in on this issue on the official Android Developers blog. Although Google's official Android documentation on supporting multiple displays doesn't even address sizes that are larger than four inches, he says that existing applications generally behave properly on larger screens. He also says that it won't be difficult for developers to make custom layouts that will allow applications to take advantage of the extra space when it's available.

In his view, the challenge posed by the Google TV product and other radically different form factors can be overcome if developers simply specify Android Market filters in their application's manifest file. This will cause their applications to only show up in the Market on devices that are capable of supporting all of the application's functionality. An application that relies on SMS and the camera, for example, could simply be excluded from the Android Market on Google TV.

"You can use our built-in tools to handle these cases and control which devices your app appears to in Android Market. Android lets you provide versions of your UI optimized for various screen configurations, and each device will pick the one that runs best," he wrote. "Android Market will make sure your apps only appear to devices that can run them, by matching those features you list as required (via tags) only with devices that have those features."

This approach will work, but it will create a certain kind of fragmentation that the Android compatibility definition was intended to prevent. Despite Google's efforts to ensure hardware uniformity between devices, it seems like fragmentation is inevitable. What is most puzzling is the lack of consistency in Google's message about Android on non-smartphone form factors.

It's possible that Android 3.0 will bring solutions to some of these problems. There are already rumors circulating that it will boost tablet support and be better suited for non-phone form factors. If Google's compatibility program can evolve to function as effectively for new devices as it has for smartphones, we could see Google's little robot show up in a lot more places.

Google and Adobe may dissolve iPhone

Google and Adobe are very pleased with the easier terms for Apple iPhone and iPad developers . Adobe Flash blows its IOS - to- tool and Google's new life in AdMob may continue .

Yesterday Apple unexpected changes in the conditions it imposes on developers of IOS apps for iPhone and iPad . Dutch development studio prices changeBut remain skeptical at the same time , partly because of the vague formulations that Apple uses .

Antitrust Investigation
But the big news is that Adobe and Google now think they have free rein . The previous version of the conditions closed development software from Adobe with Flash via a conversion tool ( Packager ) makes apps for IOS . Apple also banned , while revealing his own IAD , other mobile ad brokers " not neutral " were, because they have such a rival mobile OS . This Apple threatened Google's mobile advertising platform AdMob to ward off the iPhone and iPad , though still not an effective blockade come .

The measures led to much controversy and even the U.S. market watchdog FTC launched an antitrust investigation. Under this pressure, now let Apple reins , to the delight of Adobe and Google.

No Flash in browser
"We will again continue to develop this feature for future releases , Welcomes Adobe. " This is fantastic news for developers , we get reports that Packager apps already admitted to the App Store. We point out however that Apple 's restrictions on Flash in the browser IOS still in force. "

AdMob can
Google also blogs relieved that AdMob , which last year 750 million U.S. dollars paidAt IOS can stay. "Unlike the previous version , the new terms give Apple developers can choose from different ad platforms (including Google 's AdMob ) to monetize their apps . [ ... ] We are pleased that Apple has clarified its terms . "

Forgetful Facebook fanatics can remotely kill their other sessions

Forgetful Facebook users and wannabe-burglars can now rest a little easier at night knowing that they can remotely log themselves out if they accidentally left logged-in sessions in other locations. Facebook users will soon be able to see where else they might be logged on, adding another layer of security to the social networking service.

Some of you may know the scenario all too well: you log into your Facebook account at your friend's place or your parents' house to check an event page or post a quick update. Then you forget to log out before you leave, which you realize after your friend has posted 30 penis photos to your profile wall. If you think this doesn't really happen, think again: members of the Ars staff are constantly finding logged-in Facebook accounts at places like the Apple Store, and we aren't always able to resist the temptation to post a (polite, but) embarrassing update to the user's profile, reminding them to log out next time.

You'll be able to go to Account > Account Settings > Account Security in order to see which devices are currently logged into Facebook as you. (The feature is slowly rolling out to all users, so it may not be available on every account just yet.) There, Facebook will provide a list of active sessions along with as much device and location info as it can gather.

You then get the choice to "end" each session by logging it out, and there are extra steps you can take if those sessions aren't your own doing. "In the unlikely case that someone accesses your account without your permission, you can shut down the unauthorized login before resetting your password and taking other steps to secure your account and computer," the Facebook team wrote on its blog.

This update follows one from earlier this year that allows Facebook users to authenticate each device they want to use to log into their accounts. When someone tries to log into a locked-down account on a new device, Facebook will ask a series of questions to ensure the user is who she says she is. And, Facebook says these features are just the beginning: "Stay tuned over the coming weeks and months for more improvements," says Facebook.