![]() ![]() ![]() A user is notified what an application will be allowed to do at install time, and can choose to install it or not. Integrating smoothly with many Google services, Android is rapidly evolving with the latest version (the very well reviewed Ice Cream Sandwich) offering a slew of new features.īecause it uses a very flexible model for applications, Android apps can do things that cannot be done on the other platforms. Google’s Android operating system is the most widely deployed platform on tablets and smartphones at present, with a large number of vendors providing their own customized versions. We will focus on the differences between the platforms and not go into any cross-platform issues such as widespread use of mobile analytics packages to track users for advertising purposes. We are not covering Symbian due to Nokia’s recent decision to move to windows phone 7 in 2012. There are some main contenders at present ( iOS, Android, Blackberry) and a few aspiring players (e.g. ![]() While there are many available choices of device, the main security decision is what platform to get. Neohapsis Labs (an independent security think tank based in Chicago) has looked into the general security issues and distilled them down to this short guide (a more detailed report will be released early next year). ![]()
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