HTC hasn’t given up on the One M series. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android.
HTC is expected to launch its next-generation One M10 smartphone after Mobile World Congress next month, and according to one reliable tipster, it will be powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 820 processor, and will have HTC’s new Sense 8 user interface pre-installed.
Google is already squashing the latest Linux/Android bug to be discovered. Image: Mazeo/OpenClipArt.org
Since early 2013, a raft of Linux servers, machines running embedded Linux, and even some Android devices have been open to an attack that could allow an unprivileged user or application to execute code as a root user, according to a new report.
Security researchers at Perception Point have outed an issue that was originally introduced when Linux kernel version number 3.8 was released almost three full years ago. It has yet to be patched.
Google’s new compression will make for faster web browsing. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android
Users of Google Chrome on both the desktop and mobile should see a speed improvement soon when it comes to loading web pages. A Google engineer confirms that a new type of data compression is ready to ship, with the next release of Chrome set to be the first browser with the new technology baked in.
The improved compression engine, dubbed Brotli, is said to be up to 26 times faster than the current solution, Zopfli.
More downloads doesn’t translate to more revenue, unfortunately. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android
Google Play may have trounced iOS in terms of sheer downloads, garnering twice as many as the Apple Store did last year, but it’s Apple’s digital storefront that rakes in the cash, according to a new study from App Annie.
In 2014, Android already had a 60 percent lead over iOS; it’s now at 100 percent, marking what could be some major changes in how marketing dollars are spent across the big two mobile platforms.
Both Android and iOS grew, revenue-wise, but iOS still holds the clear lead in the race for consumer spending.
Because it’s worth seeing how much your community loves you from a computer too. Photo: Yik Yak
The app that has become famous around college campuses is now ready to show itself in a different form: as a desktop website. The creators have been testing a web version of Yik Yak in private beta for a while now, but as of today the site is open for public use.
