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* Apple [http://www.sencha.com/blog/apple-shows-love-for-html5-with-ios-8 continues to develop Safari on iOS] and other platforms, adding capability to its platform to maintain compatibility with the web as an adjunct to its (huge) native ecosystem. They've learned some lessons from other competitors including Google and Microsoft, and are ensuring the rendering engine stays modern. Users will need modern devices to take advantage of the updates, and with iOS reported as not working terribly well on the 4S, it's one of the first big fragmentations Apples mobile platform might see (the iPhone 4S and 4 represent about 20% and 10% of the iPhone's market respectively), even with iOS adoption [https://developer.apple.com/support/appstore/ hitting 46% in a week]. | * Apple [http://www.sencha.com/blog/apple-shows-love-for-html5-with-ios-8 continues to develop Safari on iOS] and other platforms, adding capability to its platform to maintain compatibility with the web as an adjunct to its (huge) native ecosystem. They've learned some lessons from other competitors including Google and Microsoft, and are ensuring the rendering engine stays modern. Users will need modern devices to take advantage of the updates, and with iOS reported as not working terribly well on the 4S, it's one of the first big fragmentations Apples mobile platform might see (the iPhone 4S and 4 represent about 20% and 10% of the iPhone's market respectively), even with iOS adoption [https://developer.apple.com/support/appstore/ hitting 46% in a week]. | ||
* As a follow-up to last week's Android One overview, [http://www.bgr.in/reviews/android-one-review-impressive-but-not-ground-breaking/ BGR India posted a review of Spice's Android One phone offering], the $100USD [http://www.flipkart.com/spice-android-one-dream-uno-mi-498/p/itmdzuakgnatgyzs Uno], and India Today reviews the [http://indiatoday.intoday.in/technology/story/micromax-canvas-a1-android-one-review-google-smartphone/1/384434.html Micromax Canvas]. In a nutshell: an ok screen, Nexus-like software experience with acceptable performance, crappy battery life, a requirement of external storage to use media, and a price that feels higher than it should be. These are first generation models, and as software and hardware is updated over the coming months we'll see if they can close the gap perceived between Android One phones and phones like the Moto E (which is a little more expensive, but not much). | * As a follow-up to last week's Android One overview, [http://www.bgr.in/reviews/android-one-review-impressive-but-not-ground-breaking/ BGR India posted a review of Spice's Android One phone offering], the $100USD [http://www.flipkart.com/spice-android-one-dream-uno-mi-498/p/itmdzuakgnatgyzs Uno], and India Today reviews the [http://indiatoday.intoday.in/technology/story/micromax-canvas-a1-android-one-review-google-smartphone/1/384434.html Micromax Canvas]. In a nutshell: an ok screen, Nexus-like software experience with acceptable performance, crappy battery life, a requirement of external storage to use media, and a price that feels higher than it should be. These are first generation models, and as software and hardware is updated over the coming months we'll see if they can close the gap perceived between Android One phones and phones like the Moto E (which is a little more expensive, but not much). | ||
* Lots of talk on Privacy in the last week, with Tim Cook sending out an open letter around [http://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/ Apple's efforts on Privacy] and several stories on how Apple won't have access to your phone data if encryption is on, followed quickly by [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/09/18/newest-androids-will-join-iphones-in-offering-default-encryption-blocking-police/?hpid=z1&wp_login_redirect=0 Google saying Android L will have a similar feature] (although there's some hard questions on what effect that will have on the Android user base given Android's fragmentation and update problems). This was then followed by articles going over that just because Apple and Google can't get your data, [http://www.zdziarski.com/blog/?p=3875 law enforcement still can in a number of ways], although they're [http://online.wsj.com/articles/new-level-of-smartphone-encryption-alarms-law-enforcement-1411420341 not too chuffed] about the changes. Long story short, organizations have realized that privacy means something to people, and are working to improve how their products protect users along with improve how those companies represent themselves (market themselves) to users. This will continue to be a big deal, but what the changes actually mean for users remain to be seen. | * Lots of talk on Privacy in the last week, with Tim Cook sending out [http://www.cnet.com/news/tim-cook-explains-apples-privacy-policies-in-open-letter/ an open letter] around [http://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/ Apple's efforts on Privacy] and several stories on how Apple won't have access to your phone data if encryption is on, followed quickly by [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/09/18/newest-androids-will-join-iphones-in-offering-default-encryption-blocking-police/?hpid=z1&wp_login_redirect=0 Google saying Android L will have a similar feature] (although there's some hard questions on what effect that will have on the Android user base given Android's fragmentation and update problems). This was then followed by articles going over that just because Apple and Google can't get your data, [http://www.zdziarski.com/blog/?p=3875 law enforcement still can in a number of ways], although they're [http://online.wsj.com/articles/new-level-of-smartphone-encryption-alarms-law-enforcement-1411420341 not too chuffed] about the changes. Long story short, organizations have realized that privacy means something to people, and are working to improve how their products protect users along with improve how those companies represent themselves (market themselves) to users. This will continue to be a big deal, but what the changes actually mean for users remain to be seen. | ||
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