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Google's Android OS finished 2011 with 47.3 percent U.S. smartphone market share, according to comScore. No. 2 Apple iOS garnered 29.6 percent share, thanks to the iPhone 4S. - Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android smartphone market share topped 47.3 percent, closing 2011 nearly 18 percentage points higher than No. 2 Apple's iOS in the United States, according to comScore. While Android's share rose from 46.9 percent in November, it is iOS that finished the year on a stro...

Vocalabs reports AT&T beat Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile in customer satisfaction, while a J.D. Powers study found Verizon to be tops, with the others following at a distance. - AT amp;T, which rated lowest of the four major carriers in a recent J.D. Powers and Associates customer care survey, would like to direct your attention to an also-recent Vocalabs National Customer Service Survey (NCSS), in which it came out on top. In the face of satisfaction declines among its co...

If Apples incredibly strong iPad sales during the fourth quarter told industry observers anything, its that the companys tablet was far and away the most-desired slate of 2011. Part of that might be due to the fact that the tablet didnt face much serious competition. But its also due to the quality consumers and even some enterprise users found in the device. But 2012 is a new year with a host of opportunities for every tablet maker. Every major firm, from Apple and Samsung to RIM and Amazon, has a chance at becoming the top tablet maker of the year. However, theyll need to achieve that by delivering all the features that consumers and enterprise customers are looking for in their tablets. Theyll also need to promote the products effectively to make sure the world knows about the features and components that can make their models real contenders. This eWEEK slide show examines some of the key factors that will determine 2012s tablet king. And unfortunately for Apples competitors, it appears the iPad has a long head start. - ...

The SharePlus suite, which includes a free version of the app, is available for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry devices. - Infragistics, a user experience software company and a specialist in user interface development tools, announced the acquisition of SouthLabs, developers of SharePlus, the mobile SharePoint app. Through the acquisition, Infragistics said it intends to expand its business solutions further into the e...

Managed Workplace allows MSPs to collect asset information, remotely configure devices, track location and restrict user access. - Remote monitoring and management (RMM) solutions provider Level Platforms, which markets its products toward managed service providers, introduced Mobile Device Management (MDM) as a new feature in the imminent release of Managed Workplace 2012. With MDM, service providers can manage and monitor...

VeriSign didn't disclose that it had been successfully attacked several times in 2010 because the security team didn't tell management about the incidents until recently. - VeriSign, the company responsible for the .com, .net and .gov domain spaces, acknowledged in a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it was hacked several times in 2010. The company had not disclosed the incidents at the time they occurred. While VeriSign admitted to t...

Windows Phone 8 will integrate in many ways with Windows 8, among other features such as BitLocker encryption, according to two new reports. - Windows Phone 8 will support multicore processors and native BitLocker encryption, and integrate in many ways with the upcoming Windows 8. Those are just a few of the features mentioned in a Pocketnow.com report Feb. 2, many of which were subsequently confirmed by Paul Thurrott in a posting on ...

Google's Android operating system is regularly blasted for fragmentation. It won't be mistaken for Apple iOS, but it might not be as bad as we originally thought. - Much of the negative conversation concerning Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android platform is predicated on the fact that it's fragmented. Specifically, the concern is that there too many operating system builds spanning Android 2.0 to Android 4.0, too many devices and handset makers clogging an a...

Digium introduced its first IP handsets on Feb. 1, with three models aimed at the ordinary worker, the power user and the big bosses. The D40, D50 and D70 are expected to become available in April, with prices starting at $129 for the two-line D40. The new handsets are designed specifically to leverage the features of Digium's Asterisk communications platform and the Switchvox line of unified communications systems. These phones boast as part of their software an application engine that includes a JavaScript API that allows direct interaction with core features of the phone. The Switchboard Web interface that Digium builds into Switchvox systems is now available for the phone itself, putting the user in control of advanced features such as presence management, queue monitoring, recording and voicemail control. The D40 and D50 are meant for use with 100M-bps Fast Ethernet connections, while the D70 can take advantage of Gigabit Ethernet where available. - ...

Adobe says it will deliver its Adobe Creative Cloud offering this spring, featuring Adobe Creative Suite 6, Adobe Touch Apps, Muse 1.0 and a new preview of Adobe Edge, among other things. - Adobes new cloud initiative aimed at creative professionals, known as Adobe Creative Cloud, will go live this spring. Adobe announced the Adobe Creative Cloud at its MAX 2011 conference last October. In an interview, Heidi Voltmer, director of product marketing for Web and interactive solutions at ...