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iOS 5 vs. Android: Similar Features, Different Approaches

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October 8, 2011
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iOS 5 vs. Android: Similar Features, Different Approaches iOS 5 and Android are similar in appearance, but they're actually quite different.
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Hold the Phone: Apple iPhone 4S Preorders a Hit, Pushing Delivery Dates Back So many people have already ordered the new phone that Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, and Apple online stores are telling customers they'll have to wait a little longer.
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Facebook Privacy: 11 Settings to Revisit Now With Facebook's constant stream of changes, keeping up with your privacy settings can be daunting. Here's a rundown of the newest features, what the changes mean to your privacy and how to update your settings.
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Wi-Fi Users Clueless About Security Researchers for the Wi-Fi Alliance find most people take basic privacy and security steps -- but lack strong passwords and smart security settings.
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Steve Jobs' Death Exploited by Scammers Unscrupulous scammers are aiming to take advantage of the news of former Apple CEO Steve Jobs' death, security experts have warned.
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Office 2007 to Get Final Service Pack Microsoft will update the suite with security fixes through mid-2017, but urges users to upgrade.
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New Windows Phone 7 Handset has Apple Elegance Microsoft, LG enlist designer Jil Sander to craft a classy Mango phone that appeals to fashionistas.
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Cybercrime Getting Easier to Commit, Federal Agents Say Committing cybercrime these days is as easy as building a fantasy football team, FBI and Secret Service agents said on Friday.
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Facebook's URL Scanner Is Vulnerable to Cloaking Attacks Members of a hacking think-tank called Blackhat Academy claim that Facebook's URL scanning systems can be tricked into thinking malicious pages are clean.
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Android Sales Accelerate, RIM Keeps Dropping Android users hit 43.7% of the U.S. market this summer, with iPhone use growing slightly and RIM slipping.
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As Steve Said: 'Click. Boom. Amazing!' What can IT learn from Steve and Apple?
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Twitter Suffers One-Hour Outage Twitter down, Twitter outage, Twitter crash, fail whale, Keynote Systems, Sharon Gaudin, tweet, tweet surge, New York Yankees lose, Detroit Tigers, baseball...
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Computers Controlling Military Drones Reportedly Infected with Virus Wired reports that the US military found a keylogger on computers used to control drone flights.
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Split-Screen TV Gaming Comes to iOS 5 Analysis: Apple zaps the Wii U, extending Airplay to any third-party app and enabling iPhones and iPads to serve as wireless game controllers for Apple TV.
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Windows Phone 7, Day 30: WP7 'Mango' Is Ready for Prime Time My experience with Windows Phone 7 has been the best of the "30 Days" series so far. Microsoft took a while to work out the kinks, but with "Mango" it is ready to go head to head with iOS and Android.
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111 Arrested in Massive ID Theft Bust Prosecutors call it the biggest identity theft bust in U.S. history. On Friday, 111 bank tellers, retail workers, waiters and alleged criminals were charged with...
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Hotmail's 'Graymail' Filter Will Help Business New features in Windows Live Hotmail will help users reduce unwanted email, but what if your company's messages are part of the mix?
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Obama Wants to Avoid More WikiLeaks-Type Incidents President Obama Friday issued an executive order that aims to reform rules for the sharing and securing data by federal agencies.
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Sprint's Solo LTE Plan Ignores Clearwire Assets Shares of Sprint Nextel and Clearwire plummeted on Friday after Sprint laid out plans to build its own LTE network, leaving the ailing Clearwire alone to fund...
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Is It Too Early to Start the 2011 Holiday Shopping Season? Black Friday used to mean something, but now the holiday shopping season is a no-holds-barred free-for-all in this weak economy. Maybe it's time to start your marketing efforts.
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