The first public showing of Android prototypes at last week’s MWC<\/a> generated a lot of interest although the comments <\/a>weren’t all positive. Android was faulted for looking like just every other mobile operating system and for lacking the elegant ground breaking user interface of an iPhone. One commenter was disappointed<\/a> by the lack of any sign of an integrated advertising platform or any other ground breaking APIs.<\/p>\n
The iPhone is widely heralded for its user interface, but it’s biggest impact is in showing ordinary users that the web works on phones. A Google manager was quoted as saying that the iPhone generates 50 times the search traffic<\/a> of other phones. I’m guessing he means per unit rather than overall but still that’s a huge difference. The big screen, capable Webkit browser and lack of native applications help but the biggest reason iPhone users surf the web so much is that Apple forced the carriers to bundle unlimited data with every iPhone voice plan.<\/p>\n
More Reading on Mobile Security<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
Android Platform Documentation: Security and Permissions in Android<\/a>
\nSecurity consultant Kenneth van Wyk compares Android’s security with the iPhone’s<\/a>.
\nDeveloper Ofir Leitner on why signing Java ME development a nightmare<\/a>
\nSymbian application developer Chris Woods on the Death of the Bedroom Coder<\/a>
\nUser complaints about security restrictions on ATT’s support forum<\/a><\/p>\n
Android Logo courtesy Google<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The first public showing of Android prototypes at last week’s MWC generated a lot of interest although the comments weren’t all positive. Android was faulted for looking like just every other mobile operating system and for lacking the elegant ground breaking user interface of an iPhone. One commenter was disappointed by the lack of any sign of an integrated advertising platform or any other ground breaking APIs. These criticisms are somewhat valid but I think they miss Android’s real significance. … Continue reading