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Microsoft to acquire developer platform GitHub
Microsoft is acquiring the popular developer platform GitHub. An agreement was reached recently. There had long been rumors about acquisition talks between Microsoft and GitHub. Through this website, developers share source code and keep track…
Microsoft acquires Nokia’s mobile division
For a total amount of 5.44 billion euros, the mobile division of Finnish phone maker Nokia will come into Microsoft’s hands. The total acquisition price of just over 5 billion euros consists largely (3.79 billion euros) of a payment for the ph…
Smartphone market grows by 47 percent
In the third quarter, 169.2 million smartphones were sold worldwide. An increase of 46.9 percent compared with the same period a year earlier. The entire mobile phone market accounted for 428 million units, a decline of 3.1 percent. The figure…
Android at 75 Percent Market Share
Three-quarters of all smartphones in the world run on Google’s Android operating system. This is evident from figures published by research firm IDC. Apple, with the iPhone, holds a 14.9 percent market share. IDC’s figures relate to the third …
Microsoft encryption flaw exposes web apps
Security researchers have discovered a flaw in the encryption used for Microsoft’s ASP.NET web applications. The vulnerability can be successfully exploited to, for example, steal online banking data. The issue lies in how Microsoft’s ASP.NET …
No Firefox for Windows Mobile and Phone 7
Mozilla is halting development of Firefox for Windows Mobile. Microsoft does not allow “native” apps on Windows Phone 7. The open-source foundation has been working for some time on a version of its mobile browser (code-named Fennec) for Micro…