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While many iPhone users are reporting high satisfaction, it doesn’t matter for the long term. The Android platform will crush all other smartphones in both its sheer number of users and vendors.

Neither Apple nor RIM will give up without a fight, but the writing is on the wall for business owners who don’t want to be saddled with the 2013 version of the Sony Betamax (for those of you who can remember it).

1. Android Rules the Market by Numbers
Sure, Google CEO Eric Schmidt self-servingly told Reuters that 200,000 Android handsets were selling every day–but third-party surveys also routinely show that the platform’s momentum is steadily increasing. Thirty-three percent of all smartphones are now using Android, and the system is outstripping RIM (at 28 percent) and iPhone (22 percent), based on U.S. purchases from April to June, according to the NPD Group. In other words, the American people are voting with their wallets and choosing Android handsets.

2. More Selection and Promotions
The top five Android phones–Motorola Droid, HTC Droid Incredible, HTC EVO 4G, HTC Hero, and HTC Droid Eris–have numerous carriers, including Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile, according to NPD. Because of the competition among carriers, promotions like Verizon’s buy-one, get-one-free, and cut-rate prices will continue to play a significant role in the Android market. For a company having to buy a dozen or more smartphones, this means some serious savings.

Full Story — PC World

There is a growing debate among security experts about whether or not the future of data security will reside in the mobile marketplace. Some believe that desktop operating systems, like Windows or Mac OS X, will continue to be hotbeds for malware that attempts to steal sensitive data.

Those on the other side of the debate contend that the mobile marketplace will become an increasingly insecure environment with programs, created by malicious hackers, taking aim at smartphones.

Those who see rising security risks in the mobile world might win the debate. Recently, a report was released by security firm SMobile Systems, claiming as much as 20 percent of all Android Market apps pose a potential security threat.

That study came just days before news broke that Apple’s App Store was allegedly defrauded by a developer. Apple claims that no private information was stolen in the attack, but it calls into question just how secure the mobile-computing environment really is.

Realizing that, it’s time users start thinking about ways to keep their data on iPhone and Android-based devices secure. At this point, mobile apps themselves won’t typically wreak havoc on a device. But it might be easier for malicious hackers to steal data from a smartphone either through holes in apps or intentionally malicious programs than some might think.

The full article contains 10 ways to avoid personal data theft on your iPhone and Android.

Full Story — eWeek.com

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