Google Responds To Android Malware, Will Fix Infected Devices And ‘Remote Kill’ Malicious Apps

Google has now confirmed that 58 malicious applications were uploaded to Android Market, and that they were downloaded onto around 260,000 devices before Google removed the apps Tuesday evening. That number sounds alarmingly high, but Google believes that only device-specific information, namely the phone’s IMEI number, was compromised — and that no personal data or account information was ever transferred. Given that these apps were getting root access, this could have been a lot worse. Now the cleanup begins.

Something to think about as smart phones becoming common place. Be careful what you install on your phone!
-Stuart

NPD: Android ousts iPhone OS for second place in US smartphone market

NPD: Android ousts iPhone OS for second place in US smartphone market: "

Having just recently started testing a Droid Incredible I can say this is is not a surprise. The form factory options, OS features and variety of carriers make the Android platform a clear winner over the iPhone. Additionally the upcoming iPhone OS 4 features announced still don't answer many deficiencies with the platform.

To maintain their current advantage and cap this nonsense iPhone hysteria Google needs to advertise more (something the press does for Apple currently) and they need to stop the OS fragmentation (people can buy Android 1.5/1.6/2.0/2.1 devices currently today with a varying level of feature sets).

As a current iPhone 3G user (since its release) I can't wait to ditch the iPhone platform, though I'd really like to hold out for either a device with a 4.3" screen or an Incredible that sports a vertical slide with hidden QWERTY keyboard.
Stuart