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Android

SecurityMobile Threat Report Q4 2012 by F-SecureAndroid malware has been strengthening its position in the mobile threat scene. Every quarter, malware authors bring forth new threat families and variants to lure more victims and to update on the existing ones. In the fourth quarter alone, 96 new families and variants of Android threats were discovered, which almost doubles the number recorded in the previous quarter.

As for the other platforms, i.e., Blackberry, iOS (Apple), Windows Mobile, they may see some threats popping up once in a while. But most likely, the threats are intended for multiple platforms.

Who Builds What?

Samsung on a Roll

What we’ll cover

• A bluffer’s guide to what Apple/IOS and Google/Android are and how they fit into the grand scheme of things

• Why choose Android? Why choose Apple? What’s right for you?

• Who sells Android systems? How do I choose?• Where do I go for help?• What’s this ‘Ecosystem’ thing I keep hearing about and

why is it important?• Demonstration of Samsung phone and Nexus 7 tablet

Published agenda• The market share of Android based phones and tablets (and

phablets!) has now overtaken Apple’s products. But which is best for you and why?

• What’s the best way of getting your photos and other files to and from an Android device from your PC?

• What’s the best way to synchronise your Calendar and Contacts between Outlook on your PC and your Android device?

• Which are the most useful Apps and how do you get them?• Which manufacturer should I choose for an Android phone or

tablet? Samsung? HTC? Amazon? Google? And why?

Rival Ecosystems

Windows 8

Android‘Forked’

Android 4.2

IOS 6OSX

What is an ‘Eco-system?’

A Key Difference

Apple Hardware

Apple Software

HTC Hardware

Android Software

HTC‘Skin’

Samsung Hardware

Android Software

Samsung‘Skin’

Plus:AcerAmazonArchosAsusBarnes and NobleSonyToshibaViewSonic. . .

Android Downs

• Choice anxiety• Greater risk of malware• Multiple user interfaces• Slow to upgrade to latest software• Who owns your problem? Google?

Manufacturer? Phone company? Retailer?• Poorer ecosystem

Android Ups

• Price• Huge choice of manufacturers and models• Market penetration• Easy to transfer files directly between PC and

device• Easier to modify if you have the skill and

inclination• Good choice of Apps

Apple IoS Ups

• Reliability and quality• Best customer service in the industry• Ease of use – ‘It just works’• Bulletproof ecosystem • Still the largest choice of Apps• Fast problem fixes and upgrades• One company to deal with• Apple Stores

Apple IoS Downs

• More expensive• Less ‘buzz’ – outspent on marketing• Less modifiable for those with the skill and

inclination• Simple file copy more difficult

Conclusions – Android

Buy Android if:• Low price is key• Friends and family have Android devices• Simple file transferWhich supplier?• Samsung, HTC, Nexus, Amazon*, Sony

* Amazon not pure Android

Conclusions – Apple

Buy Apple if:• You value face-to-face customer service• Friends and family have iPhones and iPads• Best selection of Apps• Simplicity of use• You’re prepared to pay a bit more

Contract or PAYGO

• Depends on your circumstance: contract cheaper up front, more expensive in the long term

• Contract will lock you into one phone company for 18 – 24 months

• PAYGO typically ‘unlocked’ and you can move phone companies when you want

• PAYGO easier when you’re abroad and want to use a foreign (cheaper) SIM

Where do I go for help?

General• Google!Apple• Apple store

– Watford is a good early morning mid-week– ‘The Square’ Eden Centre High Wycombe

• Apple Web Site

Android• Your retailer

– (e.g. John Lewis, Carphone Warehouse, Vodafone)

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