Month: September 2011

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Microsoft Security Essentials flags Google Chrome as Malware

I spent the whole morning restoring Google Chrome on numbers of computers at the office after it was flagged as Password Stealer PWS:Win32/Zbot and forcibly removed by Microsoft Security Essentials. As I was working to get this problem straighten out, I discovered other people are having the same problem.

Interestingly, Microsoft Security Essentials did not flag Google Chrome Dev release as malware. It only affects the release version on the computers I have in the office.

I was unable to reinstall Google Chrome even after updating Microsoft Security Essentials. So I disabled Microsoft Security Essentials before started re-installing Google Chrome.

If you were still having problems re-installing Google Chrome with Microsoft Security Essentials disabled, try uninstalling Google Chrome from the Control Panel.

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One of these iPhones is a test unit from Apple.

A source who wants to remain anonymous and is adamant that he is not Phil Schiller sent us a little tidbits about the next iPhone. Well, sort off. The source has two iPhones which look like iPhone 4, but one of them is a test unit. Test unit? A DVT unit? Probably not. The source wouldn’t elaborate more.

We did figure out that iPhone in question is from around WWDC 2011 time.

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Gingerbread 2.3.6 update for Nexus One.

Gingerbread 2.3.6 update notification popped up on my Nexus One last night. Well to be honest, I am not sure when the notification arrived since I had not used the Nexus One for more than a week. According to the message on the Nexus One:

This OTA update will upgrade your device to Gingerbread 2.3.6. It contains important bug fixes and security updates.

Initially I was not able to update the phone because the internal storage was somewhat full. I had to move some applications to the SD card and uninstall some of them.

A quick query on Google, apparently some Nexus One owners are getting the update within the past week.

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Samsung signs agreement with Microsoft while fiercely fighting Apple in court.

Microsoft announces it has signed agreement with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.:

Microsoft announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., to cross-license the patent portfolios of both companies, providing broad coverage for each company’s products. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will receive royalties for Samsung’s mobile phones and tablets running the Android mobile platform. In addition, the companies agreed to cooperate in the development and marketing of Windows Phone.

It is interesting that Samsung signs a cross-licensing deal with Microsoft while fiercely fighting Apple in court over patents and other things.

Well, Samsung already licensed Windows OS for its portable computer in addition to producing Windows Phone 7-based devices.

In related news, Google says that Microsoft-Samsung license deal is “extortion”.

I wonder what Google said about the deals Microsoft made with HTC over Android licensing?

Related read:

Samsung takes Android patent license from Microsoft rather than wait for Motorola

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What if Apple asked Samsung to pay royalties for every Android devices sold? Would Samsung take that deal? That’s exactly what Samsung is doing with regard to the deal with Microsoft.

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Amazon Kindle Fire, do not call it Android tablet.

Amazon introduces Kindle Fire, a new class of Kindle with color touchscreen.

Don’t call it an Android tablet, though.

Q: How many times does the word “Android” appear on Amazon’s Kindle Fire page?

A: Once, in the following sentence: “Additional email apps are available in our Amazon Appstore for Android.” It’s a Kindle tablet, not an Android tablet.

Amazon Kindle Fire is priced at $199 and will be released on November 15th, 2011.

“Orders are prioritized on a first come, first served basis.”

Amazon Kindle Fire also comes with one month of Amazon Prime, which includes video streaming and free two-day shipping.

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How would Amazon Kindle Fire compete with other tablets? The $199 price point is quite attractive. Amazon Prime customers would certainly enjoy the video streaming.

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Apple to unveil one new iPhone on October 4th, 2011.

Apple has sent out invitations for October 4th, 2011 “Let’s talk iPhone” event in Apple’s own Cupertino headquarter.

Our sources told us:

  • There will be one new iPhone. Forget about what rumor sites are saying about two new iPhone models.
  • What iPad 3? Wait till 2012.
  • Apple is not making Television unit.
  • Developers will be getting iOS 5 GM on that day.
  • New feature only on the new iPhone.

As usual, there will be numbers of sites covering the event. One thing for sure that Harry McCracken of Technologizer won’t be there due to a previously scheduled engagement.

p.s.

From March 2011: https://twitter.com/#!/37prime/status/49059804865495040

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