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Android stays ‘unbeatable’ in smartphone market

CNET Android continued to dominate the smartphone market last quarter, far outpacing Apple’s iOS, according to research released Friday by Strategy Analytics. For the third quarter, global shipments of Android-based smartphones reached 268 million, up from 206 million for the same quarter a year ago. Those numbers helped the OS win a market share of 84 percent, up from 81.4 …

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AFP backpedals on using metadata to chase pirates

AFP Commissioner Andrew Colvin. Screenshot by Claire Reilly/CNET The chief of Australia’s Federal Police has had a swift about-face over the finer details of proposed data retention legislation currently before parliament, saying police are not interested in using metadata to police piracy. The comments follow a press conference yesterday, during which AFP Commissioner Andrew Colvin joined Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull, …

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