Emerging technologies provide significant opportunities for businesses to achieve their goals. That being said, understanding how and when to leverage these technologies is imperative. One of the most rapidly advancing technologies today is artificial intelligence (AI). Yet, AI encompasses more than what one might initially think. Many of the most impactful business tools are powered by a branch of AI called machine learning (ML). This month's newsletter delves into machine learning, its mechanics, and its applications within a business context.
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Your Android smartphone is a computer itself; as such, it runs with an operating system installed. You install programs on your smartphone the same way you install them on your computer, although the process is more complicated. Below is an explanation of the types of files that the Android operating system uses to install apps on your phone, as well as why it might be a good idea to let the Google Play Store do the hard work for you, in terms of locating and installing apps.
Mobile malware isn’t common, but it’s growing increasingly more so. You may have heard of a malware called XLoader, which has been utilized to victimize people in over seven countries. This mobile threat has seen various iterations over the past several years, but you should be especially concerned these days.
In April Google announced that the Android platform would be given the capability to archive unused applications to help preserve the precious storage space on the devices…provided that the device was almost out of available space. This auto-archive feature is now available to all users, regardless of the storage left on their device.
Have you ever struggled with storage space on your Android device? For those who have, we bet that downloading applications that you ultimately don’t end up using very often is a major culprit here. To help you clear up storage space on your device, Android will receive an auto-archiving feature that can save you significant amounts of storage space by archiving your unused applications.
Are you the kind of person that frequently checks your phone to remove the myriad of notifications that come in from seemingly every app on your phone? In the course of doing that frequent clean up you may have cleared a notification that you may need. How to turn on your Android device’s notification history feature is listed below.
If you utilize Android mobile devices, then you’ll know that updating your device is routine maintenance to keep it safe from threats and security breaches. Not only that, but updating your device can resolve numerous bugs which impact functionality. Listed below: how you can update your device to the latest version of its operating system.
You often hear about malware that infects desktop PCs, laptops, or servers, but other kinds of malware that infect mobile devices also exist. One such malware, a threat called TangleBot, has been discovered, and it can become seriously problematic for both workers and consumers utilizing Android devices, especially in the modern mobile-centric workplace.
As a smartphone grows older, it’s battery starts to degrade. For years it was as simple as replacing the battery on the device, but over the past several years, no major smartphone manufacturer builds devices with removable batteries. Luckily for users, the Android OS has made it a point to build power settings into the software that offers them the ability to manipulate how power is used on the phone. Below is a look at some of the settings you can use to keep your device running longer.
The Google Play Store has an expansive selection of applications available for users to download. Alas, just because they’re available to be downloaded doesn’t necessarily mean that they should be downloaded; in fact, many of these apps should be avoided. Listed below are a few categories of application that you shouldn’t download in the first place.
Many users want to utilize personal devices in a business setting, but some businesses do not support Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) because of the risk of data loss. There are a couple options to separate work data, but not restrict users from their own personal apps or data. Below is a look at how your business can take advantage of employees that already having a capable device, and how you can keep them from compromising security.
Some people may be surprised to learn that your mobile device holds a significant amount of personally identifiable information on it. This has triggered many users to secure their phones at all times, but others simply ignore the threat. Because Google makes it so easy, there’s no excuse for Android users not to secure their devices. Listed below is how you can do it.