Droid Rage

[Gunny]

Some-one once said, despite Android’s popularity, it does not really invoke love from its users. Given the result from Microsoft’s #DroidRage challange, Android phones however are very good at provoking rage, with more than 3200 Android users in 24hours prepared to recount their horror stories in return for a chance at a brand new Windows Phone, at the rate of 2 a minute or 1 every 30 seconds!!

With comments such as:

#droidrage i want a @windowsphone because my Android is full of malware. everyday its comeback again, again, again, again and again!!

and

Why can’t I uninstall Google Wallet? I didn’t ask for it, don’t want it, don’t use it, and it keeps draining my battery #DroidRage

… Microsoft may have started a meme there.

[Revenger]

I have no problems with my droid - it is always off and forwarded to my WP7

I never fully agreed with the fuss before, but WP7 is the future

[KernelPanic]

So if I understand this right folks can slag off droid and get a free phone? Genius, where do I sign up?

BTW I would have thought folks using windoze would jump at the idea of more malware :-P


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[Gunny]

So if I understand this right folks can slag off droid and get a free phone? Genius, where do I sign up?

C'mon KP I'm sure you know how to use Twitter to sign up. but I bet you don't actually do it. I'll be keeping and eye out for your tweet.......

Android users have been distressed over malware attacks Ben Rudolph decides to add fuel to the fire. In his Twitter post, he has encouraged Android smartphone users to reveal their worst experiences and take home WP7 upgrade, reports InformationWeek. Google pulled about 22 apps from the Android market, which were suspected to be malware. In its blog post, Lookout revealed that until December 13th, 27 applications have been found to contain instances of the malware, RuFraud. There has been a rise in the premium SMS toll fraud apps, which have targeted users in Europe.

Trend Micro had hinted about the rise in malware in the Android market, while Fortinet has lately said that Android is more vulnerable to malware than iOS. The RuFraud malware has also affected Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Czech Republic, Poland, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Latvia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Estonia as well as Great Britain, Italy, Israel, France, and Germany.

Android users aren’t leaving any stone unturned in their response. As someone has rightly said, one’s loss is other’s gain.

BTW I would have thought folks using windoze would jump at the idea of more malware :-P

Are you seriously suggesting that users actually want more malware ?? Unlike Android there is NO malware on WP7. I'm not saying there never will be, but for the average user doing a comparison in the market place as of right now, there's no comparison, Lots of malware on Android vs None on WP7, It's no wonder Android users are flocking to WP7 at the moment. I'm sure this is one of the reasons that WP7 handsets are topping quite alot of the sales charts at the moment..

Would you like some sugar to sweeten those sour grapes.. (I think we touched a nerve)

[KernelPanic]

C'mon KP I'm sure you know how to use Twitter to sign up. but I bet you don't actually do it. I'll be keeping and eye out for your tweet.......








Are you seriously suggesting that users actually want more malware ?? Unlike Android there is NO malware on WP7. I'm not saying there never will be, but for the average user doing a comparison in the market place as of right now, there's no comparison, Lots of malware on Android vs None on WP7, It's no wonder Android users are flocking to WP7 at the moment. I'm sure this is one of the reasons that WP7 handsets are topping quite alot of the sales charts at the moment..

Would you like some sugar to sweeten those sour grapes.. (I think we touched a nerve)

No I stopped using Twitter, too much BS on there now, the big corporations have taken it over.

I'm not seriously suggesting that peeps want more malware, that's why my tongue is sticking out in my smilie

I can only give personal experience of market traction, at work we've just been given the choice of phones, BB, WP7, Droid or ifruit, of my peers (24) there were 21 ipenis and 3 droid. 0 BB and 0 WP7. I choice the SGS2

Reason for heavy fruit choice was "it looks nice and everyone is buying them so they must be good." None of them tested app's they will need.

[stoney]

Nice marketing campaign by Microsoft, thats all it is though, anything for a headline and if it can't achieve this by releasing positive sales figures, then it will just conduct a smear campaign. People will say anything to get something for free(that they will then sell off). You only have to spend 5mins on the ukhotdeals site to see what people will do to get something for free.

[Gunny]

No I stopped using Twitter, too much BS on there now, the big corporations have taken it over.

I'm not seriously suggesting that peeps want more malware, that's why my tongue is sticking out in my smilie

I can only give personal experience of market traction, at work we've just been given the choice of phones, BB, WP7, Droid or ifruit, of my peers (24) there were 21 ipenis and 3 droid. 0 BB and 0 WP7. I choice the SGS2

Reason for heavy fruit choice was "it looks nice and everyone is buying them so they must be good." None of them tested app's they will need.

So you thought it was a genius idea and asked where to sign up, but don't actually use the service anymore. Righto mate, whatever...... Clealy there are thousands of Android users that do use Twitter and have something to say about their Android experience if they stand a chance of getting a free phone. Thing is, I bet no one expected this level of response!!

While I appreciate that its your own personal experience of market traction (thanks for the input), it quite clearly reflected your own personal experience in your own isolated "work/corporate" environment and is not representative of what is actually happening right now on the high street in consumer land. The iPhone was a success with the consumer first, way before the corporate sector caught up with the idea of how useful the device was for business. This as I'm sure you are aware is quite normal for a corporate environment so nothing really of surprise to me there. It is in fact superb news that so many picked the iPhone out of your peers because this demonstrates the point quite nicely. People want a great OOBE, (out of the box experience), your average normal user doesn't want to have to root their device. They just want it to work. I've lost count of how many of my Android using friends first words to me were when they learned I was getting an Android device. The first thing the all said was "have you rooted it yet?"

I've done my time with hacking about with mobile devices and they were some fun times for sure, but without fail there is always a downside. From invalidating your guarantee to bricking your device, I'm done with it now, I just want my phone to work first time every time and without delay. And this is what the majority of consumers want. The iPhone was king at this, it's simple to use, and it works everytime. It also is viewed with affection by its users. This is something Android struggles to do outside of geek land. The average user does not love the user experience that Android offers. Only last night I was watching the Gadget show, they had exactly this test on there, and the woman picked the iPhone over an Android device stating it was easier to use then the gorgeous HTC Android device she had been given. (note this was a face off between iPhone and Android, be interesting to see the results if it had been a 3 way test)

Android does NOT deliver the customer satisfaction that other platforms do. Sure Android is functional, but and I hate to quote Steve Jobs here "It's about more than the technology"

However, the Android OS enthusiasm did not translate into customer satisfaction lead as Windows phone customers’ expectations were exceeded by their experience with a wider margin. One of the possible reasons is the relatively weaker support of Android by the developer’s community that translates into the availability of applications.
It appears that Nokia’s decision to migrate their phones to Window OS is a wise one considering Symbian satisfaction scores.

Full story here (note this is not a WP7 or a Microsoft related site) : http://www.customerthink.com/blog/20...f_smart_phones

Apple's philosophy has rubbed off on MS and they have surely learnt some lessons along the way for better or worse. People are slowly getting over their ignorance towards WP7, and once they try it, they love it. I think the following news stories speak for themselves what ever kind of spin you want to put on them:

http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/nokia-lumia-800-sold-out-in-uk-contrary-to-analyst-predictions
http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2011/11...out-in-the-uk/
http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/n...range-uk-store
http://mynokiablog.com/2011/11/23/no...orange-stores/
http://www.wpcentral.com/nokia-lumia...t-selling-list
http://wmpoweruser.com/nokia-lumia-8...ing-this-week/
http://wmpoweruser.com/nokia-lumia-8...eller-on-3-uk/
http://wmpoweruser.com/nokia-lumia-8...n-netherlands/
http://www.wpcentral.com/att-has-sold-out-htc-titan
http://wmpoweruser.com/nokia-lumia-8...s-best-seller/

Here we see HTC Titan users giving the device 100% satisfaction : http://wmpoweruser.com/htc-titan-users100-satisfied/

The Gadget show are currently running a pole on which is the King of the Smartphones (right hand side of page, click vote to see latest results) : http://fwd.channel5.com/adv/king-of-...s#pd_a_5678373

Currently the Lumia 800 has 62% !!!!! of the votes vs 15% for the Nexus. Isn't the Nexus supposed to be the second coming of Jesus as a phone.. Looks like Gadget show viewers don't agree.





It's probably got something to do with both WP7 and the Lumia 800 winning OS and smartphone of the year awards at various well known websites and magazines recently.

http://www.knowyourmobile.com/awards...s_phone_7.html
http://www.whatmobile.net/2011/11/wh...1-the-results/
http://conversations.nokia.com/2011/...e-of-the-year/


A couple of interesting reads I'm sure you'll debunk : http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/4345...affled-android
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/why-...?tag=mncol;txt

Oh no wait, the Business world are catching on : http://www.businessinsider.com/best-...a-lumia-800-10

and what's this, a well known tech journalist who gets to play with just about every device on the market, switches from iPhone to WP7 :



So in high street retail consumer land, things are going from strength to strength This mirrors exactly how the success of iPhone and Android developed in the marketplace. I'd say things are right on track.

Nice marketing campaign by Microsoft, thats all it is though, anything for a headline and if it can't achieve this by releasing positive sales figures, then it will just conduct a smear campaign.

I think you just showed your ignorance there mate.. Note : I'm not calling you ignorant, I'm saying you are showing your ignorance to the latest data. There is a difference.

See above. It's topping the sales, popularity and customer satisfaction charts all over the place and selling out.. I hardly think asking Android users to share their user experience stories are a smear campaign. Remember this is Android users just telling it how it is, not Microsoft. More sour grapes coming right up..

and yes I am loving this...

[stoney]

My ignorance and your blind fanboyism. Take your pick.

Mate, you are the one trying to convince people that wp7 is worthy, that it has something to offer, always posting articles to try and knock android. I mean, its fine by me, you don't like android. I understand. It's not for everyone. Everyone has their own choice to make.And I respect that you actually like wp7. Many don't.

As for rooting,I know of quite a few people that own android phones that haven't rooted them(indeed have no idea what rooting is), I rooted because I like to tinker. But its not a prerequisite.

Your links are promotional campaigns by nokia and MS. The knowyourmobile award had blackberry and bada coming in at 2nd and 3rd? Did Apple suddenly stop selling phones perchance? How can you take that seriously?
I'm not going to debunk your 'facts'. I think your 'facts/links' speak for themselves.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...windling-sales

[Gunny]

Wind 'em up and watch em go....


Still loving this..

[KernelPanic]

LOL, we have these arguments at work every day, it's great fun!

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[Revenger]

indeed.. it is awesome

I own an iPhone, an HTC HD2 running droid and an HTC Titan running WP7... my favourite is the WP7, it is awesome! If you haven't tried WP for a while, or like me (and many of the folks I work with) who were WP6 users and vowed never to go back... give it a go - much, much better!

I'm in no way bias towards one or the other, I've suffered bugs/crashes on the droids, the boring-ness of the IOS and now the WP Experience.

I like that gunny promotes the WP7, it persuaded me to give it a go and I'm grateful I did - I can understand why guns shouts it from the rooftops, many folks just don't get WP7, don't try it and just hype about the droid without trying the other OS'es. My biggest bug-bear are the folks who say "I've tried the WP7 app for IOS/Droidiness and hate it" (not talking about folks here as of course I've never really spoken to you about it in person)

[Revenger]

you think the guy in the video is the cleaner?

[Ed Stone]

Sorry to have to hijack this thread but........These are not the Droids you're looking for.

[Gunny]

Quality gag..

[Gunny]

Oh look the Lumia 800 is still topping the charts at KPN:

http://wmpoweruser.com/nokia-lumia-8...-germany-also/

23 November 2011	6 December 2011	14 December 2011	28 December 2011

I have been keeping a close eye at the sales charts on KPN Netherlands, as it is one where I see the most movement, indicating to me that it is real activity and not just some paid-for list, and also of course it is clearly labelled Best Selling in Dutch.
For nearly a month now the Nokia Lumia 800 has been topping the best-seller list at the biggest carrier in the Netherlands. If this is not an indication of good sales I don’t know what is.

[Gunny]

indeed.. it is awesome

I own an iPhone, an HTC HD2 running droid and an HTC Titan running WP7... my favourite is the WP7, it is awesome! If you haven't tried WP for a while, or like me (and many of the folks I work with) who were WP6 users and vowed never to go back... give it a go - much, much better!

I'm in no way bias towards one or the other, I've suffered bugs/crashes on the droids, the boring-ness of the IOS and now the WP Experience.

Glad you tried it and are enjoying it.

I like that gunny promotes the WP7, it persuaded me to give it a go and I'm grateful I did - I can understand why guns shouts it from the rooftops, many folks just don't get WP7, don't try it and just hype about the droid without trying the other OS'es. My biggest bug-bear are the folks who say "I've tried the WP7 app for IOS/Droidiness and hate it" (not talking about folks here as of course I've never really spoken to you about it in person)

Look I appreciate that there will always be Apple fans and Android fans, and I'm fine with that. All I am doing is trying to share the revelation that I had when I tried this OS over a year ago. I'm not doing anything that Apple and Google fans have not done en-masse already, How did the iPhone and Android become so popular?? Simple, word of mouth! Someone gets a new phone, and shows their friends, the friends think "Cool phone, I want one" and they either go out and get a new phone straight away or they wait until their next upgrade and get the new the cool new phone then. I'm using the exact same mechanism that both iOS and Android fans have used but from the tiz some of them get in, I can only assume they don't like it. I'm getting excited about something that is new, something that IMHO is a clear evolution forward in mobile terms. The mobile market is changing very quickly, and I genuinely believe that WP7 is an evolution past what Apple and Goggle currently offer. Heck I even bought an Android device to see for myself if what Google offer is any better, and again IMHO, it's not. It ok, but it felt dated to me. Nothing new. Clearly I'm not alone in that thinking.

Stoney likes to dismiss my links as a promotional campaign, I'm fine with that. If any one else was to actually read the links, they would realise that they are not blind fanboyism. They are links from multiple sources, some Windows Phone based sites and some very independent and respected tech sites. We can't all be wrong, or let me guess I suppose there is some conspiracy going on here too.. The fact that these stories are making news at the WP based sites might clue you in to the fact that historically we as a user of a "Microsoft mobile OS" are not used to getting those kinds of story, so it's pretty obvious that news stories on this subject would be covered in a positive way. If you stopped to think about that it would also be obvious that for these stories to be circulating there must have been a change. What could that change be I wonder? Could it be that there is no smoke and mirrors, the change could be as simple as recently Windows Phone has enjoyed larger volumes in sales.

The fact that these stories are making news, regardless of the source of the story, this is very telling to me. Sure the WP sites might put a slightly more positive spin on the story, but I am able to ignore the fluff and see the real story. It is so obvious that WP as a platform is gaining users and fans. You can sugar coat and spin that how ever you like. The facts are that MS is on to a real contender with WP. I'm not saying it will topple Apple and Google from their respective places at the top. I never have said that, What I am saying is that actually if you try WP7, (and I mean really try it, live with it for a few days, not just pick it up in a shop for 2 mins.) you will realise that this is actually a very good OS with some pretty killer features. Why else would both of the big boys be copying certain features and aspects of it? for shits and giggles, I think not.

To be honest my original post was never aimed at either Stoney or KP (I kinda knew they would bite which is funny to me as Stoney does get his knickers in a twist about it, but it was never aimed at them.) I suppose in the same way they view me as being a blind Windows Phone fanboy, I have them same view of them for Android. So no sleep lost there.. The difference is I actually gave Android a fair test, put my money where my mouth is and bought and tried an Android device and not just any device at that, according to all the reviews one of "THE" best Android devices around and lived with it for at least 3 weeks, somehow I can't see them doing the same...

I prefer to think of myself as an evangelist, but I'm cool with what ever label they choose to hang around my head. So far I've personally enlightened 5 Android users and 2 iPhone users that there is a better way and that is just fabulous news to me darling. Now imagine the global effect if everyone who has a WP is doing the same as me. That might explain why the OS is selling so well in all these propergander sto.., sorry I mean promotional campaigns.

I'm glad that you appreciate me making an effort to try and draw peoples attention to something cool and new. Just a shame that some people misinterpret this as my blind fanboyism. Now IMHO that is proper ignorant. Somehow I don't think I could recommend "any" Microsoft product without Stoney saying it was blind fanboyism. buy hey as I said no sleep lost.

[KernelPanic]

As a geek given limited resources I'd have one of each to play with; I haven't got that so I have to choose between one of the others. Droid gives me most amusement and value for money. Since then I'm lucky to have "aquired" an ipad2 for testing at work, I hardly touched it really because it makes me I haven't jail broken it because it's not mine.I found rooting and getting s-off on my phone oddly exhilarating, I knew if it broken and I couldn't un-break it I would be back to my old Sony Ericsson brick. The joy of having kids means cash has plenty of other spend points Tomorrow I get a Sammy SGS 2, as this is also a work phone it will remain stock for the first few months until I get bevvied up one night and start pressing stuff!

[Revenger]

Glad you tried it and are enjoying it.

Look I appreciate that there will always be Apple fans and Android fans, and I'm fine with that. All I am doing is trying to share the revelation that I had when I tried this OS over a year ago. I'm not doing anything that Apple and Google fans have not done en-masse already, How did the iPhone and Android become so popular?

Exactly - which is why I like that you are promoting WP7

I've been singing the praises at work and have given my phone to loads of my work mates to play with for a couple of hours - they've reluctantly handed it back! Not bad considering these are all IT geeks working with me an an IT company of now roughly 150 staff

The app development is still pretty new, which I totally love!

One of my work mates developed the Plane/Boat Finder apps and has since moved them over to the WP platform - for a developer to be doing that it must be a sign of an increasing market! The lucky bugger did make himself a fortune in no time and left work to start up the company full-time too

Some cool stuff coming, especially with the rise of Windows 8 - I don't think I've ever been so excited about an OS before

[stoney]

Somehow I don't think I could recommend "any" Microsoft product without Stoney saying it was blind fanboyism. buy hey as I said no sleep lost.

Really? If I'm so 'ignorant' to microsoft products, why do I run windows 7 on my pc(and looking forward to windows ? why did I have an xbox (bought on the back of your glowing reviews way back when) until very recently? Why do I run microsoft security software ? Use windows Office? Studying microsoft-centric courses? Come on man,really?

Do I think that android is the best mobile OS? for me, yes . For others, no. It's called choice? Different strokes for different folks. No sleep lost on my side. Tbh, I'm surprised this thread was still alive.

http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events...r_Market_Share

Smartphone Platform Market Share91.4 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones during the three months ending in November, up 8 percent from the preceding three month period. Google Android ranked as the top smartphone platform with 46.9 percent market share, up 3.1 percentage points from the prior three-month period. Apple maintained its #2 position, growing 1.4 percentage point to 28.7 percent of the smartphone market. RIM ranked third with 16.6 percent share, followed by Microsoft (5.2 percent) and Symbian (1.5 percent).

Top Smartphone Platforms 3 Month Avg. Ending Nov. 2011 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Aug. 2011 Total U.S. Smartphone Subscribers Ages 13+ Source: comScore MobiLens
	Share (%) of Smartphone Subscribers
Aug-11	Nov-11	Point Change
Total Smartphone Subscribers	100.0%	100.0%	N/A
Google	43.8%	46.9%	3.1
Apple	27.3%	28.7%	1.4
RIM	19.7%	16.6%	-3.1
Microsoft	5.7%	5.2%	-0.5
Symbian	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3

[Gamma]

Don't give a stuff what I use as long as it just works end of!! Laughing my ass off at this thread!!!!

[Gunny]

Tbh, I'm surprised this thread was still alive.

http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events...r_Market_Share

Smartphone Platform Market Share91.4 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones during the three months ending in November, up 8 percent from the preceding three month period. Google Android ranked as the top smartphone platform with 46.9 percent market share, up 3.1 percentage points from the prior three-month period. Apple maintained its #2 position, growing 1.4 percentage point to 28.7 percent of the smartphone market. RIM ranked third with 16.6 percent share, followed by Microsoft (5.2 percent) and Symbian (1.5 percent).

Top Smartphone Platforms 3 Month Avg. Ending Nov. 2011 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Aug. 2011 Total U.S. Smartphone Subscribers Ages 13+ Source: comScore MobiLens
	Share (%) of Smartphone Subscribers
Aug-11	Nov-11	Point Change
Total Smartphone Subscribers	100.0%	100.0%	N/A
Google	43.8%	46.9%	3.1
Apple	27.3%	28.7%	1.4
RIM	19.7%	16.6%	-3.1
Microsoft	5.7%	5.2%	-0.5
Symbian	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3

Thanks for posting data that ended in Nov 2011 Like duh !!! Of course that data won't show the new sales on it.. , The Lumia hadn't even been released then. Idiot!

http://www.fudzilla.com/mobiles/item...date-is-a-joke

Android 4.0 update is a joke



Taking forever



If we were to single out just one single aspect of Apple's mobile strategy, the focal point in which it will continue to dominate the mobile market in 2012, it would have to be the update scheme.

Google announced ICS Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich a couple of months back, and so far it has managed to ship a single device with this new OS, the Galaxy Nexus. The second device to get an ICS 4.0 update was the old Google Nexus S, but OTA updates for the Nexus have been suspended due to technical issues. There is still no third device with ICS on board and we won’t see any for at least a few weeks.

Companies are now announcing their own ICS upgrade schedules. LG says that their top devices get ICS in Q2 2012 (April 1 to June 30), while others will have to wait a few more months. Sony Ericsson should have ICS around Q2, if not earlier. Motorola and Samsung are reportedly scheduled to start updating their devices in Q1, but the process will inevitably drag on well into Q2. Worse, Samsung won’t roll out an ICS update for the Galaxy S, which sold in record numbers last year and it’s still a pretty nice phone with an affordable price tag.

In best case scenario, we might see some Android 2.3 to 4.0 update in Q1 but the best chance is to see some new phones launching with Ice Cream Sandwich at the Mobile World Conference, in Barcelona in last days of February.

Apple has IOS 5 in all of its phones capable of supporting the new OS for months now and at least the top two iPhones today, if not the top three, will get an update to the next version, guaranteed. Microsoft is also doing a pretty good job in the update department with Mango.

By the time LG and Samsung roll out updates for the Optimus 2X, the world’s first dual-core phone and the best selling Samsung Galaxy 2 phones, Optimus 3 should be launching as well as Samsung Galaxy S III. In some countries, LG rolled Android 2.3 just a month ago and by that time, Google already announced and showed Android 4.0.

Thank God for Cyanogen or MUIU rom communities that work hard on their own unofficial releases of Ice Cream Sandwich roms. There seem to be the only hope for millions of Android users. Google needs to get its act together when it comes to updates. As for tablets, still no word on ICS update schedules, but we will probably see some companies showing ICS tablets at CES 2012.

[Gunny]

Laughing my ass off at this thread!!!!

Fun innit glad to see it's amusing more than just me

[Gunny]

Really? If I'm so 'ignorant' to microsoft products, why do I run windows 7 on my pc(and looking forward to windows ? why did I have an xbox (bought on the back of your glowing reviews way back when) until very recently? Why do I run microsoft security software ? Use windows Office? Studying microsoft-centric courses? Come on man,really?

If I'm such a Blind Microsoft fanboy then why do I recommend Adobe's image editing software and HTML editor over Microsoft's comparable products. Why do I use Premier instead of the Microsoft equivalent. I'll tell you why, because they are shit in comparison. So there goes your blind fanboyism argument. Credit where credit is due, and criticism where criticism is due. Come on man,really?

[Sharam]

2 and a half years, two Android phones and no malware.. go figure

I'm presently rocking on the galaxy nexus, i wouldn't have gone for a Sammy after past experience but i couldn't resist that bloat free curvy googlyness.. It is a delight to use.

Wp7 is looking good but it's not there yet, when it does get there the others may well be just as far ahead down the road.

The Lumina looks nice, i've suggested the wife gets one, it's way to gay for a real man

[Gunny]

Up to 5 million Android handsets infected with information-stealing bot




Symantec has released a report detailing a new variation on a trojan malware which may have infected up to 5 million Android handsets.
Android.Counterclank is a minor modification of Android.Tonclank, a bot-like threat that can receive commands to carry out certain actions, as well as steal information from the device.
The combined download figures of all the malicious apps indicate that Android.Counterclank has the highest distribution of any malware identified so far this year. With 250 million Android handsets activated, it appears a significant percentage of Android users are suffering the effects of malware, downloaded directly from the Android Marketplace, and a problem which has only continued to escalate, with Juniper Networks saying Android malware is increasing at a rate of 1,320% per year.