Apple's Spat with Google Will Only Get Worse
The two companies seem fated to compete ever more fiercely over mobile computing.
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Tom Simonite
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I’m MIT Technology Review’s IT editor for hardware and software and enjoy a diverse diet of algorithms, Internet, and human-computer interaction with chips on the side. Working in our San Francisco office, I cover new ideas about what computers can do for us, whether they spring from tech giants, new startups, or academic labs.
My journey to the West Coast started in a small English town called Wantage and took in the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, and five years writing and editing technology news coverage at New Scientist magazine.
Tom Simonite's Stories
Will Anyone Pay for an Ad-free Twitter-style Social Network?
A new social network is free from ads, but burdened with expectations.
How to Detect Apps Leaking Your Data
A service called Mobilescope acts as a watchdog, alerting users when apps copy and transmit sensitive information.
An Epic Hack Performed With a Few Simple Tricks
The victim's Apple devices suddenly went dark last Friday. Similar attacks remain possible.
Android's Rise Helps Google Grow Its Traffic Surveillance System
The movements of Android users let Google track live traffic—a service being extended to new countries and U.S. cities today.
In the Olympics of Algorithms, a Russian Keeps Winning Gold
Google's Petr Mitrichev is the all-time champion of competitive programming, a little-known sport where tech giants scout for talent.
How Google Forced Verizon to Allow Smartphone Tethering
Consumers get to use wireless data as they wish thanks to a $5 billion gamble by the search company.
New Web Standards Bring New Security Worries
HTML5, which enables Web pages to mimic conventional software, also introduces new security problems.
Google Approves an App that Steals All Your Data
The automated system designed to keep malware out of Google's app store proves easy to evade.
GPS Weakness Could Enable Mass Smartphone Hacking
A malicious Wi-Fi network could command devices to report future movements—and perhaps snoop on private data.
