Microsoft Edge Browser Migrates to iOS, Android

Gregg Keizer notes that Microsoft is porting the Edge browser to the iOS and Android platforms.

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iOS Tips

Johnny Evans shares over 50 tips for using an iPhone or iPad .

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iOS Typing Tips

Johnny Evans offers 16 typing tips for those using iPhone and iPads.

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Android and IOS Security

Lucas Mearian analyzes the Android and IOS operating systems, and reports that IOS is more secure in real-world implementation.

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iOS Updates

Oscar Raymundo shares some of the latest technology in Apple phones and tablets .

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Apple iOS amd Missing E-mail

Evan Schuman reports that his iphone sometimes deletes a few extra e-mail messages when he deletes a large quantity of emails.

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LinkedIn iPhone App

Colin Nagle reports "How LinkedIn Snuck Intro Info Into Emails on iOS ." The article describes how the LinkedIn technology team bypassed security on iPhones and iPads to to allow email senders to include a links to the sender's LinkedIn profile with each outgoing email. The technology is described in more detail on LinkedIn's Engineering Blog.

LinkedIn addresses the privacy concerns of routing a person's email through the LinkedIn proxy server. There are a couple of additional concerns about the proxy technology being employed. First of all, having all of a person's mobile-generated email routed through the LinkedIn proxy server creates a new point of failure in email transmission. If the LinkedIn server is overtaxed or fails, then there is a potential for email to be delayed or undelivered.

Second, as this service was developed without Apple's approval and counter's Apple's security provisions, the possibility exists that that Apple will block the usage of the technology in a future iOS update, resulting in the inability to transmit new email from an iPhone or iPad until the LinkedIn technology is deleted.

In summary, I think the LinkedIn engineering team was very creative, but I would not opt-in for the service if I used an iPhone for critical emails.

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