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SUMMARY Half of Android users are stuck on software platforms from 2013 or earlier. This translates into a performance pitfall and major security flaw for Android users. As a result, Google is at risk to a major security breach, resulting in a exodus of users to Apple's iOS platform. Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Android 7.0 is finally here! It looks smooth and makes several improvements, but does it actually matter? Most Android users won't see this update for quite some time, as Android updates typically have a very slow adoption rate. Demonstrated below, half of Android users are running their devices...

In a new television ad highlighting his record on women's issues, President Obama touts the first measure he signed into law, the Lilly Ledbetter Act, which provides women with more legal channels to pursue equal pay.

Fragmentation matters to the entire Android community: users, developers, OEMs, brands & networks. It's a blessing and a curse. The Blessing. Fragmentation allows users to take their pick from thousands of devices. You can choose from phones with 3D screens, projectors, CDMA, GSM, or even CDMA & GSM. You may not care that Tag Heuer has made an Android phone but at least one person does (and they use OpenSignalMaps). It's a triumph for Android that as a single OS it can target so many markets. The Curse. The proliferation of devices with their associated screen sizes, internal hardware and...

Strip the Army of those Bradley Fighting Vehicles[1] used in the Golf War. And take away the big M-1 Abrams Tanks[2] the Army likes so well. Strip the Navy of the last few fancy Aircraft Carriers[3] so popular to provide air cover. Then, scrap the Aegis anti aircraft system[4] the Navy depends on to search, track and guide missile functions. Scrap those P-3 Orion[5] upgrades, too. The Navy doesn't really need the better anti-submarine warfare aircraft. Over at the Air Force, let's get rid of the B2 stealth bomber[6] that sneaks in on targets and wages destruction. Also get rid...

[Unattributed report: "Following the martyrdom operation of Anab, the crusaders' B-52 warplanes, intensify their bombardment, using fragmentation and smart bombs"] Following the success of the martyring operation in Anab, which caused significant and heavy damage to the forces of crusaders and apostates, they were forced to hide their losses and prevent journalists and correspondents of satellite TV channels to go to the area. Adding to that, they strongly threatened the media channels that if they reported this operation of Ansar [al-Islam, Kurdish: Pishtiwanani Islam la Kurdistan, PIK], they would be arrested like [the correspondent of] Al-Jazirah, or expelled. As vengeance...