Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Will Use EXT4
Use of EXT4 will begin with Google's Nexus S smartphone.
Google's Developer Advocate, Tim Bray, and Kernel Developer Ted Ts'o both confirm in theirblog posts that the move from YAFFS to the EXT4 filesystem is underway and Google's Nexus S with Android 2.3 will be one of the first smartphones to use the EXT4 filesystem.
More information on Android 2.3 and the EXT4 filesystem can be found on the Android Developers website.
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Old Vulnerabilities Are Kept Alive Through Bad Configuration
HP's annual Cyber Risk report offers a bleak look at the state of IT.
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Linus Torvalds Announces Linux 4.0
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Microsoft Frees CoreCLR
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Cisco Releases Annual Security Report
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Zero Day Exploits Target Flash
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Obama Proposes Personal Data Notification Law
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