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Cyanogen Makes a Move to Be The Most Popular Mobile OS By Rebuilding Android
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Cyanogen Makes a Move to Be The Most Popular Mobile OS By Rebuilding Android


Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Richard Harris Richard Harris


Cyanogen is only a 4 year old company but is ready to take over the 3rd spot in mobile (over Windows Phone) by creating a new Android based OS which is more focused on productivity than commerce, and they now have the capital to back it up after securing $7 million dollars which will allow them to hire more developers for the task.

"The mobile devices out there, they’re just not meant for anybody to use," Kondik says. "They’re essentially mobile cash registers. We want to help you get stuff done, and use these things to their fullest potential." Cyanogen will also place a significant emphasis on security and privacy, Founder Steve Kondik says, taking pains to help users protect their data.
Cyanogen Makes a Move to Be The Most Popular Mobile OS By Rebuilding Android




Read more: http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/18/4742828/cyanogen...




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