Alarming security trends top this week's news stories, while Android O continues to advance. There's also a way to run Android apps natively on the desktop, and advice for users of Zebra's multi-SIM TC75 device.

Flaws Found in Fingerprint Finder

An study published in IEEE Transactions found that criminals could access nearly two-thirds of fingerprint scanners.

The enterprise customer’s demands have been changing in significant ways. Tech leaders and developers at the head of the curve know that the end user won’t accept anything less than leading edge support. Whether your customer operates in a warehouse, manufacturing facility or brick and mortar retail space . . . all operations expect response times for urgent services in one-two hours—all day, every day.

Team,

In our discussion this morning somebody asked about how we are positioning Smart Sense for Retail to ensure that messaging does not conflict with our go-to-market messaging on handhelds.

I am attaching a white paper that I worked on with Chainlink Research to specifically address that challenge. 

Zebra Developer Portal, formerly LaunchPad, is in the process of migrating users to Zebra’s single sign-on system. This change means that you will be able to access the same software, knowledge articles and product manuals you have always had on the Zebra Developer Portal as well as content on zebra.com using the same Zebra user account.

Updated October 2018

A number of new MX features have been added to the platform related to locking down your device since the last update to this post.

Updated July 2017

Enterprise Browser 1.7 released July 2017 and available here has a number of built-in features available to help you lock down your device, I have updated this blog at the bottom to explain these.

This week will bring one update to a current Windows release, one release of a future Android version, Lambda support of Node, and the revelation of two dangerous exploits.

'Android O' Developer Preview Released

The latest build extends battery life with background limits, and introduces fine-grain control over app notifications.

Learn how to customize and enhance your Zebra printers with the Zebra Basic Interpreter 2.0 – ZBI 2.0.

Thank you to all who attended. The slides from the ZBI DEV { TALK } are attached below.

It has been a fairly slow week for Industry News. So why not order a pizza and have it delivered by drone?

Skype Founders Now Delivering Pizza

A handful of Domino's restaurants in Germany and Holland are testing a ground-based drone to deliver as many as eight pizzas at a time. Have some grease ready for the tip.