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Google's mobile OS gets a major upgrade this week if the tipsters are right, but there's no need to wait to see some of the new capabilities in action.
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Another capability lifted from Android 3.x tablets and made available to smartphones in Android 4.0 is support for a moderate set of EAS (Exchange ActiveSync) protocols, such as managing password histories and enabling on-device encryption, that puts it in the same ballpark as Apple's iOS. Although Motorola Mobility offers Android 2.x-based smartphones that have these capabilities now, Android 4.0 makes them standard on all new Android devices.
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