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97% of apps downloaded in Android Market in April were free

97% of apps downloaded in Android Market in April were free

Posted on Jun 01, 2011 by MG1

According to a new report by mobile search company Chomp, 97 percent of the apps downloaded from the Android Market in April were free, an increase of two percent over March.
This new data goes in lin...

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New Android malware spotted: DroidDream Light

New Android malware spotted: DroidDream Light

Posted on Jun 01, 2011 by MG1

Mobile security company Lookout spotted a new Android malware that can compromise a significant amount of personal data. Likely created by the same developers who made DroidDream back in March, this n...

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Microsoft makes more in Android royalties than Windows Phone

Microsoft makes more in Android royalties than Windows Phone

Posted on May 30, 2011 by MG2

Microsoft is making five times more money from its Android royalty schemes than from its own Windows Phone 7 platform, Asymco's Horace Dediu said in a dissection of a Citi research note. Based on clai...

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Top five ways Apple iOS can learn from Android

Top five ways Apple iOS can learn from Android

Posted on May 25, 2011 by MG2

Fan boys antics and daily device activations aside, both Android and iOS are excellent products. The tremendous growth we’ve experienced over the past three

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Google rolls out Fix against Wi-Fi Security Flaw on Android Phones

Google rolls out Fix against Wi-Fi Security Flaw on Android Phones

Posted on May 19, 2011 by MG1

Germans found a security flaw in Android phones this week that exposed users on open Wi-Fi networks. Google is moving fast to limit this exploit. In a statement Google says that the fix will be rolled...

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Google Confirms Android Security Glitch, Rolls Out Server-Side Patch

Google Confirms Android Security Glitch, Rolls Out Server-Side Patch

Posted on May 19, 2011 by MG1

99 percent of Android phones are susceptible to impersonation attacks. The bad news: Google has confirmed that the problem does exist. The good news: Google is also fixing the problem, starting today,...

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Study claims nearly all Android devices leak account info

Study claims nearly all Android devices leak account info

Posted on May 18, 2011 by MG1

A newly published study from the University of Ulm in Germany has revealed that virtually every Android device has a major flaw in how they handle app security and could leak personal information. An ...

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Open WiFi networks pose threat for Android users data

Open WiFi networks pose threat for Android users data

Posted on May 18, 2011 by MG1

While insanely popular around the globe, Android has never been without its problems. From fragmentation to security threats, Android’s massive growth has made it a target over other operating systems...

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Study finds 99.7% of Android phones prone to ‘impersonation attacks’

Study finds 99.7% of Android phones prone to ‘impersonation attacks’

Posted on May 18, 2011 by MG1

Android might look like a safe system, but researchers from the German University of Ulm have discovered that using it on an open Wi-Fi network, leaves a hole open for impersonation attacks. Which dev...

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Netflix releases Android app, but just for five phones

Netflix releases Android app, but just for five phones

Posted on May 16, 2011 by MG1

Netflix has finally released an app for Android, although only for smartphones and not for tablets. You can download the app now from the Android Market.
Unfortunately, Netflix playback is supported o...

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Adobe Outs Flash Player 10.3 for Androids

Adobe Outs Flash Player 10.3 for Androids

Posted on May 13, 2011 by MG1

Adobe today announced the availability of Flash Player Mobile 10.3 for Android devices running system 2.2 Froyo, 2.3 Gingerbread, and 3.0/3.1 Honeycomb. This update offers mostly bug fixs, but also sm...

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Android Market web portal updated with app suggestions

Android Market web portal updated with app suggestions

Posted on May 13, 2011 by MG1

oogle has quietly issued an update to the web portal of its Android Market that now features app suggestions based on what other users have downloaded.
Similar to Amazon's product suggestions, the And...

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Android Market now has content filtering for parents, prudes

Android Market now has content filtering for parents, prudes

Posted on May 12, 2011 by MG1

Google just keeps rolling out the updates to the Android Market today, as it has now been revealed that a new content filtering option has been added to the client on Android phones and tablets. Paren...

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Google clarifies 18 month Android upgrade program, details far from solidified

Google clarifies 18 month Android upgrade program, details far from solidified

Posted on May 11, 2011 by MG1

We're camped out here at Google'e executive Q&A session, and Andy Rubin and co. are spitting out answers to questions from curious minds. While mentioned briefly in the outfit's keynote earlier, the s...

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400 Percent Increase In Android Malware; Mobile Security Threats At Record High

400 Percent Increase In Android Malware; Mobile Security Threats At Record High

Posted on May 11, 2011 by MG1

Juniper Networks today released a study concerned with potential threats to mobile technology, revealing a 400 percent increase in Android malware. The study also found that both enterprise and consum...

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