Google Removes 26 More Malicious Apps Found in The Android Market Thanks To ...

Lookout Mobile Security has identified a handful of new apps on the Android Market said to house the infamous DroidDream malicious code that hit Android Market in the form of 50 apps a few months ago. This time, 26 applications were found thanks to ...

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Malicious apps removed from Android Market

by Elinor Mills Google has removed about two dozen apps from the official Android Market that were found to contain malware that can compromise data, mobile security firm Lookout is warning. Between 30000 and 120000 Android devices may have been ...

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Today's Hottest Phones: They're All Android

Two years ago, a story about the best models would have featured the iPhone and some BlackBerry handsets, with Android-based phones scarcely mentioned. One year ago, the iPhone would have been front-and-center, with a mix of BlackBerry and Android ...

Read more at: http://www.pcworld.com/article/228678/todays_hottest_phones_theyre_all_android.html

Security Alert: Fee-Deduction Malware on Android Devices Spotted in the Wild

This is the first time an auto-dialing malware that causes fee deduction is spotted on Android devices although similar software was once found on Symbian devices, which is a sign that mobile threats on Android are becoming more diversified. ...

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Google Pulls Yongzh's Emulator Apps Off Android Market

Well, be it the result of manufacturer complaints or other issues, Google has taken a heavy hand against one of the Android emulation scene's brightest stars. The company has suspended the Android developer account for Yongzh, otherwise known as Yong ...

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Google Wallet Security Has a Weakness

Google Wallet is an ambitious mobile payment plan designed to let your Android smartphone be your wallet, but you should consider very carefully just how secure your credit card data will be in Google Wallet. Don't get me wrong, Google understands the ...

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Google Wallet will usher change? Think Again

Google rolled out a mobile payments system for its Android phone this week, with observers widely expecting Apple to do the same, but recent privacy snafus and infrastructure challenges question the technology's viability. The Internet-giant announced ...

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Verizon woos Android lovers with Xperia Play, launches three other new phones

Verizon's ramping up its smartphone roster with a new lineup of devices, all featuring entertainment perks, speed boosts and new features. The four new devices include the Xperia Play, LG Revolution, HTC Trophy and Motorola Droid X2. ...

Read more at: http://www.androidapps.com/tech/articles/8171-verizon-woos-android-lovers-with-xperia-play-launches-three-other-new-phones

Microsoft gets $5 for every Android phone made by HTC, report says

Microsoft Corp. receives $5 for every Android phone made by Taiwan-based HTC Corp., according to a Citigroup report on Microsoft. The report released Friday said that Microsoft gets the money as part of a patent dispute settlement with HTC, ...

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Majority of Paid Apps on Android Downloaded Less than 100 Times

Android may have a larger number of apps - 200000 Google reported earlier this month - but it doesn't have a large number of "winners." Distimo found that just 96 applications have been downloaded more than 5 million times in the Google Android Market, ...

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Who Will Win at Mobile Payments? Google or Square?

Google unveiled a mobile wallet and deals program that will allow users to tap their Android phone at the register to pay using near-field communication technology. At the press conference today, it also said it has built a deal network, ...

Read more at: http://allthingsd.com/20110526/who-will-win-at-mobile-payments-google-or-square/?refcat=commerce

Native x86 Android runtime will enable Android apps on Windows

By Ryan Paul | Published May 26, 2011 8:10 AM A startup called BlueStacks has developed an Android runtime environment for the Windows operating system. It will enable users to run Android applications alongside conventional Windows software on ...

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Google Preps Mobile Payment System

By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek Google is expected to announce an electronic wallet for Android phones at an event on Thursday in New York City. Unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal say that Google will introduce a mobile ...

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LG Revolution arrives at Verizon Wireless on May 26

The Android 2.2-based handheld will also likely be very appealing to Netflix subscribers. Larry Dignan is Editor in Chief of ZDNet and SmartPlanet as well as Editorial Director of ZDNet's sister site TechRepublic. He was most recently Executive Editor ...

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Google Android Mobile Payment Service To Be Announced With Sprint, MasterCard ...

Bloomberg reports that the company plans to unveil a new mobile payment feature for Android handsets from Sprint. The project may allow a customer to pay for purchases or redeem offers by waving or tapping a mobile device on a specially equipped ...

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/24/google-android-mobile-payment-announcement_n_866517.html

Firefox 5 beta arrives for desktop and Android

By Ryan Paul | Published May 24, 2011 8:04 AM Mozilla has announced the availability of the first Firefox 5 beta release for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Android. The new desktop version includes a built-in release channel switcher and support for CSS ...

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Google Blocks Rooted Android Devices From Renting Movies

By Mike Isaac For now, Google is restricting rooted Android devices from using its movie rental service on the Android Market. Photo: Duncan Geere/Wired.co.uk For many Android enthusiasts, having total control is part of the platform's attraction. ...

Read more at: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/05/android-movie-rental/

Got Android? Get Firefox 5 beta, but don't expect Flash

As well as being made available for desktop platform, Mozilla released Firefox 5 for Android beta. While there are not major new features to get excited about, there's still enough to make it worth checking out. Performance is impressive in the beta, ...

Read more at: http://www.betanews.com/article/Got-Android-Get-Firefox-5-beta-but-dont-expect-Flash/1306161743

Google Blocks Android Movie Rentals on Rooted Devices

By David Murphy Excited for your first big movie rental on an Android device? If you've rooted your phone or tablet, guess again: Rooted Android users can't watch Android Market movie rentals. That's the latest news from Android Central, ...

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Security flaw found in Android phones

NEW YORK â€" A significant security hole has been discovered in Google's Android operating system for smartphones that can allow attackers to gain access to users' personal information without their permission. The flaw, which was discovered by three ...

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What Is The Name Of Toshiba's Android 3.0 Honeycomb Tablet?

Toshiba is releasing a Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet this year, a bit later than was originally expected but it will come. Questions about features for the tablet have long been answered. Questions about pricing have also been answered. ...

Read more at: http://tablets-planet.com/2011/05/22/what-is-the-name-of-toshibas-android-3-0-honeycomb-tablet/

HTC Sense Smartphones Take Android to New Heights

In Q1 2011, according to a recent Gartner report, the HTC Sense experience was the preferred Android experience among smartphone buyers. 9313500 HTC smartphones were sold during that quarter, most of which were HTC Sense smartphones powered by Android. ...

Read more at: http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews/cell-phones/htc-sense-smartphones-take-android-to-new-heights/12042.html

Apple refutes Amazon's stance that 'app store' is a generic term

"Apple denies that the mark APP STORE is generic and, on that basis, denies that the Amazon Appstore for Android service is an 'app store,' " the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant said in a document filed Thursday in an Oakland federal court. ...

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Gartner: Android is Bulldozing Competition, Picks up Third of Market in Q1

Nokia Symbian OS (and by proxy, Microsoft's Windows Phone 7, which will replace it) appear the only major competitors to Android's dominance. However, Nokia has bled over half its smart phone market share away in the last year. ...

Read more at: http://www.dailytech.com/Gartner+Android+is+Bulldozing+Competition+Picks+up+Third+of+Market+in+Q1/article21687.htm

Google Android riding high as top global smartphone OS

By Brad Reed | Network World Android has further consolidated its status as the leading global smartphone operating system, according to data released by both Gartner and the Millennial Media mobile ad network. Gartner Research reported today that ...

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AT&T removes Android app restrictions

(WIRED) -- After years of restrictions, AT&T will now allow Android smartphone customers to install applications downloaded outside the official Android Market. The recently launched Samsung Infuse is the first of AT&T's phones capable of installing ...

Read more at: http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/05/19/att.removes.android.restriction.wired/

Apple and Android phones face strict laws in Europe: report

A T-Mobile G1 Google phone running Android is shown photographed in Encinitas, California January 20, 2010. LONDON (Reuters) - Apple and Google smartphones may come under tighter regulation in Europe after a data protection panel ruled that data on the ...

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Amazon Android Appstore starts platform dominance with exclusivity

By James Kendrick | May 18, 2011, 7:12am PDT Amazon is continuing its tech ninja moves into the Android ecosystem with the PopCap deal for games for the Appstore. James Kendrick has been using mobile devices since they weighed 30 pounds, ...

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Android vulnerability reflects need for more timely updates

By Ryan Paul | Published May 17, 2011 8:15 PM Rice University professor Dan Wallach wrote a blog post in February that discussed the threat that network eavesdropping poses to Android users. Several applications, including the platform's native Google ...

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99% of Android devices vulnerable to authentication attack

Based on new research from the University of Ulm in Germany, Android users appear to be in even more danger than those on other platforms. A weakness in Android versions 2.3.3 and earlier leaves authentication tokens stored on devices for a full two ...

Read more at: http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/99-of-android-devices-vulnerable-to-authentication-attack-20110517/

NVIDIA blames everyone (except NVIDIA) for lackluster Android tablet sales

By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | May 16, 2011, 2:34pm PDT NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang blames everyone for poor Android tablet sales. Well, everyone except NVIDIA. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over a ...

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Motorola Droid X2 Sports Gingerbread, Tegra 2 Chip

Verizon Wireless is allegedly launching the Motorola Droid X2 May 26, offering a similar handset to its predecessor, albeit with Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" and a dual-core Tegra 2 chip. Verizon Wireless is preparing to launch the Motorola Droid X2, ...

Read more at: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Motorola-Droid-X2-Sports-Gingerbread-Tegra-2-Chip-796504/

NVIDIA CEO: Android Tablet Sales Lacking, Cheaper Models Needed

NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang However, things aren't going so smoothly when it comes to Android-based tablets. The first Honeycomb tablet on the market, the Motorola Xoom, has been an absolute dud in the marketplace. According to analysts, Motorola at best ...

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Top 10 Awesome Android Features That The iPhone Doesn't Have

We love both Android and iOS, but the open nature of Android just means it can do things others just can't. Here are our favorite Android apps and features that you won't find on its Apple-clad brethren. We didn't hold anything back in this list: ...

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Barnes & Noble rolls out periodical support for Android tablets

By Matthew Miller | May 14, 2011, 4:52pm PDT Barnes & Noble rolled out support for periodicals with its Nook Color ArticleView technology for magazines on Android tablets. Matthew Miller is an avid mobile device enthusiast who works during the day as a ...

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Android This Week: Netflix Plays; Honeycomb Improves; Infuse 4G Shines

14, 2011, 6:00am PT No Comments Google held it's annual I/O developer event this past week and outlined plans for Android, but key news took place even after the conference ended. Tuesday's keynote at Google I/O focused solely on the mobile platform ...

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[Rumor] Amazon May Be Working On An "Entire Family" Of Android Devices (For ...

Either that or the Android Police team has some scary psychic powers (although some may call it intuition). According to Android And Me's latest rumor, Amazon is indeed set to dip their toes into the waters of the Android device market. ...

Read more at: http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/05/13/rumor-amazon-may-be-working-on-an-entire-family-of-android-devices-for-real-this-time/

B&N updates Nook for Android for tablet users

by David Carnoy The free Nook for Android app has been optimized for Android tablets that run Android 2.1 or higher. Android tablet owners take note: Barnes & Noble has just updated its free Nook for Android app for users with 7-inch and larger tablets ...

Read more at: http://news.cnet.com/b-n-updates-nook-for-android-for-tablet-users/8301-17938_105-20062560-1.html

Google's Internal Collision Course: Chrome vs. Android

Day one of the event was all Android, all the time, and day two of the event was Chrome, Chrome and a little more Chrome (for good measure). With Android, the talk was basically about expanding Android everywhere. While Google had rushed out a separate ...

Read more at: http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20110512/02504314245/googles-internal-collision-course-chrome-vs-android.shtml

Google's Plan to Take Android Everywhere

11, 2011, 6:51am PT No Comments Call it real-world domination, or simply Android Everywhere: Google unveiled two initiatives at its I/O developer conference on Tuesday that hint at plans to take Android well beyond the mobile and tablet device space. ...

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Android Ice Cream Sandwich Update Will Have More NFC Functionality

By Ginny Mies, PCWorld May 10, 2011 6:10 PM Google disclosed some more details regarding the newly announced Android update, Ice Cream Sandwich today. It also showed off some of the cool things Android app developers can do with NFC APIs. ...

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Google testifies for Congress on controversial phone location tracking

WASHINGTON -- Google on Tuesday explained to a congressional panel how it protects users of its Android system for mobile devices from invasions of privacy, in response to worries about how those devices store location data. ...

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Google I/O: Developers Want Android 4.0 'Ice Cream'

By Damon Poeter You scream, I scream, Google Android developers scream for "Ice Cream." That was the Monday buzz at San Francisco's Moscone Center, anyway, where Google I/O attendees were lined up to register in advance for Tuesday's big eventâ€"and ...

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10 Android Apps for Health & Fitness

And for Android users, these apps will make that process a little faster, easier and more fun. Last year, we told you about a few good Android apps to get your lazy butt in gear. But given the rapid evolution of the Android Market, the Android OS and ...

Read more at: http://mashable.com/2011/05/09/android-health-fitness-apps/

Nokia's slide worsens as Android and Apple thrive in western Europe

But Android was the clear winner overall, propelling handset makers which offered it to enormous growth and leaping from fourth place last year to take the lead for smartphone OS share in the quarter. (Tables of the figures are at the end of this post. ...

Read more at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2011/may/08/android-apple-europe-smartphones-1q-2011

New Android smartphones stealing the spotlight

Codenamed 'Bliss,' the handset will be an Android-based phoneâ€"said to be a color-mix between forest and sea green for a calming effectâ€"will contain physical and software tweaks that were designed especially with women in mind. It's said the smartphone ...

Read more at: http://www.androidapps.com/tech/articles/7912-new-android-smartphones-stealing-the-spotlight

Android Continues to Win at Blackberry's Expense

By Keir Thomas, PCWorld May 7, 2011 8:14 AM More bad news for RIM's Blackberry: A recent survey of cell phone users shows Google's Android is continuing to gobble up its market share. In online forums, consumers cite Android's superior user experience, ...

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Android This Week: Infuse 4G Lands; Honeycomb Gets Earth; Amazon Tablet Soon

7, 2011, 6:00am PT No Comments A number of new Android handsets were introduced this week, but the biggest announcement literally came in the form of the Infuse 4G. The handset arrives on AT&T's network on May 15 and has a 4.5-inch touchscreen, ...

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Hands-On With Samsung's Mammoth Android Phone, Infuse 4G

By Mike Isaac Samsung obviously isn't preoccupied with that question, as evidenced by its latest Android device release, the Infuse 4G. As soon as you pop the phone out of the box, the first thing you notice is its size. The thing is massive. ...

Read more at: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/05/hands-on-samsung-infuse-4g

Google Earth tweaked for Android 3.0 tablets

After a long wait, Google has fine-tuned its popular Google Earth app for Android-based tablets. Since its release in 2005, few of Google's creations remain as captivating as Google Earth. The app allows users to thoroughly explore the world, ...

Read more at: http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/google-earth-tweaked-for-android-3-0-tablets/

Samsung Galaxy S II (unlocked) Editors' Choice

It's also up-to-date with Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The bad: The Samsung Galaxy S II lacks a hardware camera button, and you need to remove to battery to access the microSD card slot. Call quality could be better. The bottom line: Despite a few ...

Read more at: http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phones/samsung-galaxy-s-ii/4505-6452_7-34505262.html

ePayments Week: Report says developers chill on Android

by David Sims | @ndwoods | Comment | 5 May 2011 Even as more consumers are craving an Android phone, developer interest in the platform has stalled â€" for now. First, the consumer angle: When Nielsen surveyed smart phone subscribers last summer, ...

Read more at: http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/05/epayments-android-development-facebook-paypal.html

New Apps for Your iPhone and Android, April 2011 Edition

By Sarah Perez / May 4, 2011 2:50 PM / 0 Comments In our continuing series here on ReadWriteWeb, we round up some of our favorite new applications for smartphones each month, specifically for iPhone and Android devices. This spring edition is one of ...

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Advocacy Groups, Michael Vick Say Android App Glorifies Dog-Fighting

Pet lovers are outraged at an approved Android app that depicts and glorifies dog-fighting. (Source: Android Market) Michael Vick, quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, lost nearly two years of his life to prison time for dog-fighting. ...

Read more at: http://www.dailytech.com/Advocacy+Groups+Michael+Vick+Say+Android+App+Glorifies+DogFighting/article21544.htm

RIM Demos E-Mail, Android Apps On BlackBerry PlayBook

The company also ran a number of Android applications on the PlayBook, which will eventually be available in BlackBerry's App World store. Combined, the demos show that RIM is serious about shoring up the PlayBook's shortcomings, and it's willing to ...

Read more at: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/05/rim-android-apps/

Preakness app for your iPhone, Android & BlackBerry

The free app, available now in the Apple App Store and soon to come for Android and BlackBerry, appears to be a mix of native app design and a simple re-display of parts of the Preakness.com website. One feature that's pretty cool is the event schedule ...

Read more at: http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2011/05/preakness_app_on_your_iphone_a.html

Android users sue Google over tracking

Both Google and Apple now face class-action lawsuits from customers of Android system smartpone and mobile devices, as well as iPhone and iPads that they allege violate privacy by tracking locations the user visits. Google Inc. has been hit with a ...

Read more at: http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2011/05/02/android-users-sue-google-over-tracking.html

Google: Location data 'extremely valuable' to Android's future

"I cannot stress enough how important Google's Wi-Fi location database is to our Android and mobile-product strategy," wrote Google product manager Steve Lee in response to an email question from co-founder Larry Page, now the firm's CEO. ...

Read more at: http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/google-location-data-extremely-valuable-androids-future/2011-05-02

Google Memo Reveals Importance of Android Location Database

This question comes in the wake of eyes turning toward mobile handsetsâ€"specifically, Apple's iPhone and smartphones based on Google's Android OSâ€"for the information they collect about the various wireless access points and cell phone towers the ...

Read more at: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2384728,00.asp

Google Faces $50 Million Lawsuit Over Android Location Tracking

Last week developers also revealed that Android devices keep a similar cache of cell tower and WiFi data, though Android limits the amount of data to 50 recently accessed cell towers and 200 recently accessed WiFi networks. Like iOS devices, a person ...

Read more at: http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/05/google-faces-lawsuit/