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ITC Dismisses Final Motorola Mobility Patent In Apple Lawsuit
Google once again fails to make the most of Motorola patents
Half A Million Download Facebook Home, With Mixed Reactions
Facebook Home has user rating of 2.2 after more than 500,000 downloads
Mobile App Downloads Hit Record As Revenues Rise To £1.4bn
Apple and Google dominant but there's a role for BlackBerry and Windows Phone too
Archos Platinum Range Of Smartphones Launches In May
Tablet maker branches out into unlocked Android smartphones
BadNews Malware Downloaded By ‘At Least 2m Android Users’
More nasty code finds its way onto the Google Play store
Nokia Lumia Sales Increase Fails To Prevent Q1 Loss
Sales of Nokia Lumia smartphones increase by 27 percent
Google Touts Play Store Visibility For App Developers
Google is providing developers with better visibility for their tablet-based apps on the Android Play Store
WhatsApp CEO Says It Is ‘Bigger Than Twitter’
WhatsApp says that it will never give in to the temptation of advertising
Foxconn Signs Android Agreement With Microsoft
Fxconn signs Microsoft's patent licensing campaign against Android, which Google previously called 'extortion'
Amazon Appstore Expands To Nearly 200 Countries
Amazon Appstore for Android to be available in key markets and the Vatican City
Malware Attacks On The Rise And Target Android
A new report has suggested that Android is currently bearing the brunt of malware threats out there
Developers Can’t Charge Fees Or Sell Ads For Google Glass Apps
Google Mirror API terms and conditions make revenue generation a mystery for Glassware
Researcher Shows How To Hack A Plane With An Android Phone
More trouble with geeks on a plane? Hopefully not thanks to a researchers' findings
ZTE Announces Intel-powered ZTE Geek Smartphone
Yes, it's actually called the ZTE Geek
Apple iMessage And FaceTime Outages Affect iOS Users
Apple confirms disruptions but cause remains a mystery
Microsoft Lays Into Google Android Privacy In ‘Scroogled’ Campaign
Microsoft now laying into Google for passing on user information to app developers, as privacy war continues
Google Play Android App Gets Redesign
New version of Google Play to rollout to smartphones and tablets running Android 2.2 Froyo or above
Apple Yahoo Talks Could Lead To Closer iPhone Integration
Apple and Yahoo reportedly explore the possibility of more mutually-beneficial partnerships
A Third Of TechWeek Readers Want A Samsung Galaxy S4
Our latest poll reveals that 37.1 percent of you want a shiny new Samsung
Google Challenged In Europe Over ‘Predatory’ Android Practices
Competitors including Microsoft and Nokia file a complaint with the European Commission over Google's moves in the mobile market
UK Crooks Linked To Android Trojan Posing As Security App
Research indicates UK crooks hungry for Android user banking info
Microsoft Laughs At Facebook Home And Android
Microsoft executive says Facebook Home does what Windows Phone was doing two years ago
Apple iOS Gains On Android In Smartphone Market
ComScore's latest report found that smartphones have hit 57 percent mobile market penetration in the US, with Android holding a 51.7 percent share
Facebook Home – Another Sign Of Unwarranted Arrogance
Facebook thinks it can convince people to ditch their Android homes, but Steve McCaskill isn't convinced by such arrogance at all
HTC First Will Come With Facebook Home Preloaded
New smartphone will run Facebook Home over Android by default
Facebook Launches Home Software For Android Smartphones
Facebook Home offers Android users instant content on their home screen
Cutwail Botnet Targets Android Users Via Spam
Attackers shifting to traditional PC tactics in bid to pilfer data from Android owners
Gartner Predicts Android Will Sell More Than Windows In 2013
Gartner says low-cost tablets will cause PC shipments to fall even further
Mozilla And Samsung Working On A New Browser Engine
‘Servo’ engine will be made from scratch using the new ‘Rust’ programming language