Android

Android And Windows Phone To Get A Mobile ‘Kill Switch’

Microsoft and Google join Apple and Samsung in introducing a new security measure

11 years ago

Chinese Smartphone Leaves Factory With Malware On Board

Android-based Star N9500 ships with a Trojan hidden in its firmware, says G Data

11 years ago

Android Malware Posing As Google Play Silently Pilfers Bank Logins

Rogue app pilfers bank logins but the most concerning thing is its ability to conceal its actions, researchers say

11 years ago

Chinese Website Discloses Microsoft Android Patents

A Chinese government website has published a list of the patents Microsoft claims give it the right to licence fees…

11 years ago

Amazon Set To Launch 3D Smartphone On 18 June

Amazon to hold launch event on 18 June, increasing speculation that a 3D smartphone is imminent

11 years ago

Android Ransomware Encrypts Files, Researchers Warn

Android/Simplocker encrypts victims' content on their mobile device until a ransom is paid

11 years ago

LG Reveals G3, A Premium Smartphone Full Of Surprises: Gallery

The G3 features a laser-assisted camera, a really big battery and one of the highest resolution screens on the market

11 years ago

Spotify Breach Hits Android Users

Spotify tells a number of customers to change passwords and Android users will have to upgrade following a breach

11 years ago

Leaked Source Code Causes Explosion In Popularity Of ‘iBanking’ Malware

The sophisticated malware strain usually sold for $5,000 suddenly becomes free

11 years ago

Box Revamps Android App, Offers 50GB Free Storage To LG Users

Box for Android 3.0 is available to download today, bringing the app in line with its iOS counterpart

11 years ago

Motorola Aims To End ‘Dumbphone’ Era With £89 Moto E

Motorola shows off low-cost Moto E and 4G-enabled Moto G

11 years ago

Oracle Wins Round In $1bn Android Court Battle

A US federal court has ruled that Oracle's Java programming interfaces can be protected by copyright, in a blow to…

11 years ago

‘Police’ Ransomware Koler.A Demands $300 From Android Users

Android ransomware scam shames porn users into accepting extortion demands by pretending to have encrypted their phones

11 years ago

Huawei Ascend P7 Hopes To Crack Western Smartphone Market

Huawei Ascend P7 claims to offer the best of east and west, including the world's first 'groufie' optimised front facing…

11 years ago

Google Faces Android Antitrust Lawsuit From Poor Search Sufferers

A class-action lawsuit accusing Google of establishing a search monopoly that prevents innovation through the use of Android

11 years ago

Google Launches Offline Docs Apps For iPhone And Android

Google Docs and Sheets offer offline editing for iPhone, iPad and Android, with Slides set to follow

11 years ago

Almost All Mobile Malware Targets Android Says F-Secure

More than 99 percent of new mobile malware targets Android, but someone, somewhere is still targeting Symbian

11 years ago

Windows Phone Growth Slows As Apple Market Share Bounces Back

Latest figures show Windows Phone is struggling from mid-range Androids while Apple benefits from Japan, Australia and Europe

11 years ago

Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop Denies Being A Microsoft ‘Trojan’

Elop says Nokia opted for Windows Phone because it feared a "collision course" with Samsung and has no idea what…

11 years ago

US Appeals Court Resurrects Apple Motorola Patent Row

Apple Motorola patent row rumbles on as court says iPhone manufacturer can seek sales ban

11 years ago

Android Wallpaper Apps Secretly Mine Bitcoins

Google has removed five smartphone wallpaper applications that used handset computing power to produce digital currency

11 years ago

Google To Refund Users Who Bought ‘Virus Shield’ Fake Android Anti-Virus App

Less-than-proud Virus Shield owners are to be refunded and given a $5 Google Play voucher

11 years ago

Android Users Downloaded 220m Apps Containing Heartbleed Bug

Updates have reduced the number of vulnerable apps, but millions still running flawed software on Android

11 years ago

Motorola Solutions Licenses Android Patents From Microsoft

Motorola Solutions, the remainder of the company that sold its handset division to Google in 2012, has joined the ranks…

11 years ago

Geeksphone Revolution Lets Users Dual-Boot Android And Firefox OS

Geeksphone Revolution arrives in the UK, allowing users to choose between Android and any other open source OS without voiding…

11 years ago

Facebook To Remove Messaging From iPhone And Android Apps

Facebook users will have to use dedicated messaging app for iPhone and Android chats

11 years ago

Google Removes Bogus Security App From Google Play

Red faces at Google after the discovery that one of the top selling apps in Google Play is a total…

11 years ago

HTC Reports Q1 Loss, But Hopes Its M8 Can Help Out

HTC blames poor marketing for Q1 failings, but is confident new phones will help it recover

11 years ago

Intel Discusses ‘Braswell’ Chip And Android Efforts

Intel opens up about its efforts around Android and its new entry-level 14-nanometer Atom chip

11 years ago

Moto G Fuels Motorola’s Return To Relevancy In The UK

Low cost Moto G helps Motorola secure six percent of the UK smartphone market, while LG also does well in…

11 years ago