Android

Samsung Extends Smartphone Lead Over Apple iPhone

New figures reveal Samsung has extended its smartphone lead over Apple thanks to the strong sales of its Galaxy S…

12 years ago

NFC Security Flaws In Android And Nokia N9 Phones

Charlie Miller finds NFC flaws in Android and Nokia devices

12 years ago

HTC Brings ‘Jelly Bean’ To Mobile Devices

HTC has become the first to announce the Android 'Jelly Bean' update for its One X, One S and One…

12 years ago

Yahoo Android App Lets Attackers Send Spam

Yahoo says a flaw in its Android Mail app affects a limited number of users

12 years ago

Study: Android Takes Half Of US Smartphone Market

Android is benefiting most from a surge in US smartphone sales, which continues in spite of a slow economy

13 years ago

Virgin Media Launches £49.99 ZTE Kis Android Phone

Android smartphone is the latest low-cost device from Chinese manufacturer

13 years ago

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Bounces Onto Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Google begins the rollout of the latest version of Android, with Samsung Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ the first

13 years ago

Amazon Phone Being Tested In Asia – Report

An Amazon phone could come this year, say reports

13 years ago

Over 100,000 Download New Rogue Android Apps

More dirty Android apps on Google Play include fake Mario and GTA titles

13 years ago

Google Open Sources Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Google keeps developers sweet by tossing them Jelly Bean quickly

13 years ago

App Eating Android Malware Infects 100,000 Chinese Phones

New Android malware downloads unwanted apps and lands Chinese users with big bills

13 years ago

Google Dismisses Android Botnet Reports

Reports of an Android botnet are false, says Google, but is it in denial?

13 years ago

Malware Hits Apple App Store ‘For First Time Ever’

The Apple App Store gets its first ever rogue application, according to Kaspersky

13 years ago

HTC One X: Review

HTC's new flagship smartphone is a powerhouse and a thing of beauty, but will users appreciate it?

13 years ago

Android Rootkit Created (And Spam Botnet Is Reported)

Two worries for Android security: a nasty rootkit is created in the lab, while a botnet may have been spotted

13 years ago

Ice Cream Sandwich Is Now On 1 In 10 Android Devices

Nearly 11 percent of Android users now run the latest version of the operating system

13 years ago

Bluestacks Releases Android Virtualisation For Mac

Public alpha will allow Mac users to run Android apps, opening up 'closed ecosystem'

13 years ago

Android Malware Is Getting Stealthy, Researchers Say

Cyber criminals are hoping better malware encryption will help them exploit Google's operating system

13 years ago

Apple Apps Boast Better Retention Than Android

New figures show that apps running on the iPhone and iPad are used much more frequently than on Android devices

13 years ago

Mozilla Touts Speedy Android Browsing With New Firefox

Mozilla has released a speedier version of its Firefox browser for Android, that also promises more personalisation

13 years ago

US Military Working On ‘Mobile Armour’ For Android

The US' DARPA military research agency has contracted security firm Invincea to create a secure version of Android for mobile…

13 years ago

Torvalds Bashes Nvidia Over Linux Support

Linux Torvalds has criticised Nividia for allegedly offering weak support for Linux developers, while exploiting the Android market for its…

13 years ago

Microsoft Snubs Motorola Patent Settlement Overtures

Microsoft has brushed off overtures by Motorola, which is seeking to settle their patent dispute

13 years ago

Oracle Agrees Zero Damages In Google Java API Lawsuit

In another setback Oracle has accepted zero financial damages from Google over its Java API lawsuit

13 years ago

Amazon Appstore Coming To UK This Year

International rollout of the Android application store begins

13 years ago

Kaspersky: Mobile Zeus Trojan Poses As Android Security Tools

Researchers have discovered a set of malicious Android applications posing as security software in the latest example of malware targeting…

13 years ago

Six Arrested Over Japanese Porn Blackmail Virus

Salarymen find new sources of income by running porn blackmail scam

13 years ago

IDC: Apple iPad To Increase Lead Over Rivals

The iPad 3's new features and lower prices on the iPad 2 will help Apple gain further tablet share over…

13 years ago

Apple Gets Loyalty By Making Upgrades Easy

Users will follow apple for its easy-to-understand upgrade path, says Wayne Rash

13 years ago

Google: Android Activations Top 900,000 per day

Google's Android director Andy Rubin has boasted of Android's activation success, while denying he is planning to leave the company

13 years ago