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Google Daydream VR Platform Opens To Android Developers
Developers now have access to the Google VR SDK to create Daydream-based Android apps
Malicious Android Apps Due To Increase By 400 Percent In 2016
Webroot's threat intelligence data identifies Asian countries as a hotbed of malicious IP addresses
Firefox 49 Adds Android Offline Viewing But Removes Firefox Hello From Desktop
Firefox 49 improves the stability, expands reading mode and adds offline viewing but plug-in-less chat is gone
Google Launches Allo Smart Messaging App For Android And iOS
Google has launched Allo, bringing its artificial intelligence powered chat app to Android and iOS smartphones.
Android Scam Call And SMS Security Is Undone By HTML Exploiting Malware
Android's built-in protection which flags warnings about apps trying to send premium rate messages without user consent can be manipulated by malware.
Euronews Adopts Samsung Gear 360 For VR News Reports
The news company looks to make its reports more immersive with virtual reality
Google Pulls Four Overseer Spyware Infected Apps From The Play Store
The spyware harvested user and device data from infected Android smartphones
Google Play ‘Tracking Android Users 24/7’
Users may be surprised to know that Google is tracking users' every move - even if Google Maps is switched off, says a researcheradvertising, Google, Android, privacy, security, regulation
Android Pay Adopted By Santander, NatWest, RBS And Ulster Bank To Chase Apple Pay
Facebook Brings Native Payments To iOS and Android Messenger App
The social networking giant has tweaked its chatbot platform with a suite of features
Google Play CallJam Malware Infects Half A Million Users
The CallJam malware achieved a high ranking through deception while raking in funds through premium-rate calls
Google Patches 55 Android Vulnerabilities in September Update
More media server flaws surface as Google splits Android updates into three different patch levels. The update provides patches for 55 vulnerabilities
Google To Release Huawei-Made Nexus 7 This Year
Huawei could be making the next Google Nexus 7 tablet
Tablet Market To Grow Again, But Only In 2018
Windows tablets to challenge iOS tablet market share in 2020, after growth for entire sector returns in 2018
Security Researchers Discover First Twitter-Controlled Botnet
Twitoor, uncovered by ESET, can plague Android devices with malicious malware
Android 7.0 Nougat Comes To Google Nexus Smartphones
Android Nougat brings VR, security and multi-tasking features to Google Nexus smartphones
Google Begins Development Of Fuchsia Open-Source OS
Unlike Android and Chrome, Google's new operating system will not be based on the Linux kernel. The new OS will use a new kernel called Magenta
Google Releases Duo Video Chat App
Duo launches with 'Knock Knock' feature for live preview of caller
Linux Bug ‘Lets Attackers Target Billions Of Android Devices’
About 80 percent of all Android gadgets are vulnerable, say experts
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900 Million Android Devices ‘Vulnerable To Attack’
The QuadRooter bugs could allow seemingly harmless apps to take over many Android gadgets
Rio 2016: Social Media Scams And 4,500 Malicious Apps Target Olympic Fans
RIO 2016: Olympic sports fans and organisations warned about dodgy apps and social media scams trying to steal data and infect devices
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Firefox 48 Improves Stability By Isolating Web Page Crashes
Firefox 48 will ensure one demanding web page doesn't freeze others, while Android gets better media support - even if support for 2.3 Gingerbread ends
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Targets UK With New S Pen And Iris Scanning
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 will come to the UK with top of the range tech in a bid to capitalise on what it sees as phablet growth
Tablet Sales Fall Yet Again Despite Growth In Detachables
Latest figures show 12.3 slump in tablet sales as battle for detachable market enters first stages
SwiftKey Stops Cloud Sync Following User Data Leak
SwiftKey users reported seeing other users' email addresses and autocorrect suggestions, prompting SwiftKey to shut down its cloud sync service
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Stagefright Poses Serious Risks One Year After It First Surfaced
ANALYSIS: One year after the Stagefright Android flaw was first reported, its effects are widespread. More than 100 related flaws have emerged and hundreds of millions of users remain at risk