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BT Home SmartPhone SII Wants To Breathe New Life Into The Landline
Second generation Touchschreen home phone comes equipped with Google Play for Android app downloads
10 Apps Packed Full Of ‘Aggressive’ Adware Pulled From Google Play
Bitdefender warns that the mobile adware resembles that found on PCs, delivering a barrage of ads
Three Apps Pulled From Google Play After Infecting Millions Of Devices With Adware
More than 10 million devices have been infected by the malware, which tries to con users into needlessly spending money
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
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 scam
New Google Play Services Support Application Developers
Google has updated Google Play Services to Version 4.1 with new features including multiplayer game support
Google Play Store Updated With Improved Interface
Google applies the new user interface to its redesigned Play Store for desktop users
I/O 2013: Google Announces Music And Games Services
Google's developer conference in San Francisco has so far delivered a host of new innovations and announcements
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
Google Play Android App Gets Redesign
New version of Google Play to rollout to smartphones and tablets running Android 2.2 Froyo or above
Google Kills Ad-Blocking Apps From Play Store
Developers beware, after Google warned it will pull any Play Store apps that block adverts
Aussie App Developer Thinks Google Play Privacy Is An Insult
As Paul Keating would have said, Google Play are scumbags, privacy-wise
Malicious Android Porn Apps Get 1 Million Google Play Downloads
Regretting downloading “Porn Sexy Models Wallpaper” now?
Apple App Store Hits 40 Billion Downloads
Apple's App Store has seen more than 40 billion downloads since its launch, with 20 billion in 2012, and 2 billion in December alone
Trend Spies 455 Malicious Apps On Google Play
Hundreds of thousands of users downloaded nasty Android apps in December, says Trend
Google Offers Private App Store For Company Staff
Companies will be able to set up their very own Google Play Store so staff can download approved apps
Google Play Continues Music Push With Europe Deal
Google continues to enhance its online music service after signing a deal that will add 5.5 million tracks
Bit9 Warns Of 100k Risky Android Apps
A security vendor says it has found 100,000 Android apps on Google Play to be questionable or suspicious
Google Cancels Android Event Due To Hurricane
Google has cancelled a Monday event in Manhattan due to Hurricane Sandy, but Microsoft is going ahead with its Windows Phone 8 launch event
Over 1,000 Android Apps Contain SSL Flaws
Android app developers caught napping on SSL security
Adobe Flash Vanishes From Android Google Play Store
Google Play waves bye-bye to Flash
Over 100,000 Download New Rogue Android Apps
More dirty Android apps on Google Play include fake Mario and GTA titles
Malware Hits Apple App Store ‘For First Time Ever’
The Apple App Store gets its first ever rogue application, according to Kaspersky
Google Play Surpasses 15bn App Downloads
Google's app store delivers a billion a month, but still lags Apple
Google Pays Angry Android App Developers
Google payments to Android developers were delayed -angry programmers say the problem is not fixed
Can Google Play Take On iTunes?
Google Play builds on the search giant's controversial unified privacy policy, but was essential to compete with Apple, says nicholas Kolakowski