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Google's Bouncer For Android Shows Malware Apps the Door
12:12:21 AMKate Freeman
Bouncer scanning software, developed by Google, is designed to search the Android market for software that could be malicious, the company announced Thursday on its blog. With the success of Android this year, the company says it wants to protect...



8 Things You Should Know Before Building a Mobile App
Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:49 PMSeth Porges
App appeal is obvious. The barrier to entry? So low! The upshot of producing the next Angry Birds or beer-chug simulator? So high! Heck, with just a small investment of time and cash, it's not hard for would-be mobile moguls to turn a concept...



ADzero Smartphone Is Carved Out of a Solid Block of Bamboo [VIDEO]
Thursday, February 02, 2012 9:12 PMMashable Video
Kieron-Scott Woodhouse was fed up with cellphones all looking alike, so he took the matter into his own hands, building his own brand of smartphone out of a solid block of organic bamboo. The 23-year-old design student at Middlesex University in...



Microsoft Has Huge Changes in Store for Windows Phone 8 [REPORT]
Thursday, February 02, 2012 5:42 PMPeter Pachal
Brace yourself, Windows Phone users, because everything's going to change. An internal Microsoft video that was supposedly leaked to a website reveals that the entire mobile operating system will be revamped later this year to better integrate it...



Apple Employee's iPhone Messages Accidentally Broadcast to Bloggers [VIDEO]
Thursday, February 02, 2012 3:06 PMAlissa Skelton
A glitch with an Apple store employee's iPhone SIM card has allowed his personal life to be spied on by tech bloggers. The incident happened after the employee inserted his personal SIM card into a customer's broken iPhone to repair it. The...



Steve Jobs Mocked in Ad for Android Tablet [VIDEO]
Thursday, February 02, 2012 2:41 PMTodd Wasserman
Steve Jobs, sporting a halo and wings, extols the virtues of an Android tablet in a Taiwanese ad that's getting attention in the U.S. for its disrespectful treatment of the late Apple cofounder. The 20-second ad, which hit YouTube this week,...



HTC Confirms Wi-Fi Security Bug; Some Updates Already Available
Thursday, February 02, 2012 1:30 PMPocketnow
Besides don't download apps from sketchy sources, one of the big rules of keeping your Android device safe is think carefully about approving app requests for system permissions. That latter one can be tricky to encourage, since it requires the...



iPhone 4 Voice Control: Commands, Tips and Tricks
Thursday, February 02, 2012 9:34 AMAmy-Mae Elliott
iPhone 4S owners may get to listen to the dulcet tones of Siri, but users of earlier iPhone models can also enjoy similar high-tech wonders through Apple's "Voice Control" functionality. It's a limited tool, especially compared to Siri, but a...



Apple Is Now the World's Third Biggest Phone Manufacturer [REPORT]
Thursday, February 02, 2012 9:05 AMStan Schroeder
Apple has leapfrogged LG to become the world's third biggest phone manufacturer, an IDC report claims. According to IDC's numbers, Apple shipped 37 million units in Q4 2011, which secured it 8.7% market share, behind Nokia's 26.6% and Samsung's...



White HTC Sensation With Ice Cream Sandwich Coming March 1
Thursday, February 02, 2012 8:29 AMPocketnow
HTC Netherlands published a press release according to which the HTC Sensation will get a follow-up in Ice White flavor. The color will not be the only difference as the new Sensation, expected to land in Europe in March 1, will also run Android...



 
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