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In Wake of Removal, Flappy Bird Malware Floods the Internet
With the demise of the popular Flappy Bird game, thousands of fans are rushing to a find a replacement. But scammers are also looking to take advantage of the newfound interest in the oddly successful game, and they’ve begun distributing malicious versions of the game to unsuspecting users.
Jelly Bean Now Powering More Than 50 Percent of Android Devices
Android Jelly Bean has reached a major milestone and is now on over 50 percent of active devices, but with the impending release of Android KitKat, Jelly Bean’s reign may be short-lived.
Pew: One-Fifth of US Mobile Users Get Online ‘Mostly’ via Their Phones
A new Pew Research Center study found that 21 percent of all US mobile phone users now access the Internet “mostly” via their cell phones, up from 17 percent last year. Further, more than half of all Americans now “go online” via mobile phones.
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Microsoft Becomes Smartphone Maker With $7.2 Billion Nokia Purchase
Microsoft surprised the mobile industry late Monday by announcing its acquisition of Nokia’s mobile phone division in a $7.2 billion deal. The move will see Microsoft become a genuine smartphone manufacturer as well as make the CEO hunt to replace Steve Ballmer a whole lot more interesting.
DHS Report: Android Responsible for 79% of 2012 Mobile Malware
Android’s open ecosystem has helped to make it the most popular mobile operating system in the world but, according to a new report from the US Department of Homeland Security, it also makes it the most vulnerable to dangerous malware.
Thoughts On iOS 7 Beta 4: Two Key Improvements
As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Apple today released the fourth beta of iOS 7, which was possibly delayed a week by the hacking and rebuild of the company’s Developer Center website. MacRumors is compiling a handy list of the changes and improvements that the latest build brings, but we’ve received some reports that we’d also like to pass on. Here are the two most significant changes in iOS 7 Beta 4. Speed On every front, speed, or at least…
Apple Pursues International Trademark for Rumored iWatch
Apple’s “next big thing” is widely expected to be a wearable companion, such as a wristwatch, to the company’s line of iOS products, and Apple’s recent trademark filings are lending credibility to the rumors. Bloomberg reported late Sunday that the Cupertino company has filed a trademark application in Japan for “iWatch,” the speculated name for the rumored device. Sunday’s news of the trademark application follows reports from early June that Apple had filed a similar application in Russia. The Japanese…
Social Gaming Features Coming to Android with Google Play Games
Apple’s Game Center, the social iOS gaming service introduced as part of iOS 4.1 in September 2010, is about to get a doppelgänger in the form of “Google Play Games,” a new feature coming soon to Android. According to Android Police, which obtained an early build of the service, Google Play Games will likely feature syncing saved games between devices, shared game lobbies for chatting and matchmaking, invites and challenges, icon badges and notifications, score leaderboards, and achievements. The service…
Firefox OS Simulator 3.0 Gives Devs Taste of Mozilla’s Mobile OS
Mobile operating system fans who are anxious to try out Mozilla’s open source Firefox OS can now get a taste of what the platform will offer without having to purchase developer preview phones. Mozilla on Thursday released the final version of Firefox OS Simulator 3.0, which includes the complete feature set for the platform. Additions from previous versions of the Simulator include the ability to push test apps directly to supported hardware, rotation simulation, geolocation simulation, manifest validation, the latest…