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Researchers uncover a form of malware that's still in development - but it has the potential to become a nasty threat. An experimental form of Android malware delivers a banking trojan, a keylogger and ransomware to those unfortunate to fall victim to it. Uncovered by security researchers at...

Trojans capable of installing additional malware are currently affecting the stock firmware of at least 26 Android smartphone models. Russian anti-malware company Dr Web found that the Pixus Touch 7.85 3G, the Marshal ME-711, and more than 20 other smartphones for Android currently ship with...

Imagine the damage that could be caused if a criminal was able to infect an Android smartphone remotely just by sending it a message, knowing nothing more than the device’s phone number or email address. It’s easy to imagine how governments, intelligence agencies and organised criminal gangs...

Windows Phone started off life as a promising alternative to Android and iOS five years ago. Microsoft positioned its range of Windows Phone 7 handsets as the true third mobile ecosystem, but it's time to admit it has failed. If a lack of devices from phone makers and even Microsoft itself...

There’s a reason advertisers love Google so much. The company is better than any other when it comes to collecting information about you, its users, and then using that information to serve targeted advertisements on the websites you visit. In Google’s case, the trade-off is that you get to use...

There’s nothing like the fresh, clean feeling of unboxing a brand-new computer or smartphone. Too bad the feeling usually comes to an end the moment you hit the power button. Almost every Windows computer and Android device on the market is cluttered with “bloatware,” programs that you never...

One Android feature that never made its way to iOS may be the cause of one of the most worrying security exploits ever on the mobile platform. AppleInsider reports that Bluebox Security has found an Android design flaw that could potentially allow malware apps to take over someone’s device...

Google has teamed up with Udacity to make available a free course in Android development available to all – complete with videos, quizzes, course materials and forums. The course is called “Developing Android Apps: Android Fundamentals,” and it provides everything you need to learn how to make...