Google lists 127 of the best Android apps in the world, and you need to try them all

If you were gifted a new Android device last week for Christmas and you’re having trouble figuring out where to begin, today is your lucky day. In fact, even if you’re a seasoned Android veteran, today is still your lucky day because Google has gone through the hundreds of thousands of apps in its Google Play app store and cherry

IBM reveals the differences between iOS and Android Christmas spending habits

IBM has been digging into the data to reveal some of our Christmas shopping habits over the holiday season, and as we’ve seen before it was iOS users who accounted for the bulk of the dollars spent over Christmas, despite Android’s larger share of the market in terms of device numbers. Out of all the online browsing done on Christmas Day on any platform, 57.1 percent of it was

The amount of personal data some Android apps collect is absolutely shocking

A new study looking at how mobile Android apps track smartphone users has revealed some interesting facts about Android applications, InfoWorld reports, finding that many apps collect plenty of personal data in an attempt to track users online and serve them targeted ads in the process.

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KitKat is catching Jelly Bean as the most widely used version of Android, Lollipop yet to register

Google has released the latest statistics showing which version of its operating system is the most popular. While Jelly Bean is still at the top of the list, KitKat is gaining quickly, while the newly released Lollipop has yet to even register on Google’s graph, showing the size of the mountain it must climb to catch up with existing versions of the operating system. The figures are collected using information

Android malware threat rears its head again — and this time it means business

A malware threat first observed in 2012 has evolved and hijacked more than 4 million Android devices to send spam emails, buy event tickets in bulk and crack WordPress accounts. In its new and improved form, the threat is now putting enterprise networks at risk.

Mobile security firm Lookout

Half of all Android devices still vulnerable to 'privacy disaster' browser bug

Over a month ago Google released patches for bugs affecting the built-in browser on all pre-KitKat devices, yet today half of all Android devices remain vulnerable, according to mobile security vendor Lookout.

The same origin policy (SOP) bug in the browser that ships