Google’s new app scanner in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean moves the platform closer to Apple’s model of vetting software before …
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Over 80% of UAE centennials are mobile gamers: study
The global gaming market will reach over $115 billion in 2018. At over $50 billion, the mobile gaming industry accounts for nearly half of all the global gaming revenue.0 4257
Malware targeting Android users increased nearly six-fold in Q3
High-risk and dangerous applications targeting users of Google’s Android platform increased from nearly 30,000 in June to almost 175,000 in …
iPad trade-in rockets 500%
Trade-ins of old iPad models have increased 500 percent since Apple announced its iPad 4 and iPad mini. The data comes from gadget recycling website …
Smartphones and tablets growth exploding, especially in business, Gartner says
IT managers already know that smartphones and tablets are being purchased in vast numbers by workers, and Gartner added credence …
Android malware still rising despite Google’s security improvements
Android’s 2012 security overhaul hasn’t stopped the volume of global threats targeting the mobile OS continuing to rise at an …
Apple iPhone app downloads slip below 30%
The iPhone’s share of global smartphone app downloads stood at 29 percent in the second quarter of 2012, significantly below …
Google Play apps create spoofed SMSes, Symantec says
About 200 Android applications currently hosted on Google Play create spoofed SMS messages on the devices they are installed on, …
Apple loses tablet market share to Android
Apple has seen its tablet market share decline during the third quarter of the year to Google Android rivals. The iPad maker has seen …
Samsung Galaxy S III hits 30M sales mark
Samsung’s Galaxy S III smartphone hit the 30 million sales mark in its five months on the market, according to …
SMS phising vulnerability uncovered in Android
A researcher at North Carolina State University has uncovered a vulnerability that could be exploited to send deceptive text messages …