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Android Trojan Displays Anti-Piracy PSA While Stealing Phone Data

An Android application is masquerading as a malicious program to teach phone owners the perils of downloading pirated software from third-party markets or file-sharing...

Google Launches In-App Billing for Android Market

Google March 29 officially launched Android Market In-app Billing to let developers publish applications that incorporate ways for consumers to purchase goods from within...

Android, Windows Phone to Pace Mobile Market By 2015: IDC

Google's Android operating system will steal Nokia's title as top smartphone operating system in 2011, grabbing a 39. 5 percent market share for the...

With a Boost from Android, the Smartphone Market Is Set to Grow 49 Percent in 2011

Led by Google's Android operating system, the worldwide smartphone market is expected to grow by nearly 50 percent this year, according to a March...

Google, MasterCard, Citigroup Huddle on Android Phone Payments

Further details have emerged regarding Google's mobile-payment plans for Android smartphones, which includes using near-field communication technology.Google is working with credit card providers MasterCard...

Samsung Mesmerize Galaxy S Smartphone Gets Android 2.2

The Samsung Mesmerize from carrier U.S. Cellular is the latest Galaxy S smartphone to receive an OS update to Android 2.2, or "Froyo." It...

Amazon Appstore for Android Isn’t a Tablet, Smartphone Precursor

Amazon.com launched its Amazon Appstore for Android applications March 22, and while it's tempting to speculate that the store foreshadows an Android tablet or...

HTC Thunderbolt Android Smartphone Speed Lives Up to Its Name

When I first flipped on the HTC Thunderbolt and heard its little signature shout-out, I laughed. The crash of thunder accompanied by the lightning...

Android Market In-App Billing Opens for Testing: Google

Google March 24 said it will roll out in-application billing for the Android Market next week and has opened its app store to let...

Android Gets Two-to-One Vote over iPhone: GetJar

Consumers are more than twice as likely to purchase a smartphone based on Google's Android operating system than they would Apple's iPhone, according to...