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Samsung Captivate Android 2.2 Upgrade Ready for Download

Samsung's Captivate smartphone is now available for an upgrade to Google's Android 2.2 "Froyo" operating system, but it won't come from its carrier AT&T...

Android Trojan HongTouTou Found in Chinese Alternative App Markets

Two variants of the latest Android malware have been spotted in two alternative Android application markets that primarily target Chinese customers, according to security...

Google Finalizes Android 3.0 SDK for Developers

Google Feb. 22 made its full Android 3.0 software development kit (SDK) available to developers, more than three weeks after shipping a rough preview...

From Android to the iPhone, Security Vendors Target Mobile Devices

According to researchers at IDC, smartphone vendors shipped more than 100 million devices during the fourth quarter of 2010, almost double the number delivered...

Kaspersky Adds Android, BlackBerry OS Support to Mobile Security Suite

Kaspersky Lab expanded its mobile security platform to include Android and BlackBerry devices, the company said on Feb. 22. Kaspersky already supported Windows Mobile...

HTC Flyer Android Tablet Boldly Bets on Stylus

HTC's Flyer Android tablet stood out from the pack of tablet launched at Mobile World Congress last week for a few reasons, not the...

Google Making Android Ice Cream with Gingerbread, Honeycomb

The future for Google's next Android operating system became clearer this week where at least two Google officials at different levels of the company...

HTC Flyer Tablet Runs Android 2.4 Instead of Android 3.0

Few people following tablets were surprised when HTC unveiled the HTC Flyer, a 7-inch tablet to compete with Apple's iPad, Samsung's Galaxy Tab lineup,...

Apple iPhone 5 Will Cut Android Adoption in 2011: 10 Reasons Why

Apple's iPhone has been nothing short of an unbridled success in the mobile market. Since its launch in 2007, Apple has sold millions of...

Android Nearly Doubles iOS with 54% Ad Impressions

Google's Android operating system dominated mobile ad impression share through January, collecting 54 percent of hits compared with 28 percent of hits for Apple's...