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Yahoo Acquires Small-Business Cloud App Provider Lexity

Yahoo made a move toward the small-business sector July 31 by acquiring four-year-old Web services provider Lexity, founded by one of its former employees,...

Google Chromecast Isn’t the Best, but for Many Is Just Right

Should you buy a Google Chromecast?Early reviews of the $35 video accessory Google introduced July 24 make clear that there's little decision making to...

Chromecast, Google’s $35 TV Solution, Now Available

Google yesterday introduced an improved Nexus 7 (yes, the company's still calling it the Nexus 7), along with Chromecast, a $35 dongle that puts...

eWEEKChat Aug. 14: Android vs. iOS: Pros, Cons of Two Leading Mobile Systems

On Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKnews will host its eighth Tweetchat event. The topic will be "Android...

‘OK, Google Now,’ Says Verizon, Showing Off Droid Mini, Ultra and Maxx

Verizon has introduced the Motorola Droid Mini, Droid Ultra and Droid Maxx—upgrades, of sorts, to last year's Droid line—that it will begin selling Aug....

IBM Taps Into Android Devices for Volunteer Computing Effort

IBM is enabling Android mobile device users to share their device power to assist researchers in solving some of the world's great challenges.With the...

New Nexus 7 Tablet Details Leaked in Best Buy Ad: Report

The new Google Nexus 7 tablet will sell for $230 and go on sale July 30 with a host of improvements, according to unconfirmed...

HTC One Mini Follows Samsung’s Lead

HTC introduced the HTC One Mini July 18, borrowing from the playbook of market leader Samsung, which in May introduced a tinier version of...

Android Code-Signing Weaknesses Put Most Phones at Risk

A flaw in the application security checking on Android operating systems could allow attackers to turn legitimate applications into Trojan horses without ever needing...

Google Seeking Android Developer Input in New Surveys

Google wants to know what Android developers think about how the Android development process can continue to be improved, so the company has set...