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Microsoft, Foxconn Sign Android Patent Agreement

Hon Hai, Foxconn's Taiwanese parent company, and Microsoft announced April 16 that they have entered into a patent-licensing agreement covering devices that run Google's...

Samsung Galaxy S 4 Available in April From 7 U.S. Carriers

The Samsung Galaxy S 4 will be available from seven carriers and several retailers this month, Samsung announced April 17, suggesting that the supply...

Malware Attacks Growing, Getting Smarter, Targeting Android: Report

Malware attacks are increasing, getting smarter and targeting Google's Android mobile operating system, according to a new report from NQ Mobile, a mobile security...

Sprint Pushing Android Update to Samsung Galaxy Victory

Sprint has begun rolling out an Android update to users of the Samsung Galaxy Victory—the first Long Term Evolution (LTE)-enabled phone on the Virgin...

iPhone, Android Smartphones Top Consumer Preferences: BuyVia

The top-three features that consumers most desire for their next smartphone purchase are a faster processor, larger screen and a lower price. And on...

Google Expands Quickoffice to Android, Apple iPhone

Google's Quickoffice app for iPad debuted in December, giving iPad users the ability to make quick edits to Microsoft Office documents shared by others...

Samsung, Android Platform Make Gains in Smartphone Market

Thanks in part to Samsung’s price drop in late 2012, which led various smartphone and feature phone users to upgrade to a Samsung device,...

Google’s Latest Android Language Translator App Works Offline

Google is making it easier for users to employ language-translation services on their mobile devices, even when they don't have access to an Internet...

Facebook Invites Press to See Its ‘New Home on Android’

Facebook has invited members of the media to an April 4 event at its Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters, and the invitation asks recipients to...

AT&T, T-Mobile Announce Samsung Galaxy S 4 Pricing

AT&T is creeping up the price on what is expected to be Samsung's next blockbuster device, just as T-Mobile is marketing itself as the...