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Article | 15/04/2013 China's Alibaba bolsters mobile OS after clash with Google
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is seeking to revive its mobile operating system, with a new name, new partners and more money, after Google th...
Article | 9/04/2013 Mobile phone apps view private data more than necessary, says French study
Mobile phone apps are accessing users' private data and transmitting it to remote servers far more than appears strictly necessary, while users have i...
Article | 9/04/2013 Group led Microsoft, Nokia takes aim at Android with EU complaint
The FairSearch coalition, whose members include Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle, has filed a complaint with the European Commission against Google and And...
Article | 5/04/2013 Facebook reveals 'Home' software for Android phones
Facebook has released new software for Android phones that gives quick access to Facebook services and aims to further boost use of the social network...
Article | 4/04/2013 Diversifying Facebook Home could broaden its appeal, analysts say
Facebook's Home mobile software for Android-equipped smartphones might only appeal to the most active Facebook users at first, but the company's plan ...
Article | 4/04/2013 HTC to be first with Facebook-integrated phone
It's not quite the long-rumored Facebook Phone, but HTC's new First phone isn't far off.
Article | 3/04/2013 Mozilla, Google, Opera introduce new Web browser engines
There could be big changes coming to the fiddly and sometimes annoying Web browsing experience on cellphones.
Article | 3/04/2013 Google tweaks counting method; usage jumps for its Jelly Bean OS
What a difference a month makes. Less than 30 days ago, Google reported there were finally more devices in active use running Android 4.0 and up than ...
Article | 2/04/2013 Google+ Sign-In feature expands with Janrain, Gigya integration
Google is aiming to expand the reach of users' Google+ profiles and social data across the Web through new partnerships with Janrain and Gigya.
Article | 26/03/2013 Facebook woos serious gamers
If 2012 was the year of arcade, casino and hidden object games on Facebook, such as "Diamond Dash," "Bubble Witch Saga" and "Bubble Safari," the socia...
Article | 22/03/2013 'Android' watchmaker Oko sues Google for trademark infringement
Just as rumors begin to surface that Google is getting into the smartwatch game, Oko International, the maker of a wide range of watches and timepiece...
Article | 22/03/2013 Temporary fixes released for Samsung Android lock-screen glitch
Two security vendors have released temporary fixes for a flaw in some Samsung Android phones that could allow an attacker to bypass a locked screen.
Article | 21/03/2013 Google launches Keep for personal notes
Google is looking to replace physical sticky notes with Keep, a new product designed for storing notes and other pieces of information.
Article | 19/03/2013 Citrix adds editing capabilities to ShareFile, updates Podio mobile apps
Citrix Systems has upgraded its Podio applications for Android and iOS, as well as the ShareFile app for the latter, which can now be used to edit Mic...
Article | 19/03/2013 Twitter gives small businesses more advertising options
Twitter is beefing up its self-service ad platform to give smaller businesses more targeting and analytics tools to reach potential customers on the s...