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Articles tagged with: android Market and android
Study: Including ads in mobile apps poses privacy, security risks
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that including ads in mobile apps poses privacy and security risks. In a recent study of 100,000 apps in the official Google Play market, researchers noticed that more than half contained so-called ad libraries. And 297 of the apps included aggressive ad libraries that were enabled to download and run code from remote servers -- which they claim then raises significant privacy and security concerns. more
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Google Revamps its Android Market as Google Play
Google has made its long anticipated move into remote file storage for music and video content with the launch of Google Play for Android devices. more
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Android Market Passes 10 Billion App Downloads Landmark
Google has announced that at some point over the past weekend, the Android Market exceeded 10 billion app downloads. more
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Android Overtakes Apple with 44% Worldwide Share of Mobile App Downloads
In Q2 2011, Android overtook iOS to become the market share leader in mobile application downloads. The market shares of Android and iOS were 44% and 31%, respectively, claims ABI Research. more
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Sega Emulators Being Pulled from Android Market
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Android Overtakes Apple for Free Applications on Apps Stores
According to the apps store analytics firm, Distimo, there are now more free apps on the Android Market than on Apple's App Store. more
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Skype Fixes Android Security Vulnerability
VoIP service provider, Skype has issued an urgent upgrade for its Android OS based software after it was revealed that hackers could gain access to the software phone book and messaging history. more
Android Launches In-App Billing Facility
The Android Market has started offering "in-app" billing to its developers and their customers - enabling users to download apps and then pay for additional services later directly from within the application. more
BlackBerry PlayBook Adds Support for Android and Java Apps
Even though it hasn't even gone on sale yet, Research in Motion has announced a series of upgrades to its forthcoming tablet device, the BlackBerry PlayBook. The main change is the support for non-BlackBerry OS applications, which will instantly expand the range of downloadable apps that purchasers can access. more
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Android Will Trump iPhone Two-to-One According to GetJar's Global Consumer Survey
Almost 40 percent of respondents to a GetJar survey said they will switch to Android when they purchase their next phone, compared to the 18 percent who said they would like to switch to the iPhone. more
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