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Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

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CamScanner Android App Found To Contain Malware
CamScanner Android App Found To Contain Malware
August 28, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Kaspersky Lab researchers said they found malware in CamScanner, an app that has 100 million downloads in the Google Play Store, according to reports.  The...

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Competing Search Engines Won’t Support Google’s Auction
Competing Search Engines Won’t Support Google’s Auction
August 12, 2019  |  Google

Google is holding an auction for search engines to bid to be one of the default choices on Androids in Europe, but some search engines...

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Search Engines To Vie For Place On Google’s ‘Choice Screen’
Search Engines To Vie For Place On Google’s ‘Choice Screen’
August 02, 2019  |  Google

In its newest effort to fend off fresh antitrust penalties in the European Union, Google will let rivals buy the chance to gain default search...

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Google Exploring Subscription-Based Access To Premium Apps
Google Exploring Subscription-Based Access To Premium Apps
August 01, 2019  |  Subscription Commerce

Google is in the testing stage for a monthly subscription that would give Android users something similar to Apple’s Arcade, which is launching in the...

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Snap Rides Success Of Updated Android App To Q2 Growth
Snap Rides Success Of Updated Android App To Q2 Growth
July 23, 2019  |  Earnings

Improvements to its Android offering continued to pay dividends for Snapchat operator Snap in the second quarter of 2019, according to the company’s latest financial...

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Gates: Microsoft Lost Costly Opportunity To Android
Gates: Microsoft Lost Costly Opportunity To Android
June 24, 2019  |  Mobile

Looking back at a time when the market was moving toward mobile, Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates said his biggest mistake was not putting Microsoft in...

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Apple Devices Can Now Use Google Two-Factor Authentication
Apple Devices Can Now Use Google Two-Factor Authentication
June 12, 2019  |  Google

Google says iPhone and iPad users can now verify sign-ins with their Android security key, according to a report by TechCrunch. “Compromised credentials are one...

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After US Blacklist, Huawei Weighs Its Options For Phones
After US Blacklist, Huawei Weighs Its Options For Phones
May 21, 2019  |  International

After a blacklist by the United States, Chinese Telecom giant Huawei is considering creating its own operating system for its mobile phones and will also...

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Google Cuts Ties With Huawei
Google Cuts Ties With Huawei
May 19, 2019  |  Google

Google is halting a business relationship with Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications company, in what is seen as a blow to the company that has been...

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