Google‘s Android software has been infected with its first “Trojan” virus, which can steal money through text messaging, underscoring the increasing concerns researchers have about the security risks of smartphones.
Google and Verizon today called on legislators to enact laws barring carriers from blocking, slowing down or selectively delaying Internet traffic flowing through their broadband lines.
Appolicious – It was a pretty good week for the Android Market, with several big brands unveiling their shiny new Android apps. Even Google got in on the fun, updating its Maps app with a dedicated “Places” icon.
Microsoft is paying programmers to develop mobile applications for its new Windows Phone 7 software, in hopes of catching up to the number of third-party programs available to rivals Apple and Google.
Google has upgraded YouTube’s website to make it easier and more appealing for touch screen phones to stream videos, as the company pushes deeper into the mobile segment.
Appolicious – Why settle for only the default widget on your Android phone when you can add multiple? The Yahoo! Search app for Android brings the entire Yahoo! experience to your phone in a widget similar to the Google Search app. Now you can search using your voice and via typing right from your home screen using Yahoo!
NewsFactor – Google said it remotely removed two apps from the handsets of Android users this week after determining that the developer of the free software programs had intentionally misrepresented their purpose to encourage downloads. However, Google said the free apps developed for security research did not pose security or privacy threats to Android users.
AFP – More than 160,000 mobile phones powered by Google‘s Android operating system are being sold every day, the Internet giant said Wednesday on the eve of the launch of the new iPhone from rival Apple.
PC World – Apple‘s iPhone and Google‘s Android smartphones are getting set for another epic battle next week as these two titans of the smartphone industry show off their latest devices.
Apple‘s chief executive Steven Jobs, in a wide-ranging interview, discussed recent news surrounding his company, including its war with Adobe over Flash, the suicides at Chinese contractor Foxconn, challenges related to AT&T’s network problems and the rivalry with Google.
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