Android users beware: Malicious apps posing as Temple Run and other games found in Google Play Store

A string of harmful Android apps posing as other popular games have been found in the Google Play Store on Friday. Android users, watch out! There could be malicious apps in Google’s Play Store posing as some of your favorite games. As a Redditor pointed out earlier today, an illegitimate developer account in the Google Play Store has been recently discovered....

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Apps and updates worth downloading: Facebook Poke and Flipboard for the holidays

The last big rush to the app markets before the holidays brings some must-haves for surviving this time of year. YouTube Capture and Facebook Poke make media sharing easy, Rise Alarm Clock will get you up on time, and Pudding Monster will entertain you during dull moments. It’s the last weekend of the year, meaning it’s best you rest up as much as possible...

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Holiday mobile news recap: 2012 comes to an end with RIM and Instagram

The world didn't end, unless it did and we all have been so distracted by our mobile devices to notice. The mobile world has definitely kept spinning as the year winds down. Research in Motion, Rovio, and ZeptoLab all have reasons to be excited for 2013, Instagram has trouble making friends, and more in the year-end mobile news recap. ‘Twas the week of Christmas...

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Rob Enderle’s 3 favorite products of 2012

Tech analyst Rob Enderle gets to play with a lot of gadgets, but these three from 2012 prove gadgets really can make life better. Last week, I talked about all the products I wanted that didn’t arrive in 2012, or arrived half baked. This week, I’ll get a little more positive and discuss my three favorite products of 2012. Of all of the products I used and tested,...

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More images of BlackBerry N-Series make the rounds

After giving us a glimpse from a couple of blurry shots roughly a week ago, the upcoming BlackBerry N-Series smartphone has made another appearance. This time around, we get to see the hardware QWERTY smartphone in better quality images. There are no further details available on the BlackBerry 10 smartphone. Previous reports have indicated that the device will target...

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Jolla's Sailfish OS gets extensively demoed on video

After giving us a short glimpse of its UI in the official announcement's promo video, Jolla's Meego-based Sailfish OS got an extensive video demo, which offers a deeper look at its features. The still developing OS got shown off on Nokia N950 developer handset - a logical occurrence given the fact that most of the people behind the Sailfish project are ex-Nokia employees....

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2013 mobile preview: Courtroom peace and marketplace war

What will be the major trends and releases in the world of mobile for 2013? Join us as we take a look into our crystal ball. It has been a busy year in mobile. 2012 was the year that saw Android establish a clear lead by closing in on a 75 percent share of the smartphone market. Samsung and Apple topped the manufacturer charts and duked it out in the courtroom....

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Apple drops patent claim against Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini

The S3 Mini won't be threatened by new Apple suit The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini will not be involved in the next round of the never-ending Apple vs Samsung patent war. The little brother of the flagship Galaxy S3 had been named alongside a host of Samsung devices which, according to Cupertino, infringe Apple's intellectual property. The warring companies...

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Microsoft in 2013: what to expect

As well as Surface Pro, will we see more Surface RT models in 2013? It's been almost impossible to keep up with Microsoft in 2012. Even after the Windows and Surface and Windows Phone 8 and Xbox Music and Outlook.com launches, the announcements have kept on coming: SkyDrive for Xbox, Halo 4, updates to Skype, the autumn Xbox dashboard update, ramping up...

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