Facebook Android app caught harvesting users contacts

Facebook, the top-ranking free app in Google Play, has taken advantage of Android's weak platform security to collect users phone numbers as soon as the app is installed, highlighting core differences in apple's approach to protecting users' privacy and those of social-advertising firms like Facebook and Google. The news of Facebook's latest "leak"...

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Apple Filed for an 'iWatch' Trademark in Japan

'iWatch' is one of the possible names for the long-rumored Apple wristwatch that has generated increasing buzz over the past year.  Photo of the Pebble watch Bloomberg reports that Apple has filed for a trademark for the term 'iWatch' in Japan: The maker of iPhones is seeking protection for the name which is categorized as being...

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How to sign out of the new Skype 4.0 for Android

Skype has done fine work with its new Version 4.0 on Android, bringing about some badly needed performance improvements as well as a redesign. But in doing so, it's buried the sign-out button, as well as the settings — two things that absolutely need to be in the top level of the user interface. Here's how to get to them: ...

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Sony's Xperia Tablet Z

Sony's Xperia Tablet Z announced: 1.5GHz quad-core, 10.1-inch 1,920 x 1,200 screen and 6.9mm thickness Sony Mobile Communications Co., Ltd., has developed a plan of implementation "(*1) Tablet Z Xperia ™" for the Japanese market this spring. "Xperia ™ Tablet Z" is a tablet while having a waterproof and dustproof performance, equipped with...

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1 million Android phones in China could have botnet virus

Up to a million smartphones in China running Google's Android operating system may be infected with a trojan virus after their owners downloaded popular apps from Google's marketplace, according to antivirus firm Kingsoft Security. The virus, Android.Troj.mdk, is believed to lurk in as many as 7,000 applications and, according to security experts,...

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Sony's luxurious Xperia Z is slim, trim, and seductive

LAS VEGAS--Sony has just stepped up its smartphone game with the new Xperia Z. The flagship handset boasts a number of high-end features including quad-core processing, a massive 5-inch screen, and a 13-megapixel camera. Design Encased in an all-black chassis, though Sony plans to offer the phone in a selection of multiple color options, the Xperia...

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