Android malware may be transmitting personal user data to unauthorized computers, indicating increasing security vulnerabilities in the OS and drawing criticism and concern, especially as Android devices grow in business and government usage. Researchers at Calif.-
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Apps From Foursquare, LinkedIn, Netflix Put Data at Risk, Firm Finds — You’d think the spate of Internet security breaches this spring would have companies on their toes. But when it comes to wireless apps, some are still making rookie mistakes. — Computer security firm viaForensics …
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RIM opens up BlackBerry PlayBook to support Android apps — The news we reported exclusively many months ago has just been officially confirmed by RIM — the company will indeed support Google Android apps on its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and on new QNX-based BlackBerry smartphones moving forward.
The company behind the now ubiquitous Android operating system came under fire after computer security experts last week uncovered more than 50 malicious applications that were uploaded to and distributed from Google’s Android Market. Some security experts …
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