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Fake Android Games Went Undetected for Months: Malware Gets Smart
Security software maker, Symantec Corp., recently identified a new malware that’s been plaguing Google’s app store, Google Play. The Android malware poses as popular game titles such as “Super Mario Bros.” and “GTA 3 Moscow City”. The titles were posted last June 24 and has already been downloaded 50,000 to 100,000 times. The game titles ...
Mobile Roundup: Rovio Launches Amazing Alex for iOS and Android
Today’s mobile news roundup features Rovio’s new game, new iPhone 5 cases for sale, NY’s free payphone WiFi, and more. Rovio launches Amazing Alex Rovio is hoping that their new game for iOS and Android devices will be as successful as their Angry Birds franchise. Their follow-up game to Angry Birds, Amazing Alex, is also ...
400K Yahoo Voice Passwords Leaked
Information Security provider, TrustedSec, reported that hackers were able to acquire more than 400,000 unencrypted passwords believed to be from Yahoo Voices, formerly known as Paid Content. According to the report, the hackers used an SQL Injection attack to extract the sensitive information from the database. The acquired data was then posted in the hacker ...
Amazon Announces GameCircle, Another Bite In Apple’s A$$
Amazon launched GameCircle, a new set of services designed to make it easier for developers to create more engaging gaming experiences and grow their business on Kindle Fire. “Our goal is to give developers great tools to quickly and easily reach new customers and keep them engaged. That’s why we’re creating easy-to-integrate APIs for features ...
Win for Grooveshark in DMCA Lawsuit, Still More Battles Ahead
New York judge Barbara R. Kapnick, J.S.C, rejected Universal Music (UMG)’s argument, that the DMCA does not apply to pre-1972 songs, in their case against Escape Media, Grooveshark’s parent group. Grooveshark is an online music service that allows users to either stream or upload content. In January 2010, UMG filed a copyright infringement case against ...
Miss The Tap-Tap of a Keyboard on Your iPad? Kickstarter Success Story Touchfire Launches
The iPad has had an economical impact all its own, changing the way we purchase consumer electronics and software, and even accessories. Tablet accessories can be found anywhere, from the Apple store to Etsy, so getting your name out there is a difficult task for startups. And that’s where Kickstarter comes in, helping the unknown ...
Formspring Resolves 420K Password Breach
Formspring, the social question and answer website, disabled all their users’ passwords yesterday because of a security breach. They advised their users to change their passwords immediately and to use stronger passwords in place of their old ones. Today, Formspring is relieved to announce that the breach was resolved. In their blog post, they gave ...
Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ Gets Jelly Bean Update Today
Today’s mobile news roundup features Google’s Jelly Bean rollout, T-Mobile’s new smartphones from Huawei, a redesigned Starbucks app for Android, and Wilson Electronics’ new mobile signal booster. Jelly Bean rolls out to Galaxy Nexus In a post on their Google+ account, Nexus announced that the Android 4.1 a.k.a. Jelly Bean will start rolling out to ...
iPhone 5: Release Date, Price and More Rumors
Though Apple has yet to confirm whether they’re releasing a new iPhone this year, a Chinese retailer already started taking pre-orders for the upcoming iPhone. The Chinese retail store posted an iPhone 5 pre-order advertising board featuring a large scale image of the 2011 iPod Touch accompanied by a smaller image of an iPhone 5 mockup ...
BlackBerry App World Hits 3B Downloads, New CMO Pumps Up the Faith in RIM
Research in Motion has been hit with a lot of criticism for some months now. There’s plummeting shares that’ve dropped an embarrassing 90% since their peak back in 2008, and their newer devices aren’t as impressive as Apple’s or Androids. Not to mention the release of BlackBerry 10 OS and its devices has been pushed back several ...
