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Chris Harper - Thu, Apr 02, 2026
A new, particularly malicious Android rootkit has been identified by the team of cybersecurity researchers at McAfee, and as the above image indicates, it has a particularly high rate of infection across the Midwestern United States...
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Chris Harper - Fri, Mar 27, 2026
Android 17 has reached the Platform Stability and third beta phase. Per Google, Platform Stability means that since "the API surface is locked; you can perform final compatibility testing and push your Android 17-targeted apps to the Play...
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Ted Kritsonis - Fri, Mar 27, 2026
OnePlus Pad Go 2: Currently $349 @ OnePlus.com Intel's mid-model Arrow Lake refresh improves upon the original Core Ultra 200S processors in a number of meaningful ways to boost performance and value significantly. Vibrant, Quality...
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Aaron Leong - Thu, Mar 26, 2026
Google has declared Android the "fastest mobile platform for web browsing," citing a series of engineering breakthroughs that have allowed flagship Android phones to leapfrog competitors in real-world speed tests. According to data...
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Aaron Leong - Wed, Mar 25, 2026
Another year, another Android phone with a physical keyboard attempts to challenge monolithic slab phones and make a Crackberry-like comeback. Unihertz has officially opened its Kickstarter campaign for the Titan 2 Elite series, a...
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Alan Velasco - Fri, Mar 20, 2026
Android’s most diehard fans were less than pleased when Google announced plans to limit the sideloading of apps, in an effort to create a more secure platform. The backlash from power users was immediate, with the developers behind the...
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Myriam Joire - Tue, Mar 17, 2026
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra - Starting At $1,299, Find It On Amazon.com Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra improves a tried and true flagship with a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy and a trick Privacy Display, but is no match for the latest...
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Chris Harper - Thu, Mar 12, 2026
In an unexpected move, Google announced it will be bringing some of its mobile catalog to PC. There's now a PC section in the Play Store Games tab, which will serve as "your dedicated home for (Android) games optimized to play on Windows...
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Alan Velasco - Thu, Mar 12, 2026
The security researchers at Kaspersky have detailed a new malware campaign targeting Android users, which aims to take over a victim’s device to abscond with user data while simultaneously putting it work mining cryptocurrencies. This new...
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Chris Harper - Mon, Mar 09, 2026
Xbox emulation is now available on Android, albeit in a limited and somewhat controversial form. The app is called X1 Box and it is available in Google's Play Store for $7.99, as of this writing. Eagle-eyed users, however, have noticed...
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Alan Velasco - Wed, Mar 04, 2026
Google just unveiled all of the upgrades users can expect with this month’s Pixel Drop. There are a whole host of new features to look forward to, many of which are powered by Gemini AI, spread across Pixel Phones such as the recently...
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Myriam Joire - Wed, Mar 04, 2026
Google Pixel 10a - MSRP Starting A $499 The Pixel 10a is Google’s latest mid-range phone. It’s a minor update over last year’s Pixel 9a, but the changes are mostly under the skin. Strong value Brighter display Excellent...
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Aaron Leong - Wed, Feb 25, 2026
TECNO has peered into the future and now believes that modular smartphones are the way to go. Previewed ahead of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) show next week, TECNO has revived a modular concept ecosystem where ones like Google’s Project...
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Alan Velasco - Tue, Feb 24, 2026
Google launched its Find Hub network, formerly known as the Find My Device network, two years ago to help users track down lost or stolen phones. So far, the feature has only been available on the company’s own Pixel devices, but the hope...
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Alan Velasco - Mon, Feb 23, 2026
Wispr Flow, the popular dictation app that leverages AI, launched last year across Windows, Mac and iOS, and is finally coming to Android. The developers claim that it this isn’t just a straight port of what’s found on other platforms and...
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Alan Velasco - Fri, Feb 20, 2026
Google is flexing its AI muscle in an effort to make its Android ecosystem safer and more secure. Malicious actors are constantly evolving the ways attacks are deployed, including leveraging AI themselves. Google says it was able to use...
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Alan Velasco - Thu, Feb 19, 2026
Cybersecurity professionals at Threat Fabric have uncovered a campaign utilizing a new piece of malicious software to target Android users. Massiv, a banking trojan, is described by the security researchers as a “new Device Takeover...
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Chris Harper - Wed, Feb 18, 2026
Impressive strides have been happening in efforts to play x86 games on ARM devices, even Windows x86 games on Android mobile platforms—and now, we can confirm that Cyberpunk 2077 is actually playable at 30 FPS and Low settings for owners...
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Alan Velasco - Wed, Feb 18, 2026
After launching Android Quick Share functionality on its flagship Pixel 10 devices earlier this month, Google is now bringing the feature to the Pixel 9 series. Android Quick Share allowsAndroid users to send files to Apple users using...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Feb 18, 2026
Official pricing is set for Google's new Pixel 10a smartphone, a midrange handset that will go up against Apple's upcoming iPhone 17e that is expected to be unveiled during an Apple Experience event on March 4. Google gets the jump on its...
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Alan Velasco - Wed, Feb 11, 2026
Google Pixel users who enjoy being on the bleeding edge and participating in Google’s Android Beta program will be happy to hear that an Android 17 beta will be rolling out sooner than they anticipated. It’s only a few weeks since the release of the latest Android 16 beta, which included a new...
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Alan Velasco - Tue, Feb 10, 2026
Researchers at the security firm iVerify have discovered a new piece of malware dubbed ZeroDayRAT, which can be used to compromise both Android and iOS devices. The company describes it as a “complete mobile compromise toolkit” typically...
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