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  Android 4.2 beefs up security with malware scanner for sideloaded apps

  By Chris Welch on November 2, 2012 01:39 pm + 47 comments

  Android 4.2 may not be a revelatory upgrade over Google's original version of Jelly Bean, but one Continue reading…

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  Microsoft talks Windows Store features, Metro app sandboxing for Windows 8 developers

  By Chris Ziegler on May 17, 2012 01:21 pm + 23 comments

  In a post today on Microsoft's Building Windows 8 blog, program manager John Hanzen took a deep dive Continue reading…

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  How an Android app could transmit your personal data without any permissions

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 13, 2012 05:15 pm + 179 comments

  The CoolIris Android gallery, the stock gallery app used in many devices running Android 2.1 - 2.3, Continue reading…

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  iOS loophole gives developers access to photos, sources say a fix is coming

  By Joshua Topolsky on February 28, 2012 06:05 pm + 104 comments

  Another day, another iOS security concern. Today's confidence-defeating news comes from Nick Bilton Continue reading…

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  Researchers discover Android security leaks in pre-installed software

  By Nathan Ingraham on December 2, 2011 01:49 am + 21 comments

  Researchers at North Carolina State University have uncovered a security flaw in eight different Continue reading…