Google releases cross-device app kit
Wants Android apps to work on every device
Online search outfit Google has released a new software development kit it hopes will make it easier to use Android apps across all types of devices.
Robots getting more human
Facial expression capabilities
Engineers are flat out trying to get robots looking and acting more human – a humanoid robot Ameca has been developed that can wink, purse its lips, frown and grin.
Google bans 50 dodgy Android apps
Beware the Joker
Google has just banned another 50 applications from its Play Store with anyone who downloaded them before the block came into force facing their personal details being stolen, text messages intercepted and even being signed up for subscription plans they never wanted or actually use.
Android malware subscribes you to paid services
Microsoft's 365 Defender Researchers warn
The security team from Microsoft's 365 Defender Research undertaking has Android malware which subscribes you for paid services on its own volition.
Milan-based RCS Lab hacked Apple and Android
Too sexy from Milan
An Italian company's hacking tools were good enough to take down Apple and Android smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan, according to Google.
Microsoft updates Windows for Android
More integration than you can poke a stick at
Microsoft has updated the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) to Android 12.1 and shipped improvements to Android integration with Windows, networking, the camera in apps, and the Settings app.
Alibaba Cloud porting Android to RISC-V
Unable for the US to stop it
Alibaba Cloud has advanced its work to port Android to the RISC-V in a move which will stop the US from preventing China getting its paws on US tech.
Samsung throttle’s Android apps
Thought it was improving power
Samsung is throttling the performance of thousands of Android apps on Galaxy smartphones, including Google and Samsung's first-party apps.
MediaTek beating Qualcomm on Android according to IDC
Updated: Counterpoint claims Qualcomm has 55 vs 37 percent
MediaTek might have just beaten out Qualcomm to claim the biggest market share of any chipmaker for Android phones in the United States.
Apple staff turn to Android
iPhone not secure enough to protect unionising staff from company spies
Apple staff wanting to unionise are having to discard their over-priced Apple gear in favour of Android which cannot be used by the company to spy on them.