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Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

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Google Antitrust Probe Widens To Include Search, Android
Google Antitrust Probe Widens To Include Search, Android
November 14, 2019  |  Google

The antitrust investigation into Google will be expanded to include the tech giant’s search and Android businesses. In September, 50 attorneys general announced that they...

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Snap Doubles Down On Premium Content Amid Q3 Growth
Snap Doubles Down On Premium Content Amid Q3 Growth
October 23, 2019  |  Earnings

Efforts to rebuild its Android app have paid off for Snapchat operator Snap, according to the company’s latest financial report, which was released late on Tuesday (Oct. 22)....

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Video App Snaptube Charges For Fake Purchases, Runs Invisible Ads
Video App Snaptube Charges For Fake Purchases, Runs Invisible Ads
October 17, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

An Android video app called Snaptube has been taking unauthorized premium purchases from its users and generating fraudulent ad clicks. Snaptube lets its approximately 40...

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Huawei Launches Smartphone Line Without Google Software
Huawei Launches Smartphone Line Without Google Software
September 19, 2019  |  Retail

Due to being placed on a blacklist by the U.S. earlier this year, Huawei has introduced a new line of 5G phones that won’t have...

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Google Rolls Out Google Pay, Integrated Payments In India
Google Rolls Out Google Pay, Integrated Payments In India
September 19, 2019  |  Google

Google for India recently launched new features and updates to several products, including enhancements to Google Assistant, Pay, Lens and Search, Android Central reported on...

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Data Dive, Sad Days For Security Edition: Apple, Alphabet, Android And AI
Data Dive, Sad Days For Security Edition: Apple, Alphabet, Android And AI
September 09, 2019  |  Data Dive

One might have thought the low watermark for digital security headlines came the week before last, with the near-continuous revelations that Jack Dorsey had fallen...

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CamScanner Android App Found To Contain Malware
CamScanner Android App Found To Contain Malware
August 28, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Kaspersky Lab researchers said they found malware in CamScanner, an app that has 100 million downloads in the Google Play Store, according to reports.  The...

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Competing Search Engines Won’t Support Google’s Auction
Competing Search Engines Won’t Support Google’s Auction
August 12, 2019  |  Google

Google is holding an auction for search engines to bid to be one of the default choices on Androids in Europe, but some search engines...

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Search Engines To Vie For Place On Google’s ‘Choice Screen’
Search Engines To Vie For Place On Google’s ‘Choice Screen’
August 02, 2019  |  Google

In its newest effort to fend off fresh antitrust penalties in the European Union, Google will let rivals buy the chance to gain default search...

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