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Japanese carrier to stop sending push notification ads
by Alex Dobie
Feb 01, 2012
Japanese mobile network KDDI says it'll stop using push notification ads on its Android handsets, following some recent online controversy. Late last month it emerged that KDDI was using an upda...
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Symantec updates its scary (but wrong) Counterclank 'malware' claims
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 30, 2012
Symantec has "adjusted" its statement to Computer World that as many as 5 million Android users may be affected by the latest bit of malware, coming to the conclusion that the applica...
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BEWARE: MemoryUp App in Android Market is Destroying Personal Data
by Casey Chan
Jan 26, 2009
We're getting reports that an app in Android Market called MemoryUp is destroying personal data, erasing contacts, and installing adware. The app, which was supposed to help optimize memory is inst...