An Android wallpaper app which collects an user’s information, such as voicemail number and phone number, and sends it to a server in China has been downloaded millions of times, according to a researcher from Lookout, a mobile security firm, who also released the following at the Black Hat security conference: More »

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-New Andromod T-shirt has surfaced showing the Android robot peeing on Apple’s classic apple icon. Get yours while you can.

-Beware of the apps you download, as it was recently found that a wallpaper app secretly sent all your personal information to China.

-Google could make around More »

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China-based search engine Baidu is currently in talks with several Android handset manufacturers with the idea of featuring their search box widget on Google’s Android phones. China’s mobile phone market is still in its young years, but the Android phone sales are rising as a rocket as each day goes by. The mobile search in China to become a huge market is already destined as smartphone usage in China grows tremendously. More »

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An unseemly Dell Mini 3v smartphone has popped up on TENAA China, which has just approved the device. There is no concrete proof that the gold accentuated phone is an Android, but why would it be anything else? More »

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Want an iPhone lookalike that has an 800×480 LCD, dual cameras, WCDMA/GSM, comes with two 1600mAh batteries, runs Android, and is only $243 from China? More »

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Google’s (presently in embittered political tussle with the Chinese government) decision to postpone a Motorola Android phone launch in China has spurred Motorola to reveal that it will introduce its own Android apps store for the Chinese market. Motorola is teaming up with China’s search engine leader Baidu and will start up Shop4Apps, which is set to go live before Chinese New Year (February 14th). More »

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At least for now, Google has put two Android smartphones - Motorola and Samsung - on hold until its political scuffle with the Chinese government is resolved. All currently available Android phones remain on shelves though. More »

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