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Android security: Flashlight apps on Google Play infested with adware were downloaded by 1.5m people
Android users looking for simple tools found their devices infected with aggressive 'LightsOut' adware
Windows Phone 2.0? Microsoft toys with foldable handset design with split camera
Microsoft eyes fat cameras for skinny phones.
Best iOS apps for 2018
Get more done with your iPhone or iPad with these excellent alternatives to the built-in apps Apple ships with iOS. Deleting a built-in app is the same as deleting any other app, just press and hold on the icon on the Home screen until they jiggle, and then tap the X. Press the Home button when you're done. (Updated Jan 2018)
Microsoft's IoT strategy is about the cloud more than the 'things'
Microsoft Azure, not Windows, provides the underpinnings of Kohler's smart appliance platform which Kohler is unveiling at CES 2018.
HP laptop battery alert: We're recalling these models due to overheating fears
HP recalls more PCs after a small number of reports of overheating batteries and user burns hand.
Phoney Android security apps in Google Play Store found distributing malware, tracking users
36 apps posing as tools to keep users safe from attacks were actually installing malware on user's devices.
System update policy
To ensure security and stability, it’s critical to have standardized, well-documented practices for installing software updates. This policy offers guidelines for managing the update process, logging changes,...
Life in Code, book review: The programmer's tale
The author of the seminal Close to the Machine charts the years in which the internet was commercialised and start-ups like Google and Amazon joined the ranks of the world's largest comnpanies.
Windows Meltdown-Spectre fix: How to check if your AV is blocking Microsoft patch
Antivirus firms play patch catch-up, as Microsoft releases Meltdown firmware updates for Surface devices.
Cloud computing: Google's new GPU service offers cut-price machine learning
New service a good fit for large-scale machine learning and other distributed batch workloads, says Google.
Uber's Travis Kalanick to sell $1.4 billion stake to Softbank
The former CEO is planning to sell 29 percent of his stake in the company.
