Android root malware widespread in third-party app stores
Four third-party app stores for Android have apps with a malicious component that seeks root access to the device, according to Trend Micro.
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Upcoming Android app to teach American transcendentalist literature
An innovative Android app being developed by startup oomApps will teach the literature of the American transcendentalists through a strategy of "multi-channel learning."
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'Make me Asian' app yanked from Google Play amidst racism concerns
An app called "Make me Asian" that added details like narrowed eyes and conical hats to screenshots of users has been pulled from the Google Play store after inciting widespread public outrage, including a Change.org petition that was signed by more than 8,400 supporters.
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Google Play now lets businesses host their own app stores
Google announced Tuesday that companies with their own in-house Android applications can now distribute them internally via the new Private Channel feature of the Play Store.
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iOS app revenues still four times higher than Android
A new report from mobile app analytics firm App Annie shows that, while revenues for iOS apps are still four times higher than those of Android apps, the gap is beginning to close, thanks to spiking sales in the Google Play store.