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• Bought a brand-new phone? It could still have malware

  Security company G Data has identified more than 20 mobile phones that have malware installed despite being marketed as new, according to a research report.

• Mozilla offers app to create Web pages on smartphones

  It's for Android devices and available currently in four languages: Bengali, Brazilian Portuguese, English and Indonesian

• Puerto Rico is out as Project Ara's first test market, but Google isn't nixing the program

  Google has scrapped plans to use Puerto Rico as the initial test market for its Project Ara modular-smartphone initiative, but interested developers and DIYers need not despair. The company apparently intends to continue to develop the program.

• Court denies Samsung request for rehearing in Apple patent case

  A U.S. appeals court has denied Samsung Electronics' request for a rehearing in a smartphone patent infringement case that awarded rival Apple US$548 million.

• Consumers win as Android vendors struggle

  Staff cuts at Lenovo and HTC, a failed patch from Google, and Samsung's latest flagship smartphones all highlight how tricky selling Android smartphones has become.

• Fujitsu brainstorm room lets you write on the walls

  If you take the concept of the paperless office seriously, Fujitsu has a meeting room just for you.

• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+: Three hits, three misses

  Samsung Electronics' latest flagship smartphone has some great hardware in a compact chassis for a device with a 5.7-inch screen. But there are some missing features and the price tag is eye watering.

• Samsung Pay joins crowded mobile wallet race

  Samsung will launch its mobile payment service next week, a crowded market which includes heavyweights Apple and Google.

• Hands on with the new Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+

  Samsung today showed the world its latest two "phablet" devices, the Galaxy S6 (GS6) edge+ and the Galaxy Note5, at a press event in New York City. The curvy, sleek GS6 edge+ is an upsized evolution of the company's smaller GS6 edge, which was released in the United States last April. The stylus-equipped Note5 is the newest member of the popular Note phablet family. The Note 4 first hit the U.S. market last October.

• Samsung banks on classy looks and high perfomance with Galaxy Note 5 and S6 edge+

  With glass, metal and a number of hardware improvements, Samsung Electronics is hoping to entice consumers to spend big on its latest smartphones with large screens, the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+.

• Hands on with the new Samsung Galaxy Note5

  Samsung today showed the world its latest two "phablet" devices -- the Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 (GS6) edge+ -- at a press event in New York City. The stylus-, nay, S-Pen-equipped Note5 is the newest member of the popular Note family of phablets, and it follows the Note 4, which first hit the U.S. market last October. The curvy, sleek GS6 edge+ is an upsized evolution of the company's GS6 edge, which was released in the United States last April.

• HTC to cut work force by 15 per cent, amid struggling smartphone sales

  Struggling HTC is cutting 15 per cent of its work force in an attempt to cut costs and revive its ailing smartphone business.

• LG launching high-fidelity music download service

  LG Electronics is joining the high-quality audio delivery business with the launch of a service that can be used with premium smartphones.

• Lenovo's Motorola business to produce phones at quicker pace, less cost

  In the wake of lackluster earnings, Lenovo said it is working towards pumping out products faster from its newly acquired Motorola Mobility division.

• Struggling Lenovo to cut 3200 jobs, streamline handset business

  Lenovo is laying off 3200 employees and trimming down its smartphone portfolio in response to a slowdown in its PC and handset sales.