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Slideshows about Android

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  ​IN PICTURES: A closer look at latest addition to HTC One family - HTC One A9

  Introducing the HTC One A9 smartphone - melding the best of HTC design with the latest from Google’s Android.

  ​IN PICTURES: A closer look at latest addition to HTC One family - HTC One A9
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  In Pictures: Best office apps for Android, round 3

  Microsoft's Office apps are finally available for Android smartphones and tablets. Here’s how they stack up against past favorites

  In Pictures: Best office apps for Android, round 3
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  In Pictures: 15 Android widgets to make your smartphone and tablet better

  If you're not using widgets, you're simply not realizing the true value of your Android smartphone or tablet. CIO.com's Al Sacco shares a collection of his favorite widgets, all free and all very much worth a download.

  In Pictures: 15 Android widgets to make your smartphone and tablet better
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  Top 10 best Nokia phones of all time

  Microsoft may be pulling the Nokia brand from Australia, but the glorious company will leave an indelible legacy. Here's but a glimpse at ten just examples.

  Top 10 best Nokia phones of all time
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  In Pictures: 15 Must-Have Android, iOS apps for business travelers

  Seasoned business travelers share their favorite Android and iOS apps for booking flights and hotels, navigating airports and unfamiliar cities, staying in touch while on the move, and much more.

  In Pictures: 15 Must-Have Android, iOS apps for business travelers
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  Photos: Up close with Samsung's Galaxy Note 4

  The next generation Galaxy Note 4 benefits from a metal chassis and a larger 5.7in screen.

  Photos: Up close with Samsung's Galaxy Note 4

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News about Android

• Android 13 brings themed app icons, security tweaks

  Latest version of the mobile OS allows app icons to tap into theme preferences and introduces more granular security and privacy features.

• Spyware firm is hacking into iOS and Android devices, according to Google

  RCS Lab spyware uses known exploits to install harmful payloads and steal private user data, according to a Google report.

• Mozilla launches email for Android devices

  Mozilla Foundation has unveiled Thunderbird-style email client for Android mobile devices called K-9 Mobile. The developer team is also evaluating the idea of an iOS ...

• Aussie smartphone sales to face trouble after ‘bumper’ six months

  Apple continues 24-month long domination streak over Android.

• Stealthy Trojan that roots Android devices makes its way on app stores

  The criminals behind the Trojan have placed fully functional utilities that carry malicious code on the Google Play store in a way that evades detection.

• Google unveils developer preview of Android 12L

  Due in early-2022, Android 12L optimises the Android system UI for large screens in preparation for the next wave of tablets, foldables, and Chromebooks.

Interviews about Android

• Symantec: Building on specialisation

  Symantec Pacific region vice-president and managing director, Craig Scroggie, talks about the security vendor’s channel strategy, partners specialising and the security landscape

Features about Android

• A trove of new Android smartphones to debut at MWC

  Older brands like BlackBerry, Nokia and Motorola to reappear with new devices

• Skeptics question Android on Chromebooks

  Google's move to let Android apps run in Chrome OS doesn't change the game, analysts assert

• “Grave consequences” for Apple as smartphone market slows down

  “The mature market slowdown has some grave consequences for Apple, as well as the high-end Android space."

• Sink or swim: The right way to use your waterproof smartphone

  'Waterproof' is such a blanket term nowadays

• Samsung on Galaxy Note 5 S-Pen-gate: You're inserting it wrong, RTFM!

  Pen is stuck? You should have Read The <em>Fine</em> Manual

• Samsung Galaxy Note5: A strong first impression

  Pre-sales for Samsung's Galaxy Note5 starts today, ahead of an in-store launch scheduled for 4 September