Hacker News vs. Google+

Robert Scoble Hacker News vs. Google+ It’s too late for Dave Winer and John Battelle to save the common web HTML 5 pushback in San Francisco? Best mobile app designers say yes I might as well have titled this “Hacker News vs Marketers.” Or “Hacker News vs Bloggers.” Or “jerks…

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Google Fights Android Market Malware

In an effort to improve security in its Android Market, Google has been using a service providing automated scanning of applications submitted to the mobile application store, Google revealed on Thursday afternoon. Code-named Bouncer, the service scans the market for potentially malicious software without disrupting the user experience or requiring…

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Google now scanning Android apps for malware

Google has added an automated scanning process that is designed to keep malicious apps out of the Android Market, the company announced today. The new service, code-named “Bouncer,” scans apps for known malware, spyware, and Trojans, and looks for suspicious behaviors and compares them against previously analyzed apps, Hiroshi Lockheimer,…

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Google Beefs Up Android Market Security

Beginning with Thursday’s launch of security tools, the Android Market is going to become much safer for users. Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com Android’s spirit of openness is one of the platform’s biggest selling points. It’s a come-one, come-all approach to app developers who want to get their wares out to the…

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