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F-Secure says Android malware is king, but are these reports just FUD? (updated)

Android malware has reached a new, dangerous high -- at least if you believe F-Secure.

A Google tip-off led to Microsoft’s $732M EU fine, says report

The battle between Google and Microsoft has turned increasingly bitter -- and juvenile.

Microsoft backtracks on harsh Office 2013 license transfer restrictions

After hearing the overwhelming outcry from customers, Microsoft will let Office 2013 users transfer their licences to new computers.

Samsung could pull the plug on its failing Windows RT tablet in Europe

Microsoft's Windows RT ambitions are off to a tepid start, and Samsung's had enough.

HTC officially enters desperation mode as sales plunge 44%

HTC sales have reached their lowest point since 2010, erasing the company's Android rise entirely.

FindTheBest raises $11M to kill comparison-shopping hell

FindTheBest is the first and only site that I've seen that lets you compare both STD clinics and dog breeds -- so it probably deserves the $11 million its getting.

Should Google force people to use their real names? Vint Cerf says nope

While the Internet giants have become increasingly aggressive towards the notion of online anonymity, Vint Cerf says that the pseudonym still has its place. God bless him.

Google wants to solve the same-day shipping problem with ‘Google Shopping Express’

Google wants to stick it to Amazon with "Google Shipping Express", its same-day shipping service.

Lots more people are smoking e-cigarettes — and, yes, they’re probably bad for you

Can e-cigarettes ruin your body? No one's quite sure yet -- which is why it's probably a bad time to start smoking them.

Sony’s only hope in the smartphone market is third place (and that’s just fine!)

The smartphone market is still Apple,Samsung -- and then everyone else. And Sony wants to be the top of that "everyone else."

Here comes another Facebook News Feed redesign

Facebook is on the verge of its first major News Feed redesign since 2011. Your Facebook friends are going to love it.

Vint Cerf wants to use the Internet to talk to animals (and aliens)

Vint Cerf is either out of his mind or our generation's greatest visionary. I'm thinking he's a bit of both.

Movie screenshot apps are Hollywood’s most baffling target yet

Smartphones may make Hollywood lots of money one day, but first it's got to go after mobile bad guys.

Audrey Hepburn is reborn in creepy, amazing chocolate ad (video)

Special effects technology has brought Audrey Hepburn back to life -- but should it have?

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke says Apple & Google are destroying music (and he’s sorta right)

Thom Yorke still hates the music industry, but he's already had a huge hand in changing it.

Comcast will now hijack your browser if it suspects you of piracy

Comcast's new anti-piracy system may not be the most novel, but it might just be the most effective.

Sergey Brin calls smartphones ‘emasculating’ — but dorky Google Glass A-OK

Sergey Brin keeps trying to convince me that I need Google Glass -- but so far I'm not buying it.

Is piracy hurting ‘Game of Thrones’? Not if you ask one of its directors

Game of Thrones director David Petrarca says that piracy is actually a good thing for his show -- and you should agree with him.

Samsung’s new Wallet app looks suspiciously like Apple’s Passbook

Samsung has annouced its answer to Passbook, and unsurprisingly, it looks a lot like Passbook.