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Google and Samsung grow cozier with patent deal, Motorola sale

Samsung will hold onto its TouchWiz skin, but its new Magazine UX will quickly dwindle

Pwn2Own hack contest puts record $645K on prize table

New grand prize of $150,000 requires researchers to deal with Microsoft's EMET anti-exploit toolkit

Researchers create Android app to show when other apps track you

The app shows users when other apps are accessing their location

Why Android, Samsung are Real Winners in Google’s Motorola/Lenovo Deal

Tech ad watch: Toshiba’s ‘testing’ spots fall flat

Ads pushing the durability of Toshiba's latest hardware are mostly just kind of boring and mildly depressing.

Tip of the Hat: Will smartphone failure slow Google’s ‘Internet of Things’ plans?

A look at whether Google's unsuccessful move into smartphones is a harbinger of things to come for its smart homes and robotics efforts

Payments made via mobile devices surge to about 20% of all transactions, processor says

Apple tablet now in lead but Android devices not far behind, firm's analysis shows

Google selling Motorola is win-win-win for Android

A roundup of reaction to the momentous deal, plus the latest rumors on the Samsung Galaxy S 5, and further hints of a Nokia Android phone.

Microsoft Zigs, Google Zags: Google sells Motorola

As Microsoft jumps into the phone hardware biz, Google exits it.

Sapphire to be used in ‘critical new sub-component’ in Apple products

Apple is in a rush to get its sapphire manufacturing plant up and running, with recently revealed documents indicating that it will be used to create a "critical new sub-component of Apple Products."