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The Virus in Your Pocket: a Boom in Android Malware

As hackers target smartphones and tablets, Android is being hit hard, says Dan Lyons.

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The first of Isaac Asimov’s three laws of robotics was that a robot may not allow a human being to come to harm. But apparently that little Android

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