So why is Google so suddenly concerned with keeping Android "locked up"? After news of the jailbreak made headlines, it took a day and a half for Google to issue an update that "fixed" this problem.

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Google puts a lot of time into thinking about Android security, and has developed systems like the way the OS handles app permissions in order to give us control over how software gets to see our data ...

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Online music streaming service Grooveshark has pushed out new mobile apps for Android and iOS. The iOS version isn’t available through iTunes though… you’ll have to download it from the Cydia store on ...

Famed iOS jailbreak hacker Pod2g hates the redesign of iOS 7 so much he might abandon Apple’s operating system all together… for Android. On his official Twitter account, Pod2G — an important figure ...