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• Android, Windows tablets on the rise in ANZ: IDC

  Sales of tablets running Google Android and Microsoft Windows are picking up in Australia and New Zealand, according to analyst firm IDC.

• Do's and don'ts for using Android in business

  While it's important to remember that the use of Google Android software in the enterprise is still a comparatively young phenomenon, there are a few general guidelines that businesses looking to use the platform would do well to remember.

• Google I/O registration: Open and shut in 45 minutes

  Google I/O conference registration opened at 10 a.m. EDT on Wednesday and closed less than an hour later, showing once again that this is as hot tech confab as there is these days.

• RIM BlackBerry 10 will determine firm's fate as a premier mobile device player

  The key to Research in Motion's success in the business markets lies not with IT groups or even business users, but with consumers, according to analysts looking ahead to Wednesday's announcement of RIM's new BlackBerry 10 smartphones.

• 'Make me Asian' app yanked from Google Play amidst racism concerns

  An app called "Make me Asian" that added details like narrowed eyes and conical hats to screenshots of users has been pulled from the Google Play store after inciting widespread public outrage, including a Change.org petition that was signed by more than 8,400 supporters.

• Hottest Android news and rumours for the week ending January 11, CES-style

  ZTE and Huawei took home most of the device-related headlines from this year's International CES in Las Vegas, which didn't exactly provide an earthshaking amount of Android news for a show of its size. Nevertheless, the companies both demonstrated strong new offerings, and other players, including Samsung and Sony, made their own hardware-related waves.

• Kogan launches cheap Android handset

  Australian online discount retailer Kogan has taken the wraps of an Android smartphone, launching the Kogan Agora: A handset with a five-inch screen retailing for $149.

• Holiday cooking brings major traffic spike to Allrecipes.com

  It's the busy time of year for Allrecipes.com, which gets 700 million visitors annually, and to accommodate the surge of recipe-seekers, it's necessary to cook up some serious network changes in the data center.

• With blue-chip backing, joint venture firm looks to embed crypto technology in mobile devices, electronic payments

  The London-based firm Trustonic made its official debut today to provide crypto-based technology for use in chips for a wide variety of purposes, including enterprise security such as VPNs, mobile-device security, payment services, and control over how content can be delivered for entertainment.

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  RIM offers cash incentive to port games to BlackBerry 10

  RIM is attempting to entice developers with cash and free gadgets to port Android and Apple games to the upcoming BlackBerry platform.

• Hottest Android news and rumors for the week ending Dec. 14

  Despite the fact that the Android handset market is a cruel and unforgiving place, most of the major players haven't been overly aggressive toward each other, at least in public. The rare direct swipe at a competitor tends to be reserved for That Other Smartphone.

• Hottest Android news & rumors (in brief!) for the week of Thanksgiving

  (Author's note: Since I'll be way too full of turkey and stuffing and all the rest of it to fill you in on the latest Android news on Thursday, here's a brief update on what's happening early in the week. Enjoy!)

• Android face-off: Nexus 4 vs. Droid DNA

  There has been no shortage of hot new Android phones lately, but the LG Nexus 4 and HTC Droid DNA are undeniably the most talked-about, and for good reason. In their own ways, both are groundbreaking devices that push the envelope of what's possible on the Android platform.

• Android market share spikes to more than 72% in Q3

  Smartphone and tablet buyers snapped up Android products five times more often than they chose Apple iOS devices during the third quarter, according to a new study from Gartner Research.

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  Security research labels more than 290,000 Google Play Android apps as 'high-risk'

  One-quarter of more than 400,000 Android apps examined in the Google Play store pose security risks to mobile-device users, according to new research.