Day: December 10, 2012

Google App Verification Service Detects Only 15% of Infected Apps

ShipLives writes “Researchers have tested Google’s app verification service (included in Android 4.2 last month), and found that it performed very poorly at identifying malware in apps. Specifically, the app verification service identified only ~15% of known malware in testing — whereas existing third-party security apps identified between 51% and 100% of known malware in testing.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Google App Verification Service Detects Only 15% of Infected Apps

Rumor: Hey Americans! Foxconn Is Apparently Building Factories In LA And Detroit

The Taiwanese tech manufacturing giant, Foxconn Electronics, is rumored to be starting up manufacturing plants in the US next year, moving away from its long time “home” base of mainland China. More »

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Rumor: Hey Americans! Foxconn Is Apparently Building Factories In LA And Detroit

How the US Air Force Wasted $1 Billion on a Failed Software Plan

The US Military makes its fair share of mistakes when it comes to technology —but over the weekend, the New York Times revealed that even upgrading a single software system can go horribly wrong for it. More »

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How the US Air Force Wasted $1 Billion on a Failed Software Plan

Tons of Classic PC Games Have Had Their Multiplayer Modes Silently Killed Off

In August, mobile giants GLU Mobile bought Gamespy, which you may know as a gaming news site but which has mostly served lately as a multiplayer gaming hub for older titles. More »

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Tons of Classic PC Games Have Had Their Multiplayer Modes Silently Killed Off