December 2014 cell phone news

News Some Cheap Android Smartphones Are Pre-Loaded with Malware

DeathRing, a Chinese Trojan disguised as a ringtone app, shipped pre-installed on some cheap Android phones and could not be uninstalled.

News The Lamborghini Smartphone Fittingly Costs $6,000

Tonino Lamborghini's 88 Tauri cost $6,000 for handcrafted steel and leather, with fewer than 2,000 made. What you actually get for the money.

News Mobile Banking iOS Users More Profitable Than Android Users

Malauzai found iPhones held 66% of mobile banking accounts despite Android's 80% global share, and that iOS users were the more profitable customers.

News Corning Announces Ultra-Strong Gorilla Glass 4 for Smartphones

Corning said Gorilla Glass 4 survives drops twice as well as the hardened glass then in use, and Samsung, LG, Motorola, HTC and Microsoft were lined up.

News Memoir App Gets $5.5 Million in Funding

Photo-resurfacing app Memoir raised $5.5 million led by Redpoint's Ryan Sarver, taking on Timehop a year after its iOS launch.