Android currently owns almost 40 percent of the smartphone market. Apple owns most of the rest. But. Google only holds a few of the patents behind their operating system. Microsoft and Apple hold more and if they win the lawsuit, the market will change.

Google+ has generated a lot of interest in its first month of life. While some say it can’t compete with Facebook this article looks at some of the benefits discovered after spending a full month with the network.

“CyFi” revealed a zero-day exploit in games on iOS and Android devices during DefCon Kids. The exploit uses time-dependent factors in some games.

Skype has released an update for OS X Lion. Skype 5.3 for Mac OS X is also compatible with earlier OS X versions.

Wikipedia, the compendium of everything, depends on volunteer editors to stay up to date. Sadly, the site is losing volunteers.

Thousands of records, containing personal financial information, were accidentally left at a pub when an unencrypted USB device was forgotten.

The real Pottermore web site for Harry Potter fans won’t open until October. The beta accounts being auctioned on eBay are fakes.

Sanford Wallace owes $711 over million from previous lawsuits. Now he’s facing criminal charges for a variety of offenses.

appMobi announced availability of its “XDK” cross platform app development tool in the Google Chrome App Store. For app developers, the XDK replaces platform-specific development tools with a single HTML5-optimized development interface.

If you’re thinking of selling your apps through Amazon’s Appstore, this article warns: “You’ll Make $0 When We Give Your App Away, And You’ll Like It”. Apparently there are a number of “hidden” terms you need to agree to.