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A new Android bug can make calls, send messages, and take photos all while your phone is ‘off’http://now.avg.com/malware-is-still-spying-on-you-after-your-mobile-is-off/Malware Is Still Spying On You Even When Your Mobile Is Offnow.avg.comNewly discovered Android malware prevents mobile shutting down.

USA Today says that YouTube plans to launch a new app called YouTube kids on February 23.http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/02/19/youtube-for-kids-new-android-app-out-feb-23/23707819/YouTube unveils new app for kidswww.usatoday.comSAN FRANCISCO – YouTube is repository of clips that range from exceedingly educational to suggestively explicit. So to make sure younger fans of Google’s online video library have a more age-appropriate

Microsoft is offering 1-Year of 100 GB OneDrive cloud storage to current Dropbox users for installing OneDrive for free.https://preview.onedrive.com/bonusOneDrive Bonuspreview.onedrive.comNeed storage? Drop the box and move your photos, music, video, and docs to #OneDrive and get 100 GB of storage for one year—free.

A Chinese start up, a gaming company whose name translates to WiFi Master Key, gave each employee who’d been with the company for more than four months a new Tesla as a bonus.http://technode.com/2015/02/16/wifi-master-key-tesla/How’s Your Year-end Bonus? This Chinese Startup Rewards Employees with Tesla to Lure Top Talents…technode.comThe Chinese lunar new year is just around the…

Apple Pay gets major backing from the US Government.Obama’s Visit to Silicon Valley Is a Big Win for Apple Paywww.bloomberg.comConnecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world.

Google is shutting down Google Helpouts, its expert video chat service – https://support.google.com/helpouts/answer/6167468?authuser=0Helpout is shutting down – Google Helpouts Helpsupport.google.comSaying “so long” to our Helpouts community. We have some sad news to share: Helpouts will be shutting down on April 20, 2015. Since launching in 2013, Helpouts has been a home for people to

Google is shutting down Google Helpouts, its expert video chat service – https://support.google.com/helpouts/answer/6167468?authuser=0Helpout is shutting down – Google Helpouts Helpsupport.google.comSaying “so long” to our Helpouts community. We have some sad news to share: Helpouts will be shutting down on April 20, 2015. Since launching in 2013, Helpouts has been a home for people to

Expedia, after its recent acquisition of Travelocity, now plans to buy Orbitz Worldwide in a deal valued at $1.6 billion.http://www.expediainc.com/news-release/?aid=123202&fid=99&yy=2015Press Release – Expedia, Inc.www.expediainc.com1.425.679.7200 | HQ 333 108th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98004 About | Our Brands | Investors | Media Room | Partnerships | Careers © 2014 Expedia, Inc. All right reserved. All Rights…

Google is offering 2GB of extra Drive storage if you complete a security check. http://googledrive.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/safer-internet-day-2015.htmlGoogle Drive Blog: A quick checkup and a simple thanksgoogledrive.blogspot.co.ukhttp://googledrive.b…

Google is offering 2GB of extra Drive storage if you complete a security check. http://googledrive.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/safer-internet-day-2015.htmlGoogle Drive Blog: A quick checkup and a simple thanksgoogledrive.blogspot.co.ukhttp://googledrive.b…