McAfee shows how major Android scamware ticks, prevents us from learning first-hand

Most Android malware lives in the margins, away from Google Play and the more reliable app shops. It's nonetheless a good idea to be on the lookout for rogue code, and McAfee has stepped in with thorough explanations of how one of the most common scamware strains, Android.FakeInstaller, works its sinister ways.

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Turning social media into cash: 6 insights from the new tech titans

In the age of social media, companies like Twitter, LinkedIn and Tumblr are attracting not just users but ad dollars too. The companies got together to share their ad experiences. Executives from a new generation of tech media companies, from Twitter to Tumblr, gathered in New York on Tuesday to discuss how to make money in an age of social, mobile media.

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LG Optimus Nexus specs leak, no microSD slot or removable battery - SlashGear

It's well rumored that LG is making their own Nexus device on behalf of Google, but whether or not it's the only Nexus device that we'll see this fall is still up for questioning. However, more specs were leaked today about LG's rumored and upcoming Optimus Nexus that are actually quite shocking and not what you'd expect.

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Blogger Kirkpatrick scores $1M in the bank for Little Bird, a startup about real influence

If anyone knows about influence, it's Marshall Kirkpatrick. As ReadWriteWeb's onetime lead blogger, he rallied Internet armies around a variety of causes and maintained a hawklike vigilance in his knowledge of web-focused events and news. Now he's announcing a round of funding for Little Bird, a product that aims to find the absolute experts and true influencers on any topic.

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Guy Who Missed Out on $100 Million Facebook Fortune Is a 'Hustler'

Noah Kagan, Facebook's employee No. 30, who missed out on a big payday after Facebook fired him, had the web buzzing over the weekend with a blog entry about his "$100 million lesson." Now, a friend of Kagan's, venture capitalist Andrew Chen is offering his own perspective on the situation.

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