The technology sector is still the most trusted industry sector in Australia, as revealed in a global survey which found that last year people in countries around the world blamed their governments, more than any other institution, for the financial and political crisis they endured, including in Australia where only one-third of the general population trust the institution of government to do what is right.

In response to reports citing a significant upsurge in Android malware, Google has revealed how it tries to ensure the security of Android Market, and detect malicious apps.

Analysts say it is reassuring that Facebook has been able to convert its 845 million active users into revenue and profits, with both the company’s operating income and revenue growing strongly over the past two years.

Facebook’s goal is to redefine the social media experience by creating an immersive platform that will be the centre of people’s digital lives, making it the dominant platform for rich communications, commercial content and advertising. That’s the view of one global analyst firm that believes that if the social media giant can achieve its vision then the predictions of an IPO valuation of $100 billion might well be justified.

While mobile devices like smartphones are invariably the primary mode of personal and business communications in major, developed markets around the world, the next one billion of the world’s new mobile connections is likely to mainly come from remote rural areas in emerging markets, according to a newly published report.

It is strange as a blogger to see my content being misused. I remember when I was at the Google Developer Day last year, sitting behind someone who took one of my posts then copy and pasted it into his own Google Plus timeline. I was amused by that.

Google has asked Australian small businesses “What are you working for?” and the results are as varied as the businesses themselves.

Way back in 2007, when Google’s then CEO Eric Schmidt was still a presumably trusted Apple board member, he was asked by then Apple CEO Steve Jobs to have Google stop trying to poach an Apple employee, with Google starkly promising to rapidly terminate the person responsible.

Google's new tool allows travellers to search for hotels nearby certain tourist attractions, where they can also filter by travel time, price, ratings and reviews.

Android has replaced Apple’s iOS in terms of importance to developers in the Asia-Pacific region in the last 12 months, according to a newly published analyst report, although there’s growing interest from developers in Microsoft’s Windows phone.