Don’t get too close! Photo: Samsung

Kids love smartphones and tablets — especially if they’re loaded with games and videos. But it’s thought spending too much time too close to a screen can cause computer vision syndrome, abd even lasting damage to young eyes.

Samsung wants to prevent this with a new Android app called Safety Screen, which displays a large popup that gets in the way of the content whenever your child moves their device too close to their face.

The App Store continues to rule in revenue. Photo: Cult of Android

Google Play now sees more than twice as many downloads as Apple’s App Store, according to the latest data from App Annie — but it still can’t rake in anywhere near as much revenue.

Google is slowly but surely killing malware. Photo: Google

When malware rears its ugly head on Android, it gives the platform a bad image, so Google is trying its hardest to stamp it out.

In its Android Security 2015 Annual Report, the company reveals that it now scans more than 6 billion installed apps across 400 million devices every single day for malware.

The memories! Screenshot: Valve

Counter-Strike 1.6, the game that redefined the multiplayer FPS genre, has been ported to Android in all its glory.

Players will find all the features they would expect to see if they loaded the game up on a PC, including online multiplayer with the ability to search and connect to servers.

Podcasts have arrived! Photo: Google

Six months after Google announced it is bringing podcast support to its Play Music app, it has finally landed… in the U.S. and Canada, at least.

Users can now subscribe to their favorite shows through Play Music on Android and on the web, and find new ones based on various topics, feelings, and activities.