Two apps in the Play Store, one of them with more than a million downloads, are mining cryptocurrency whenever the device is plugged in for charging. Identified by the researchers of security firm Trend Micro, the apps are some of the first malware found in the Play Store that uses virtual currency mining to generate profits for its developers. Trend Micro found that the two apps, Songs (1 to 5 million installs) and Prized (10,000 – 50,000 installs) mine Dogecoin or Litecoin, which is later converted into Bitcoin.

The rivalry between Samsung and Apple has reached an unprecedented level over the past year, but while Samsung seems to have found the perfect recipe for the smartphone market, the Galaxy Tab line was not nearly as successful in taking on the Apple iPad. More recently, Samsung has been making efforts to push the Galaxy Note in the tablet space. A first step was the introduction of the Galaxy Note 10.

If you have little babies, you are likely familiar with sound monitors that allow you to know if your child is safe while you are away from his or her crib. Now a company called Wavhello has come up with an idea that turns an ordinary Bluetooth speaker into SoundBub, one that’s made just for babies. The speaker comes in three super-cute designs; Bella the bunny, Ollie the owl and Benji the bear.

It looks like T-Mobile has decided to take a swipe at AT&T and the iPhone 4S in their latest ad campaign, which isn’t really an original concept. The ad begins with a fairly dim witted looking guy cruising slowly on a motorbike, meant to represent the iPhone on AT&T’s network. Along comes a motorbike at breakneck speed (yes, that’s the 4G one), with a hot lady at the helm, and she rips by in the blink of an eye.

Canadian mobile providers can usually guarantee you a few things no matter where you go. Nationwide service, a solid set of devices, and painfully high prices are all but guaranteed. Sometimes you need to find a little bit of Peace of Mind, however, and that’s when you turn to Telus as your next carrier. If you’re ready to make the switch, then stay right here. We have everything you need to know about Telus and its plans.

One year between smartphones is very normal. Even six months is something we have seen before, but four months? That is how long Oppo took to announce the A71 (2018), the successor to last September’s A71. The A71 (2018) is physically similar to its predecessor. This means we have the same 5.2-inch display with 720p resolution, main 13 MP camera, front 5 MP shooter, 3,000 mAh battery, and 16 GB of expandable storage.

Update  – July 14: A Virgin Mobile PR rep sent over a statement to Android Authority, stating that the carrier will still support their current Android smartphone owners until mid-2018, including offering those customers updates to their devices. In addition, while Virgin Mobile is still only selling iPhones in its own stores and on its site to new customers, the carrier will continue to sell new Android devices via other retail outlets, such as Walmart, Best Buy and Target, until the end of 2017.

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use and come without watermarks. File formats are JPG and PNG, and we’ll provide images in both landscape and portrait modes, so they’ll be optimized for various screens.

PDF documents can be a headache when you want to edit them. You can take the pain out of PDFs with Movavi PDF Editor for either Windows or Mac. It’s now half price on Tech Deals! Whether you created the PDF or not, Movavi Editor helps you to review documents of all shapes and sizes and edit information without compromising the documents themselves. Not only can you easily create PDFs, but you can also merge documents of different formats into a single, easy PDF.

Cisco engineers are the architects that build and maintain the networks that connect us all. The fast-track route into this industry isn’t a piece of cake, but it is clear; you need the prestigious Cisco certifications. Through 67 hours of hands-on tutorials and comprehensive labs, you’ll prep for test environments and real-world scenarios. You’ll learn all there is to know about installing networks, developing routing structures, configuring infrastructures, managing systems, and much more.