Some residents near Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., are getting the first taste of Google’s 1-gigabit-per-second broadband service. The service has been live in the market for about a month, and it will continue to be rolled out to homes in the community, where mostly Stanford professors and faculty live. The service is free to residents for the first …

While the momentum of Google’s Android platform has drawn new partners and customers, it has also attracted new threats. Security software provider McAfee said today that the amount of malware, or malicious software, targeting Androids phones jumped 76 percent since the last quarter, making it the most heavily attacked mobile operating system. In addition, the company has found 12 million …

Vodafone Australia announced it will partner with Red Bull to deliver a new mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service in Australia later in the year. (Credit: Red Bull Mobile) The new Red Bull Mobile service will share Vodafone’s enhanced network infrastructure, giving customers access to the new 850MHz radio frequency. Red Bull will add a range of complementary services to …