You may not have noticed, but a bogus Instagram for Android app recently appeared in the Android Market. The fake Instagram app played on the desires of Android users to finally have access to one of the most popular apps on iOS. Unfortunately, it turns out this app did nothing but fill phones with malware.

We’re used to seeing malicious and misleading apps in the Android Market. Microsoft even capitalized on the harsh reality of Android malware by offering  affected Android users free Windows Phone 7 smartphones. No matter how secure a platform maker’s app store may claim to be, there is always something that falls through the cracks. In Microsoft’s case, more »

There is a fake Netflix app for Android that is attempting to steal account information from individuals that believe it’s the real thing. Android.Fakeneflic is the name of the Trojan horse application that has been called out by Symantec. Symantec says the app hasn’t been widely distributed and is easy to contain. Still, it’s good to know that there’s something like this out there preying on unsuspecting Android users.

There is a new scam that has hit Facebook. Unfortunately, it’s using false information about the supposed death of Lady Gaga to entice users into clicking the link. It’s safe to say that Lady Gaga is not dead and she has not been found in a hotel room like the scam suggests.

The fake Apple Stores that were discovered in China are not the only locations that set out to make money using Apple’s trademarked style. Apple Insider reports that Apple has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against dozens of defendants in the United States. Since the contents of the lawsuit are currently sealed, a lot of the details are unknown.

This past week spawned a very interesting story about fake Apple Stores were discovered in the city of Kunming in China. These stores were designed to have the traditional Apple Store layout and appearance, but are allegedly not associated with Apple in any way. In response to the original report that blew the whistle on this operation, authorities will be investigating the stores in Kunming.

Last week, we took an in-depth look at the counterfeit business. Today, we’re going to reveal what you can do to protect yourself and identify potential fakes before you buy it. There’s a few tricks and progressive companies, like Monster, are more than willing to help. This project started because I was looking to get more »

Welcome back to part 3 of Gadgetell’s “Can you spot the fake?” We’ve been looking at counterfeits: the problem and an evaluation of both real and fake Beats by Dre Tour earphones. Today, we’re going to get up close with Monster, the manufacturer behind the Beats by Dre. We’ll also reveal which earphones were real more »

Welcome back to our exclusive look at counterfeits in the electronics industry. Today, we’re going to put your senses to work in trying to figure out which is fake and which is authentic. It will become instantly clear that the knock off producers are working very hard to copy ever facet of not only the more »

The massive Chinese search engine Baidu is in trouble after state media uncovered that unlicensed medical services are buying good positions on the page through their P4P (pay-for-performance) scheme. This is a problem as more people then click through to their website and the pay for very expensive and totally useless treatment.

This inevitably leads to more cases of dangerous, and sometimes lethal, disregard of safety and expertise meaning that many operations are useless, expensive, and health-threatening. Examples include a man being charged $1,500 for an operations that didn’t do anything, when he could have paid $15 for effective treatment at a public hospital.