Top 10 articles: Rating the best Android smartphone, Google mobile OS comes under attack

What wowed V3 readers last week

Our three-way Android head-to-head was the article that most wowed V3 readers this week as we pitted the new HTC One X smartphone against the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Sony Xperia S.

It was a close race between two of the three, but you'll have to read the review to find out the eventual winner.

As the IT world prepares for an onslaught of security announcements at London's annual Infosec show, readers were also keen to catch up on the biggest threats.

On the hacktivist front, hacker crew Team Poison threatened to target British authorities over the arrest of its leader, Trick, following the group's high-profile attack on MI6.

Elsewhere, a team of security researchers developed an Android Trojan capable of cracking touchscreen passwords using handset movements, while Android users were warned about the growing interest in the platform for hackers as 5,000 new malicious apps targeting the Google mobile operating system were discovered in the first quarter of 2012.

HTC One X vs Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Sony Xperia S head to head review
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Team Poison hackers threaten authorities over leader's arrest
Group calls for Anonymous affiliates to join ‘protest' over Trick's arrest

TapLogger Android Trojan cracks touchscreen passwords using handset movements
TapLogger uses onboard movement sensors to work out what users have typed on screen

Google fined $25,000 by FCC over Street View obstructions
Firm accused of failing to provide information as requested

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US and China run cyber war games to test response capabilities
Simulated attacks intended to diffuse tensions between economic powerhouses

5,000 new malicious Android apps found in first three months of 2012
Hackers refocusing efforts on mobile devices, Trend Micro research reveals

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Researchers develop chip that could give mobile phones X-ray vision
Terahertz sensing chip could be used to see through walls and other objects

Samsung event invites hint at Galaxy S3 launch
Firm expected to unveil device on 3 May