It’s the eternal question that we all face when it’s time for a new version of Android: when will I get it? We have the answer! Well, sort of. Android is a fragmented mess customized by many different smartphone makers, so finding out when exactly you’ll get Nougat depends on ... Read More »
Three years ago, the Federal Trade Commission dimmed hopes for the Brightest Flashlight app for Android, slapping its developer with charges of consumer deception. Why? The app was transmitting users’ locations and device IDs to third parties without telling the users or getting their permission. Permissions, though, are only a ... Read More »
Copperhead OS and Android security Android has had its share of security problems over the years, but now a startup is working hard to fix them. Copperhead OS might be just what the doctor ordered when it comes to Android security. JM Porup reports for Ars Technica: Copperhead OS, a ... Read More »
A startup on a shoestring budget is working to clean up the Android security mess, and has even demonstrated results where other “secure” Android phones have failed, raising questions about Google’s willingness to address the widespread vulnerabilities that exist in the world’s most popular mobile operating system. “Copperhead is probably ... Read More »
The Food and Drug Administration has released guidance on low-risk devices intended to promote general wellness, including mobile health and fitness apps. Under the final guidance, which contains “non-binding” recommendations for the industry, the FDA indicated that it “does not intend to actively regulate low-risk technologies that are intended only ... Read More »
Microsoft’s first big feature update for Windows 10, the Anniversary Update, is out today. With it comes a smarter Cortana, better multiple desktop tools, and tweaks that fix annoyances we’ve hated since Windows 10 launched. Cortana Is Way Smarter, and Can Talk to Android and Windows Phone Cortana reminds me ... Read More »
With the smartphone-based reality game Pokemon Go gaining popularity, cyber security sleuths have issued an alert against some fake and malicious apps prowling in the Indian web space which can seriously compromise an individual’s phone. “It has been observed that fake Pokemon Go malicious apps are available on third party ... Read More »
We carry computers in our pockets. Tiny little computers that we occasionally hold up to our ears to hear other people. Mostly we use them as portable gaming, non-verbal communication and entertainment devices. Often we wax poetic that our phones could be our only computer, if only there was a ... Read More »
If one of the things for which you enjoy using your Android phone or Android tablet is to watch YouTube, the need to be in range of a Wi-Fi hotspot can be a pain. And if you are using a mobile data connection, watching those old favourites time and again ... Read More »
The story of Niantic CEO John Hanke is an overnight success story for the ages, and probably one of the biggest of the current decade. A person who does some development for Google eventually makes a startup within Google, centered around a game. That same person breaks their company off ... Read More »
