mobile OS

Android Ransomware Encrypts Files, Researchers Warn

Android/Simplocker encrypts victims' content on their mobile device until a ransom is paid

11 years ago

Apple Courts Developers With iOS 8 SDK Featuring 4,000 New APIs

Apple provides developers with ability to access Touch ID, control connected devices and new programming tools with iOS 8 SDK

11 years ago

iOS 8 Brings New Health, Cloud And Messaging Features To iPhone And iPad

iOS 8 debuts at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) and will be released on iPhone and iPad later this year

11 years ago

LG Reveals G3, A Premium Smartphone Full Of Surprises: Gallery

The G3 features a laser-assisted camera, a really big battery and one of the highest resolution screens on the market

11 years ago

Spotify Breach Hits Android Users

Spotify tells a number of customers to change passwords and Android users will have to upgrade following a breach

11 years ago

Leaked Source Code Causes Explosion In Popularity Of ‘iBanking’ Malware

The sophisticated malware strain usually sold for $5,000 suddenly becomes free

11 years ago

Box Revamps Android App, Offers 50GB Free Storage To LG Users

Box for Android 3.0 is available to download today, bringing the app in line with its iOS counterpart

11 years ago

Former iPhone User Sues Apple Over iMessage Disruption On Android

Former iPhone user complains not all her messages are being delivered to her new Samsung Galaxy S5

11 years ago

Motorola Aims To End ‘Dumbphone’ Era With £89 Moto E

Motorola shows off low-cost Moto E and 4G-enabled Moto G

11 years ago

Oracle Wins Round In $1bn Android Court Battle

A US federal court has ruled that Oracle's Java programming interfaces can be protected by copyright, in a blow to…

11 years ago

‘Police’ Ransomware Koler.A Demands $300 From Android Users

Android ransomware scam shames porn users into accepting extortion demands by pretending to have encrypted their phones

11 years ago

Huawei Ascend P7 Hopes To Crack Western Smartphone Market

Huawei Ascend P7 claims to offer the best of east and west, including the world's first 'groufie' optimised front facing…

11 years ago

Google Faces Android Antitrust Lawsuit From Poor Search Sufferers

A class-action lawsuit accusing Google of establishing a search monopoly that prevents innovation through the use of Android

11 years ago

Google Launches Offline Docs Apps For iPhone And Android

Google Docs and Sheets offer offline editing for iPhone, iPad and Android, with Slides set to follow

11 years ago

Almost All Mobile Malware Targets Android Says F-Secure

More than 99 percent of new mobile malware targets Android, but someone, somewhere is still targeting Symbian

11 years ago

Windows Phone Growth Slows As Apple Market Share Bounces Back

Latest figures show Windows Phone is struggling from mid-range Androids while Apple benefits from Japan, Australia and Europe

11 years ago

Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop Denies Being A Microsoft ‘Trojan’

Elop says Nokia opted for Windows Phone because it feared a "collision course" with Samsung and has no idea what…

11 years ago

US Appeals Court Resurrects Apple Motorola Patent Row

Apple Motorola patent row rumbles on as court says iPhone manufacturer can seek sales ban

11 years ago

Android Wallpaper Apps Secretly Mine Bitcoins

Google has removed five smartphone wallpaper applications that used handset computing power to produce digital currency

11 years ago

Google To Refund Users Who Bought ‘Virus Shield’ Fake Android Anti-Virus App

Less-than-proud Virus Shield owners are to be refunded and given a $5 Google Play voucher

11 years ago

iOS 7.1.1 Adds Touch ID Improvements And Fixes SSL Vulnerability

Apple adds usability improvements and security fixes in iOS 7.1.1, including an SSL flaw not related to Heartbleed

11 years ago

Android Users Downloaded 220m Apps Containing Heartbleed Bug

Updates have reduced the number of vulnerable apps, but millions still running flawed software on Android

11 years ago

Motorola Solutions Licenses Android Patents From Microsoft

Motorola Solutions, the remainder of the company that sold its handset division to Google in 2012, has joined the ranks…

11 years ago

iOS Malware Tries To Pilfer Passwords From Jailbroken Devices

Chinese hackers may have created iOS malware called Unflod

11 years ago

Microsoft Plans To Close Nokia Acquisition On Friday

Microsoft is set to finalise the $7 billion (£4.4bn) acquisition of Nokia's mobile devices unit at the end of this…

11 years ago

Apple Signs CarPlay Equipment Deals

Pioneer and Alpine are to manufacture CarPlay-based systems for iPhone users who want to add the software to vehicles themselves

11 years ago

Microsoft Releases Windows Phone 8.1 Preview To Developers

Windows Phone 8.1 is made available to developers to test and build applications in a real-life environment ahead of consumer…

11 years ago

Geeksphone Revolution Lets Users Dual-Boot Android And Firefox OS

Geeksphone Revolution arrives in the UK, allowing users to choose between Android and any other open source OS without voiding…

11 years ago

Facebook To Remove Messaging From iPhone And Android Apps

Facebook users will have to use dedicated messaging app for iPhone and Android chats

11 years ago

Jonathan Ive To Oversee Software At Apple As ‘Slide-To-Unlock’ Inventor Retires

Sir Jonathan Ive assumes more control over software design at Apple following Greg Christie's departure

11 years ago