Android

Google Phases Out Android Pay, Introduces ‘Google Pay’

Google Pay will combine Google's multiple payment applications, allowing users to make transactions with their device or online

7 years ago

Smartphone Shipments Record First Ever Decline, Gartner Warns

Saturation point? Last quarter of 2017 saw first ever decline in smartphone shipments, but Samsung still leads

7 years ago

Fast-Spreading Botnet Infects Android Gadgets For Crypto-Mining

A botnet that surfaced over the weekend spread to thousands of smartphones and set-top boxes in the first hours of…

7 years ago

Researchers Uncover ‘Dark Caracal’ Global Espionage Ring

The group, based in government premises in Beiruit, apparently compromises governments and individuals on a contract basis

7 years ago

Skygofree Android Spyware Threatens Privacy

Kaspersky finds spyware can read WhatsApp messages and take pictures, and it has been around for three years already

7 years ago

Smartphones ‘Can Be Unlocked’ Using Covert Sensor Data

Singapore researchers used sensor information freely available to any mobile app to unlock Android phones in only three tries

7 years ago

Google Axes Pixel C Android Tablet

Search engine giant quietly retires its Android-based tablet Pixel C, in favour of Chromebooks

7 years ago

Catelites Malware Targets Bank Customer Logins

Sophisticated fake mobile banking app interface for Android will steal your bank login credentials

7 years ago

Newly Discovered Android Malware Physically Wrecks Phones

The Loapi malware, which poses as adult or security apps, runs processor-intensive scams that can cause a phone to overheat…

7 years ago

Google Assistant Arrives On Android L Smartphones

Google Assistant is now available on half of Android devices as it arrives on Android Lollipop smartphones, Android M &…

7 years ago

Google Begins Rollout Of Android 8.1 Oreo

Rollout of next iteration of Android underway as 8.1 looks towards accelerate on-device machine intelligence

7 years ago

Virtual Keyboard App Reveals Data Of 31m Android Users

Colossal new data breach as Android keyboard app Ai.type exposes personal data of 31 million users

7 years ago

Google Tackles KRACK With December’s Android Bulletin

Patch update for Android, but good news is that there are no reports of any flaws being exploited in the…

7 years ago

Microsoft Edge Now Generally Available For iOS And Android

Microsoft Edge web browser leaves preview for iPhone and Android smartphones

7 years ago

Amazon Sumerian Is A Web-Based VR Programming Tool For AWS

The cloud-based 'Sumerian' development tool automates the development of 3D experiences and their deployment across desktop and mobile devices

7 years ago

Google Has Been ‘Tracking’ Android User Locations

Search engine collects location data on Android users, even when location services are switched off

7 years ago

BankBot Malware Slips Into Google Play Yet Again

The banking Trojan, which imitates real banking apps to steal users' login details, has been reported on Google Play several…

7 years ago

Silicon Readers Say Android Is The Dominant Mobile OS In The Workplace

Android is used by almost half of our readers at work and some people out there still use BlackBerry

7 years ago

ESET Detects More Malicious Apps On Google Play

Not again. Google Play found to host malicious Android apps that seem legitimate, but install a mobile banking trojan

7 years ago

Fake WhatsApp Downloaded More Than 1m Times From Google Play

The fraudulent developer managed identify themselves as 'WhatsApp Inc.' on Google Play, bypassing the company's filters

7 years ago

Google Adds Neural Networks API For Android 8.1 Preview

Ahead of December launch, Android 8.1 includes a Neural Networks API to accelerate on-device machine intelligence

7 years ago

Google Claims 64 Percent Of Chrome And Android Traffic Protected By HTTPS

The search giant's efforts to encourage websites and app makers to adopt the secure protocol are paying-off

7 years ago

Samsung Electronics Chief Resigns, Citing ‘Unprecedented Crisis’

Kwon Oh-hyun, considered Samsung's No. 2, has resigned even as the company forecasts record growth for its chip unit and…

7 years ago

Poll: What Mobile OS Do You Use At Work?

iOS? Android? Windows? Bada? What mobile operating system do you use at work? Let us know!

7 years ago

Microsoft Edge Mobile Arrives On iOS And Android

Microsoft releases Edge Mobile and launches a preview for its Android launcher

7 years ago

Bill Gates Admits He Uses An Android Smartphone

Microsoft's co-founder has revealed he uses an Android phone with 'a lot of Microsoft software' rather than a Windows device,…

7 years ago

Samsung Pay Gets Co-op Bank Support

Samsung Pay adds another UK bank to its mobile payment platform

7 years ago

All Android Versions Except Oreo Affected By ‘Critical’ Security Flaw

The 'high-severity' bug could allow malicious apps to take over a device by drawing a false window - but Android…

7 years ago

IFA 2017: SanDisk Unveils Biggest Ever 400GB MicroSD Card

Sorry iPhone. Android smartphones can now have an extra 400GB storage, with world’s highest-capacity microSD card

7 years ago

IFA 2017: Sony Xperia XZ1 Packs Android 8.0 Oreo And 3D Scanning

Sony shows off three new phones at IFA in a bid to reverse its mobile decline

7 years ago