Android

Pixel XL Review: Living With Google’s Flagship Smartphone

REVIEW: After several months using the Pixel XL, Roland Moore-Colyer gives his verdict on the 100 percent Google phone

7 years ago

Google Pushes Out Android Security Patch To Crush Critical Flaws

Google continues to fight new flaws found in its Android mobile operating system

7 years ago

BT Publicly Supports Google In EU Antitrust Battle

BT lends support to Google's Android OS over potential fears of Apple dominance

7 years ago

Google Coughts Up $1m For Each Chrome And Android Bug In 2016

The search company paid out over 1,000 individual rewards in 2016

7 years ago

Android Heavyweights 2017: Samsung Galaxy S8 And Google Pixel 2 Speculation

Google and Samsung are set to debut flagship mobile powerhouses in 2017 but how will they shape up?

7 years ago

Donald Trump Could Still Be Using Outdated Android Smartphone Despite Security Risks

US President Donald Trump could still be using a old and rather insecure Android smartphone, which for security reasons he…

7 years ago

Android Veteran Hugo Barra Joins Facebook As VR Head

Big name signing to lead Facebook's virtual reality team at Oculus, and welcomed personally onboard by Zuckerberg

7 years ago

Charger Ransomware Found On Google Play Store

Android security woes continue. New ransomware found on Google Play store by Check Point researchers

7 years ago

HummingBad Android Malware Returns Badder Than Before As HummingWhale

The fraudulent advertising malware makes a comeback by being harder to detect and remove from Android smartphones and tablets

7 years ago

Flagship HTC U Ultra Smartphone Has Second Screen For Notifications

HTC makes serious Android smartphone play with HTC U Ultra and HTC U Play

7 years ago

Smartphone Wars: Android Dominates China, Struggles in US While iOS Ticks Along

The smartphone war between Apple and Android continued as both made gains and losses at the end of 2016

7 years ago

Android Users Beware Of Fake Super Mario Run Apps

A fake, credit card-stealing Android version of Mario Super Run is doing the rounds

7 years ago

Google Patches Android For 90 Vulnerabilities In January Update

Google starts the new year with another large security update for Android, once again patching mediaserver, Qualcomm and Linux kernel…

7 years ago

Honor 6X Targets Stake In Mid-Range Android Smartphone Market

CES 2017: The Huawei sub-brand looks to replicate the success of the Honor 5X

7 years ago

New Android Switcher Trojan Spreading Through Wi-Fi Routers

The trojan hijacks DNS servers and replaces them with malicious versions to re-direct web traffic

7 years ago

Samsung Galaxy A5 And A3 Are Mid-Range Water-Resistant Smartphones

The new Galaxy A phones are the first out of the blocks at CES 2017

7 years ago

Nokia Smartphone Leak Prompts New Year Return Rumours

Smartphone shakeup? New sketches suggest new Nokia Android smartphones are set for early 2017 arrival

7 years ago

Popular Android Competitor Pulls Plug

CyanogenMod, which gave Android mobile users more control over their devices, has shut down following commercial friction

7 years ago

Android Malware Helped Russian Hackers Track Ukrainian Military

Killer malware! Russian malware on Android devices tracked and killed Ukrainian artillery units

7 years ago

Windows And Android Malvertising Campaign Puts Home Routers Under Attack

Security researchers at Proofpoint have identified a new malvertising attack on internet routers which ensnares networks though legitimate websites.

7 years ago

Five New Malware Variants Discovered Every Second

Security researchers have added more than 115 million malware samples to their databases so far this year, with Windows viruses…

7 years ago

Nokia Returns To Making Mobile Phones

Famous Finnish brand returns, but can it hope to compete against the Samsung and Apple powerhouses?

7 years ago

Million Google Accounts Hacked by ‘Gooligan’ Android Malware

Android malware has compromised more than one million Google accounts, warns Check Point

7 years ago

Microsoft Office 365 Is Now Available In 150 Countries – Including The Vatican City

Microsoft Office 365 will expand to another 97 markets in the next year as 10 more countries are added

7 years ago

Barclays Trials Contactless Android Cash Withdrawals

The system lets users tap an NFC-equipped Android device or contactless card to receive cash on in-branch machines

7 years ago

UK Exclusive HTC Evo 10 Debuts With Android Nougat And Water Resistance

HTC looks to be back targeting the smartphone mid-market

7 years ago

Android Fake Email App Trojan Takes Aim At German Banks

Android malware appears to be increasingly tailored to target specific banking services

7 years ago

Android Firmware ‘Mistakenly’ Sends User Data To China

UPDATED: The firmware sent text message contents, call data and app usage details to Shanghai, researchers found

7 years ago

Google Issues Supplemental Android Patch For Dirty COW Linux Security Hole

Latest security bulletin from Google's Android looks to help plug the Linux hole

7 years ago