Android

Huawei Mate 9 Smartphone To Take on Google Pixel XL And iPhone 7 Plus

The Mate 9 could be the replacement for the ill-fated Samsung Galaxy Note 7

8 years ago

Google Looks To Spread Android’s Material Design With Material.IO

The search giant is aiming to spread its latest Android design ethos by creating tools and a site on which…

8 years ago

Dirty COW Linux Flaw Can Root Android Devices

Long standing Linux vulnerability also impacts Android and can be used to root devices, researcher warns

8 years ago

BlackBerry DTEK60 Is Its Third Android Smartphone

BlackBerry DTEK60 promises to combine Android ecosystem with BlackBerry security

8 years ago

Ghost Push Dominates Android Malware

Malware makes up at least one percent of all daily Android app installs, finds study

8 years ago

Selfie Stealing Android Trojan Discovered By McAfee Labs

Tweaked Acecard trojan aims to trick gullible Android users into sending selfies and photos of their IDs

8 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week: Name That Mobile Phone

How well do you know some of the best known and most obscure mobile phones and smartphones from past and…

8 years ago

Foxconn Firmware Flaw Leaves Android Devices Vulnerable To USB Hack

Dubbed Pork Explosion the flaw allows Android security protocols to be bypassed

8 years ago

Top 10 Android Alternatives To The Samsung Galaxy Note 7

We round up the top 10 Android smartphones worthy of replacing the Samsung Galaxy Note 7

8 years ago

Google To Release Android 7.1 Developer Edition This October

Google's first set of tweaks to Nougat brings Daydream support and more developer features

8 years ago

With Pixel Google Aims to Exert Greater Control Over Phone Support

ANALYSIS: Google's latest effort to produce an Android smartphone to compete with the Apple iPhone looks promising. But will it…

8 years ago

Android Security Bulletin Patches 78 Vulnerabilities

Busy month for Google as it patches multiple vulnerabilities with the Android operating system

8 years ago

Google Pixel Packs AI Assistant To Realise Android Smartphone Vision

Google releases its first ever "inside out" Android flagship smartphone, powered by AI Assistant and Daydream VR

8 years ago

Metro Bank And Co-op Enable iPhone And Apple Watch Payments With Apple Pay

Apple Pay is increasing its share of contactless payments by signing up two high street banks

8 years ago

DressCode Malware Infects Hundreds Of Google Play Apps

The malware could allow hackers to bypass corporate firewalls, according to Trend Micro

8 years ago

EU ‘Demands’ Google Stop Forcing Android Makers To Install Search And Software

EU regulators want Google to stop forcing Android hardware makers to install its search and software

8 years ago

Android Smartphones Could Also Ditch Headphone Jack With USB-C Audio Upgrade

Android smartphone owners could need new headphones as USB-C gets power-efficient audio transmission

8 years ago

Ofcom Android App To Assess Mobile Network Performance

The app will be used to bolster Ofcom's research into mobile telecoms operators

8 years ago

Microsoft StaffHub Helps Companies Organise Shift And Deskless Workers In The Cloud

IGNITE 2016: Microsoft StaffHub goes into public preview, letting restaurants, bars and other businesses manage their 'deskless'

8 years ago

The Essential Download: macOS Sierra, Google Trips, Ryder Cup

Get more productive, active and entertained with our weekly roundup of the best new and updated iOS, Android and Windows…

8 years ago

Google Daydream VR Platform Opens To Android Developers

Developers now have access to the Google VR SDK to create Daydream-based Android apps

8 years ago

Malicious Android Apps Due To Increase By 400 Percent In 2016

Webroot's threat intelligence data identifies Asian countries as a hotbed of malicious IP addresses

8 years ago

Firefox 49 Adds Android Offline Viewing But Removes Firefox Hello From Desktop

Firefox 49 improves the stability, expands reading mode and adds offline viewing but plug-in-less chat is gone

8 years ago

Google Launches Allo Smart Messaging App For Android And iOS

Google has launched Allo, bringing its artificial intelligence powered chat app to Android and iOS smartphones.

8 years ago

Android Scam Call And SMS Security Is Undone By HTML Exploiting Malware

Android's built-in protection which flags warnings about apps trying to send premium rate messages without user consent can be manipulated…

8 years ago

Euronews Adopts Samsung Gear 360 For VR News Reports

The news company looks to make its reports more immersive with virtual reality

8 years ago

Google Pulls Four Overseer Spyware Infected Apps From The Play Store

The spyware harvested user and device data from infected Android smartphones

8 years ago

Google Play ‘Tracking Android Users 24/7’

Users may be surprised to know that Google is tracking users' every move - even if Google Maps is switched…

8 years ago

Android Pay Adopted By Santander, NatWest, RBS And Ulster Bank To Chase Apple Pay

Android Pay has been adopted by NatWest, Santander, RBS and Ulster Bank, allowing Google's contactless smartphone payment service to snap…

8 years ago

Facebook Brings Native Payments To iOS and Android Messenger App

The social networking giant has tweaked its chatbot platform with a suite of features

8 years ago