A 4-Year-Old Android Bug Could Bring Malware to 99% of Devices
A team of security researchers claim to have identified a four-year-old Android bug that can allow malicious trojans to appear as verified apps, infecting devices with malware while users remain unaware of its presence. Usually, apps are verified using cryptographic signatures:
Roamer’s app-based call forwarding helps you save cash abroad (video)
Call forwarding when you’re abroad isn’t the most exciting of tech topics, but it is one that’s likely to save you a bundle on the road. Roamer is a new iOS and Android app that forwards your regular number onto a
Americans spend 23 hours per week online, texting: Report
Addicted to Internet! An average user in the US spends a staggering 23 hours a week emailing, texting and using social networking sites and other forms of online communication, new research has found. The number equals to nearly 14 percent of the
Facebook reportedly testing user-hosted chat rooms
Facebook is said to be testing a new feature that will allow users to set up chat rooms that their friends can join without the need of an invitation. According to a new report by TechCrunch, the feature has been codenamed
Android 4.3 leaks in new screenshots, features updated Camera app
Alleged screenshots of an early version of Android 4.3 running on Samsung Galaxy S4’s Google edition variant have appeared online. Spotted first by Samsung focused website, Sam Mobile, the screenshots of the phone’s ‘About phone’ page show the model number as GT-I9505G,
Top 10 changes that Microsoft Windows 8.1 will bring
After several rumours hinting at the new features that Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 would bring, the Redmond giant has officially announced some of them through a new blog post taking a “first look.” According to Microsoft, Windows 8.1 will not just respond to
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Preview now available for download
At its Build developers conference, #Microsoft announced that it has made the preview version of Windows 8.1, the update to its Windows 8 desktop operating system, available to the public for download. As the word ‘preview’ suggests, this build is sort
[App] WifiKill – disable internet for network hoggers (Android 4.x)
This week was a little light on Android app quantity, but the quality of the ones we do have for you is pretty fantastic. Perhaps not entirely, well, 100% ethical in a certain WiFiKiller’s case-but fantastic nonetheless. WiFiKill Downloader: Although this has
Google Wins Rare Privacy Victory in Europe
Today in international tech news: Google gets a break from the European Court of Justice. Also: Hacking alert prompts website shutdowns in South Korea and North Korea; Samsung tries to hash out a deal with European regulators; and Chinese media claim a
Digital burn-out? Tips for technology detox
PARIS: Tired of checking your smartphone every few minutes for new emails, likes or retweets? Do you spend more time looking at your device than chatting to your date? Are you close to a digital burn-out? Fear not, an increasing number