Over the past few years, a number of tech companies have been involved with the NSA spying scandal. Apple has always been at the top of the list of culprits, and many have claimed that the NSA can access a direct backdoor on almost all Apple devices. In other words, if the NSA wants to spy on your iPhone or iPad, it can easily do so – and indeed has done so to catch criminals. Apple has repeatedly denied any links between the company and the NSA, but according to a new report, Apple…
Some Android games are stupidly hard – like Flappy Bird. Others are stupidly simple – like Snake or Solitaire. Freaking Math somehow manages to be both. In Freaking Math, your job is to identify correct math equations. You have two seconds to choose whether a math equation is right or wrong. Two seconds seems like a lot of time to decide whether 2+2 = 5 is correct or incorrect, but it’s harder than it seems. The goal of Freaking Math is to get as many equations right in a row…
Apple announced iOS8 earlier this summer. It wasn’t the biggest iOS update ever, but it introduced a number of popular features – like the ability to add widgets to your notifications tray and revamped app icons. Apple users won’t get iOS8 until the iPhone 6 is available, but Android users can now enjoy access to iOS8 thanks to a new iOS8 Launcher app. That app is an “easy-to-use, no-frills, lightweight launcher” which comes preloaded with iOS8-style wallpapers, icons, and…
A lot of people are calling 2014 the year of the selfie. That’s dumb, because selfies have been around for a long time. But it wasn’t until 2014 that grandparents and probably even great-grandparents heard about the selfie. In any case, HTC is preparing to release a phone that could solidify 2014 as the year of the selfie. According to (now-retired) leaker @EVLeaks, HTC is developing a smartphone codenamed “Eye”. That smartphone is specially designed to be the ultimate…
For years, carriers have been heavily promoting iPhones. iPhones were popular, hip, and easy-to-sell. They also made carriers – and Apple – billions of dollars. Now, things may have changed. While Apple remains popular in the United States, a recent study suggests that the iPhone’s popularity is waning in a key demographic: carrier salespeople. Carrier salespeople are now recommending more Androids than iPhones. According to new research conducted by Kantar Worldpanel, carrier…
Facebook now requires you to use its Messenger app to send and receive messages. Within the next few weeks, you will no longer be able to send and receive messages using the standard Facebook app. That’s why millions of Android users have been downloading Facebook Messenger over the past week. Facebook Messenger is a separate Facebook app that lets you send and receive messages from your Facebook friends. While installing Facebook Messenger, users are greeted with a long list of…
Most Android devices make it difficult to unlock the bootloader. The bootloader, after all, is responsible for booting your device the way it’s meant to be booted. An unlocked bootloader can be tampered with, which means people could brick their devices. LG, however, may be taking a different approach. According to a new letter sent to a customer, LG is preparing to release a bootloader unlocker for the LG G3. That letter was sent by XDA Developers Forum member wolfgart. LG responded…
Wi-Fi thieves are not only annoying: they’re also dangerous. A Wi-Fi thief steals your bandwidth but they may also be using your internet connection for illegal purposes. They could be using it to spread malware infections, for example, or to distribute copyrighted content online. That’s why you need to identify and eliminate Wi-Fi thieves as soon as possible. Today, I’m going to show you exactly how to do that using just your Android device and a simple app. Use Fing to…
Frequent readers of our blog know about the Blackphone. The Blackphone calls itself the “world’s most secure Android smartphone” and started shipping in early July. Some privacy advocates heralded the Blackphone as the average Joe’s response to NSA backdoor spying and the lack of digital security. Other privacy advocates – like Blackberry – claimed that the Blackphone was “consumer-grade privacy that’s inadequate for businesses”. Well, the Blackphone is out and…
The iPhone 6 won’t be revealed until early September, but that didn’t stop a group of Los Angeles residents from getting seriously trolled this August. YouTube prankster Jonathan Morrison took to the streets of Hollywood to trick people into checking out a fake iPhone 6. That “iPhone 6” was actually a cheap knock-off based on early iPhone case designs. It wasn’t even running iOS – it was running a heavily-modified version of Android with iOS-style skins. The specs were…
