Having the right features of a web browser app on your phone is one of the important checklists when buying a phone. Default web browser installed on your OS can be reliable. However, more people prefer to still use Chrome. Chrome is light, fast, and with highly customizable settings. Although, there is no clear study on why people stick to using Chrome. Could it be they’re used to it, or just lazy and afraid to trust other web browser apps? Here are some web browser apps you might not…
A new variant of the infamous FakeBank Android malware has been discovered recently. This new FakeBank variant has the ability to intercept phone calls that victims are making to their banks where they are redirected to scammers instead. As you probably know by now, FakeBank is a banking Trojan designed to show fake login screens on top of a legitimate banking app in an infected device. This Android malware has become one of the Android threats on the market that made its mark because of its…
RottenSys, the name of a strain of malware, is being used in a Chinese malware operation that was building a huge botnet of almost 5 million Android devices. This Android malware in its current form is being utilized by the crooks to display ads on infected devices quite aggressively. However, it seems that the cybercriminals behind this strain of malware are deploying a new module written in Lua to gather all the infected Android devices to form a massive botnet based on the pieces of evidence…
This has happened before, and it’s happening again. It seems like Samsung’s old habits just don’t die, and probably getting worse. Samsung was sued again by a small company claiming that the multi-billion company has stolen their IP technology. NuCurrent, devoted to creating wireless charging technology, believed that Samsung has been using their intellectual property without their consent. Of course, being sued for theft is not new to Samsung. They know they can bully smaller…
Since October 2017, Google has been talking about the six routines of Google Assistant and how it can help Android phone functionality through voice command. The small information Google release in public has now become clearer on how it can be customized. Google announced that there will be six routines to choose from when using Google Assistant, Good morning, Bedtime, Leaving home, I'm home, Commuting to work, and Commuting home. Saying one keyword will automatically trigger the assistant…
Connecting your Android phone to your PC is sometimes a hassle because you may not be able to use your phone for a while, especially when transferring files or updating your software via computer. Since the arrival of Windows 10, a considerable amount of Windows App also arrived to keep your Phone to PC connectivity easy and functional. Every PC and laptop brand even made their own apps to improve this kind of service. Here are some of the best Android Apps to customize functionality of…
The new Android P has steered the Android fans with some of its changes to our known Android features. Some features were changed, including the look, UI, and even the color. However, Android promises that it is about similar to Android Oreo, and there’s no reason for Android fans to get hysterical. Here are some of the new features and changes we can expect from Android P. Unusual Features of Android P There are some unusual changes made to Android P that are somehow an issue to…
Despite the fact that the new Galaxy S9 of Samsung does not quite live up to iPhone X when it comes to its implementation of a Face ID-style system as well as its strange take on AR emoji, study shows that users are more loyal to Android than iOS. This shows that Android users aren’t switching to iPhone anytime soon. Android users, as it turns out, have higher loyalty compared to iOS users based on a new report from a research firm known as Consumer Intelligence Research Partners or…
A new Android malware strain has been discovered that can phish Facebook credentials of users and use it to log into accounts to steal account information as well as search and collect the results using Facebook’s search functionality. The new malware strain is dubbed as “Fakeapp” which was detected earlier this month by the researchers from Symantec. According to Symantec, the app, at the time of writing, is being distributed inside malicious apps that are made available to…
Low-cost Android smartphones with over 40 models were found to be infected with an Android banking Trojan called Triada. These malware-laden smartphones were already sold globally. This banking Trojan was discovered by a research team from a Russia-based antivirus firm known as Dr. Web. A few days ago, this security firm published a list of all the 42 Android models that they have analyzed and found to be infected with the banking Trojan Android.Triada.231. Triada is not a new Android…
