Artificial intelligence is now extensively included in our daily lives. From virtual assistants predicting your next search question to picture editors able to tweak your selfies, AI-powered apps have entirely changed the Android…
Surfing through the website on any Android-based device should be quick, safe and free—but is it really? Your activity on the websites is monitored, captchas make you work slowly, and geo-restrictions do not let you access the content you…
Almost everybody these days is hooked up on one form of social media or another – be it Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Although there are positives to internet linking, it exposes people to certain dangers too. Social networking platforms’…
Public Wi-Fi: the savior of travelers, remote workers, and people clinging to the last 5% of their phone battery in a café. But here’s the problem: open networks are a hacker’s paradise. On a rooted Android device, you’ve got extra…
Android rooting, the process of gaining elevated privileges on an Android device, has a storied history. It has been a symbol of freedom, innovation, and customization for Android enthusiasts. Over the years, it has faced challenges and…
Back in 2016, the Android community reeled from an exploit called Drammer. Drammer rooted your device by exploiting a vulnerability. Google quickly patched the vulnerability, temporarily mitigating the attack. Unfortunately, Google’s fix worked…
John McAfee just released a smartphone he describes as “light years ahead” of similar handsets. It’s a “truly private” smartphone that promises to offer an unparalleled level of protection. The smartphone comes with an $1100 price tag,…
There are some obvious signs of mobile malware – like getting intrusive pop-ups every time you open an app. However, a lot of modern mobile malware is sneaky: it lies dormant on your device for months, quietly monitoring your activity. With…
Android’s newest update, Android N, is just around the corner. We’ve already talked about the many performance and UI improvements in Android N. But there are a bunch of security improvements included in Android N as well, and many of them are…
Weaknesses in telecommunications security allow criminals or governments to remotely snoop on anyone on the planet using just a phone number, according to a new report by a German security researcher. Security researcher Karsten Nohl recently…
