Google Play app downloaded 50,000 times made secret mic recordings every 15 minutes
A RAT problem
Researchers discover brute-force attack that can bypass Android phone fingerprint locks
It doesn't work on iOS devices
An agency is offering three people $1,000 to scroll TikTok for 10 hours straight
Would (or could) you do it?
The Beepberry is a cross between a BlackBerry, a Raspberry Pi, and a calculator
Meet Beepberry, the purpose-built digital communicator
Startup founded by Magic Leap execs introduces the world's first AR laptop
With only enough power to equate it to a Chromebook and an eye-watering $2,000 MSRP, it might be a hard sell
MediaTek could be working with Nvidia on adding new GPU to mobile SoC
An unlikely partnership?
Google is working on a new feature that turns Pixel phones into dashcams
Probably a Pixel exclusive
iPhone alumni want Humane's new screenless AI to change how we interact with technology
The new technology aims to increase our connectivity while staying engaged with the world around us
Millions of Android phones come with pre-installed malware, and there's no easy fix
A hot potato: The Google Play Store is notorious for harboring apps that contain malware, adware, or some flavor of spyware or fleeceware. A lesser-known fact is that hackers are increasingly targeting pre-installed apps for their misdeeds, and researchers are trying to raise awareness about this growing trend. Millions of affordable Android phones come with numerous pre-installed apps, and hackers only need to subvert one. However, addressing this issue is significantly more challenging than dealing with rogue apps that find their way into the Play Store.
Sony unveils Xperia I V flagship smartphone with 4K HDR Display, Exmor T Image Sensor
It comes with a couple of useful features that you are unlikely to find in other flagship smartphones
Before Google's mobile OS, do you know what was Android developed for?
Was it car infotainment, digital cameras, or for an open-source game console?
Google unveils the Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet, and Pixel 7a at I/O 2023
New Google hardware to compete with Samsung, OnePlus, and Apple
Launching today, the Google Pixel 7a gets its first reviews
The Pixel 7a is another great mid-range phone from Google, powerful enough to compete with some flagships like the Pixel 7 Pro and, in terms of photography, the Galaxy S23 or the iPhone 14. Battery life is not amazing though.
Google teases its first foldable smartphone, the Pixel Fold, ahead of May 10 reveal
More details to come at Google I/O 2023
Flip phones are experiencing a renaissance, but smartphones aren't going anywhere
There's value in simplicity
Nokia's XR21 is a mid-range Android smartphone with crazy water resistance
You also get a three year warranty
The first virus to target mobile phones affected devices running which OS?
Windows CE, BlackBerry, Symbian, or Palm OS?
The Asus ROG Flow Z13 is a RTX 4060-equipped Windows tablet
The ROG Flow Z13 2023 is the second iteration of Asus' Windows tablet, this time offering improved gaming performance when equipped with an RTX 4060 along with a Core i9-13900H and 16GB of RAM on the slim form factor.
Qualcomm Snapdragon to bring resolution upscaling to mobile gaming
Adreno GPUs can save performance and battery life with super resolution
OnePlus Pad: 11.6" tablet offers solid performance at a nice price
The OnePlus Pad is the company's first tablet, sporting a sharp 11.6" screen and quad-speakers at a reasonable price. However, as most Android tablets still needs some work.
Microsoft's Phone Link app brings iOS connectivity to Windows 11 but with plenty of caveats
There is only so much you can do to work around Apple's tight iPhone security
Samsung's profit craters as demand for phones and memory chips remains low
The company just posted its worst quarterly results since 2009
The Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola is now available in the US for $699
It's surprisingly affordable, but doesn't offer bleeding-edge hardware
LG Gram SuperSlim weighs under 1kg, packs a 15-inch OLED screen
It's also extremely thin