ADVANCED MOBILE CARE GIVEAWAY REVIEW So there I was just browsing my Twitter feed, when out of the blue I get a request to review an app. First time for everything right? Well, I agreed without hesitating because I love helping app developers get attention to their apps. So after getting the details and ironing […]
As many of you know recently in America there has been a lot of trouble with the government snooping on people’s private messages. But, it seemed some systems were not tappable by anyone and the CM team thought they should build this right into Android itself. The details are quite complex to get your head […]
Again we seem to have a little issue with fake malware applications in the Play Store, and this one is claiming to be BBM and the listing is quite believable. Claiming to be from “RIM” the name Blackberry used to go by it does look quite convincing if you are not someone who knows a […]
The popular and powerful Cerberus anti-theft application for Android is free today thanks to a special promotion with AppGratis The application is one of the most powerful and cost-effective Android security applications you can get. It aims to offer the best protection it can, even with an option to hide it completely from the App […]
For those that may have missed the news, Sky’s twitter and Android Developer accounts were compromised, and there is a suggestion that the apps themselves may have been hacked too - full information here: http://landoftechnology.com/2013/bskyb-android-apps-hacked-by-syrian-electronic-army/ Sky have been very quiet on the situation and indeed it does not seem that they have regained control of […]
BSkyB in the United Kingdom has had it’s Android apps on Google Play replaced and defaced by the “Syrian Electronic Army” Sky are advising everyone who has had these apps installed to remove them as soon as they can. If you have friends and family using these applications on Android, get them to remove them […]
What is it? NFCSecure offers Android users a fast and easy way to protect their devices. By utilizing NFC technology, NFCSecure prevents access to any of the phone or tablet’s functions until an associated NFC tag is scanned. The app can be used in place of inconvenient PIN/Password unlocking or in combination with them to […]
A huge security hole has been found in the Galaxy S 3’s stock firmware which allows for privilege escalation (the application getting access to more than what the user allowed) and it’s all down to the “Kies” application on the device. But have no fear, the system has been fixed!
Well i know the headline is a bit cheesy and rubbish but oh well. Anyway, Vodafone are going to be introducing palm scanners to the big red Vodafone truck at music festivals in the UK this year. See you now feel safer don’t you, well you should be. 2,00 mobile phones can simultaneously charge and […]
It’s appearing that a root backdoor has appeared in ZTE phones, allowing full root to devices. It simply provides a root shell using a hard-coded password. This is serious news for any hackers, as this command can cause major damage to phones. Here is the information, should you wish to have a go: The ZTE […]
The Lookout security team have discovered a new threat they’re naming “NotCompatible” and it’s fairly simple at the moment to keep yourself safe until various systems are updated to protect you. But, like most, this only effects those with unknown sources enabled. The “application” is usually automatically downloaded because of stock Android browser’s behaviour with […]
