As if all the data that it has collected over the years even without our consent is never enough, Facebook once again raised the hackles of those who scorn at the slightest gesture of invasion to privacy. This time the social networking titan has made changes to its advertising scheme that would take advantage of […]
Avoid these Android apps to save your phone from being locked for ransom
Two security vendors, Symantec and Kaspersky Labs, have discovered two apps on Google Play this week that, out of the users’ confidence that they truly are security apps meant to scan a device for malware, have encrypted the devices for a ransom.
Blackphone security-centric phone to release in 14 days
For those of you who are now wary of the prying third-party eyes, the Blackphone security-centric mobile phone is only a little more than 14 days away from the shelves. The smartphone is said to be foolproof to nearly all kinds of eavesdropping attempts from both government surveillance programs and malicious hackers.
Firefox OS apps can now run natively on Android
Mozilla has released a new version of Firefox for Android that enables Firefox OS based apps to run natively on Android. Firefox OS marketplace is still very small but there are some exclusive apps for the OS. With the latest version, Firefox for Android v29, users can now port those exclusive Firefox OS apps to […]
Discrimination between Windows 7 and Windows 8 security updates
If you happen to be using both the Windows 7 and Windows 8 operating systems on your desktop computer, you might relate to the findings of two security researchers who found a sort of discrimination between the security fixes for those operating systems.
Lenovo K920 expected to arrive soon with QHD display
Last month, there was news about a new device from Lenovo by the name of Lenovo Vibe Z2 which was tipped to be the successor of Lenovo Vibe Z. But according to a latest report, a new device has been spotted at the China Mobile’s booth at the Mobile Asia Expo that possibly suggests that […]
