There’s a not-so-new Trojan malware that infects Windows computers running the Vista and 7 operating systems, even including the deceased XP. Trojan.Viknok, which emerged last year, is now shifting its aim to the privilege escalation vulnerabilities by obtaining administrative-level access to computers in order to convert the system into a botnet.
Twitter adds Mute functionality to iOS, Android and Web
Twitter has officially announced a new feature for its iOS, Android and web clients called Mute. It comes as a very welcome addition to the Twitter experience. It gives users the ability to select and turn off the posts of any user they follow, without unfollowing them. This feature is uni-directional only meaning only you will […]
Facebook patents own hardware for a smartphone
Patent Bolt has shared some telling images showing that Facebook has been working on a hardware for a smartphone it plans to launch at a date only Zuckerberg knows when. The patent was filed in 2011, so the prototype might well have morphed into the final stages of development, we can only guess.
Motorola’s first device under Lenovo to be named Moto E
Motorola is planning to show off a brand-new smartphone in London on May 13th by the name of Moto E. This is the first event held by the company after being sold off to Lenovo by Google. However, any surprises planned on the day about a new phone may have been ruined as we believe […]
Samsung to launch Tizen smartphones in Russia and India
According to recent reports, Samsung is going to launch a Tizen handset in Russia in the coming weeks and after that, the Tizen handset will also be launched in India. The demand for low cost phones is abundant in these regions. Also the market presence and credibility of Samsung in not as strong as Europe […]
A wave of old ransomware targeted Android devices this week
A more than two-year old ransomware has shape-shifted to target mobile devices running the Android operating system, extorting hundreds of dollars from victims in exchange for the restoration of their locked hard drives.
