In the economy of mobile apps, you are less a consumer of software than consumed by it. That's according to security firm Zscaler that has analysed the surprisingly intrusive permissions demanded by many popular Google App store apps before they will allow a download to start.
John E Dunn | 16 Jul | Read more
Is the Towelroot tool a simple way for Android smartphone users to gain root access on their devices or an inadvertent proof-of-concept that shows the way to cybercriminals?
John E Dunn | 18 Jun | Read more
Tiny British startup SaveSquared has launched a service it believes can cure the affliction of smartphones and tablets that run out of power while out and about - power up the device by renting a portable recharger from a nearby shop.
John E Dunn | 17 May | Read more
The UK government has said that public sector workers can use certain Samsung devices for official business providing they have the Samsung Knox mobile management platform installed.
Mobile security firm AdaptiveMobile has named and shamed a clutch of popular Android apps it believes have been using the ‘growth hacking' technique to spam large volumes of invitations to the contacts database of installed users.
John E Dunn | 04 Apr | Read more