Goggle At Google’s Vulnerable TFA Keys
It would seem that certain Bluetooth Low-Energy versions of Google's Titan Security Keys are not the best choice when implementing TFA into your life. Those with a T1 or T2 on the…
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Tag: Android
Mozilla Firefox for Android Mothballing Until Fenix
Mozilla has just published a Google Doc that outlines their plans for Fennec (Firefox for Android). It looks like this document was supposed to coordinate Mozilla employees and volunteers, so the specifics...
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Sorry about that, you are going to have to post your smartphone usage stats to Facebook manually now
You may remember news back in the summer of 2018 about Facebook's Onavo Protect VPN, when it was pulled from the Apple store due to the fact it collected an...
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A real PNG in the arse for Android users
Careful what pictures you open up on your Android device as you may find yourself regretting looking at that meme. Among the 42 new vulnerabilities listed in Android's newest Security...
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Lenovo Unleashes Smart Devices with Alexa and Google Assistants
While Lenovo’s desktop displays and mobile PCs got most of the attention at CES earlier this month, the company also took the wraps off a number of smart devices for...
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Satya Nadella spotted heading into the woods with a shovel and dufflebag
It has been an interesting week to be Microsoft, as they have had to suggest to their user base that they might be better off moving to a competitor's product. Sebastian has…
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ZTE Axon 7 Oreo Update… But Probably Don’t Install It.
The ZTE Axon 7 had a troubled news cycle over the last year or so. While the company was working on updates, they were essentially slapped out of existence by the US…
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Filament Game Engine Open Sourced (Apache 2.0)
Yet another video game engine has entered the market – this time by Google. Filament is written in C++, supports OpenGL 4.1-and-up, OpenGL ES 3.0-and-up, and Vulkan 1.0 on Android, Linux, macOS,…
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Your Android may suffer a Meltdown
Researchers in Austria have found a way to utilize Meltdown to hack Galaxy S7 smartphones, a bad sign for security. It was previously discovered that ARM's Cortex A75 was susceptible to the…
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Intelligent fruit flies slower than Snapdragons
The Inquirer posted some findings from Ookla which is bound to be somewhat depressing for Apple users with Intel modems in them. This will not be a surprise for anyone who recalls…
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BlackBerry Launches Security-Focused KEY2 Smartphone with Physical Keyboard
BlackBerry’s upcoming KEY2 smartphone is a refreshed successor to last year’s KEYone that addresses most of the issues of its predecessor. At 151.4 x 71.8 x 8.5mm and 168 grams...
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Has your Amazon Fire TV been running a little hot lately?
New cryptomining malware has been popping up on Android devices recently, especially Fire TV's with debugging mode or installation of unsigned apps enabled. ADB.Miner runs a program called Test under com.google.time.time and…
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Onyx Boox Max 2 13.3″ Tablet Review: Android Meets E Ink
E Ink is one of those initially promising technologies that ultimately has lived a bit of a disappointing life. After the introduction of the original E-reader devices such as the Amazon Kindle, we were…
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus Review: Enter the Snapdragon 845
Samsung’s updated Galaxy phones are available now, and while the external designs - while beautiful - look the same as last year, the Galaxy S9 and S9+ feature…
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Acer Launches Updated Chromebook Spin 11 Starting at $349
Acer is bringing an updated convertible Chromebook to market in March with the Chromebook Spin 11 being available to consumers and not just through educational channels like the previous models....
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Podcast #482 – Spectre, Meltdown, Cord Cutting, and more!
PC Perspective Podcast #482 - 1/04/18 Join us for discussion on Spectre, Meltdown, Cord Cutting, and more! You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still access it directly through the...
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Identity theft? Ya, there’s an app for that
Hopefully you are already well aware that a large number of free Android apps slurp up a lot of personal information about you, however you might not realize the extent of the…
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Huawei Announces Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro Smartphones
Huawei has announced the successor(s) to the Mate 9 smartphone with the new Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro, which feature a new "3D Glass Body" industrial design along with the new Kirin 970…
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