Some advertisers are spending more on Android since Apple’s new anti-tracking feature debuted
Apple enabled a few years ago the anti-tracking feature that Facebook is so terrified of. The iOS 14.5’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) forces all app …
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I wish my iPhone had this awesome security feature that’s on every Android
iOS 14.5 has been one of the most consequential updates in recent memory to Apple’s mobile operating software that powers the more than 1 billion …
Scary new Android malware is stealing bank logins in these 5 regions
For all the digital threats that are circulating at any given time, including everything from credential-stealing malware to malicious code that bombards the end user …
Leaker says Samsung will probably switch to Google’s mysterious new mobile OS
Fuchsia OS is no longer just a wild rumor about an operating system that could someday replace Android and help Google get rid of the …
First M1 iPad Pro benchmarks are a nightmare for Intel and Android
Many people expected the new iPad Pro to feature a variation of the A14 Bionic chip in the iPhone 12 series. Apple would use an …
Scary Qualcomm vulnerability might have let hackers spy on Android users
Check Point Research (CPR) security researchers have discovered a significant security vulnerability in a Qualcomm chip found inside hundreds of millions of Android handsets. The …
Apple forced Google to copy a great iPhone privacy feature
When the mandatory app privacy labels started rolling on in the App Store a few months ago, Facebook launched a massive anti-Apple campaign, accusing the …
Google just announced a rare exciting update for Android tablets
The 2021 iPad Pro delivered a huge blow to Android tablet makers. The iPad Pro hardly had any competition in the market, and the M1-powered …
Android has a unique life-saving feature that you won’t find on any iPhone
The increasing number of iPhones and other Apple devices in use allowed Apple to create a unique device tracking service. It can help users find …
New study claims iPhone’s Night Shift doesn’t help you get to sleep
Staring at screens all day has repeatedly been shown to have a negative impact on our ability to get to sleep and to stay asleep. …
Internal emails reveal the exact reason Apple won’t bring iMessage to Android
When Apple launched iMessage on iPhone a few years ago, it set a new standard for instant messaging experiences on smartphones, effectively killing SMS texting …
Don’t fall for this trick that unleashes nasty new Android malware
Enough people in the UK have been receiving text messages supposedly about a “missed package delivery” — which prompts the person to install a tracking …
This new Android feature reminds you to look up from your phone while you’re walking
We’ve all been there — staring at our smartphones while walking and running into a fellow pedestrian, a tree, or a stop sign. You get …
Samsung thinks its new app will make you want to ditch your iPhone
Switching from one smartphone platform to another is not a decision that anyone takes lightly, which explains why the top vendors go to such lengths …
This Android app spreads malware, so delete it right now if you have it
If you were trying to design Android malware in such a way that the appearance ensured it mimicked one of the most popular smartphone apps …
Guess who wins the brand loyalty fight between iPhone and Android
Here are a couple of new data points that will add more fuel to the ongoing iOS vs Android debate. First, US teenagers really, really …
Here’s more fodder for the Apple vs. Android debate
Ahead of Apple CEO Tim Cook participating in an interview with The New York Times’ Kara Swisher released on Monday — an interview which generated …
Hackers love it when you use any of these easy-to-guess phone passcodes
There is a truism among security experts, IT professionals, and the like which holds that systems are generally only as secure as their weakest link …
Here’s what Google is doing to protect Android users from spying apps
Now that we know just how much of our data is being collected and sold every day, the conversation surrounding user privacy is never going …
Verizon will give you up to $1,000 to trade in a broken phone – and it’s not a joke
Verizon announced on Wednesday a brand new trade-in promo that will let new and existing customers save money on their next 5G phone purchase in …
Google’s new document scanner app for Android is worth checking out
We’ve been “scanning” documents ever since they put cameras on smartphones. Taking a quick photo of a bill, receipt, contract, or any other paperwork has …
Researcher says Android collects 20x more data than iOS, but even Apple says that’s wrong
The smartphone is the primary computer most people use on a daily basis, an essential doorway to the internet that most of us couldn’t imagine …
This new Android malware is so devious
Security researchers have found a new example of Android malware that is almost as devious as it gets, in terms of the way that it …
A massive hack that Google thwarted was actually a counterterrorism operation
Security researchers regularly reveal software vulnerabilities that hackers can exploit, or even have exploited in the past. In some cases, they’re software issues that have …
We’re begging Apple to steal this amazing Android feature for the iPhone 13
Early on in the smartphone era, it was pretty common for Android devices to liberally borrow some of the iPhone’s more creative and novel features. …
Google Assistant is getting a major Memory upgrade
There’s no question that Google Assistant is one of the main advantages Android has over iPhone. The voice assistant also comes in handy on smart …
Don’t get fooled by this fake, malicious version of the Clubhouse app
The new audio-centric Clubhouse app is the latest social network that everyone is buzzing about, with the new app’s cachet having risen so precipitously that …
Lime is making it easier than ever to grab a scooter
Grabbing a Lime scooter ride is now easier than ever, as the scooter-sharing company announced new features to improve the renting and payment experience. Users …
There’s an easy fix for the Android apps that keep crashing on your phone
If you’ve found yourself unable to use some of the apps that you frequently open on your Android phone because they kept crashing, you are …
Google might soon release the first beta of its mysterious OS that may replace Android
Google has been working on a mysterious new operating system called Fuchsia for the past few years. Fuchsia has appeared in various leaks during that …
