Fast Share, Android's answer to Apple's AirDrop, due soon
It appears Google is preparing to roll out a new file sharing feature when it unveils Android 11 later this spring.
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Novel system allows untethered high-quality multi-player VR
Virtual reality headsets and application programs for VR are not gaining traction with users because of a chicken-and-egg dilemma, lack of VR content and slow market penetration of custom-made VR units.
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Google Assistant to read web pages aloud on some devices
"Hey Google, read this page."
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Google Authenticator app susceptible to malware attacks
New research indicates the Google Authenticator app on Android devices is vulnerable to a form of malware known as Cerberus. According to financial cyber security specialist ThreatFabric, this banking Trojan can steal one-time ...
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Microsoft Defender coming to devices running Android, iOS
Microsoft Defender software will extend its activity to fight the good fight against malware on iOS and Android mobile platforms. Expect to see the Defender software for these devices later this year, according to reports. ...
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Stubborn strain of Android malware disses resets
It's being called nasty—oh, the reinfection of it all— and sneaky for good reason: It's all of that, known to headache-watchers as xHelper, which turns out to be of no help at all once infected. The malware xHelper was identified ...
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Researchers identify security vulnerabilities in voting app
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in using internet and mobile technology to increase access to the voting process. At the same time, computer security experts caution that paper ballots are the only secure ...
Feb 13, 2020
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Apps could take up less space on your phone, thanks to new 'streaming' software
If you resort to deleting apps when your phone's storage space is full, researchers have a solution.
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Patches to make Sudo utility less open to abuse
A flaw that gave out root privileges gets patched. It is a utility that, said Dan Goodin in Ars Technica, can be found in "dozens of Unix-like operating systems."
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Engineer still concerned over Safari tracking prevention
The headlines on many tech-watching sites this week amounted to one big whaaat? An anti-tracking feature in Apple's Safari browser was actually exposing private browsing habits, according to researchers outside Apple. This ...
