Privacy fail: Pictures cropped, redacted by Google Pixel phones can be recovered Updated aCropalypse Now, starring any 2018-or-later device Security20 Mar 2023 | 36
Can we interest you in a $10 pocket calculator powered by Android 9? Beware, it only has 3GB free and may go up to – yikes! – $23 Offbeat03 Mar 2023 | 88
Google's big security cert log overhaul broke Android apps. Now it's hit undo Devs missed warnings plus tons of code relies again on lone open source maintainer Security16 Feb 2023 | 13
Microsoft delivers 75-count box of patches for Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday Adobe, SAP, Intel, AMD, Android also show up with bouquet of fixes Security14 Feb 2023 | 8
Japan joins ranks of nations plotting smackdown for Apple, Google Regulator wants to bust the oligopoly in mobile OS and app markets Software10 Feb 2023 |
Apple complains UK watchdog wants to make iOS a 'clone' of Android Move means possibility of new WebKit-free iPhone browsers is even more likely Applications09 Feb 2023 | 69
Surprise! China's top Android phones collect way more info Best to revisit that plan to bring home a cheap OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo, or Realme handset from your holiday Software07 Feb 2023 | 75
US government calls foul on Apple and Google over walled gardens for apps As for actually doing anything about it - that'll have to wait Software03 Feb 2023 | 11
Well that escalated quickly: India demos homebrew mobile OS BharOS is based on the Linux kernel and is apparently incapable of running malware OSes25 Jan 2023 | 39
India's Supreme Court finds Google's appeal against monopoly fines unappealing Vast and unpleasant – for Google – changes to the Android ecosystem remain a possibility OSes23 Jan 2023 | 5
Indian official reveals 'plan' to build a national mobile OS Analysis History tells us it will flop. But success might not be the real goal, so much as poking Big Tech OSes19 Jan 2023 | 31
What's called Grogu but isn't that cute? Google's leaked answer to Apple AirTags Rumored product looks like part of a larger effort to compete with Cupertino's Find My network Personal Tech17 Jan 2023 | 14
Lenovo adds rugged ThinkPhone to appeal to ThinkPad users CES Gorilla Glass-plated Android gadget for the biz crowd but it won't be cheap... Personal Tech05 Jan 2023 | 8
Legit Android apps poisoned by sticky 'Zombinder' malware Sure, go ahead and load APKs instead of using an app store. You won't enjoy the results Research09 Dec 2022 | 25
Google warns stolen Android keys used to sign info-stealing malware OEMs including Samsung, LG and Mediatek named and shamed Security05 Dec 2022 | 4
Google says Android runs better when covered in Rust Banishing memory safety bugs cuts critical vulnerabilities Software02 Dec 2022 | 96
Almost 300 predatory loan apps found in Google and Apple stores Note to self: Lenders don’t need the contact list on your mobile device Security01 Dec 2022 | 34
Evernote's fall from grace is complete, with sale to Italian app maker Frustrate enough users and your product will stumble. Hint, hint, Elon Applications17 Nov 2022 | 74
Oh, look: More malware in the Google Play store in brief Also, US media hit with JavaScript supply chain attack, while half of govt employees use out-of-date mobile OSes Research07 Nov 2022 | 25
Windows 11 runs on fewer than 1 in 6 PCs Statcounter says Number 10 is still Number 1 in the Windows world OSes02 Nov 2022 | 101
Meta met a programming language it likes better than Java Goggles giant on how it gave its Android apps a Kotlin makeover Software25 Oct 2022 | 16
Windows Subsystem for Android declared ready for prime time First Look Works well, but selection of available apps is meagre Virtualization21 Oct 2022 | 46
India fines Google $162 million for abusing Android monopoly That's a whole six hours of revenue, but requirements to open the Android ecosystem will hit harder OSes21 Oct 2022 | 3
Google reveals Pixel 7 phones with 1.7 Stadias of security fixes promised This and wearables fortified with machine learning to serve you, human Personal Tech06 Oct 2022 | 17
Check out this Android spyware, says Microsoft, the home of a gazillion Windows flaws While issuing an emergency patch for Endpoint Configuration Manager Cyber-crime22 Sep 2022 | 7
Open standards body for digital wallets announced Open Source Summit No, not the dodgy cryptocurrency kind Off-Prem16 Sep 2022 | 5
Google fined $4b after Euro court snips 5% off earlier price Search giant’s appeal lands flat as fine imposed for anticompetitive practice in Android search Legal14 Sep 2022 | 16
Google Play to ban Android VPN apps from interfering with ads Developers say this is not the privacy protection it's made out to be Security30 Aug 2022 | 39
Microsoft looks beyond the US with Windows Subsystem for Android Realizes there's a big beautiful world out there and sets sail for Japan Devops19 Aug 2022 | 25
Google fined $42.5m over misleading Android location settings in Australia Ad behemoth committed to 'providing the most helpful products possible' Legal12 Aug 2022 | 14
Microsoft thinks there are people on 2G networks who want to use Outlook Offers 5MB Outlook Lite App that works on phones with only 1GB RAM Applications03 Aug 2022 | 44
Cell, Wi-Fi can work for Windows 11 on Surface Duo Windows Phone is dead, long live Windows on a Phone Personal Tech11 Jul 2022 | 2
Microsoft teases Outlook Lite for Android What are the 'main benefits' of Outlook? Whatever they are, that's all you'll get Applications04 Jul 2022 | 33
The App Gap and supply chains: Purism CEO on what's ahead for the Librem 5 USA Interview Freedoms eroded, iOS-Android duopoly under fire, chip sources questioned – it's all an opportunity for this phone Personal Tech02 Jul 2022 | 34
Google to pay $90m to settle lawsuit over anti-competitive behavior on the Play Store US developers that qualify could receive more than $200,000 Legal01 Jul 2022 | 9
End-of-life smartphone? Penguins at postmarketOS aim to revive it Alpine-based distro runs on old mobiles abandoned by Android and their manufacturers OSes15 Jun 2022 | 41
Hardware flaws give Bluetooth chipsets unique fingerprints that can be tracked While this poses a privacy and security threat, an attacker's ability to exploit it may come down to luck Research10 Jun 2022 | 6
To cut off all nearby phones with these Chinese chips, this is the bug to exploit Android patches incoming for NAS-ty memory overwrite flaw Research03 Jun 2022 | 28
Murena and /e/ Foundation launch privacy-centric smartphones First Look De-Googled Android phone does the job, has a few rough edges Personal Tech02 Jun 2022 | 35
Predator spyware sold with Chrome, Android zero-day exploits to monitor targets Or so says Google after tracking 30+ vendors peddling surveillance malware Research24 May 2022 | 6
Upgrading to Android 12.1 ... in Windows 11: Telemetry disabled by default Dev Channel Insiders get Windows Subsystem for Android updates OSes23 May 2022 | 4
Google shows off immersive maps, AR-flavored search, Pixel 7, and more Google IO Your essential de-hyped guide to what the Chocolate Factory teased at developer shindig Personal Tech11 May 2022 | 10
Microsoft closes Windows LSA hole under active attack Plus many more flaws. And Adobe, Android, SAP join the bug-squashing frenzy Patches11 May 2022 | 8
iOS, Android stores host more than 1.5 million 'abandoned' apps That's more than the total that are actively maintained, study claims Applications10 May 2022 | 33
Engineer gets Windows 11 working on a Surface Duo So those hardware requirements for Microsoft's OS really are arbitrary Offbeat04 May 2022 | 41
Google releases beta version of Android 13 'Tiramisu' Chocolate Factory's latest mobile code confection refines permissions and error reporting OSes27 Apr 2022 | 22
Google bans third-party call-recording apps from Play Store Apps pre-installed in the device will still be able to have call recording functionality Applications22 Apr 2022 | 38
Google 'Switch to Android' app surfaces in iOS App Store After years of Apple's agitation to 'Move to iOS,' the Chocolate Factory has a reply Personal Tech20 Apr 2022 | 26
Microsoft's huge Patch Tuesday includes fix for bug under attack April bundle addresses 100-plus vulnerabilities including 10 critical RCEs Patches13 Apr 2022 | 15
Russian devs plan alternative Android app store after Google Play bans paid apps Claim NashStore will help Russians access common apps from May 9 SaaS30 Mar 2022 | 10
The first step to data privacy is admitting you have a problem, Google Opinion Android messaging heist isn't the action of a well company. Let us help Security28 Mar 2022 | 106
Testing for COVID with the sound of a cough? There’s an app for that And it's right more often than rapid antigen tests Personal Tech23 Mar 2022 | 28
Samsung updates its most popular smartphone range The mid-range A-Series matches top-end models for software updates Personal Tech18 Mar 2022 | 25
Intune out of tune after an Android 12 update? Help's coming Affected OPPO owners due an OTA update. OnePlus and Realme to follow SaaS08 Mar 2022 | 2
Google blocks FOSS Android tool – for asking for donations StreetComplete told people how they could fund development, now it's not allowed to Software02 Mar 2022 | 49
Samsung shipped '100 million' phones with flawed encryption Academics found TrustZone-level code could not be trusted to keep secrets Security23 Feb 2022 | 22
Google expands Privacy Sandbox to Android Web giant shocked, shocked, to find misuse of data going on in here Security17 Feb 2022 | 17
Critical 'remote escalation' flaw in Android 12 fixed in Feb security patch batch This is the final software update from Google for the Pixel 3, 3 XL, too Security09 Feb 2022 | 19
Play Store class action has £15m budget for defeating Google in London court Detail emerges on who's funding it ... and for how much Legal07 Feb 2022 | 23
Android devices, demand in China help keep Qualcomm from worrying too much about losing Apple Oh, yeah, and Windows on Arm. Who could forget that? OSes03 Feb 2022 | 3
Google dips into India Digitization Fund for telco Bharti Airtel Pledges work on 'mutually agreed commercial initiatives' – such as figuring out how to use 5G Off-Prem31 Jan 2022 |
Indian government floats idea of home-grown challenger for Android and iOS May not be the smartest move seeing as alternative OSes crater – and Google promised to spend billions in India OSes27 Jan 2022 | 10