Legal
Lawmakers propose TLDR Act because no one reads Terms of Service agreements
The bill calls for concise, machine readable summaries of how websites and apps use client data
14 Jan 2022 22:33 | 33
Mobile
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Personal Tech
LAPD cops who preferred playing Pokémon Go to tackling robbery can be fired, appeals court rules
Call of duty? Not when there's a Snorlax about
11 Jan 2022 20:12 | 32
OSes
Ubuntu-on-a-phone crowd fix Google account issues in new Touch update
OTA-21 of mobile OS arrives
07 Jan 2022 20:04 | 6
Personal Tech
AT&T, Verizon delay 5G C-band rollout over FAA fears of passenger plane radars jammed by signals
Telcos miffed, pilots are fine with it
04 Jan 2022 22:20 | 36
Networks
2033 is doomsday for 2G and 3G in the UK
Surely the Great Coming of (Huawei-less) 5G will have happened by then
08 Dec 2021 13:02 | 55
Off-Prem
South Korea sets site reliability engineering standards for Big Tech
Wants Google, Meta, Netflix and locals to work harder on uptime, warn locals of outages in Korean
08 Dec 2021 05:58 | 5
Security
It's the flu season – FluBot, that is: Surge of info-stealing Android malware detected
And a bunch of bank-account-raiding trojans also identified
30 Nov 2021 20:11 | 5
Security
Boffins find way to use a standard smartphone to find hidden spy cams
Smartphones now have lasers so we're gonna use them to find voyeurs
18 Nov 2021 22:43 | 62
Personal Tech
There, that wasn't so hard, was it? South Korea makes Google allow rival payment systems in Play store apps
All right, which country's next?
04 Nov 2021 23:28 | 12
Software
Google trims the cut its Play Store takes from digital subscriptions, ebooks, music streaming
But with 97 per cent of Android devs offering free software, web giant's share of mobile ad spend matters more
21 Oct 2021 20:33 | 4
Personal Tech
Google Pixel 6, 6 Pro Android 12 smartphone launch marred by shopping cart crashes
Chocolate Factory talks up Tensor mobile SoC, Titan M2 security ... for those who can get them
19 Oct 2021 21:31 | 24
Networks
O-RAN Alliance: Nokia downplays decision to take breather as critics worry over fate of key industry groups
Backs away from potential Entity List security issues related to Chinese alliance members
02 Sep 2021 09:35 | 1
Personal Tech
Bumble fumble: Dude divines definitive location of dating app users despite disguised distances
And it's a sequel to the Tinder stalking flaw
26 Aug 2021 07:28 | 37
Updated
Apple says its CSAM scan code can be verified by researchers. Corellium starts throwing out dollar bills
Here's $15,000 to make that third-party inspection happen, says Florida outfit
17 Aug 2021 22:10 | 56
Applications
Google Play puts Android apps on notice: No naughty JavaScript, Python, Lua
And come April next year, accurate disclosures of personal data usage will be required
29 Jul 2021 23:58 | 11
Networks
Watchdog slaps down Three's claims to be building the UK's 'fastest 5G network' – again
Company can't seem to help running its mouth, despite ASA's ruling last year
21 Jul 2021 11:30 | 18
Applications
This week, Apple CEO Tim Cook faced surprisingly tough questioning from judge
iLeader defends iGiant's app oversight to keep people safe from 'toxic mess'
22 May 2021 19:44 | 77
OSes
Android, iOS beam telemetry to Google, Apple even when you tell them not to – study
Search giant insists it's necessary, iTitan didn't have anything to say
01 Apr 2021 07:10 | 81
Applications
If Google and Apple won't help us, we'll sort it out the Linux way: 21 companies form Mobile Native Foundation
Lyft, Microsoft, Slack, Capital One, Airbnb become bedfellows
04 Mar 2021 06:37 | 6
Software
Last stop before MAUI: Xamarin Forms 5.0 released for cross-platform mobile, new features, new bugs
Microsoft's cross-platform .NET tools get a refresh, but with a relatively short life before newer tools sweep it away
11 Jan 2021 19:59 | 13
Software
Yet another twist for 2020: Google says Android 12 will make it easier to install alternative app stores
And, cough, cough, don't forget to use Google Play's billing system
29 Sep 2020 10:02 | 7
Personal Tech
Apple: Yeah, about those ground-breaking privacy features in iOS 14 – don't expect them until next year
'Fundamental right to privacy' can wait – Facebook and others are annoyed
03 Sep 2020 19:48 | 19
Software
As promised, Apple will now entertain suggestions from the hoi polloi on how it should run its App Store
You may have one or two, dare we say Epic, thoughts to share
01 Sep 2020 09:15 | 42
Software
Brave takes brave stand against Google's plan to turn websites into ad-blocker-thwarting Web Bundles
Draft spec reduces pages to inscrutable data blobs, says privacy bod
27 Aug 2020 22:04 | 95
Personal Tech
Publishers signed up to Apple's premium News may be less than 'appy to discover the iGiant snatching readers
Safari links redirected by default into Cupertino's walled garden
10 Aug 2020 22:11 | 24
DEF CON
What happens when holes perfect for spyware are found in the engine room of millions of Qualcomm-based phones? Let's find out
Start the clock on those patches – they'll be coming any day, week, month soon
07 Aug 2020 23:46 | 55
Personal Tech
Paying Arizona: Google sued by state for location data revenues after tracking state's citizens via mobiles
Chocolate Factory insists its practices have been mischaracterized
28 May 2020 21:50 | 7
Personal Tech
Whoa, France. Take it easy. Wow. You're out of control. Fining Apple 55 minutes of revenue for secretly slowing down iPhones? Maniaques!
Prenez-vous les cartes de crédit? asks Tim Cook as he prepares to personally expense this trifling €25m
08 Feb 2020 00:25 | 58
Security
To catch a thief, go to Google with a geofence warrant – and it will give you all the details
Investigators ask Chocolate Factory to help them connect the geographic dots
18 Jan 2020 14:06 | 70
Security
Relying on AT&T, Verizon and T-Mob US to protect you from SIM swapping? You better get used to disappointment
Study shows top telcos are naff at fending off cellphone number hijackings
13 Jan 2020 21:21 | 16
Updated
Google scolded for depriving the poor of privacy as Chinese malware bundled on phones for hard-up Americans
To make matters worse, uninstalling it could cause even more pain
09 Jan 2020 21:51 | 57
Personal Tech
I don't want to go on the cart! Windows 10 Mobile hauls itself from the grave one last time
'I'm not dead!' insists doomed OS. It will be soon
17 Dec 2019 19:30 | 22
Updated
Alphabet, Apple, Dell, Tesla, Microsoft exploit child labor to mine cobalt for batteries, human-rights warriors claim
Woke tech giants sued for 'knowingly benefiting from ... the cruel and brutal use of young children'
16 Dec 2019 22:57 | 66
Security
Americans should have strong privacy-protecting encryption ...that the Feds and cops can break, say senators
I don't care if it's mathematically impossible, make it happen nerds!
10 Dec 2019 21:12 | 109
SaaS
After 10 years, Google Cloud Print will finally be out of beta... straight into ad giant's graveyard
Not so much 'going gold' as 'growing cold'
22 Nov 2019 00:57 | 69
Devops
If you've wanted to lazily merge code on GitHub from the pub, couch or beach, there's now a mobile app for that
GitHub opens beta of handheld tools, unveils Arctic stunt, and other stuff
14 Nov 2019 00:17 | 7
Personal Tech
Samsung SpaceSelfie Galaxy-bearing balloon photobombs Michigan home the hard way
Phone biz refers to crash as 'early soft landing'
28 Oct 2019 19:43 | 15
Bootnotes
The eagle has handed.... scientists a serious text message bill after flying through Iran, Pakistan
A bird on the band is worth more than your entire research budget
26 Oct 2019 08:02 | 95
Personal Tech
Is right! Ofcom says Scousers enjoy a natter on the phone compared to southern blerts
Especially to Boris Johnson
10 Oct 2019 11:16 | 25
Security
GPS cyberstalking of girlfriend brings surveillance and indictment for alleged American mobster
20 supposed wiseguys charged because one was possessive
04 Oct 2019 19:29 | 26
Networks
Mayor of London wants mobile providers to stick more network kit across Big Smoke's rooftops
But are landlords going to care about a template agreement?
27 Sep 2019 15:00 | 4
Software
Hey, it's 2019. Quit making battery-draining webpages – say makers of webpage-displaying battery-powered kit
Save the family joules, urge Apple's WebKit developers
29 Aug 2019 01:08 | 73
Networks
Just one in five UK constituencies receive 4G from all four mobile operators – research
National roaming still not a thing
09 Aug 2019 12:54 | 17
Security
Open-heart nerdery: Boffins suggest identifying and logging in people using ECGs
Heartbeat rhythms could be the next biometric authentication method
25 Jun 2019 11:57 | 50
Personal Tech
FYI: Your Venmo transfers with those edgy emojis aren't private by default. And someone's put 7m of them into a public DB
Payment biz shrugs, says users are fine with sharing
17 Jun 2019 20:40 | 37
Software
Hongmeng, there's no need to feel down: It's patently obvious this is Huawei's homegrown OS
It's fun to trademark your brand in CA, it's fun to trademark your brand in SK...ay
13 Jun 2019 14:01 | 46
Personal Tech
Own goal: $280,000 GDPR fine for soccer app that snooped on fans' phone mics to snare pub telly pirates
La Liga says privacy watchdog is Barca-ing up the wrong tree
12 Jun 2019 22:15 | 50
Analysis
No Huawei out: Prez Trump's game of chicken with China has serious consequences
No cybersecurity rules means networks are destined to be balkanized
23 May 2019 01:52 | 239
Security
Titan-ic disaster: Bluetooth blunder sinks Google's 2FA keys, free replacements offered
A pairing problem makes an account compromise possible, although improbable
15 May 2019 19:42 | 10
Updated
That's the way the Cook, he crumbles: Apple, Qualcomm settle patent nuclear war – as Intel quits 5G phone race
iThings flogger, chip-licensing biz put differences aside, agree multi-year modem supply deal
16 Apr 2019 21:01 | 26
Personal Tech
Apple redesigns wireless AirPower charger to be world's smallest, thinnest, lightest, cheapest, invisible... OK, it doesn't exist anymore
Gizmo axed because it wasn't good enough, ran too hot
30 Mar 2019 00:14 | 89
Security
Huge news from Apple: No, not mags, games or TV – more than 50 security bugs to patch
Apple rolls out repairs for 51 iOS flaws, including nasty ones, plus fixes for macOS
26 Mar 2019 00:18 | 27
Security
Hey, what's Mandarin for 'WTF is going on?' Nokia phones caught spewing device IDs to China, software blunder blamed
Maker insists the privacy cock-up has been fixed, mostly
22 Mar 2019 06:56 | 16
Software
Brave claims its mobe browser batt use bests whatever you're using. Why? Hint: It begins with A then D then V...
Blocking ads, analytics code gives browser an edge over, well, Edge, Chrome, etc
28 Feb 2019 00:52 | 57
Analysis
Europe-style 5G standards testing? Consistent definitions? Who the fsck wants that, asks US mobe industry
Besides it's a security issue. Or is that just American insecurity?
21 Feb 2019 00:51 | 32
Personal Tech
Sprint subscribers: What do your updated iPhone and Tonga have in common? Both are cut off from the world
Dash it all... Fix rushed out after iOS 12.1.3 security patch collides with US telco
24 Jan 2019 20:45 | 15
Security
Stormy times ahead for IBM-owned Weather Channel app: LA sues over location data slurp
'Privacy in the digital age is one of the most fundamental issues' says city attorney
04 Jan 2019 21:02 | 37
Devops
Time for a little bet on Google? App-building framework Flutter now fitted for more than phones – desktops, too
Dart-based dev tool aspires to allow the creation of software that runs everywhere
05 Dec 2018 07:01 | 6
Security
Little FYI: Wi-Fi calling services on AT&T, T-Mobile US, Verizon are insecure, say boffins
Subscribers using wireless calls wide open to attack
30 Nov 2018 14:03 | 17
Networks
Stats model: UK small biz overpays for stealth mobile plans
Obscurity hides margin, so we called in the CMA – comparison bods
29 Nov 2018 13:44 | 6
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