Apple sued for promising privacy, failing at it What's allowed for Cupertino is verboten for everyone else Personal Tech28 Jan 2023 | 7
Flutter now has less stutter and plays nicer with the web Version 3.7 shows Google's cross-platform, Dart-based UI framework maturing Software25 Jan 2023 |
Asia rules the mobile world: more users, more often, generating more cash Chinese developers are cashing in as the region buys in to TikTok and games Personal Tech16 Jan 2023 | 2
Privacy on the line: Boffins break VoLTE phone security Call metadata can be ferreted out Security11 Jan 2023 | 24
Next-gen Qi2 wireless charging spec seeded by Apple CES iBiz's MagSafe charging tech forms the foundation of the Qi2 movement Personal Tech05 Jan 2023 | 26
Get ready for $10,000 apps in Apple's software souk With Tim taking his third, natch Software07 Dec 2022 | 17
Women sue Apple claiming AirTags helped their stalkers Pair say they were harassed and followed using trackers described in the media as 'stalker-proof' Personal Tech06 Dec 2022 | 100
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
Prison inmate accused of orchestrating $11M fraud using cell cellphone Judge rejects defense effort to toss warrantless device search on privacy grounds Security13 Oct 2022 | 29
Europe lagging behind South Korea, Japan, US in 5G rollout UK and Germany among adoption leaders in the region Networks06 Oct 2022 | 21
Apple debuts iPhone 14, Watch 8, other sparkly things With Crash Detection (no, not that kind) and satellite-powered SOS when cell service is absent Personal Tech07 Sep 2022 | 42
AMD admits its Ryzen mobile naming scheme is a mess, promises to clean it up Finding Zen just got a little easier Personal Tech07 Sep 2022 | 9
Apple app transparency changes bring in the ad bucks... for Apple By striking down Google and Facebook, the iMaker's transformation is complete Personal Tech06 Sep 2022 | 14
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
Two years on, Apple iOS VPNs still leak IP addresses Privacy, it's a useful marketing term. *Offer does not apply in China Research19 Aug 2022 | 18
Warning: Apple 'could very easily' cripple Jamf Tech watchdog group worries iGiant will 'Sherlock' device manager OSes15 Aug 2022 | 26
Google tells Apple to 'fix text messaging' in bid to promote RCS protocol iMessage talks to Android users via outdated SMS/MMS, ad giant complains Software10 Aug 2022 | 93
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
Apple dev roundup: Weather data meets privacy, and other good stuff WWDC No AR/VR glasses but at least RoomPlan will let you make rapid 3D room maps Applications08 Jun 2022 | 5
New York to get first right-to-repair law for electronics Hey, big Apple, how'd you like them Big Apples? Personal Tech03 Jun 2022 | 63
Tim Hortons collected location data constantly, without consent, report finds Hortons hears a sue Personal Tech03 Jun 2022 | 64
Dear Europe, here again are the reasons why scanning devices for unlawful files is not going to fly Antivirus-but-for-pictures would trample rights, not even work as expected, say academics Research02 Jun 2022 | 165
How to reprogram Apple AirTags, play custom sounds Voltage glitch here, glitch there, now you can fiddle with location disc's firmware Research27 May 2022 | 5
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
Europe's GDPR coincides with dramatic drop in Android apps Privacy rules increase cost, reduce choice, slash revenues, study concludes Applications09 May 2022 | 93
Apple must fix its self-service repair program, say critics A+ for marketing, F- for blocking aftermarket parts with serial number checks Personal Tech28 Apr 2022 | 18
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
Apple iOS privacy clampdown 'did little' to reduce tracking Double-standard rules have strengthened iGiant's gatekeeper power Personal Tech08 Apr 2022 | 18
Apple notches up ninth €5m fine for ignoring nation's competition watchdog It's just a business expense at this point Personal Tech23 Mar 2022 | 22
Android's Messages, Dialer apps quietly sent text, call info to Google Updated Hashed text, phone call logs collected without opt-out nor specific notice Personal Tech21 Mar 2022 | 89
Apple, Google urge monopoly watchdog to leave them alone Competitors and web developers would prefer to see mobile market rules rewritten Applications15 Mar 2022 | 15
Russia scrambles to bootstrap HPC clusters with native tech Don't send a mobile chip to do a high-end CPU, GPU job. Unless you have no choice. HPC04 Mar 2022 | 25
Mobile-based ID wallets for government are coming Among top 10 government tech trends, claims Gartner Applications24 Feb 2022 | 23
Google offers privacy audit tool to app developers Checks checks your privilege privileges Applications22 Feb 2022 | 11
Three US states plus Washington DC sue Google for using UI design 'dark patterns' to harvest your location Position of data permission controls designed to deceive, trio of lawsuits claim Applications24 Jan 2022 | 28
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 Legal14 Jan 2022 | 36
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 Personal Tech11 Jan 2022 | 33
Ubuntu-on-a-phone crowd fix Google account issues in new Touch update OTA-21 of mobile OS arrives OSes07 Jan 2022 | 6
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 Personal Tech04 Jan 2022 | 36
2033 is doomsday for 2G and 3G in the UK Surely the Great Coming of (Huawei-less) 5G will have happened by then Networks08 Dec 2021 | 55
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 Off-Prem08 Dec 2021 | 5
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 Security30 Nov 2021 | 5
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 Security18 Nov 2021 | 63
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? Personal Tech04 Nov 2021 | 12
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 Software21 Oct 2021 | 4
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 Personal Tech19 Oct 2021 | 24
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 Networks02 Sep 2021 | 1
Bumble fumble: Dude divines definitive location of dating app users despite disguised distances And it's a sequel to the Tinder stalking flaw Personal Tech26 Aug 2021 | 37
Apple says its CSAM scan code can be verified by researchers. Corellium starts throwing out dollar bills Updated Here's $15,000 to make that third-party inspection happen, says Florida outfit Security17 Aug 2021 | 56
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 Applications29 Jul 2021 | 11
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 Networks21 Jul 2021 | 18
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' Applications22 May 2021 | 77
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 OSes01 Apr 2021 | 81
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 Applications04 Mar 2021 | 6
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 Software11 Jan 2021 | 13
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 Software29 Sep 2020 | 7
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 Personal Tech03 Sep 2020 | 19
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 Software01 Sep 2020 | 42
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 Software27 Aug 2020 | 95
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 Personal Tech10 Aug 2020 | 24
What happens when holes perfect for spyware are found in the engine room of millions of Qualcomm-based phones? Let's find out DEF CON Start the clock on those patches – they'll be coming any day, week, month soon Security07 Aug 2020 | 55