Qualcomm announces flagship processor amid slowing smartphone sales, gloomy economic outlook

Qualcomm announces flagship processor amid slowing smartphone sales, gloomy economic outlook

Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon Gen 2, a brand new chipset that will power some of the flagship Android smartphones from the biggest phone makers, including Samsung, Xiaomi and OnePlus. But some wonder if consumers are in the mood to buy expensive smartphones during the holiday season due to economic uncertainty and high inflation. At […]

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Cybersecurity researcher discovers a way to bypass lockscreen on Pixel devices

Cybersecurity researcher discovers a way to bypass lockscreen on Pixel devices

Cybersecurity researcher David Schutz has discovered a serious vulnerability that allows anyone to bypass the lock screen on a Pixel smartphone. According to Schutz, the only thing an attacker needs to bypass the lock screen is a SIM card and access to the device. In his blog post, he adds that the “vulnerability is tracked […]

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Google rolling out third-party payments to Spotify, Bumble

Google rolling out third-party payments to Spotify, Bumble

Google today announced that it is beginning rolling out support for third-party payments on popular apps Spotify and Bumble. The tech giant’s user-choice billing will also be expanding to more countries, including the US. Google’s User Choice billing was also announced for countries like India previously and is now also expanding to non-gaming apps starting […]

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What is a Trojan dropper and how to protect your Android phone from malware

What is a Trojan dropper and how to protect your Android phone from malware

Malware authors and cybersecurity developers are locked in a constant war where new mechanisms are introduced to patch new types of security issues, and malware authors find new exploits to work around them. While Android 13 introduced a bunch of restrictions, helping the OS gain an edge, the advantage was apparently shortlived and cybercriminals found […]

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Five common Android problems and how you can fix them

Five common Android problems and how you can fix them

Android devices account for the majority of mobile phones, but the operating system is far from perfect. Every once in a while, various issues pop up. Even though some might be device specific, there are some problems that exist no matter which phone it is. Here, we will be giving you solutions for the five […]

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‘Low-cost model powered India’s digital transformation,’ says Google after second CCI penalty

‘Low-cost model powered India’s digital transformation,’ says Google after second CCI penalty

US-based tech giant Google has been fined a second penalty of Rs 937.44 crore in India in the span of weeks after the company was accused of abusing its dominant position in the market. “Google has been given 30 days to provide the requisite financial details and supporting documents,” the CCI order said. Google has […]

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India among countries with most Android malware, ‘GB WhatsApp’ among responsible apps: ESET report

India among countries with most Android malware, ‘GB WhatsApp’ among responsible apps: ESET report

A new report has suggested that India is among the countries with the most Android infections. The T2 2022 Threat Report by Malware protection and Internet Security firm ESET suggests that India was among countries with most detections of Android/ Spy Agent Trojan malware as Android threat detections continued to grow in T2 2022 by […]

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Google app payments under probe by Indonesia’s antitrust agency

Google app payments under probe by Indonesia’s antitrust agency

Google has been fined more than 8 billion euros ($7.99 billion) by the European Union in the last decade for anti-competitive practices Google has been fined more than 8 billion euros ($7.99 billion) by the European Union in the last decade for anti-competitive practices Indonesia’s anti-trust agency (KPPU) said on Thursday it is investigating potential […]

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EU wants to make five year software updates mandatory for all Android phones

EU wants to make five year software updates mandatory for all Android phones

After pushing Apple to ditch its proprietary Lightning connector in favour of USB Type-C, EU lawmakers have set their eyes on Android. According to a report by 9to5Google, a draft regulation is currently on the table in the EU which might soon compel smartphone manufacturers to support all Android phones for at least five years. […]

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