Thursday, August 6, 2015

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Android Fingerprint Scanners Open to Mobile Payment Hacks

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:46 AM PDT

Google, Android, and all manufacturers could do without more stories about what hackers are able to do on the platform, but yet they keep coming. The Stagefright vulnerability recently put Android in the spotlight as it was found users could control a device by sending a simple corrupted MMS. It has now been found that Android fingerprint scanners allow hackers to take a user?s print, while Apple's TouchID does not.
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There are 24,093 Separate Android Products in Use

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:28 AM PDT

Android is the mobile platform that leads the way in global markets, Google's OS is well ahead of Apple's OS in most areas with all other rivals insignificant enough to not be worth mentioning. Why is that, what has made Android the runaway leader? Well, the sheer availability of the platform across so many devices certainly helps, and market researcher Open Signal says there are now 24,093 different Android products in use.
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Google Commits to Monthly Android Security Patches

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 04:08 AM PDT

It seems as though Google and Samsung have been in talks over the recent vulnerabilities in the Android platform. Google's OS was found to have what?s been dubbed the Stagefright vulnerability where hackers can use a MMS to secure control of an Android handset. Samsung revealed that it would now start sending monthly security patches to its devices and Google has now followed suit by saying it will do the same.
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Samsung to Issus Monthly Security Patch Post Stagefright Vulnerability

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 03:57 AM PDT

In the wake of the recent Stagefright vulnerability found in the Android platform, Samsung has decided to knuckle down and will start releasing monthly security patches for its devices. Simply put, this will mean that any future security problems will be dealt with quickly, instead of merely waiting for them to happen before acting. Samsung will also be rolling the patches out directly, so they will not have to pass by (and inevitably arrive late) a carrier first.
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BlackBerry Passport Silver Arrives in U.S.

Posted: 05 Aug 2015 07:45 AM PDT

The silver edition of the BlackBerry Passport is now available in the United States, bringing with it a slight change to the company's current smartphone flagship. Some of the changes to the Passport (which we still think is a quality handset by the way) are more noticeable than others, but the result is the most updated variant of the square screened device.
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OnePlus Designing OnePlus 2 Successor? Not Named OnePlus 3

Posted: 05 Aug 2015 07:14 AM PDT

The smartphone world never stops, even if you are a company that takes it one device and one sale at a time. OnePlus has just announced its acclaimed OnePlus 2 and already has another handset scheduled for release later in the year, a lower end device. However, the company is already working on its next "Flagship Killer" but don't expect it to be called the OnePlus 3.
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LG Wine Smart Coming to International Markets

Posted: 05 Aug 2015 06:57 AM PDT

LG is rolling back the clock to 2004 with its new smartphone and taking a leaf out of Samsung's book at the same time. The oddly named Wine Smart is a flip phone just like the ones we all thought were cool a decade ago but are hardly in vogue in 2015. However, Samsung has continued building flip phones and it seems the Korean company's counterpart LG is also getting in on the act.
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Lenovo Vibe X3 Benched: Solid Specs

Posted: 05 Aug 2015 06:32 AM PDT

Lenovo's new Vibe X3 has been reported for some time and now it seems as though the handset is close to launching after passing through GFXBench recently. The overall specs seem to show that Lenovo's latest mid-range smartphone will be a solid overall package and should come with an affordable price tag once it launches at IFA in Berlin last month.
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