Google announces the arrival of the new Android 11

In a related post, Google announced the arrival of the new version of the mobile operating system, “Android 11”, which offers simpler ways to manage conversations, connected devices, privacy, and more. In honor of the new “Android 11” Google mentions the eleven new features that come with the new software: Better communication with everyone 1. With “Android 11”, communications made with Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

A new Android spyware is distributed under the guise of popular apps

Kaspersky researchers have discovered a new Android spyware app distributed by “Transparent Tribe”, a notorious “APT” group, in India under the guise of official information applications for COVID-19. The pandemic is still relevant and has been turned into a product for exploitation by threatening entities, who make use of relevant social engineering threats. Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Smartphones: Does your phone finally kill you or not?

And yet when you think about things that might want to kill you, you rarely look at your phone. And yet your phone is killing you. We know, the news isn’t good. It does happen. Dozens of people have lost their lives from mobile phones and we are not talking of course about Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

How to lock your mobile phone in the safest way

There are now many ways to lock your Android phone, but which is the safest? Nowadays you have to be very careful with your mobile phone, since thousands of phone thefts happen every day. Someone may steal your phone at any time and not notice it. That’s why you should Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Corporate users are the main target of banking malware in 2019

In 2019, 773,943 Kaspersky solution users were attacked by banking “Trojans”. Of these users, one third (35.1%) belonged to the business sector. These are among the findings of Kaspersky’s analysis of the economic threat landscape last year. Banking “Trojans” or “bankers” are one of the most common tools for cybercriminals, Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

How to find your cell phone when it is in silent mode

Don’t go at random, there’s a trick. We’ve all been in a similar situation. Looking for our cell phone and not remembering where we put it. And the worst part? Call it from the landline and not listen to it because it’s in silent mode! But the point is: What do Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Reuters: Chinese “rival awe” on Google Play comes in!

Chinese Xiaomi, Huawei Technologies, Oppo and Vivo are joining forces to create a platform where developers outside China will be able to upload apps to all their app stores at the same time, in a move that analysts say is meant to challenge Google Play’s dominance, as reported by Reuters. The Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Google wants to change our relationship with smartphones

It’s not too long since there was talk of a technological gap: Not everyone had access to new technologies, so some had more opportunities and rights, while others (Third World residents, poor people) were in the dark. Today, this debate seems outdated. In the Third World, they may very often Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

How mobile phones share our sensitive data

You use an app on your mobile phone, you make an appointment, order a product, make a reservation. All these simple daily actions of any unsuspecting citizen can lead to the creation of a digital file, which includes his/her consumer habits, the areas he/she moves, religious beliefs, political and social views, state of Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

‎Kaspersky warns users in view of winter discounts

Kaspersky Researchers detected a Trojan application that deceizes users with unsolicited advertisements and enhances the installation of applications for online purchases;‎‎ by tricking both users and advertisers. This ‎‎malicious app ‎‎”visits”‎‎ smartphone app stores, ‎‎”Downloads”‎‎ and launches applications and leaves false reviews on behalf of the user‎‎, all ‎‎unbeknownst to Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

‎Smartphones in which WhatsApp will not work in 2020‎

WhatsApp will stop working on some specific mobile devices‎‎, just as it has happened in the past with other platforms and smartphones. As of ‎‎February 1, 2020‎‎ , the ‎‎application will not be supported by the operating systems IOS 8 and Android 2.3.7, or older versions of them.‎ The messaging Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

‎How to stop your smartphone from recording‎ you

Are you absolutely sure your cell phone doesn’t ‎‎listen‎‎ to you all the time? No, this is not some strange conspiracy theory but a reality of the technological era in which we live, with ‎‎smartphones evolving‎‎ into the rather ‎‎more necessary objects of our everyday life.‎‎ Just this year, ‎‎Apple Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

How to get the most out of your old smartphone

Data show that smartphones worldwide are down significantly from the previous year, with 3.2%. Nor has the launch of the iPhone 11 helped substantially in the opposite direction, with consumers increasingly prolonging the life of their old cellphone. At the same time, mid-range smartphones have the largest market share, with Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Stalkerware: So easily someone can “trap” our smartphone

Large increase‎‎ show attempts to install ‎‎ ‎‎”Stalkerware”‎‎, ie software through which someone ‎‎monitors‎‎ ‎‎messages‎‎, ‎‎photos‎‎, ‎‎social media‎‎, ‎‎GPS‎‎, ‎‎recordings‎‎ or ‎‎cameras‎‎ on the victim’s smartphone, in some cases even in real time.‎ ‎Over 37,000 such attempts were recorded from January to august 2019‎‎, a figure corresponding to ‎‎an increase Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

The first wireless charger that keeps backups of files

Some small dramas are played on a daily basis in our lives. “You have 30 seconds before your cellphone battery runs out” and “Cellphone memory is full” are two phrases, two updates that easily cause panic in the age of nomophobia. Two different problems, however, all show that they have Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Android 10: Google “breaks” tradition in the names of its operating systems

A long tradition of names for versions of its Android operating system has broken Google: So far, the company has given different versions of pastry names (“Android Oreo”, “Android KitKat”, “Android Gingerbread” and so on). However, this is changing to the new version as Android Q becomes “simply” Android 10. Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …