Samsung plans to fix a potential security risk for a number of Android smartphones that feature specific Samsung-made Exynos processors. The security exploit, first uncovered earlier in the week, opens the door for hackers and other ne’er-do-wells to take control of the system RAM and root the device. Once rooted, the phone or tablet would …
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19 December
iOS 6.0.2 fights Wi
Apple’s released a new version of iOS, designed to squash a Wi-Fi bug that’s been frustrating owners of its shiny toys. But the update is seemingly only applicable to the iPhone 5 and iPad mini. If you’ve heard about the update and are gazing, brow furrowed at your older iPhone or iPad, don’t be alarmed as it appears that Apple …
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19 December
Android tops in Australia, sneaks past iPhone: Telsyte
The Android operating platform is now the top mobile OS in Australia, according to research firm Telsyte. (Credit: Fraser Ntukula/Google) In new data released today, Telsyte has calculated that Google’s mobile OS accounts for 44 per cent of the Australian smartphone market, just a per cent more than Apple’s iOS. Of the 10 million-plus handsets being used across the country, …
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19 December
Nokia may consider a10
Nokia may be jumping into the tablet fray with a Surface RT alternative, if the not-always-reliable site Digitimes is to be believed. The mobile company is in talks with Qualcomm and Microsoft to begin development of a 10-inch Windows RT-based tablet, Digitimes reported yesterday, citing supply chain sources who claim to have knowledge of the discussions. The company plans to …
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19 December
4G LTE smartphone shipments to triple next year
Shipments of 4G LTE smartphones will triple next year, research firm Strategy Analytics predicts. The research firm sees shipments rising to 275 million next year from this year’s 91 million, a rise of 203 percent resulting in a record year for LTE phone vendors. Companies that stand to benefit the most include Apple, Samsung, and LG, with the iPhone 5 …
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19 December
Google planning cheaper Nexus 7, report claims
Google is planning low-ball itself with an even cheaper Nexus 7, according to an Asia-based report. Google and Asus wowed consumers with the $199 Nexus 7 and now they’re aiming at price points below $150, ultimately going as low as $99, according to Taipei-based Digitimes, citing sources at display component maker O-Film Tech. The lower-priced Nexus 7 should be released …
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19 December
LG redesigns the Magic Remote
Ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013, LG showed off the latest Magic Remote that will ship with its range of 2013 TVs. LG’s new-look Magic Remote. (Credit: LG) LG’s Magic Remote has always been a bit of an eye catcher, and the newest iteration keeps the unusual form factor. But LG has added a few extras, and the …
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18 December
Dropping Instagram already? Try these Android alternatives
It seems like almost immediately after news broke of Instagram’s updated terms of use policy, the hip photo-based social app became a lot less cool. Droves of Instagram users have been crying bloody murder, and many are already committing themselves to jumping ship. Dramatics aside, the reality is that Instagram is not irreplaceable. We Android users should know, since until …
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18 December
Samsung Galaxy S3 and others open to malware, reports say
Samsung’s most popular mobiles could be vulnerable to app-based attacks, a developer says, thanks to a security wobble in Samsung’s own-brand Exynos 4 processor. XDA Developers member alephzain says they discovered the potentially damaging problem when investigating new ways to root the Samsung Galaxy S3. The vulnerability lies within Samsung’s Exynos 4 chip, and means any app could — in theory …
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18 December
Nokia on the edge: Inside an icon’s fight for survival
HELSINKI, Finland — I came here to listen for a death rattle. It was a late Monday morning in late November when I arrived, and there was no sunlight. None. The sky was gray, bleaching out the city’s colorful buildings. I asked the cab driver whether it would get any brighter, but he wasn’t confident. The sun comes up late …
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