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19 Aug

Nearly All Google Pixel Phones Exposed by Unpatched Flaw in Hidden Android App

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Google's flagship Pixel smartphone line touts security as a centerpiece feature, offering guaranteed software updates for seven years and running stock Android that's meant to be free of third-party add-ons and bloatware. On Thursday, though, researchers from the mobile device security firm iVerify are publishing findings on an Android vulnerability that seems to have been present in every Android release for Pixel since September 2017 and could expose the devices to manipulation and takeover.The issue relates to a software package called “Showcase.apk” that runs at the system level and lurks invisible to users. The application was developed by the enterprise…

16 Aug

X adds passkey logins for Android users

X today that it is rolling out support for passkeys on its Android app. The social media platform formerly known as Twitter introduced this security option for iOS users in January, then in April. Passkeys started to take off as an option from tech companies and online services last year. We have a detailed , but in short, this approach to protecting an account creates a digital authentication credential. It's a stronger alternative to passwords, which can be guessed or stolen. Even have been moving to offer a passkey option for customers. For X users, you'll still need a password…

14 Aug

Google Researchers Found Nearly a Dozen Flaws in Popular Qualcomm Software for Mobile GPUs

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Demand for graphics processing units or GPUs has exploded in recent years as video rendering and artificial intelligence systems have expanded the need for processing power. And while most of the most visible shortages (and soaring stock prices) relate to top-tier PC and server chips, mobile graphics processors are the version that everyone with a smartphone is using everyday. So vulnerabilities in these chips or how they're implemented can have real-world consequences. That's exactly why Google's Android vulnerability hunting red team set its sights on open-source software from the chip giant Qualcomm that's widely used to implement mobile GPUs.At the…

18 Jul

Android mobile device case: SC to hear pleas of Google, CCI in September

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The Supreme Court Thursday said it will hear in the second week of September the cross-pleas of Google and the Competition Commission of India challenging a verdict of an appellate tribunal in a case related to the tech giant’s alleged anti-competitive practices in the Android mobile device matter.A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took up the appeals and said the pleas can be taken up later. Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for one of the parties, said the plea may be kept for final disposal later. The bench then said the…