In light of the scandal around Cambridge Analytica’s misuse of Facebook data and the forthcoming European regulations, Apple has rolled out new privacy features. This, they say, will make it easier for users to know if their data is being...
Sales of smartphones in Western Europe are set to fall by 7% to 141 million this year, as consumers reject expensive upgrades that, in reality, offer little more than incremental updates.
The predicted decline follows on from the continued ...
According to cybersecurity firm Lookout more than half of mobile devices users received and clicked on a phishing URL. And that, on average, a user clicked on a mobile phishing URL at least six times a year.
Overall, Lookout said, the avera...
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Android malware that not only steals your personal data but records your calls.
Called RedDrop, the malware was found in 53 apps from third-party stores that included calculators, image edito...
The Israeli cybersecurity firm Cellebrite has claimed it has developed techniques that enable it to unlock any iPhone and extract data from them. If true the tech could have huge implications for Apple and its customers.
Cellebrite boasts ...
The UK’s Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) upheld six complaints against Lebara Mobile after misleading ads promised ‘Unlimited International calls for just £10.’
In October 2017 a leaflet and website campaign for Lebara Mobile ...
In a move worthy of Space 1999 Vodafone and Nokia are bringing 4G to the surface of the Moon.
According to the two tech giants the Moon will have its own wireless network as early as 2019.
50 years after the first NASA astronauts walked on...
Google removed more than 700,000 corrupted or fraudulent Android apps from Google Play Store in 2017, that’s 70% more than in 2016.
New detection models helped security researchers identify repeat offenders and abusive networks, with...
You might not realise it but those automatic updates for programs and apps could well be pushing you over your smartphone data limit and costing you a small fortune.
When you sign up for a SIM Only deal, a monthly allowance of 2GB or 3GB m...
According to research from Giffgaff our rate of data usage in 2025 will be a staggering 98.34GB per month thanks to the introduction of 5G in 2020 and our insatiable desire for using our smartphones for everything.
At present Ofcom says the...
