apps

According to an article posted by security researcher Aleksejs Kuprins, a fake app, which goes by the name ‘Updates for Samsung’ has been installed by over 10 million Android users. The app promises Android firmware updates for Samsung device users but after installing it, it redirects them to an ad-farm...

With the increasing number of Android smartphone and app users worldwide the threat of users' falling in a trap laid by hackers is also looming large. A study has revealed that 2,040 apps listed on Google Play are counterfeit...

Yes, you read it right; Don't be surprised if you don't find Facebook apps on Huawei devices pre-installed. The challenge for Huawei, due to the ongoing trade war between the US and China, appears far from getting over. After Google,...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has always been lauded for the continual and consistent focus on the privacy matters over the years. However, things seem to be changing recently. Apple has just issued updates on a technology that was claimed to...

The top three most downloaded apps in Q1 2019 has got a new entrant. Surprisingly, this new entrant is challenging the dominance of Facebook app family. It's the Chinese app, TikTok, which is becoming more popular than WhatsApp and...

In an attempt to clear out improper advertisements and to better the working of the ad business, Google removed around 2.3 billion ‘bad ads’ that violated its policies. Not limiting its cleansing to selective ads only, Google has also...

If you thought that using an iPhone or iPad helps you safeguard your personal data and shields you from data miners lurking around in the various app stores, you’re sadly mistaken. Apple has always said that it puts user security...

The huge popularity of Chinese social media apps with the Indian audiences and the potential of havoc they could unleash has set the alarm bells ringing at the offices of Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY). To combat the menace...

New technology is developing fast in this day and age. However, it always takes its share of time before actually making it to widespread activity. Google is not known to advocate radical changes and cut off on traditional technology ruthlessly...

There are over 3.5 billion smartphone users worldwide, who have over 7 million apps at their disposal. Many of these applications seek permission to access our location, calls, camera and many others. Most of us are not comfortable with...