Category Archives: Android

Facebook ordered to stop WhatsApp user data transfer in Germany

Posted on 2016-09-28 by guenni

Facebook has been ordered in Germany to stop harvesting user data from WhatsApp. Here are a few insights, what's going on and why this order has been issued.

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Remix OS version 3.0.101 released

Posted on 2016-07-28 by guenni

Chinese vendor Jide has released an update of Remix OS version 3.0.101 for x86 architecture. Remix OS is an Android-x86 based OS port supporting windows for apps.

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NoMoreRansom.org help for ransomware victims

Posted on 2016-07-26 by guenni

New hope for victims of ransom ware. Europol, Intel Security, Kaspersky Lab and the Dutch Police are cooperating against ransom ware.

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Devices probably getting Android 7.0 Nougat

Posted on 2016-07-09 by guenni

Since Google dubbed the upcoming Android Version as Android Nougat (7.0), many owners worried about whether their devices receive this Update.

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Android Security Bulletin July 2016

Posted on 2016-07-07 by guenni

Google has released a security bulletin for Android at July 6, 2016, addressing the newest security flaws. Patches for supported Google Nexus devices will be rolled out within the next days. Also Samsung rolls out some security updates for his … Continue reading →

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Qualcomm-vulnerability breaks Android’s disk encryption

Posted on 2016-07-02 by guenni

Flaws in Qualcomm's TrustZone implementation allows to crack Android's disk encryption (device encryption) via brute-force attacks. Millions of Android devices are affected.

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Surveillance: Google collects meta data (phone calls, SMS) from Android phones

Posted on 2016-07-01 by guenni

[German]It seems that Google has established a surveillance function for Android phones. They are claiming the right, to collect and store meta data from incoming/outgoing phone calls and SMS from Android smartphones.

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Remix OS V 2.0 test drive

Posted on 2016-01-12 by guenni

[German]Today (12 January, 2016) Jiide has release Remix OS Version 2.0 als alpha. I've had a short look at this Android x86-based OS. Whilst US media are "overwhelmed", I got a mixed experience.

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Android 5.1 OTA update for Nexus available

Posted on 2015-03-12 by guenni

Two days ago I've reported, that Android 5.1: Factory images for Nexus 5, 7 (2012) and 10 are available. Yesterday I read, that Sprint ships an OTA Android 5.1 update for Nexus 5 – and the Verizon Nexus 6 will … Continue reading →

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Android 5.1: Factory images for Nexus 5, 7 (2012) and 10

Posted on 2015-03-10 by guenni

Yesterday Google officially announced the release of Android 5.1 – I wrote about it in my German blog post here. During that time no factory images of Android 5.1 has been available. This night Google provides some factory images of … Continue reading →

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