Tag Archives: Smartphone

Pixie song "Where is my Mind" let Google's Pixel alarms fail …

Posted on 2023-05-05 by guenni

[German]Sounds bizarre, is bizarre and unfortunately true. When users have a certain song played, the Alam function of the Google Pixel Android smartphones fails. The background is that the assistant then responds to the lyrics of the song "Where is … Continue reading →

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Google announces Pixel event to be held on October 6, 2022

Posted on 2022-09-07 by guenni

[German]Google has posted an invitation for October 6, 2022. New smartphones and a smartwatch are shown in an animation. It is assumed that a Pixel 7 and a Pixel Watch will be unveiled. Advertising

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Vulnerabilities in Xiaomi smartphones

Posted on 2022-08-15 by guenni

[German]Chinese vendor Xiaomi ships smartphones with vulnerabilities: A themes app that tries to bypass Google's built-in Android security protection. In addition, security researchers have discovered a vulnerability in MediaTek chips that make the payment system integrated in Xiaomi smartphones vulnerable. … Continue reading →

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USB-C as a uniform standard for charging cable is coming in Europe

Posted on 2022-04-22 by guenni

[German]The next hurdle to make the USB-C standard as mandatory for charging cables for mobile devices in Europe has cleared – and the standard can probably come soon (Summer 2024). The Committee for the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) … Continue reading →

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Speaker Gate: Audio output distorted on the Samsung Galaxy S22

Posted on 2022-04-08 by guenni

[German]Some of the proud owners of a Samsung Galaxy S22 smartphone are facing a problem. The speakers of Samsung's flagship keep emitting unintelligible sounds, and people have to switch to a headset or earphones to understand audio output. The problem … Continue reading →

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On January 4, 2022, support for BlackBerry ends

Posted on 2022-01-03 by guenni

As a reminder, legacy services for BlackBerry 7.1 OS and earlier versions, BlackBerry 10 software, BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 and earlier versions will no longer be available starting January 4, 2022.  After that date, devices running these legacy services and … Continue reading →

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Pixel 6/6 Pro: Google has stopped the rollout of December 2021 Update

Posted on 2021-12-31 by guenni

Google has stopped the rollout of the December 2021 Android security update for its Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones. The reason: After the update was released, some users reported that calls were interrupted or the connection dropped. Google … Continue reading →

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Samsung folding smartphone – risk of losing the warranty after throw it to your bed?

Posted on 2021-10-06 by guenni

[German]Throwing a smartphone onto a bed or a couch isn't normally a problem, nothing bad can actually happen. However, you should not do that if you own a Samsung foldable smartphone (Z Flip 3), since you might lose the warranty … Continue reading →

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NSO Group's Pegasus spyware on many smartphones

Posted on 2021-07-19 by guenni

[German]It started with a leaked list of about 50,000 phone numbers. Investigative research by the media then shed light on the surveillance of smartphone users by governments and private organizations. Numerous people around the world were spied on using Pegasus … Continue reading →

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Gigaset: Roadblocks in cleaning up the malware attack (April 12, 2021)

Posted on 2021-04-16 by guenni

[German]Older models of Gigaset smartphones have been attacked by malware via the manufacturer's update servers from March 26, 2021 – and increasingly from April 1, 2021. The manufacturer, Gigaset, has issued the information Lösung Malware-Angriff Smartphones with instructions on how … Continue reading →

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