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ARM and Linaro are rolling out a hardware development platform, code-named Juno that is designed to run a 64-bit edition of Android to enable developers and ecosystem partners to write software and tools for the upcoming Android-based tablets and smartphones. This announcement is coming one week after Google announced the Android L Development Preview edition, […]

Samsung is introducing a smaller version of its Galaxy S5 smartphone, just three months after rolling out the new flagship device. The 4.5-inch Galaxy S5 mini is less expensive than its larger counterpart, and it’s part of the company’s aggressive program of new product releases in the highly competitive smartphone market. The release of the […]

Read more about the stories in today’s news:CoreOS Launches Managed Linux Operating System as a ServiceThreat Detection Systems Must Ferret Out the Most Sinister IntrusionsInternet of Things Raises Network, Security ConcernsThreat-Intel Sharing Communities Spring Up to Aid Network Defenders The CoreOS recently launched its Managed Linux operating system-as-a-service offering. This is yet another step in […]

The new Skype app for Windows Phone 8.1 comes with Cortana, Microsoft’s voice-enabled digital assistant. Lara Kingwell, a Skype product marketing manager, called Cortana a personal assistant for the Windows Phone that helps keep people connected to the things and people who are most important to them. Cortana debuted at Microsoft’s Build developer conference in […]

The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed that law enforcement officials must have a warrant if they want to search a cell phone. This unanimous decision came as the result of two cases that were before the court -Riley v. California, which involved a smartphone seized during a gang-related arrest and the United States v. Wurie, […]

A report from Duo Security has revealed that PayPal’s two-factor authentication technology can be bypassed. In response, the online payment company is disabling two-factor authentication for its mobile users. Two-factor authentication, which requires users to have a second password in order to gain access to their accounts, is often hailed as a strong security approach. […]

Just one month after Microsoft made the surprising announcement of its Surface Pro 3, users all over the world can now look forward to the release of Intel Core i3 and Core i7 versions in August, according to the Head of Microsoft Surface Panos Panay. So far, only the mid-range Core i5 has been available […]

On June 22, the Reuters website was briefly impacted by an attack launched by the Syrian Electronic Army. The SEA is a Syrian activist group that is known to be loosely associated with the government of Bashar al-Assad, and has attacked other media outlets in the past to get its messages out. The SEA utilized […]

Google and Microsoft will be joining Apple in adding a “kill switch” feature into their Mobile device software. The kill switch will erase all personal information on a phone and make it unusable in an effort to deter smartphone thefts. Mobile device makers have come under pressure to add a kill switch features because the […]

Amazon’s Fire smartphone, introduced on June, 18, will likely be most popular with Amazon customers who want to use the device’s features to make it easier to order products from online retail giant, according to mobile industry analysts. Jan Dawson, principal analyst with Jackdaw Research, explained that Amazon’s mobile market strategy isn’t to compete with […]