Category: Mobile

Feb 13, 2019

Android Users Beware: Evil PNG Files

Android users of Nougat (7.0), Oreo (8.0) and Pie (9.0) should patch their devices as soon as an update is

Feb 05, 2019

Cellular Wireless Encryption at Risk

You may have heard that cellular carriers are beginning to test and rollout bigger, badder, faster 5G networks. But is

Jan 22, 2019

Verizon Wireless Customers Get Free Services

We all hate spam and robocalls. It is getting harder and harder to stop the unwanted phone calls. You can’t

Jan 08, 2019

AT&T Android Users – You Are Not Connected to a 5G Network!

Snake oil has been around for hundreds of years. Unfortunately, promises and deception still surround us every day. The latest

Aug 30, 2018

Best Advice to Unlock Your Phone – Fingerprint or Password?

We have long recommended that you should not use any biometric (fingerprint, facial recognition, etc.) method to unlock your smartphone.

Aug 01, 2018

Galaxy S10 Feature Not Available on an iPhone

The Samsung Apple battle continues for another year. Apple introduced its iPhone X (call it ten to tick off the

Jul 19, 2018

Want Your Phone Hacked? Visit These 10 Airports

When Sharon and I give security presentations, the topic of insecure Wi-Fi networks typically makes it in a few slides.

Jul 17, 2018

iPhone USB Restricted Mode – Too Little Too Late?

Apple hopes to defeat tools that are able to bypass security features of iOS devices with its newest version of

Jul 12, 2018

iPhone Users – Battery Life Still Sucks

It never fails to amuse me that iPhone users will accept the fact that battery life is crap. As I've

Mar 15, 2018

Wireless Charging Bad for iPhones

For whatever reason, iPhone users seem to chronically complain about the battery for their phone. Things have gotten better over

Feb 22, 2018

Nuance Killed the Swype Keyboard for Android and iOS

Say it isn't so. I'm a big fan of the Swype keyboard and love how it works. Nuance (the maker

Nov 30, 2017

Don’t Throw Away Those Snack Bags – Recycle Them as Faraday Bags

It isn't always the stuff from Hollywood. If you have ever seen the movie Enemy of the State, but there