Category: Smartphone

Sep 28, 2015

Another Reason Not to Use Touch ID

Many critics say that passwords are dead. I don’t believe they are dead or ever will be. Certainly authentication methods

Aug 18, 2015

Marshmallow: The Next Version of Android

Google announced that the next version of its Android operating system will be called Marshmallow. M&M fans are pretty bummed

Aug 10, 2015

iPhone Security is Getting Better – Many Holes Still Remain

Noted security guru Bruce Schneier summarized a recent essay by Nicholas Weaver on iPhone security. You can do a really

Jul 21, 2015

No MicroSD Card in Your Smartphone? Not a Problem

It is a common trend for manufacturers to not allow memory expansion for Smartphones. Apple has never allowed memory expansion

Jun 15, 2015

Microsoft AV Gets Aggressive

I’ve never been a big fan of Microsoft’s security products. But the recent story in Ars Technica has me rethinking

Jun 11, 2015

Huge iPhone Security Flaw Pwns Your Password

I don’t understand why Apple is so slow to issue updates to fix security vulnerabilities in its products. In contrast,

May 28, 2015

How to Make Sure the Data is Really Gone from Your Android Device

Recent news events have indicated that some models of an Android device do not actually erase the data when you

Apr 29, 2015

Outlook for Android is Released

Microsoft has released Outlook for the Android platform. It is a stand-alone product. If you are an Office 365 user,

Apr 23, 2015

Google Wallet Now FDIC Insured

Move over Apple Pay. The battle for your mobile payment dollars just got a lot more interesting. According to Yahoo

Apr 06, 2015

Less Than 1% of Android Devices Affected by Potentially Harmful Apps

Stated another way, potentially harmful apps (PHA) are present on less than one percent of devices running Google’s Android operating

Mar 31, 2015

QR CodesThat Can Hurt You

Finally, someone other than me is warning about the use of malicious QR codes. Apparently, WhatsApp launched its web version,

Mar 10, 2015

Apple Suffocates Important News with Watch Announcement

Apparently Apple would rather have you spend obscene amounts of money on an insanely overpriced watch than bring focus to