Category: Smartphone

Oct 01, 2018

Don’t Use Face ID to Lock Your Phone

I have long said that using biometrics to lock your mobile device is a poor practice. You can be compelled

Sep 20, 2018

Don’t Break a New iPhone – Huge Repair Costs

If you paid a thousand dollars or more for an iPhone, you would be pretty ticked if the cost to

Sep 12, 2018

Android Users – Hide Call and SMS Logs of Specific People

What if you don't want someone to know who you are texting or talking to on your smartphone? Like we

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 20, 2018

Gmail Confidential Mode Available on iOS and Android

It's all about sending secure communications. Google has rolled out its Confidential Mode for Gmail running on iOS and Android

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

Apr 03, 2018

Android Users – Turn on Find My Device

Let's face it, people lose their smartphones or even get them stolen. Certainly, you should have a lock code enabled

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