According to Dr. Richard Tynan Technologist with Privacy International, Ubuntu has told them that the new Ubuntu OS for smartphones won't be open source, out of fear that the baseband of the OS will be exploited and will be forced to reveal personal and highly sensitive information about the user "A closed baseband does not allow for…
Love to travel? Always have been—and always will be—under the spell of new places and exotic cities? Forever in love with discovering different cultures, meeting new people and seeing the world? A willing slave to that ever-present wanderlust? EReaders and Travellers: a Winning Combo While travel is often one of the most…
Being a landlord can be hard work and isn't always as smooth sailing as what people might assume. You need to think about everything from decorations and furniture, to the legal stuff – tenancy agreements, insurance, boiler repairs, electrical safety - the list goes on! Not to mention times when tenants refuse to pay…
It seems that one topic on the lips of every business owner these days is IT security. All modern firms use computers and networks, and they all go online each day. As you can imagine, hackers would love to gain unauthorized access to private networks. And they would relish the chance of exploiting security vulnerabilities.…
LG has finally revealed the LG G4, its new flagship smartphone. So far in 2015 Samsung has been dominating the Smartphone market with the new Galaxy S6, we decided to make an in-depth comparison between the LG G4 And Galaxy S6.In the comparison, we will take an in-depth look into the device Specs, Camera quality…
Apple has recently released iOS 8.1.3 an update that mainly contains bug fixes and security improvements. It also fixes the security holes that TaiG, Pangu8 and PP jailbreaks used to enable jailbreak on iOS 8.1 which means that it is currently impossible to jailbreak iOS 8.1.3.If you want to jailbreak your iPhone or iPad we highly…
Romanian hackers have hacked Yahoo this weekend by making use of the ShellShock vulnerability. Jonathan Hall President of Future South technologies (A security research company) has reached out to both Yahoo and the FBI about this vulnerability as the hackers after getting access to Yahoo's servers are now trying to gain access to Yahoo's games servers a service…
Many big tech companies are showing interest to partnering up or even acquiring Cyanogen Inc the creators of the popular custom Android ROM CyanogenMod. With companies like Amazon, Yahoo, Microsoft and Samsung all lining up to work together with the small start up which recently got $22 million in funding.
Cyanogen Inc is the creator…
Having your device stuck in a boot loop can be a huge issue. Many Android 5.0 Lollipop users with the Xposed Framework installed have experienced this issue which is caused by an undetected system error. A XDA user has found a solution to the problem that can be easily implemented in any Android 5.0 or above…
It’s just about impossible to go anywhere without seeing an iPhone or an iPad, as almost everyone knows about Apple and their sleek products. Sure they may be expensive, but plenty of people are rabid in their fandom of the electronics company. While a good chunk of the price tag is the brand name, no…
Samsung has just revealed world's very first curved glass smartphone. Coming with a 5.7-inch curved display Samsung is the very first one to bring this to the market, it claims that the curved screen will make it easier to grip and brings ton of "fun" premium features to the smartphone such as the "roll effect"…
In the battle of the battery life, there seems to be a new king. Meet the Huawei Ascend Mate 2. If you are someone who just wants a smartphone that works and who's battery lasts you through the day, this device is definitely worth checking out for $490. According to test performed by AnandTech the…