Tag: Mobile

December 1, 2017

Mobile apps are embedded in the lives of service members, on and off duty, driving a demand for mission and third-party apps — and increasing security exposure across government. Tom Karygiannis, the product VP for Kryptowire, said the company has […]

November 9, 2017

Up to 180 million smartphone owners are at risk of having some of their text messages and calls intercepted by hackers because of a simple coding error in at least 685 mobile apps, cybersecurity firm Appthority warned on Thursday. Developers […]

November 6, 2017

The Census Bureau made several key slipups in its decision to award a $283 million mobile device contract for the 2020 population count, according to the Government Accountability Office. In a detailed account of its bid protest decision, GAO said […]

November 3, 2017

Now that Apple’s iPhone X is on store shelves, the company and its fans will inundate you with talk of this being “the future” and it “revolutionizing” the technology industry. Don’t believe it. In a press release last month announcing […]

October 6, 2017

HP has confirmed it’s not making any more of its Elite X3, one of the few remaining Windows 10 Mobile handsets available. The Elite X3 was a showcase for an interesting Windows 10 Mobile feature called Continuum, which allows the […]

September 28, 2017

With its combination of performance and productivity features, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 is the gold standard right now for a work-oriented smartphone. The Galaxy Note 8 takes key elements that Samsung introduced this year with the Galaxy S8 and gives […]

August 15, 2017

More than a dozen high technology companies and the biggest wireless operator in the United States, Verizon Communications (VZ, -0.68%), have called on the U.S. Supreme Court to make it harder for government officials to access individuals’ sensitive cellphone data. […]

August 7, 2017

Samsung’s next flagship mobile device, the Galaxy Note 8, will be officially rolled out later this month, but technical details of the phone/phablet have already been leaked to VentureBeat’s Evan Blass. The phone will be both bigger and faster (of […]

July 26, 2017

Google has launched a new feature called SOS alerts in Maps and Search, which shows emergency information during “natural, manmade and humanitarian disasters”. Similar to Facebook’s Safety Check, the new feature aims to help Search and Maps users make decisions […]

July 24, 2017

Mobile security continues to be top priority for the Department of Homeland Security, and new initiatives are underway to address threats to federal mobile devices. In August, DHS will announce a new Science & Technology Directorate research program for mobile […]

May 24, 2017

A litigation brawl between Nokia and Apple over intellectual property has ended just five months after it started. The companies said today they have settled all outstanding litigation and agreed to a patent license. While exact financial terms are confidential, […]

May 11, 2017

Intel has told a court that MGT Capital Investments has gone ahead with the announcement of the “John McAfee Privacy Phone,” even though the company that proposes to change its name to “John McAfee Global Technologies” has previously said that […]

May 8, 2017

“The phone is already dead.” That’s what Microsoft visionary and HoloLens honcho Alex Kipman said this week. The “phone call is making a comeback.” That’s what one tech publication said this week, based in part on wishful thinking by MIT […]

May 8, 2017

“Study on Mobile Device Security,” prepared by the Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Mobile devices pose a special risk to the security of government systems and data, […]

April 27, 2017

Samsung Electronics said Thursday it was planning to launch in the second half of this year a new flagship phone, leading to speculation that the company is planning an alternative to the ill-fated Galaxy Note7 that had to be recalled […]

April 11, 2017

Apple filed a billion-dollar royalty lawsuit against Qualcomm in January and today the chipmaker hit back with a legal case of its own against the iPhone maker which, it claims, has refused to acknowledge the value of its technology. In […]

March 30, 2017

Just a few years back, Samsung’s mobility efforts were dominated by the interests of the consumer. Not so today. With the launch of the Galaxy S8, it’s clear that the needs of businesses wield significant influence within Samsung. “Now there’s […]

March 21, 2017

ARM tipped its hand today with the announcement of DynamIQ, a new technology it says will lay the groundwork for its next generation of mobile processors. Like other mobile chip makers, the company’s got a lot to contend with when […]

February 28, 2017

Engineers at South Korea’s SK Telecom have developed a tiny chip that could help secure communications on a myriad of portable electronics and IOT devices. The chip is just 5 millimeters square — smaller than a fingernail — and is […]

February 27, 2017

BARCELONA — Samsung promoted its smartphone device testing and upgraded safety review processes during a major press event prior to Mobile World Congress on Sunday, almost without mentioning the disastrous Galaxy Note7 by name. That was the infamous smartphone that […]