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Google releases July 2019 Android Security Bulletin and Google Device Images

Google has released the July 2019 Android Security Bulletin, giving carriers and device makers a fresh set of patches to install. Though Google puts out the Android security patches each month, the job of actually getting the fixes to end users falls on the telcos and/or device manufacturers themselves. Those partners vary in their ability to release the patches in a timely fashion.

Google Android Devices and OS

·7 years ago

Sony announces new Xperia Z3+

Sony today introduced a premium addition to the Xperia Z3 series flagship smartphones with Xperia Z3+, a slim, sleek and stylish high-performing premium smartphone.

Devices and OS Android

·11 years ago

BlackBerry KEYone Space Black exclusive from AT&T from September 1

In the United States, AT&T has announced they will be carrying an exclusive space black version of the KEYone starting September 1.

BlackBerry Android US

·8 years ago

Spotify urges Android users to upgrade app following data breach

Music Streaming service Spotify is urging users of its Android app to update it following a potential data breach of its servers.

Apps Android

·12 years ago

Galaxy Note5 vs Galaxy Note7

With the Galaxy Note7, Samsung focused on refining craftsmanship and optimizing usability to help users get more out of life.

Samsung Android

·10 years ago

Huawei EMUI 10 Beta Program opens up in China

Huawei has announced a new beta program for the EMUI 10 beta, which is of course based on Android 10. Interested users are able to sign up for the program and if accepted, they can test out the new EMUI 10 software on eligible devices.

Devices and OS China Android

·6 years ago

Silent Circle Joins Google’s Android for Work

Silent Circle today announced that its next generation Blackphone 2, the company's privacy-first smartphone, will be its inaugural product in Google's Android for Work program.

Google Android

·11 years ago

BlackBerry KEY2 available in the UAE later this month for 2,399 AED

TCL launched the BlackBerry KEY2 yesterday at events in New York and China, featuring an iconic BlackBerry physical keyboard and a lot of upgrades from the BlackBerry KEYone. Users in the UAE wanting the Android-powered device with a physical keyboard, will be pleased to know that the device will begin shipping in the UAE later this month for 2,399 AED.

Devices and OS BlackBerry Android

·8 years ago

Huawei becomes the world’s biggest smartphone maker in Q2 2020

According to a report by research firm Canalys, Huawei became the world's biggest smartphone maker in Q2 2020, shipping more smartphones worldwide than any other vendor for the first time.

Huawei Android

·6 years ago

Google releases December 2017 Android Security Bulletin and Google Device Images

Google has released the December 2017 Android Security Bulletin. Partners have had access to the warnings in this month's bulletin for at least a month or so.

Devices and OS Google Android

·8 years ago

Samsung adds Gift Card support to Samsung Pay

Samsung announced today that Samsung Pay now supports 50 popular merchant gift cards as well as a gift card store that enables users to buy gift cards from supported merchants.

Financial Samsung Android US

·10 years ago

Uber App Clone another Android malware targeting unsuspecting users

IT security researchers at Symantec have discovered malware that secretly spies upon Uber’s Android app and extracts private, sensitive data such as users’ passwords. This allows attackers to hijack accounts owned by Uber users and has been dubbed Android.Fakeapp.

Amazon Android

·8 years ago

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