Tag: Mobile

April 26, 2018

In an effort to improve security of IoT devices, Microsoft announced Azure Sphere, an end-to-end solution for Internet-connected microcontrollers (MCUs), during the April 2018 RSA infosec conference. Azure Sphere is organized around a three-layer architecture composed of hybrid microcontrollers running […]

April 2, 2018

Flutter, now in beta, is Google attempt to create a framework for cross-platform interfaces for both iOS and Android apps that behave and feel like native, although not standard, UIs. Flutter supports a reactive-style approach to UI definition, similar to React […]

December 14, 2017

Apple launched the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus last month, but apparently the phones are not doing very well in the market. According to KeyBanc Capital Markets broker John Vinh who cited carrier store surveys, iPhone 7 is outselling the iPhone 8 as upgraders […]

September 25, 2017

For the better part of the last decade, smartphone lovers everywhere have been doing the iPhone shuffle. It’s a simple maneuver, played out on a dance floor that stretches through the years. Big step, little step, big step, little step. […]

September 14, 2017

Speaking in the Steve Jobs Theatre at Apple Park yesterday Philip Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Apple, described some of the technology behind the facial recognition system in the newly announced iPhone X including a dedicated neural […]

September 5, 2017

Developers on the Android mobile platform, which has had ongoing problems with security, now have at their disposal an API intended to protect apps from malicious traffic and bots. Google is adding a Recaptcha API to Google Play Services for […]

September 1, 2017

You spend countless hours building a mobile app that works properly. Then you submit it to the app stores, it gets released, and … nothing happens. App store optimization is a huge need for mobile developers, who need to work […]

August 29, 2017

Analysis of a popular programming framework reveals that many smart-home apps are automatically overprivileged, leaving users at risk for remote attacks that can cause physical, financial, and psychological harm. Smart-home technology has evolved beyond basic convenience functionality, such as automatically […]

August 29, 2017

Despite the considerable research on the Internet of Things (IoT), the technologies to make the IoT a systematic reality are far from being assessed. Early research focused mostly on communication and interoperability1. More recently, researchers have tried to facilitate the […]

August 28, 2017

Advanced website builders — the tools provided by Squarespace, Wix, Weebly, The Grid and more — produce websites that look and feel like they were designed and coded by humans. They’re also software as a service, which is a different […]

July 28, 2017

Time management is an important concern for everyone in the business world. That’s why some of us try to squeeze in work-related activities in timeslots that would normally be wasted – such as commutes, waiting queues, and others. However, only […]

June 20, 2017

The iPhone’s circular home button is an iconic piece of design and probably one of the first things most people think of when they think iPhone, but originally another button was apparently going to join it. In a new book […]

June 16, 2017

The OnePlus 5 could be the most powerful phone of the year when it launches on June 20, with a new benchmark leak suggesting it will pack a powerful punch. A result on benchmarking app Geekbench appears to show results […]

June 8, 2017

On Monday, Apple announced a slew of news at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif., including a new safety feature coming to the next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 11. Called “Do Not Disturb While Driving,” […]

June 6, 2017

Outlook users rejoice, as Microsoft has just released a new update for both the Android and iOS platforms. Although it doesn’t add too many new features, it’s worth noting that all the changes included are meant to improve the way […]

June 6, 2017

Google’s messaging and voice calling app Hangouts recently received a small update, which brings a long-awaited new feature and a few bug fixes. Hangouts 16.0.0 is already available for download via App Store. The new app brings support for Apple’s […]

June 2, 2017

Motorola on Thursday pulled the cover back on the successor to last year’s well-received Moto Z Play smartphone and a handful of new Moto Mods – modular accessories that expand the functionality of the smartphone they’re attached to. The Moto […]

June 1, 2017

If Huawei released a phone with the specs of the Essential’s hype-driven debut, no one would have paid much attention. Snapdragon this, edgeless that, modular thingamajig. It really is a nice phone, but “nice” isn’t blowing any minds. As it […]

May 25, 2017

Today is a big day for Mi fans – the Xiaomi Mi Max 2 was launched in China. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun presented the device that comes with the power-efficient Snapdragon 625 chipset, a massive 5300 mAh battery and improved […]

May 22, 2017

It’s been a long time since we’ve seen a Nokia flagship, but a new one is rumored to be on the way, and it’s running Android. HMD Global – the company that’s revived the Nokia name on smartphones – has […]