Android Studio 4.1 brings better TensorFlow Lite support
Google launched Android Studio's 4.1 version. As is the norm for Android Studio, the small uptick in version number does not quite capture the update's scope. Included in the new version are improved features geared toward making developers have an easy time working.
The team fixed over 2,370 bu...
Mobile ransomware has worryingly evolved, according to new research
Ransomware is not new, but every day, it brings new threats to governments, public service institutions, and any institution that suffers when there is downtime. Along with PC and server malware, Android phones are also one of the targets under fire.
In new research, Microsoft has shown that hac...
Google to fight antitrust battles in both US and China
The Chinese suit is probably payback for Huawei being denied access to Android OS licenses.
China is preparing to launch an antitrust probe into Google, looking into allegations it has leveraged the dominance of its Android mobile operating system to stifle competition, according to Reuters.
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Microsoft updates Teams for iOS and Android, adding Cortana
The Android version of the update includes additional features not found on the iOS release.
Microsoft released two updates this week to enhance its popular Teams app on both Apple iOS and Google Android platforms. The Sept 17th update, Version 2.0.21, added support for Cortana, and today’s up...
Android users warned after Cerberus leaks to the dark web
The source code for the banking malware Cerberus is now available for free on underground forums.
The full source code for the Cerberus banking malware has been released online, according to cybersecurity company Kaspersky.
Cerberus, a sort of Trojan virus, was originally tracked in the summ...
Android’s security flaw allows malicious apps to steal user data
Sensitive data on Android phones could have been stolen by apps using a security vulnerability which is present on most Android devices.
Oversecured, an app security startup, found a flaw in the widely used Play Core library that allows app developers to deploy in-app push updates and new featur...
Google simplifies the coding of Android apps with Jetpack Compose
Google has released an alpha version of its Jetpack Compose tool. The tool allows developers to speed up the encoding process of the user interface of Android apps.
The tool Jetpack Compose of the tech giant made its debut last October as a preview but is now available as an alpha version. The t...
Review: Oppo Find X2 Pro shows what the new brand is capable of
Oppo has been active in the smartphone market for a while now, but for a long time, it operated just underneath the top of the market. This year, the Chinese telecom giant is changing things for the better with the Find X2 series. Techzine discovered in this review that the Oppo Find X2 Pro proves ...
Developers can now build Android apps on Chrome OS much easier
Google just launched their ChromeOS.dev site to help developers start building Android apps for the company’s Linux-based OS. With this new update, Google is making it easy for developers to develop and test their apps on Chromebooks.
The ChromeOS.dev site is available in English and Spanish f...
Microsoft Surface Duo smartphone available on September 10
Microsoft's new Android phone will be released on the 10th of September. The Surface Duo, a dual-screen device is expected to cost around 1.200 euros.
Even though the device features two screens, it does not have a foldable screen. The device has two separate screens: each screen is 5.6 inches (...
‘WhatsApp is working on a feature to synchronize chats’
WhatsApp is working on a feature for synchronizing chats between iOS and Android (or vice versa), according to ABetaInfo.
For the time being, it appears that users can access their entire history on four different devices with only one account (linked to a phone number). This probably requires w...
Android phones in danger due to hackable Qualcomm chip
Qualcomm chips are present in more than 40 percent of the smartphones, and those chips have a major vulnerability that enables hackers to gain access to the smartphone. This is a significant threat to Android phones (Apple uses other chips) all over the world. Hackers can spy on smartphone users an...