Apple sues virtualization company Corellium for copyright infringement
Apple sues Corellium, a producer of virtualization software, for offering customers the opportunity to create virtual iOS devices. iOS firmware can also run on it.
Apple requires the company to immediately cease all activities related to iOS virtualization products, and to compensate the tech gi... Read more
Google researchers reveal security threats to iOS
Two members of Project Zero, Google's security team, have published details and demo code for five of the six "interactionless" security holes in iOS.
Weaknesses can be exploited via the iMessage app on iPhones. The six security holes were also fixed in iOS 12.4 on 22 July. Details about one of the ... Read more
Apple has unfair dominance in its own search results
Apple would routinely put its own mobile apps at the top of the search results in the App Store. This also puts itself above the competition, with which it gains the upper hand in a marketplace that annually sells 50 billion dollars.
Apple apps are at the top of more than 60 percent of basic searche... Read more
Research: iPhone users switch massively to Samsung
CNet reports that a survey of 38,000 smartphone users shows that fewer and fewer users are exchanging their iPhone for a new model, and more and more are switching to Android smartphones, often including Samsung models.
BankMyCell, a company that exchanges smartphone users for a new model, reports ... Read more
Vulnerability allows hackers to exploit iOS technology to log into apps
Trend Micro security researchers have found that hackers can use the iOS URL Scheme to launch attacks on certain apps. Criminals may also steal sensitive user information from apps.
The iOS URL Scheme was designed by Apple itself as a compensating workaround for its mobile sandbox technology. It is ... Read more
Two-factor authentication on iOS now possible with Android phone
Logging into Google apps secured with two-step authentication is now also possible on iOS devices with the help of an Android phone. The functionality comes both to private users and to G Suite.
In May, Google already launched the option of using an Android phone as a security key for two-factor aut... Read more
Again complaints to EU about abuses of power Apple in App Store
Two app developers have filed complaints about Apple with the European Commission for abuse of power. The iPhone manufacturer would have forced several Parental Controls apps to remove features or even removed them altogether from the App Store.
A total of eleven of the seventeen most popular screen... Read more
ABBYY Business Card Reader app now includes Salesforce integration
ABBYY today announced that the ABBYY Business Card Reader app for Android can now be integrated with Salesforce. This way, contacts can be transferred directly from scanned business cards to Salesforce CRM.
The release of this new feature takes place at the same time as the tenth anniversary of the ... Read more
Facebook stops in its entirety with the data-collection VPN app Onavo
Yesterday, Facebook removed its Onavo Protect VPN app from the Google Play Store. The app infringed users' privacy. For the time being, the app will remain active on devices where it is already installed, but it no longer collects new data.
The TechCrunch site reports that Facebook will immediately ... Read more
Microsoft brings HoloLens app for remote help to Android
Microsoft is pushing Windows Mixed Reality towards mobile phones. This spring, it launches a mobile version of its HoloLens app for remote assistance for Android. A more limited app will also be available for iOS.
Windows Mixed Reality has so far been limited to the HoloLens and a number of VR glass... Read more