New strain of spyware resides in Android SDK
A new form of spyware has been discovered in an Android SDK. The software development kit (SDK) has been used in about 101 applications, with an estimated 421 million downloads. Unveiled by Doctor Web researchers, this insidious spyware, known as "SpinOk," entices users with mini-games and compelli... Read more
Google touts success in handling “bad actors” in 2022
The tech giant says it cancelled thousands of developer accounts and blocked over a million apps from reaching Google Play.
Google has issued an internal report on how successful the tech giant was in enforcing its new security policies on its Google Play app store.
Anu Yamunan and Khawaja Sh... Read more
Android Studio has released its latest stable version, Flamingo
Among its many features, Flamingo introduces Live Edit for Composable UIs, which lets developers push code changes directly to an attached device or emulator to update an app's composables in real-time. This streamlines the build-deploy-iterate cycle for UI programming by reducing context switching... Read more
Intel releases Quantum Software Development Kit 1.0
Intel is releasing the Quantum Software Development Kit 1.0. The SDK promises a full quantum computing stack in simulation with a customizable development environment.
Intel released the beta version of the Quantum SDK in September 2022. Now Intel considers the kit ready for wider availability. ... Read more
Flutter unveils performance improvements and toolkit for news apps
Flutter, a framework for mobile app development, announced a series of updates at the Flutter Forward 2023 conference.
Key announcements include performance improvements, the ability to embed Flutter code in apps and support for new architectures such as WebAssembly and RISC-V.
Flutter is an ... Read more
Google bans apps with hidden data-harvesting code from the Play Store
Google has removed hundreds of applications from its Google Play store after discovering that they have a software component that collects data covertly.
Measurement Systems S. de R.L., the Panamanian business that produced the malware, is connected to a Virginia defense contractor that offers c... Read more
Microsoft unites Windows APIs in Windows App SDK release
Microsoft releases version 1.0 of its Windows App SDK. The SDK brings both new and merged APIs for Win32 and WinRT.
The Windows App SDK v1.0 is a set of development components and tools for the Windows app development platform. These tools can be used for desktop applications for OS versions ran... Read more
Nvidia expands solutions for ‘Accelerated Computing’
Nvidia will significantly expand its solutions for Accelerated Computing in the near future. More options via SDk's, quantum computing and zero trust security are underway.
According to Nvidia, accelerated computing is a collective term for the use of specialized hardware applications to speed u... Read more
FirEye Mandiant discovers vulnerability in security cameras
A flaw in internet-connected security cameras can allow attackers to remotely watch what is recorded and breach networks while at it. The vulnerability was discovered and detailed by researchers at FireEye Mandiant, who say it relates to the Kalay network offered by ThroughTek.
Kalay is the hub ... Read more
Code execution flaws make routers and devices with Realtek Wi-Fi modules susceptible to attack
The Taiwanese chip designer Realtek recently exposed vulnerabilities in their modules, used by over five dozen vendors in more than 200 products.
The vulnerabilities in Realtek’s SDKs allow remote attackers to crash devices and introduce secondary commands which interfere with the device’s f... Read more