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 | Google removes porn malware apps from the Play Store Google has removed more than 60 gaming apps from the Google Play Store that contained malware. The malware, named AdultSwine, was discovered by a security firm, Check Point. It contained "highly pornographic" material that infected the games, many of which were aimed at kids. The apps were downloaded more ....more |
01/12/2018 |
 | BlackBerry announces two new phones for the US BlackBerry has announced it will bring two new phones to the market this year. The company announced a full touchscreen BlackBerry Motion will be released this year, along with a new bronze colored KeyOne. The BlackBerry Motion is an Android phone that will be released on January 12th and sold throu....more |
01/10/2018 |
 | WhatsApp ends support for BlackBerry and Windows Phone WhatsApp is moving on from BlackBerry and Windows Phone. The company announced it will no longer support the older platforms, including BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10, and Windows Phone 8. The world has largely moved on from these platforms and WhatsApp finally cut them off. The company released the n....more |
01/03/2018 |
 | BlackBerry KeyOne screen can pop out under pressure BlackBerry released a new smartphone in the US recently. Yes, you read that right. BlackBerry is still releasing phones, although this one is made by TCL. The KeyOne is an Android device made by BlackBerry and looks to be of decent build quality on the surface. The folks at JerryRigEverything tested the dev....more |
07/13/2017 |
 | Verizon updating BlackBerry Priv with Marshmallow? Verizon could be updating the BlackBerry Prv with Android Marshmallow very soon. At least one user posted a screen cap in the CrackBerry Forums claiming to have been updated. Verizon hasn't announced an update, so nobody knows if this is a public update or just a test. It definitely appears that they are wo....more |
11/05/2016 |
 | Samsung Pay has a serious vulnerability Samsung has a payment platform for their Android phones that is supposed to rival ApplePay. It looks like Samsung needs to do more work because their service definitely is not bulletproof. Samsung Pay works by issuing a "token" that the merchant receives instead of your credit card number. This pr....more |
08/08/2016 |
 | BlackBerry launches another Android handset BlackBerry is not giving up on devices despite its poor sales record of late. The company launched a new Android handset on Tuesday which the company says is the most secure Android phone on the market. The DTEK50 is available for preorder for $299 and will ship on August 8. The DTEK50 has some d....more |
07/28/2016 |
 | Facebook dumps BlackBerry A few weeks ago we heard WhatsApp would no longer support the BlackBerry 10 OS. That was a pretty big disappointment to BlackBerry fans, but nobody knew there was even worse news coming down the pike. Facebook has now announced it is dropping support for BlackBerry 10 in 2016. Facebook's decision will no d....more |
03/25/2016 |
 | WhatsApp ending support for BlackBerry WhatsApp will end support for BlackBerry 10 by the end of the year. The company says it will focus says its messenger service will not work on BlackBerry platforms by the end of this year. BlackBerry is not alone however. WhatsApp will also dump support for Nokia S40, Nokia Symbian S60, Android 2.1 and 2.2....more |
03/02/2016 |
 | BlackBerry dumping BB10 in favor of Android, for now BlackBerry released their first Android phone last year, and it looks like the company loves Android. The BlackBerry Priv is doing pretty well, and BlackBerry says it will likely introduce another Android phone this year. BlackBerry CEO, John Chen, made the announcement in an interview at CES. Chen....more |
01/07/2016 |
 | After testing the BlackBerry Priv he bought another Passport True BlackBerry fans will choose the Passport over the Priv if they are anything like Matthew Miller at ZDNet. Miller sold his Passport to test the latest BlackBerry devices, and after using the Priv he decided to get back to the Passport. According to Miller the Priv's build quality was nothing l....more |
11/23/2015 |
 | BlackBerry Priv launching November 6 in the UK BlackBerry is getting ready to launch its first Android smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard. The new BlackBerry Priv will launch in the UK on November 6, 2015. It will go head to head against the iPhone 6s and Samsung Galaxy S6. Will the world welcome an Android powered BlackBerry? The BlackBerry Pr....more |
10/19/2015 |
 | Uh oh - BlackBerry posts weaker than expected results BlackBerry reported earnings on Friday and they were much weaker than expected. The company said it expects more revenue in the future, but this is not a good sign. BlackBerry will focus on software and services, and and is also placing some hopes on Android. In a conference call, CEO John Chen s....more |
09/25/2015 |
 | BlackBerry's Android phone shown off on video BlackBerry's upcoming Android phone, the BlackBerry Venice, has shown up in a walk through video. Although the BlackBerry Venice is not due out until November, you can get a glimpse of BlackBerry's latest offering now. There were rumors that the next BlackBerry phone would feature a curved display. ....more |
09/21/2015 |
 | More leaked images of the BlackBerry Venice Everyone knows BlackBerry is working on an Android slider phone. We've seen mock ups and leaked pics before, and now we have even more leaked pics to look at. Many people think BlackBerry will dump its own OS in favor of Android, but that remains to be seen. One thing is for sure, BlackBerry knows how to m....more |
09/17/2015 |
 | BlackBerry Venice slider shown off on video The next BlackBerry phone is an Android slider called the Venice. We've seen several leaks so far, but today we see a video leak of the new Venice, courtesy of infamous BB leaker, @evleaks. The video shows off some of the camera parts, as well as the slide-out keyboard. BlackBerry has always been known for....more |
08/21/2015 |
 | Samsung pushing ads to some users Samsung appears to be pushing advertisements in the notification shade for some Galaxy users. According to Android Police, the new ads started appearing recently, although it is not known how widespread the problem is. The ad in question is for the latest Samsung Galaxy Edge. The real question here....more |
08/21/2015 |
 | Major Android security flaw discovered A major flaw in Android has been discovered by researcher Joshua Drake. The flaw affects nearly all Android users and is quite serious. An attacker can take over the OS using a simple MMS. All the attacker needs to know is the target's phone number. The hack was developed by Joshua Drake, vice pres....more |
07/27/2015 |
 | BlackBerry buys Android related domain names BlackBerry is definitely getting its Android bona fides on. The company has registered two Android related domain names, AndroidSecured.com, and AndroidSecured.net. The domains currently forward to blackberry.com, and the page informs us on what BlackBerry is doing with Android. The page on BlackBe....more |
07/14/2015 |
 | BlackBerry Venice render leaked online A new render of a rumored upcoming BlackBerry Android device has hit Twitter. @evleaks posted the render on Twitter, which apparently shows a BlackBerry device, codenamed Venice, running Android Lillipop. The rumors have swirled for awhile now, that BlackBerry would release a device running Android, but no ....more |
07/04/2015 |
 | The Ubuntu phone is disappointing The Ubuntu phone might be a reality, but it is seriously disappointing. Tech Republic took the BQ Aquaris E5 Ubuntu phone for a spin and they struggled to find something good to say. The Ubuntu phone was supposed to allow docking of the device for use on an external monitor, yet be a great smartphone too. ....more |
07/04/2015 |
 | BlackBerry offers $1 private chat subscription for BBM BlackBerry is offering a new way to keep your BBM messages private. The company is offering a $1 Privacy and Control Subscription that allows your messages to strip personal information and disappear a la CyberDust. The new private chat feature is available on iOS and Android versions of BlackBerry Messenge....more |
06/27/2015 |
| Will BlackBerry release an Android device? Would BlackBerry release a new phone running Android? Reuters is reporting BlackBerry will indeed launch an Android device and they say they have two sources to back up the story. They say the decision is based on CEO John Chen's move to rely more on BES12 than BlackBerry OS 10. The company is in the middl....more |
06/12/2015 |
 | Apple finally fixes Shift Key issue in iOS 9 Apple did not make a big deal about the Shift Key in the iOS keyboard at today's WWDC 2015 Keynote, but they have indeed changed the behavior of the keyboard significantly. Historically, the iOS keyboard has only shown capital letters, just like every physical keyboard in the universe. Some people, especial....more |
06/08/2015 |
 | Microsoft finds Skype bug similar to iMessage Microsoft has patched a bug in Skype that was similar to the iMessage bug found a few days ago. In several versions of Skype, a user receiving the message http://: would have their version of Skype crash. Even worse, once the message was in their history, the app would continue to crash every time th....more |
06/03/2015 |
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