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iOS 14.5 makes zero-click exploits ‘significantly harder’ according to security researchers

Amid the other new features in iOS 14.5, Apple has also implemented changes to how it secures the code running in iOS. As reported by Motherboard, the changes Apple has made behind the scenes here will make it harder for hackers to develop zero-click exploits. The report cites multiple security researchers who believe that these changes will make zero-click exploits harder. These are exploits…
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Huawei’s new Mate X2 foldable works like a Galaxy Fold, costs nearly $3,000

The foldable space continues to heat up as early issues are worked out. Today, Huawei launched its latest foldable, the Huawei Mate X2, which throws out the previous design and adopts what we love about the Galaxy Z Fold 2. Oh, and it costs $3,000. Huawei’s original Mate X and Mate XS both offered a design that saw the display fold around its frame, leaving it exposed at all times with the…
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Google working on built-in ‘Wear OS Screen Recording’ tool

Following a small tweak to the notification experience last week, Google’s next feature for Wear OS looks to be a Screen Recording tool. Similar in implementation to screenshots, evidence of this functionality appears in an update to the Wear OS Android companion app today.  About APK Insight: In this ‘APK Insight’ post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google…
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Samsung is beating Google Pixels at their own game w/ 4 years of Android security updates

For years, Google’s Pixel phones have enjoyed three years of updates, the longest lifespan this side of the Android/iOS divide. Now Samsung has pushed the envelope, offering four years of security updates, beating Google’s Pixel phones at their own game. One aspect in which Android has always fallen behind iOS is updates, with iPhones receiving as many as six years worth of updates, while…
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