Samsung’s custom user interface for Android smartphones is called TouchWiz. Some folks think the color scheme, custom apps, and other tweaks Samsung makes to Android make the operating system easier to use — others find it ugly and cumbersome. But it turns out that it could also be dangerous to surf the web using TouchWiz. […]
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Google security update patches Gingerbreak root exploit
It’s only been a few weeks since hackers released the Gingerbreak tool for rooting Android devices running Google Android 2.3.x. But Google has already patched the security flaw that Gingerbreak exploits in order to provide root access. The good news is that doesn’t mean much at the moment. While the latest Android source code includes […]
How to protect your Android phone from the major security flaw discovered this week
Last night Google removed 21 apps from the Android Market because they were designed to root a users phone, steal information, and even download code without your permission. Now xda-developers member Rodderik has put together an app that protects at least some phones against the exploit used by these apps. If you’re running Google Android […]
New jailbreak for iPhone, iPod touch, Apple TV on the way
The folks at the iPhone Dev Team have uncovered a new exploit in iOS 4.1 devices that they’re calling SHAtter. The exploit hasn’t finished building a tool that you can actually use to jailbreak new devices yet, but work is underway, and in the video after the break you can see the early results. What’s […]
Hackers jailbreak iOS 4.1, downloads on the way soon?
Less than a day after Apple officially pushed out iOS 4.1 to iPhone and iPod touch users, hackers have figured out how to jailbreak the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system. Jailbreaking is a method of unlocking the software on an Apple product so that you can install third party apps and make system […]