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Travelers should avoid public USB charging stations at airports, hotels, and other venues, as they may harbor malicious software. Designed for both data and power transmission, USB connections lack a solid barrier between the two. Over the years, as sm… Continue reading Why juice jacking is overhyped
Late last year, Chinese consumer electronics brand Xiaomi cemented its relationship with Leica when the company launched the camera-focused 13 Series smartphones. Now the 13 Ultra joins the pack to take the flagship spot.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobil… Continue reading Xiaomi goes quad for Leica-packing 13 Ultra flagship
The FBI is warning people against using public phone-charging stations, worrying that the combination power-data port can be used to inject malware onto the devices:
Avoid using free charging stations in airports, hotels, or shopping centers. Bad actors have figured out ways to use public USB ports to introduce malware and monitoring software onto devices that access these ports. Carry your own charger and USB cord and use an electrical outlet instead.
How much of a risk is this, really? I am unconvinced, although I do carry a USB condom for charging stations I find suspicious…
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Mounting a headlight, smartphone holder and cyclometer on your bike’s handlebars can take up a lot of space. The awkwardly named 4-in-1 Multifunctional Bike Stopwatch addresses that problem by combining all three along with a phone charger.Continue Rea… Continue reading 4-in-1 device combines bike light, cyclometer, phone mount and charger
Motorola is set to take on the likes of Samsung and Google in the flagship Android handset space with the Edge 40 Pro, which is built around the latest Qualcomm mobile platform, features a 165-Hz OLED display and sports a tasty 8K camera around back.Co… Continue reading Motorola makes a play for Android crown with Edge 40 Pro flagship
Around 96 million American adults suffer from prediabetes – which is more than one in three – but for a vast majority it’s undetected. Current diagnosis requires a clinical blood sugar test or an at-home glucometer device. With access and cost a huge f… Continue reading Easy, inexpensive smartphone prediabetes screening could save lives
Chinese smartphone brand Oppo has joined the likes of Xiaomi and Vivo in the 1-inch-sensor club with the launch of the Find X6 Pro on its home turf. Other highlights include a 510-ppi OLED display with adaptive refresh, flagship Snapdragon processing, … Continue reading Oppo’s latest flagship phone joins the exclusive 1-inch-sensor camera club
If you’ve got a photographer’s eye, today’s smartphones certainly won’t hold you back from taking incredible photos. The winners of the 12th annual Mobile Photography Awards prove that the best camera truly is the one you’ve got with you.Continue Readi… Continue reading Dazzling hand-held winners of the 2023 Mobile Photography Awards
Several vulnerabilities in Samsung’s Exynos chipsets may allow attackers to remotely compromise specific Samsung Galaxy, Vivo and Google Pixel mobile phones with no user interaction. “With limited additional research and development, we believe t… Continue reading Samsung, Vivo, Google phones open to remote compromise without user interaction
92% of the most popular banking and financial services apps contain easy-to-extract secrets and vulnerabilities that can let attackers steal consumer data and finances, according to Approov. The Approov Mobile Threat Lab downloaded, decoded and scanned… Continue reading Popular fintech apps expose valuable, exploitable secrets