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Android

Posts tagged with "android"

11 May 2021 in Scams

How the ‘FluBot’ spyware is getting onto Android devices

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Have you heard of ‘FluBot’? The spyware is spreading among Android devices and could steal your passwords. Here’s how it works.

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5 May 2021 in Technology

Why we’re calling for longer support for mobile phones

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It’s all very well equipping phones with longer-lasting hardware, but it’s self defeating if the software can’t keep up. Do you agree brands should be doing more?

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19 October 2020 in Technology

The great phones I just can’t recommend

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I’m currently in the market for a new phone, but with no Google services or apps, I won’t be buying a new Huawei. Is it game over for them in the west?

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15 May 2018 in Technology

Hands-on with Google’s new Android P operating system

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As Google’s annual developer shindig, Google IO, got under way last week, Android enthusiasts and developers were downloading the beta of the next version of the operating system, known for now as Android P.

(on mobile phones…)

17 November 2016 in Technology

Do you always erase your personal data on old devices?

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smartphone

Last year, my flat was burgled. I was only just in the process of moving in, and so they got barely anything for their efforts apart from three battered laptops.  (more on deleting personal data from gadgets…)

14 July 2016 in Technology

Does Pokémon Go herald the true arrival of augmented reality?

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Pokemon Go

Pokémon Go is causing quite a stir – the Nintendo-owned franchise has made a storming comeback with its new augmented reality app for iPhone and Android.

(more on Pokémon Go…)

5 January 2016 in Technology

Taking control of the personal data on your mobile phone

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Smartphone and eye

When you download an app onto your smartphone, do you know what personal data you’re handing over? Anette Høyrup of the Danish Consumer Council has been putting apps to the test.

(more on phone data…)

15 May 2014 in Technology

£89 – a smart price for a smartphone?

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Moto E

Are you still to make the step-up to the world of smartphones? Well, despite the number of ads showing that everyone owns an all-singing, all-dancing handset, that’s far from the case. Could the Moto E change that?

(more about Moto E…)

11 September 2013 in Shopping, Technology

A fingerprint scanner on the iPhone 5S – Apple could do better

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iPhone5s fingerprint scanner

Haven’t you heard yet? Apple’s announced two new iPhones and everyone’s a bit disappointed. And the one new piece of interesting tech – a fingerprint scanner – is far from meeting its potential.

(more about iPhone 5S’ fingerprint scanner…)

5 April 2013 in Technology

Why there’s nothing to like about Facebook phones

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Make no mistake, Facebook knows all about you. It already holds loads of data on its users, and with Facebook Home powering phones, the amount of info you could be handing over could go through the roof.

(more about Facebook Home…)

8 March 2013 in Shopping, Technology

Which apps make you ‘appy?

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A wall of different smartphone app icons

When you buy your first smartphone or tablet computer, it can be hard to choose the best apps from the hundreds of thousands that are on offer. With the options growing every day, what are your ‘must have’ apps?

(more about the best apps…)

3 October 2012 in Technology

Would you get arty on an iPad?

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David Hockney’s recent exhibition, A Bigger Picture, contained rural images painted not with a paint-brush, pencil or charcoal, but on an iPad. Would you get creative with your tablet?

(more about tablet art…)

23 August 2012 in Money, Technology

O2 Wallet – how many passwords do I need to remember?

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Mobile payments – it sounds like a great idea. But when you have to create four new passwords to get past the security, is it any wonder I made a muppet of myself in the Which? Money podcast?

(more about O2 Wallet…)

17 August 2012 in Technology

Don’t cry for the death of Flash on Android

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As of now you can’t download Flash on Android phones. Adobe has pulled the plug-in from Google’s Play store, saying it won’t work properly with the latest version of Android. However, I don’t think it’s any great loss.

(more about Flash on Android…)

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