“Samsung just raised the bar in smartphone screens. Again.A year after DisplayMate awarded the Samsung Galaxy S8’s screen its first-ever A+ grade, the screen tester has crowned the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 as the best performing smartphone display, awarding it its top grade as well.”
Cybercriminals Are Targeting Small Businesses That Don’t Take Cybersecurity Seriously
“Could your business recover from an abrupt loss of $256,000? Because that’s how much a single cybersecurity hack could cost a small business, according to a recent analysis in Tech Republic.”
Hackers Say Firewalls and AntiVirus Are Irrelevant
“The Black Hat and DEFCON events bring together the black, white and grey hat communities to share information about what’s really what when it comes to information security.”
This hidden iOS function shows how much time you’re wasting on which apps
“We all feel like we spend too much time on our phones. Notifications keep nagging us, we need to see what happens on Facebook or Twitter, and we feel a constant need to post to Instagram or chat with our friends in WhatsApp. But do we know how much we actually spend in each of those apps?”
Android users can now grab Oreo’s version of the Pixel launcher
“A couple of months ago you might remember that Reddit user AmirZ released a rootless solution to install a full-featured version of the Pixel Launcher. Earlier solutions left users with a gimped version that wouldn’t allow access to the Google Now panel or the G Search widget.”
New iPhone 8 Leak Reveals Apple’s Sneaky Secret
“Apple’s upcoming iPhone 8 promises to introduce a number of new technologies to the iPhone faithful. One of those is a mainstay of many Android handsets, namely wireless charging. But Apple’s implementation is going to be disappointing to those hoping for the accepted protocols to be accepted.”
Users dump AccuWeather iPhone app after learning it sends location data to a third party
“AccuWeather’s iOS app may be up to something fishy. Security researcher Will Strafach published a warning about the popular weather app’s behavior on Medium and users appear to be paying attention.”
This is everything Google knows about you – and how to switch it off
“It turns out Google knows a lot about you – an awful lot, in fact. But exactly how much is “an awful lot”?”
Snapdragon US Galaxy S8 and S8+ can now be rooted by all with SamPWND
“It’s pretty funny how Exynos-powered Samsung devices used to be considered less developer-friendly, but it’s now their Snapdragon counterparts that are getting harder and harder to crack. This was the case with the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge last year, as well as the current Galaxy S8 and S8+.”
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