“Cisco Systems Inc. is hoping to restore order into a universe of frazzled security professionals through a “radical simplification” that could reduce the number of hungry mouths in a crowded marketplace. Sound familiar? Well, Cisco CSCO, -3.”
Those RCS chat ‘hacks’ for Google Messages will stop working by the end of the month
“Before Google saved us all from the tyranny of the carriers, some enterprising folks worked out a sort of “hack” that enabled Google’s RCS/chat services, letting us all send messages with the futuristic protocol, even if we weren’t in one of the few supported markets.”
Google shutting down Xiaomi access to Assistant following Nest Hub picking up strangers’ camera feeds (Update: Xiaomi statement)
“So-called “smart” security cameras have had some pretty dumb security problems recently, but a recent report regarding a Xiaomi camera linked to a Google account is especially disturbing.”
Samsung sold 6.7 million 5G smartphones in 2019
“The world’s biggest smartphone maker is widening its lead over rivals in the race to put 5G devices in customers’ hands.”
‘Unpatchable’ iOS exploit may bring permanent iPhone jailbreak – 9to5Mac
“Jailbreaks have decreased over the last few years. However, last month a mistake by Apple saw a jailbreak for modern iPhones released but it was quickly patched.”
Google is rolling out RCS messaging without waiting for carriers – here’s what that means
“Almost two years after showing off the first glimpse of its Rich Communication Services (RCS), Google is rolling it out without waiting for carrier support.”
Microsoft Your Phone app now lets you see all your Android notifications on PC
“Microsoft’s Your Phone app has been available on Windows 10 for a while, doing a solid job of enabling cross-platform connectivity between Android phones and your PC.”
Google Confirms Apple iPhone Bricking iMessage Attack
“Google’s Project Zero exists to hunt down zero-day vulnerabilities such as the yet to be fixed Windows 10 Security issue I wrote about recently.”
Google joins the dark side: Here’s how to turn on dark mode in Google apps
“Even though Google doesn’t yet offer a system-wide dark mode for its take on Android, the company has been busy updating its apps to include dark mode. They’re not true black, but the dark themes will nonetheless give your eyes some rest when using Google apps in low-light environments.”
Warning Issued For Apple’s 1.4 Billion iPad And iPhone Users
“With Apple’s (admittedly ugly) iPhone 11 now coming together quickly and recent iOS 12 releases looking rock solid, the company has been on something of a roll. But that just changed.”
