Samsung Patches Remote Wipe Vulnerability
Putting an end to potential panic, Samsung is delivering a patch to fix a remote wipe vulnerability over the air. But that's not the only trouble story about the Android operating system coming out of the security world this week.
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HTC One X+ details leaked by network
the rumoured HTC One X+ handset have been leaked in documents supposedly from UK carrier O2.The promotional material from the network reveals the One X+ will sported a beefed up, 1.7GHz quad-core processor, up from the 1.5GHz quad-core offering in the international HTC One X and 1.5GHz dual-core chip in the 4G-enabled American One XL.In ... -techradar
Week in Tech: Tablet battles and phone fights
we wish tech firms would compete using music and dance - imagine Steve Ballmer doing Gangnam Style.But then reality comes crashing in and we find ourselves watching people sing about BlackBerry apps. The video, starring several senior RIM execs, puts us in mind of the captain of the... -techradar
Facebook Gifts could be the social network's gift that keeps on giving
special moments when "likes" aren't enough for your closest Facebook friends, the social networking website has introduced a new gifting program starting today.Different from the virtual gifts program introduced a couple of years ago, Facebook Gifts enables users to easily ship physical presents to one anot... -techradar
OAuth tools coming to Android through Google Play Store
released tools to allow developers to begin integrating the OAuth user authorisation technology for Android apps.The tech, also used by Facebook and Twitter to allow users to connect with external apps and services, may eventually replace the need to type in multiple passwords for apps on Android devices.The OAuth 2.0 tools, available for ... -techradar
Google releases Field Trip, a new guidebook app that tips you off
dozens of apps that individually inform users of good places to eat, where a movie is playing, if a band is jamming in town tonight, or where the best places to shop are located.But what if there was one single app that did all that, while also providing interesting and unique information about the local surroundings?That's... -techradar
Over half of surveyed Windows 8 users prefer Windows 7
can't be good news for Microsoft, as a recent survey of Windows 8 users found that just over half of them still prefer Windows 7.The survey comes from Forumswindows8.com, an independent help and support site for the new operating system. After polling 50,000 active Windows 8 users, 53 percent of respondents said that... -techradar
Google's Schmidt says patent wars are bad for innovation
ecent patent battle between Apple and Samsung ended with the court declaring Samsung would have to pay more than $1 billion (UK£630 million,AU$959 million) as a result of infringements, that may not have been the last word in the case.Samsung is still trying to avoid paying out the huge settlement by asking for a new trial to take pl... -techradar
Windows Phone
Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 priced for parts of Europe
announced the pricing of its new Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 smartphones in some of its European territories, though the U.K. was left out.Nokia Germany wants €649 (£516) for the flagship Lumia 920, while Nokia Italy is asking slightly less - €599 (£476) - for the Windows Phone 8 handsetThe second tier, 4.3... -techradar
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