Control Your Device without Touch with Hovering Controls

We’ve all seen those Sci-Fi movies and salivated over their technology that allows the characters to perform all sorts of things just by waving their hands in the air. The thing is though, this sort of technology does exist, although nowhere near as advanced as what we see on...

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Compromised Sky Apps and the Security Aftermath

After our earlier article warning users to uninstall the Sky apps from their devices, it’s time to take a look at the technical significance of this attack. Firstly, the attackers have managed to do two key things here, each of which should each be impossibly difficult...

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Android Permissions: Permissively Insecure?

Android, as an operating system, is fairly unique in that it makes users aware of the permissions available to apps in a fairly transparent way. Compared to Blackberry or iOS, which issue granular prompts such as “Can Angry Birds access your location?” or “Can Instagram access...

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"Have you ever used an iPhone?" "No, I have standards"

Welcome to the all-new Android Central app! Get the latest news, reviews, forum posts, podcasts, wallpapers and more, all from the Android Central App! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Behold, the all-new Android Central application. Known as an "app" on the...

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