Mobile phones as of late are becoming less like a phone and more like a hand held computer. Much of this can be attributed to all of the third party software available in the app stores provided on platforms like Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. In fact, just about anything you can do on a [...]

Each year the Pwn20Own event goes down where hackers face off against one another for cash prizes awarded to those who can break into some of the hottest devices and platforms on the market. This year’s Pwn2Own saw the BlackBerry OS 6 platform’s browser fall to a JavaScript exploit that can, in theory, give malicious [...]

Currently on the market are many different web browsers from many different companies. Generally towards the top of the pack are browsers such as Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Mozilla’s Firefox, Google’s Chrome and Apple’s Safari. While each of these browsers share their own respective pros and cons, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has largely been the most popular [...]

The Apple iPad is quite an investment (depending on who you ask) with the base model costing a cool $499. However, seeing how the iPad is so portable it’s no secret that it’s quite hard to keep track of especially if you’re of the forgetful type. This means that if a malicious individual wanted to, [...]

While Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS are currently leading the pack, other companies have perfectly capable mobile platforms looking to compete with these two behemoths. While Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform has been out for a while it’s far too early to see if it will be a success or not. Palm’s webOS, on the [...]

With mobile handsets finding their way into the hands of more and more consumers, the need for beefed up security is more apparant now than ever. Research in Motion’s BlackBerry lineup, in particular, has long been known to be one of the most secure line of mobile handsets on the market. However, RIM apparently isn’t [...]

People who are making use of the iPhone Jailbreak software and have an Apple ID may want to back up a bit. Apple seems to be keeping track of your every move as evidenced by this iPhone Hacker named Sherif Hashim. Hashim discovered a crack in the iPhone OS 3.1.3 which can unlock the baseband [...]

With threats of terrorism hitting airports, the call for stricter security has become necessary. However, the quality of security in various airports may not necessarily be the same. Some may be implementing strict security while others just put up one for the sake of having “security”. As consumers, we can do our part to improve [...]

See, I told you that jailbreaking your handset could bring on a series of unwanted events your way. It looks like a security vulnerability has been exposed by a Dutch hacker. The hacker gained access to various jailbroken phones and then he sent picture messages demanding a €5 PayPal payment: If you don’t pay, it’s [...]

That’s right folks, if you happen to own an iPhone as we speak then your handset could be hijacked through a SMS security issue. The whole thing doesn’t stop there! Once you iPhone has been hijacked then all you’re other iPhones from your contact list will be hijacked too. And so on! You get the [...]