Meet the 'Spy Smurfs': Here's how the NSA, GCHQ target iPhones, Android devices
ZD Net
Jan,27,2014 by:Zack Whittaker British and American spy agencies are able to gather vast amounts of personally identifiable information, including age, location, and even sexual orientation and political persuasions, according to the latest documents leaked by former U.S. government contractor Edward Snowden. The Guardian, The New York Times and ProPublica working together each published claims that smartphone apps "leak" data from iPhone and Android apps, which are then piggybacked by Britain's GCHQ and the U.S. National Security Agency. Read More |
Analysts: Samsung, Apple keep smartphone grip, but lower-end rivals are nipping
Fierce Wireless
Jan,28,2014 by:Phil Goldstein Samsung Electronics and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) maintained their stranglehold on the global smartphone market in the fourth quarter and for all of 2013, according to multiple research firms, but lower-end rivals are gaining market share at a faster pace. That may mean that over time the market for high-end, high-margin phones will erode, as average selling prices for smartphones worldwide fall. Read More |
Google Hopes Designer Frames Will Sharpen Glass Wireless Week Jan,28,2014 By:Barbara Ortutay NEW YORK (AP) - Google Glass is getting glasses.Google is adding prescription frames and new styles of detachable sunglasses to its computerized, Internet-connected goggles known as Glass. The move comes as Google Inc. prepares to make Glass available to the general population later this year. Currently, Glass is available only to the tens of thousands of people who are testing and creating apps for it. |
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