Most of us, attentive and caring smartphone users, go to great lengths to protect our gadgets from harm. We buy armor cases and tempered glass screen protectors. We grip our smartphones with the force of an angered Darth Vader choke-holding a guilty imperial officer. And yet, here are the fine…
Vodafone Australia admits to hacking journalist’s phone in public statement
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) is being implicated in a fairly stunning scandal, in which it has admitted to having improperly accessed a reporter’s phone in search of the identity of a whistleblower. An individual had leaked confidential security information to her,…
Vodafone’s ‘unforgivable’ hacking of journalist’s phone must be investigated, says union
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Australia’s Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance has called on the privacy commissioner to investigate the circumstances of the “unforgivable” hacking of a journalist’s phone data. On Saturday the Australian published leaked emails that detailed how a day after Fairfax journalist Natalie…
‘Dex’ the cell phone sniffing dog helps deputies at new Inmate Housing Facility
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans (WGNO) – It’s out with the old and in with the new as prisoners are transferred to the new Inmate Housing Facility Monday. It’s a new chapter complete with new staff too. “Dex” is the sheriff department’s new crime sniffing dog. It’s…
LG V10 phone with secondary display likely to be unveiled at LG’s confirmed October 1st press event
Earlier today, LG started sending out invites to a press event on October 1 in New York City. Although the company did not reveal any details about the products that the event will focus on, there’s reason to believe that this event will bring the introduction of the rumored LG…
Vodafone Australia admits hacking Fairfax journalist’s phone
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Vodafone Australia has admitted an employee hacked a journalist’s phone records in an attempt to uncover her sources for stories, but the telecommunications company denies any “improper behaviour”, despite internal emails suggesting it deliberately misled authorities about systemic privacy breaches. In…
Snapdragon 620-powered Samsung phone posts neat result on GeekBench – is it the Galaxy A9?
Those keeping watch on Samsung will be excited to learn about an interesting new smartphone of its that’s apparently in the works. And no, we’re not talking about the Galaxy S7, or any weird flip/slider phones whose indisputable retro charm does look out of place in 2015. Rather, we’re talking…
HTC Desire 520 Cricket bound tomorrow; phone priced at $99.99
The HTC Desire 520 will be available starting tomorrow, to customers of pre-paid carrier Cricket. Priced at $99.99, the model will be a Cricket exclusive in the U.S. Unveiled by HTC last July, this is a low-end handset plain-and-simple. The Desire 520 is equipped with a 4.5-inch screen, carrying a…
FRESNO CELL PHONE STORE BURGLARIZED TWICE IN ONE WEEK
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Owners are now removing cell phones and money from the store every night to deter thieves. Companies that sell mobile phones are being targeted more and more often locally. It’s causing some to take more extreme measures to protect their merchandise….
Unique new Mirrativ app lets you livestream anything from your phone
Games, apps, video recording feeds – for the first time you can stream any action on your phone live with the new Mirrativ app. Developed not only with gamers in mind, as these apps usually are, but the average user as well, Mirrativ can output to the most popular host…