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Google says multitasking app flap is overstated Yet another potentially serious security flaw has been revealed in Android.…

AppInside, a tool designed to help app developers check for security vulnerabilities, announced a $2.3 million seed round from Boston’s Accomplice today.When a company commissions an app, they are putting their brand’s reputation on the line when people download it to their tablet or smartphone, Elon Ohevya, co-founder and CEO of AppInside told TechCrunch.Mobile devices… Read More

A B.C. man with a titanium hip wasn’t allowed to board his plane when an all-female security team refused to frisk him.

Microsoft has updated the Bing search app for Android to give users a way to access its search and data information inside other apps. This new feature should allow users to access helpful information without having to leave, for example, Facebook or YouTube.

Massive car bomb claimed by IS strikes Cairo security building at night, wounds 29

Students! Security amateurs! Beat the professionals and win £10,000 Competition NCC Group has devised a lovely cyber security competition, Cyber 10K, which sees the winning contestant receive £10,000 and expert advice from the company to develop their own security solution.Enter and find out more here.…

It’s no wonder Google is expanding its efforts to broaden Android’s reach by working with OEMs in emerging markets, via its Android One smartphone affordability program; the latest global smartphone market data from analyst Gartner shows growth slowing, and Android specifically recording its slowest ever year-on-year growth. Read More

Like "p@$$w0rd" and "1234567" many Android patterns are easy to guess.

Published at LXer: The founder of Linux explains why he's not thinking about the next 10 years of Linux and why security is all about finding bugs. Read More......

Take half a day out to cut your incident recovery time Promo HP will be deploying its security big guns over Australia next month, in the shape of its upcoming Security Innovation Tour featuring former US Air Force head of Cyber Security Earl Matthews.…

Published at LXer: The Linux Foundation's Core Infrastructure Initiative is reaching out to the community to help determine which open-source projects practice good security methods. Read...

Verizon will finally begin pushing the Android 5.1 update out for the HTC One M9 beginning on August 20. According to HTC's Mo Versi, HTC has received approval from Verizon to push the update, which will bring several other fixes in addition to Android 5.1.

We've picked nits here and there about little things in some of the apps that are available for Android Auto. And mostly they're issues that could be cleaned up by Android Auto itself. And we've largely let them slide given that this is a new platform for Google and Android. But we've finally found an Android Auto app that's left us scratching our heads.

Google has pushed an update out to Google Photos on Android, bringing along some great new features. Coming along in the latest update is the ability to reorder your photos in albums, video trimming, and more.

Published at LXer: The second day of LinuxCon in Seattle started with an announcement by Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin about the Core Infrastructure Initiative. The CII will have a...

Here's what you need to know — and what you'll have to continue waiting for — now that the next version of Android is officially official and full of Marshmallowy goodness. Android 6.0 Marshmallow today is official. Or, rather, it's the start of being official, as these things don't actually happen all at once. In fact, the M era started back at the Google I/O developer conference in late May. And we don't yet have it all. So here's what you need to know about the next major version of our favorite operating system. This is Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

Meet the FrankenBlackBerry. Is it an Android phone? Is it a BlackBerry? No, it’s the new BlackBerry Android phone! If you ever wondered what would happen if you slapped a BlackBerry keyboard onto an average Android phone, look no further. BlackBerry has this device for you. Read More

Square Enix is bringing the next game in the Tomb Raider series to Android users. The publisher revealed today that the mobile puzzle game, Lara Croft GO, will be released on Android, iOS and Windows Phone on August 27 for the price of $4.99.

A quick heads up for those of you out there who use the Android app for Windows Central. We've pushed out a fix for a nasty login bug that was, well, keeping you from being able to log in. (Turns out it was one stray instance of "wpcentral" still in the code.) The update is available now through Google Play. So get it, and get back to commenting on our stories! And if you haven't tried out our Android app (we know more than a few of you are rocking that one) now's a perfect time! And we're hard at work on a Material Design update, so it's only going to get better!

Crimsonland, the popular top-down shooter by 10tons is currently available as part of the PC & Android Humble Bundle 13. This bundle will be available for two weeks, allowing you to pay exactly what you desire for the packaged titles, all while supporting select charities in the process.

Xiaomi may be best known for its competitively priced smartphones, which have soaked up marketshare in China at the expense of Samsung and other Android makers, but it also has its own version of Android. Today, the Chinese company unveiled the latest iteration of its MIUI platform, which was first created back in 2010 before Xiaomi had begun selling phones and now counts 150 million users. Read More

Siemens und Audi sind nur zwei der Unternehmen, die im Rahmen des laufenden Hacker-Wettbewerbes händeringend nach neuen Mitarbeitern suchen. Schülern, Azubis und Studenten bietet sich die Chance, erste Kontakte zu potenziellen Arbeitgebern zu knüpfen.

Published at LXer: Uh, SatNad – are you sure this is what you want? The addition of Android compatibility for Windows phones was called a "suicide note" back in April, and now somebody's composing...

Not everybody grew up in a house where cooking was an everyday experience. Cookbook Recipes on the Google Play Store helps by giving you what you need to level up your cooking skills. Whether that means starting easy with scrambled eggs, or whether it's planning out meals for the whole family, this app has got you covered. It's available on Android TV and that means high res pictures and directions to help you make dinner delicious. Cookbook Recipes is an absolutely free app available on the Google Play Store, and really that just makes it even better. You can tell just by looking at it that it was created using Google's Leanback UI which gives it a sharp look. At the top left of the screen is your search button. You can use voice commands, or go the keypad route, whichever floats your boat. When searching you can look up recipes by their actual name, or you can search by ingredient. The results will be made up of recipes already favorites of other users, and shows you the most popular results first. On the main screen, the recipes dominate the page—which is really the point. You'll see a list of categories on the left of the screen. They're things like family meals, vegetarian, or beef, along with Cocktails, For Mom, and more. On the right side of the screen you'll see hi-res, close up shots of the recipes in each category.

Rakuten, Japan’s top online retail firm, has pulled an Amazon after it launched its own branded Android app store today. Read More

Published at LXer: Magento is one of the most popular open-source eCommerce platforms and it is used by thousands of merchants worldwide. It provides a variety of enterprise-class features, but one...

If you like short films from independent makers and have an Android device then there’s good news for you after Viddsee launched a native Android app. Read More

A lawyer who was suspended last spring from the federal security roundtable has just received a letter of appreciation from the government.

We've got new ways for you to find the best stories on our front page. A quick heads up for those of you who frequent the front page of our fair site. As we've done once or twice in the past, we've tweaked the homepage a bit, giving you more choice of the stories you see. We've got two sections — "recent," and "featured." Recent is the firehose. It's everything that gets published, period. It's the good. The bad. The stories you can't live without, and the stories that we've written because we want to, even if they're not going to have the biggest audience in the world. (But, seriously, you should read every word we write!) The "Featured" tab is where we're going to pick and choose a little more. So while stories will absolutely still rotate through there throughout the day, the movement won't nearly as fierce. If you're only able to check in a few times a day, that might be the place for you. And in any event, you can flip back and forth at will. It's all about giving you more ways to read, and better ways to read. And it'll work on your phone as well as in a desktop browser.

Skype for Android has received a pretty nice update today, bringing along some oft-requested features. Coming along in today's update are personalized ringtones and the ability to forward photos from your chats to other Skype users.

An electronic vehicle immobilizer used in popular car models has proven vulnerable to hackers with laptops

Google today has updated its Android Auto app, bringing a little bit of an update to the overview screen once you're in the car. The gist is that when you're listening to music of using navigation, you'll now get larger items in that center overview screen. They're definitely more attractive and easier to stab at when you're cruising down the road.

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The eagle-eyed aviation security humans at Dublin Airport prevented a desperate toddler from boarding a flight while in possession of a Despicable Me Fart Blaster: "We don’t make the rules but we apply the rules consistently." (via Lowering the Bar)

Everyday we are walking around with tech in our pockets-and on our wrists-that used to belong only to worlds of science fiction. Instead of going simple, or taking a step backwards for a retro look, the Psychron Watch Face for Android Wear makes your Smartwatch look like the future. This face gives you the time, weather, and temperature, along with a few more features and a design made to turn heads. We've got all the details for you below. The Psychron Watch Face is available now in the Google Play Store as a free app. The face definitely has a sci-fi flair, and plenty of information to help you along your way. This is an analog face that is practically overflowing with features available at a glance. You only get numbers at 12, 3, 6 and 9, with notches for seconds at the outer edges of the face. At the bottom of your screen, above the 6 is a readout of the date along with the day of the week.