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Friday, September 20, 2013
Android At Risk With SMiShing SMS Phishing
Another New threat to Android Smartphone has been revealed. an at this time the operating system vulnerabilities that highlighted by the scientific department of Notrh Carolina State University is called SMiShing or also known as SMS phishing , which would allow developers to simulate malicious sending fake SMS in order to induce the user to perform actions such as calls to premium numbers or dissemination of personal data. A practice very similar to that of the now well known as phishing, but in this case based on text messages instead of on email and for this reason called SMiShing. Android is good
What is SMiShing
As clearly shown in the video stream at the bottom of article, demonstrative purposes only realized by the researchers, a Android app lacks any authorization shall be able to send an SMS to a dummy device, even without a SIM card inserted. The example shown explains very well what is the risk: the software does appear on the display notification when you receive a message with the phone number of the sender set as desired, and a text containing an invitation to call premium rate numbers or links to dangerous sites.
The team has been notified of the danger and technicians Google in Mountain View said they were already working on its resolution in future versions of Android. However, considering the fragmentation that still affects the ecosystem (the problem affects all versions from 1.x Jelly Bean ) dilated and the timing for the release of the updates is likely that many of the phones currently on the market will remain vulnerable to this issue again long. As always happens in these cases, the best advice is to be careful when downloading applications relying only on the official store Google Play , of course, to be wary of any suspicious messages received.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 coming to Carphone Warehouse at launch
The newly announced Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 release will land at Carphone Warehouse at launch, the retailer has confirmed.
Formally unveiled yesterday, the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 is the latest mid-rage handset to be announced by the South Korean manufacturer, with the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 follow-on to sit underneath the flagship Samsung Galaxy S4, as well as the recently unveiled raft of spin-offs.
Allowing wannabe owners to register their interest in the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 now, UK retailer Carphone Warehouse has today revealed that it will stock the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean powered handset from launch later this summer.
“The new Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 is one of the first mid-tier 4G ready smartphones,” Carl Cowling Carphone Warehouse’s Group Commercial Director said. “It’s an exciting time for the market and the increasing number of more affordable 4G enabled handsets will ultimately give more customers the chance to get their hands on super-fast 4G services without breaking the bank.”
With a 5-megapixel rear-mounted camera paired with a VGA snapper up front, the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 features list sees a 1800mAh Lithium-Ion battery line up alongside 4G LTE connectivity options and 1GB of RAM.
At 10mm thick and 119.5g in weight, the Ace 3 is far from the most svelte device coming to market. It boasts 8GB of internal storage expandable via microSD.
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Formally unveiled yesterday, the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 is the latest mid-rage handset to be announced by the South Korean manufacturer, with the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 follow-on to sit underneath the flagship Samsung Galaxy S4, as well as the recently unveiled raft of spin-offs.Allowing wannabe owners to register their interest in the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 now, UK retailer Carphone Warehouse has today revealed that it will stock the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean powered handset from launch later this summer.
“The new Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 is one of the first mid-tier 4G ready smartphones,” Carl Cowling Carphone Warehouse’s Group Commercial Director said. “It’s an exciting time for the market and the increasing number of more affordable 4G enabled handsets will ultimately give more customers the chance to get their hands on super-fast 4G services without breaking the bank.”
Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 Features
Powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 has increased in size over past models, adding a 4-inch WVGA display into the mix with a somewhat lackluster 800 x 480p resolution.With a 5-megapixel rear-mounted camera paired with a VGA snapper up front, the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 features list sees a 1800mAh Lithium-Ion battery line up alongside 4G LTE connectivity options and 1GB of RAM.
At 10mm thick and 119.5g in weight, the Ace 3 is far from the most svelte device coming to market. It boasts 8GB of internal storage expandable via microSD.
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