The Android-IMSI-Catcher-Detector (short: AIMSICD) is an Android open-source based project to detect and avoid fake base stations (IMSI-Catchers) or other base-stations (mobile antennas) with poor/no encryption, born in 2012 on XDA. Our project aims to warn you if the ciphering is turned off on your phone, if you've been tracked via Silent/Stealth SMS and also enable several protection mechanisms.

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Link Bubble's Premium features are now free for anyone using the app.

As we await the release of new Android Wear watches, we have time to reflect on all those first-gen wrist computers. The Sony Smartwatch 3 was actually a pretty neat device with its full microUSB and transflective LCD. It's getting a little cooler still today with an official companion app that adds three new watch faces.

An exodus of staff from the Google Now team was the result of the product's lower priority for incoming CEO Sundar Pichai, a new report has revealed. The loss of key staff from the team behind Google's personal assistant occurred just before the company announced Now on Tap, Now's latest feature, at the I/O developer conference in May.

WhatsApp has finally updated its Play Store listing to 2.12.250 with all of the goodies that we've been anxiously tracking over the past months.

After a private beta and a few leaks, Microsoft today launched the first public beta of its Siri- and Google Now-like Cortana personal assistant for Android.

Before the weekend kicked off, the folks over at 4GNews posted up some images of the BlackBerry Passport Silver Edition running Android Lollipop but what most folks missed was that the images were taken from a video. Rather then posting just those images, we decided to wait and see if the video would pop up and sure enough, it has now appeared. The device appears to be the same device...

A remote code execution exploit on Dolphin Browser for Android has surfaced online and this one in particular is a nasty one. This would allow an attacker to upload or even replace a Dolphin Browser theme package with an infected theme.

While the Note 5 and S6 edge+ are far from the first Samsung phones with reported issues killing background tasks with unusual aggressiveness, they are the... by David Ruddock in Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 Edge+, News, Samsung, Videos

Asus was one of the first Android tablet OEMs to distinguish itself with devices like the original Transformer, and it followed that up with two 7-inch Nex... by Ryan Whitwam in ASUS, Reviews, Tablet Reviews

Google Photos wants to be home to all of your photos (and videos). Whether you have a thumb drive, CD, DVD or undeveloped film laying around, the team wants you to consider uploading them to the service. Why? Because that’s when they can make the “magic” happen.

Have you heard? Samsung has announced new phones. In case you have not heard, here's an ad in your notification shade. It looks like this has happened to a... by Ryan Whitwam in News, Samsung

With in-store sales of the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ kicking off, Samsung has launched a new promotion called the "Ultimate Test Drive" aimed at getting iPhone owners to switch over to a Galaxy phone. Through this promotion — limited to U.S. residents — Samsung will be giving out a Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 edge+ or Galaxy S6 edge (sorry, no standard GS6) to use completely free...

Spotify has updated its privacy policy, and users should be careful about what they agree to. The music streaming giant now wants phone sensor information to determine if users are moving or standing still, GPS location, photos, contacts and much more.

Cerberus is one of the more full-featured device security apps available on Android. It has more features than Android Device Manager, and more import... by Ryan Whitwam in Applications, News

Consumers looking for a little more privacy can now preorder the Blackphone 2. It’s a smartphone that mobile manufacturer Silent Circle claims can keep users' apps, data and communication secure. At the center of it is Silent OS, a custom version of Google Android built with various security features and apps, including peer-to-peer encrypted VoIP calling, messaging and address book. It also includes a smarter Wi-Fi feature to protect the device against insecure wireless networks.

We've known that it's coming for about a month, and today Google has made good on those expectations. According to a post on the official Android blog, Android Wear will be getting a software update "in the coming weeks" that will enable interactive watch faces. These are essentially tiny apps/widgets built into a watch face design that let you do more than simply tell the time or check the weather.

Motorola's original Moto G was one of the first Android devices to offer what one could honestly call a good user experience at a price of around $200...