A newly discovered Android malware dubbed DroidLock can lock victims’ screens for ransom and access text messages, call logs, contacts, audio recordings, or even erase data. DroidLLock allows its ...

Google may be working on a native App Lock feature for Android 17 that lets users secure specific apps without the restrictions of Private Space. This new API allows the default launcher to lock apps, ...

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Four of the best Good Lock modules aren’t working properly on the One UI 8.5 beta. Home Up and QuickStar refuse to open, while LockStar and NotiStar have also lost some features. Samsung’s Good Lock ...

Scoring a low interest rate on your mortgage has become an exceedingly difficult challenge with today’s housing market. The idea of a once achievable 3% mortgage rate now seems like a long-ago fever ...

Update December 31, 2025: There are now a handful of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 devices available worldwide, with more coming in 2026. Summary: Here’s everything you need to know about Qualcomm’s ...

Scoring a low interest rate on your mortgage has become an exceedingly difficult challenge with today’s housing market. The idea of a once achievable 3% mortgage rate now seems like a long-ago fever ...

NewSoftwares LLC today announced one of the most significant milestones in the history of its flagship security product, Folder Lock. The company has released Folder Lock 10.1.13 for Windows, ...

Notepad++ version 8.8.9 was released to fix a security weakness in its WinGUp update tool after researchers and users reported incidents in which the updater retrieved malicious executables instead of ...

Samsung launched the One UI 8.5 Beta for the Galaxy S25 series, offering a preview of Android 16 features. The update introduces Storage Share for cross-device file access and a new Theft Protection ...

Apple's iOS 26.2 update is now available to all, with new one-time AirDrop codes, more toggles for Liquid Glass, and improvements to system apps. Here's what's new. Following the public release of iOS ...