Security

Three warns of growing mobile scams

Three warns of growing mobile scams
In the past few years, mobile devices have become a new front for fraudsters looking to find new victims to exploit. With more people relying solely on these handsets as their primary means of staying in touch, they present a lucrative target for criminals.Therefore, mobile operator Three has highlighted some of the most common and emerging scams that target smartphones, and offered some advice about…

Will facial recognition become a standard feature on smartphones?

Will facial recognition become a standard feature on smartphones?
We live so much of our lives on our smartphones these days, routinely using our handsets to do everything from replying to emails to moving money between accounts. Security is therefore a really big issue to consumers, as they want to be sure no sensitive data can be compromised, especially if a phone is lost or stolen. As a result, manufacturers have sought to make…

How can you keep your smartphone secure?

How can you keep your smartphone secure?
We all know about the need to protect computers from viruses and cyber-attacks - and most of us pay money to keep our devices safe from these ever-evolving threats.Yet for some reason, a surprising number of us don't take the same precautions with our mobile phones.In fact, research by Virgin Media has found that only 34 per cent of people have installed anti-virus software on…

Statistics reveal iPhone is not the most stolen device

Statistics reveal iPhone is not the most stolen device
A report has revealed the mobile phones which get stolen the most – and the results might surprise you. According to a UK-based report, the phone which is most likely to get robbed is not an iPhone but the HTC M8. The model which was released back in 2015 retails for around $400. This is the most current data available. The statistics from 2016 have yet…

New smartphone bug puts Android devices at risk

New smartphone bug puts Android devices at risk
New trojanised adware has been discovered by mobile security firm Lookout, which is thought to affect over 20,000 popular apps available on the Google Play store. Some of the malware posing as a legitimate version of the most popular apps include imitations of Candy Crush, Facebook, GoogleNow, Snapchat, Twitter, WhatsApp and many more. Adware is traditionally used to aggressively push ads, but it is now…

Are you using your smartphone securely?

Are you using your smartphone securely?
Smartphones are so ubiquitous in our daily lives that it is easy to forget they only started to take off in 2007, with the launch of the first Apple iPhone. And they are becoming even more useful with each successive generation, being used for an increasing range of purposes - the release of Apple Pay stands as testament to that, as smartphones may soon even replace…

Make money for Christmas by recycling your unwanted mobile phones

With thousands of new smartphones being bought by app-hungry consumers all over the UK every month, it’s no surprise that the number of unwanted mobile phones being thrown away into landfill sites is now greater than ever before Why recycling phones is important If we don’t recycle our old phones, over time, the components that are contained within mobile phones break down and release toxins…

Delete Your Data Before You Sell

There are now many ways that you can sell a mobile phone and as people who want to give you lots of money for your old handset, we are all for it. However, what so many people fail to do is to delete contacts and messages from their old phone, but just send it straight out to the new owner. Even worse, since the introduction…