Android Auto expanding horizons with third-party navigation apps

Google is making the right moves with Android Auto for wider adoption by app developers, manufacturers, as well as users. The platform has been around for quite some time now but there has been reluctant adoption by carmakers and app developers. Partly because of the stringent set of requirements for apps owing to safety. To … Read more

Google to turn Android devices into earthquake detection network

Since there are millions of Android devices around the world, there are a lot of ways that we can use these smartphones aside from our own personal uses. Google is now tapping into that wide network by making them part of a worldwide earthquake detection network that can give early alerts and earthquake warnings to … Read more

Google to alert Android users of earthquakes before they strike

Google turns Androids into ‘mini seismometer’ by alerting users of an earthquake before it strikes Google is alert Android users of an earthquake minutes before it strikes  The firm generates alerts from using over 700 seismometers in California  Google is set to ask users in Google search if they felt a nearby quake  By Stacy Liberatore For … Read more

Android phones with Qualcomm DSP chips can become “spying tools”: Report

Qualcomm Snapdragon processors are part of more than 40-percent of Android phones from various manufactures. If you own one such high-end device, be informed that a specific Qualcomm digital signal processor (DSP) chip has 400 vulnerabilities that make your phone a spying tool, cybersecurity company Check Point reports. The report confirms that Qualcomm DSP chips … Read more