Google is working on improving the cybersecurity of Android smartphones and tablets by hardening the defenses of the entire ecosystem at the firmware level. Firmware is the computer software behind ...

Security researchers at a Russian antivirus vendor claim to have found the world's first Android bootkit, a piece of malware that's designed to re-infect devices even after a thorough cleanup. Russian ...

Google has started working to harden the security of Android at the firmware level, a component of the software stack that interacts directly with the various processors of a system on a chip (SoC).

It’s no secret that Google is developing Android in part to promote many of its core services such as Gmail, Google Maps and YouTube. Yandex, often referred to as ...

Yandex—the Russian equivalent of Google—has developed firmware for Android devices. Yandex—the Russian equivalent of Google—has introduced a firmware kit for Android devices that lets ...

Why it matters: Android is the world's most popular mobile operating system, but it's also the hardest to secure against a variety of cybersecurity threats that keep evolving. Google aims to improve ...

Qualcomm had a single Android development prototype on the CTIA Wireless 2008 show floor this week, on an edge-of-booth stand with little to no signage. We stopped by to check out the progress of the ...

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