Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The latest mobile threat landscape report for 2024 from ...

Let the debate begin! There are two distinctive phone camps: iOS and Android. Usability, functionality, app stores, design, and other factors differ greatly between them. One area of heated debate ...

About a decade ago, Apple and Google started updating iOS and Android, respectively, to make them less susceptible to “juice jacking,” a form of attack that could surreptitiously steal data or execute ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Pulling the headline statistics out of the Google posting, the ...

Now that most people have huge amounts of personal data on their phones, security is more important than ever—even if most people care a lot more about apps, ease of use, design, and price. But the ...

A phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform named 'Lucid' has been targeting 169 entities in 88 countries using well-crafted messages sent on iMessage (iOS) and RCS (Android). Lucid, which has been ...

WhatsApp is rolling out passkey-encrypted backups for iOS and Android devices, enabling users to encrypt their chat history using their fingerprint, face, or a screen lock code. Passkeys are a ...

With iOS 26, Apple is adding support for transferring an eSIM from an iPhone to an Android device, and vice versa. The new functionality will make it easier for smartphone users to move their numbers ...

Apple has officially introduced iOS 18.6 RC (Release Candidate), marking a significant step in its software development journey. This update, part of the beta 4 cycle, holds particular importance for ...

When it comes to mobile devices, iOS and Android dominate the market, yet the apps available on each platform differ in several important ways. Understanding these differences can help users make the ...