headless 曰く、Google Play で見つかった偽の暗号通貨採掘アプリ 8 本について、発見した Trend Micro が解説している (Trend Micro のブログ記事、 Softpedia の記事)。
偽アプリはクラウド上での暗号通貨採掘をうたい、演算能力強化への貢献に応じて暗号通貨を提供するなどとしてユーザーに広告をクリックさせたり、サブスクリプション登録させたりする。アプリ自体が有料のものもあったという。
しかし、実際の暗号通貨採掘機能が搭載されているわけではなく、乱数…
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices […]
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 9to5Google: Google’s ambitions in the car led to Android Auto being redesigned a couple of years ago, mostly to positive feedback. However, the version of Android Auto on phone screens was meant to shut down at …
ASUSがスマートフォン「Zenfone 8」を発売した。実際に使ってみると特筆すべき点こそないが、優れた機能と性能を備えている。だからこそ、平凡であるがゆえの魅力があると言っていい──。『WIRED』US版によるレヴュー。
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Apple recently began a research study designed to collect speech data from study participants. Earlier this month, the company launched a new iOS app called “Siri Speech Study” on the App Store, which allows participants who have opted in to share their voice requests and other feedback with Apple. The app is available in a […]
For the first time, Google has published the number of geofence warrants it’s historically received from U.S. authorities, providing a rare glimpse into how frequently these controversial warrants are issued. The figures, published Thursday, reveal that Google has received thousands of geofence warrants each quarter since 2018, and at times accounted for about one-quarter of […]
This January, Twitter acquired the newsletter platform Revue, but until now its integration into Twitter has been minimal; sometimes when you write Twitter threads, you’ll be greeted with a “Hello, wordsmiths” message that tells you about its newsletter tools). Starting today, Twitter is testing a feature that brings Revue newsletters more prominently into the Twitter […]
Most startup origin stories don’t begin on an NFL field, but that’s where founder, CEO and offensive tackle Jason Fox conceptualized the idea behind Earbuds. As he watched first overall draft pick Cam Newton warm up before a game in 2011, dancing to music, Fox couldn’t help but wonder what the future NFL MVP was […]
グーグルがスマートフォン「Pixel 5a (5G)」を発表した。上位モデルとなる「Pixel 5」の低価格版という位置づけだが、高性能なカメラや十分以上の性能、そして美しいディスプレイを搭載している。それでいて価格は499ドル（日本では51,700円）と、極めて買い得なモデルに仕上がっていた──。『WIRED』US版によるレヴュー。
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Samsung typically shows ads in Bixby, the weather app, Samsung Pay, and more.
