Monday, November 3, 2014

Hackers can use the Samsung Find My Mobile feature to attack phones

Samsung-phoneMost smartphones now come with built-in tracking systems that allow users to remotely lock or wipe their phones if they're misplaced or stolen.

The feature intends to offer an extra bit of security to your handheld device, but hackers can exploit a flaw in Samsung's Find My Mobile system to execute denial-of-service attacks, according to the National Cyber Security...

Microsoft Announces 'Skype Translator' Early Preview for Windows 8.1 Users (video)

Microsoft today announced that it's opening signups for an early preview of Skype Translator, a real-time language translation feature that it first showed off earlier this year at Re/code's Code Conference. 



While the initial trial program will be limited to customers who own a Windows 8.1 computer or tablet, Microsoft is open to bringing Skype Translator to other platforms in the future...
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