Malicious programmers are always looking for new targets. While smartphones and tablets replace PCs as the gadgets we use for messaging, Web surfing and even doing business, some shady characters are starting to target these devices with new forms of viruses, Trojans and spyware. Researchers at several security software companies say that in recent months [...]

Enlarge (PhysOrg.com) — Users of Google’s Android OS on their Nexus S smartphones can now smile a little more as their friends will be able to see it; Google has (finally) added video and voice chat as a part of a native Android app. Third party apps that let users video chat on their Android [...]

Enlarge Northern California startup Viewdle on Wednesday released software that lets Android-powered smartphones recognize people’s faces. Northern California startup Viewdle on Wednesday released software that lets Android-powered smartphones recognize people’s faces. The free SocialCamera application available at the Android Market or online at viewdle.com/products/mobile was billed as the first of its kind for US smartphone [...]

Enlarge Researchers have raised privacy fears with the latest discovery: any iPhone or iPad with iOS 4 can track your whereabouts by recording your latitude and longitude coordinates along with a timestamp. Apple was contacted but has not responded to any inquires. (PhysOrg.com) — Security researchers have discovered that any iPhone or iPad that has [...]