Samsung Announce Two Exciting New Android Handsets

In a surprisingly timed announcement, Samsung used a press conference in New York this week to herald the arrival of two new “phablet”-sized Android handsets, in the shape of the Galaxy S6 Edge + and the Galaxy Note 5. The New York press conference also served as the platform for Samsung to announce that Samsung […]

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Manufacturers Finally Acting to Protect Against ‘Stagefright’ Android Bug

It was right here on the EC-MSP Blog just a couple of weeks ago that we discussed the breaking story of an Android bug that had been described as one of the ‘worst Android vulnerabilities discovered to date.’ The so-called ‘Stagefright’ bug stemmed from a coding weakness within the Stagefright media library of the operating […]

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Google Glass Quietly Being Re-launched for Business

A Wall Street Journal report has this week revealed that Google Glass, the company’s attempt at head-mounted computing, is being quietly rebooted and returned to the market as a tool specifically for business and commercial use in the workplace. The report claims that the glasses have been given new life by way of a changed […]

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Much Anticipated Windows 10 Operating System Launched

Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system launched this week with surprisingly little by way of fanfare from the company themselves but a great deal riding on its success. Unlike with some of the operating system launches of the past, Microsoft have not relentlessly beaten the marketing drum for Windows 10 but the launch has still been […]

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‘Stagefright’ Android Bug One of the ‘Worst Android Vulnerabilities Discovered to Date’

It was this week revealed that a vulnerability at the heart of the Android operating system has the potential to leave 95% of such devices open to hacking by outside influences. A weakness in the coding of the media library known as ‘Stagefright’ which processes several media formats on Android devices is what could leave […]

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Cortana for Android Leaked ahead of Wider Microsoft Windows 10 Launch

The Android version of technology giants Microsoft’s voice controlled personal assistant Cortana leaked over the weekend, just over a week ahead of its planned launch. The Android iteration of the voice-driven PA application was due to hit the market on the 29th July in parallel with the roll-out of the new Microsoft Windows 10 operating […]

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