Apple and Google have banned “Flappy
Bird” clones. Both companies are taking
action against eager developers hoping
to make a quick buck from the post-fren
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zy of “Flappy Bird.” The fake app has
ability to access your SD card with read
and write permission, send SMS, re-
ceive and read without your intervention
and it can also add and remove short-
cuts without informing you.
Downloading videos and other large files
usually uses a lot of data. Smart phone us-
ers can now download a free and easy-to-
use data savings app that compresses data
across applications on your mobile device
– including video, text and images – so you
can get the most out your data plan and
more control over your data usage.
Opera has introduced Opera Max,
an app that saves your data usage
and allows you to enjoy smoother
surfing on the Internet. It com
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presses data on its servers before
sending to the end user. It not only
compresses the web pages, but it
also compresses the videos, photos
and other types of data as well. Opera
Max is currently available on Google
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Play Store and it’s free for Android de-
vices. Opera is looking to develop this
app for iOS devices as well.
‘Flappy’ no longer
available in
App Store and
Google Play
Opera Max cuts
data usage by 50%
A research by Kaspersky Lab
demonstrates how a weak imple-
mentation of anti-theft software
can cause serious security prob-
lems giving the attackers full ac-
cess to millions of users’ PCs. Ex
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perts discovered
l e g i t i m a t e C o m p u
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trace agent running on several
private computers of Kaspersky
Lab’s researchers without prior
authorization; it is an agent that
resides in the firmware, or PC
ROM BIOS. Many users report-
ed to have found the legitimate
agent already installed on their
machines.
“This software can be used to de-
ploy spyware implants,” warned
Vitaly Kamluk, Principal Security
Researcher at Kaspersky Lab.
Anti-Theft programmes unable
to protect users
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