Example call graph of a simple Android app. Credit: Future Internet (2025). DOI: 10.3390/fi17050186 Researchers have discovered a modern solution to detect vault applications (apps) on smartphones, which could be a game-changer for law enforcement. The paper is published in the journal Future Internet. The analysis, led by researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) and…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Fashion is found on runways, shop windows and the accounts of social media influencers. Until recently, Varun Grover, Distinguished Professor at the Sam M. Walton College of Business, and other information systems researchers had considered fashion and technology uncomfortable bedfellows. “Most of the time when we talk about technology, we’re talking…
Credit: Junchen Zhou from Pexels Chinese EV maker Xiaomi said it would cooperate with a police investigation into a fatal crash involving one of its cars which had been in autonomous mode just before the accident. Three college students died on Saturday night after their Xiaomi SU7 hit a concrete barrier on a section of…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Some “unofficial” parental control apps have excessive access to personal data and hide their presence, raising concerns about their potential for unethical surveillance as well as domestic abuse, according to new research from UCL and St. Pölten UAS, Austria. According to some sources, up to 80% of parents use apps to…
An example of the different types of IoT devices, physical objects that contain sensors and software that connect to the internet, that are coordinated to increase power grid resilience. Credit: Anu Annaswamy and Vineet Nair There’s a lot of untapped potential in our homes and vehicles that could be harnessed to reinforce local power grids…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Alibaba’s chairman said Thursday that the Chinese internet giant would supply artificial intelligence (AI) technology to power Apple’s iPhones in the Asian nation. Apple has suffered from a slump in iPhone sales in China and last year ceded its status as the country’s best-selling smartphone brand to two local rivals. Reports…
Credit: Matheus Bertelli from Pexels It’s easy to analyze the strategies of high technology businesses if you know this: Hardware is always upgrading and software is always degrading. The news in January 2025 about China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence breakthrough blew away Silicon Valley and investors because it defied this industry norm. Historically, the improving performance…
PTE measurement results at the ERWPT resonance frequency in the midrange (2m): Almost the same PTE in the lateral plane (xy-plane), demonstrating arrangement free characteristics, while the PTE and resonance frequency vary depending on the z-direction position. Credit: Advanced Science (2024). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202407827 A groundbreaking advancement in technology is paving the way for mobile phones…
Rsearchers at Linköping University and RISE, have investigated the costs hidden behind the seemingly free apps. Credit: Anna Nilsen Procrastination, sleep deprivation and reduced focus are part of the price we pay for free mobile apps. This is according to researchers at Linköping University and RISE, who have investigated the costs hidden behind the free…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Ever found yourself unable to resist checking out a social media notification? Or sending a random picture just to keep a Snapchat “streak” going? Or simply getting stuck staring at YouTube because it auto-played yet another cute cat video? If so, you’re far from alone. And if we adults can’t resist…