A Sydney, Australia-based journalist, Michael Lee covers a gamut of news in the technology space including information security, state Government initiatives, and local startups.
The new Commonwealth Bank of Australia app provides native NFC support for the first time, but only in two specific variants of an Android handset.
Mobile phone supply-chain goes truly global, as a US semiconductor company provides components for Korean handsets to use Chinese global positioning satellites.
Having a mobile app doesn't mean a company is truly taking advantage of the mobility boom, and those that continue to do so will be left behind, according to IBM.
Apple might dominate Samsung in the US and UK markets, but globally, the US technology company has just lost its lead to its South Korean rival.
Trying to educate users on cybersecurity is like leading a horse to water, according to Telstra, and making such education a legal requirement isn't going to solve the problem.
Two mobile phones, developed by Chinese telecommunications device manufacturer ZTE, have been found to carry a hidden backdoor, which can be used to instantly gain root access with a password, that has been hard-coded into the software.
Call me Gen Y for thinking so, but if people want something badly enough, they're going to find a way to get it. While that usually sets off the piracy alarm bells, what if it's not because you're a cheapskate, and the product is actually free?
Sophos has detected a new piece of malware that is attempting to cash in on the recent news that Instagram is now available for Android.
Developers are making critical security mistakes when it comes to making mobile apps, and this isn't going to change unless someone is held liable for the mistakes.
Symantec is reporting that it has begun to see Android malware that exhibits similar characteristics to server-side polymorphic malware in the desktop environment.