Security researchers at a Russian antivirus vendor claim to have found the world's first Android bootkit, a piece of malware that's designed to re-infect devices even after a thorough cleanup. Russian ...

Google is working on improving the cybersecurity of Android smartphones and tablets by hardening the defenses of the entire ecosystem at the firmware level. Firmware is the computer software behind ...

Two years after being outted, a criminal operation that has been inserting malware in the firmware of low-cost Android devices is still up and running, and has even expanded its reach. News of this ...

Why it matters: Android is the world's most popular mobile operating system, but it's also the hardest to secure against a variety of cybersecurity threats that keep evolving. Google aims to improve ...

Google has started working to harden the security of Android at the firmware level, a component of the software stack that interacts directly with the various processors of a system on a chip (SoC).

It’s no secret that Google is developing Android in part to promote many of its core services such as Gmail, Google Maps and YouTube. Yandex, often referred to as ...

Qualcomm had a single Android development prototype on the CTIA Wireless 2008 show floor this week, on an edge-of-booth stand with little to no signage. We stopped by to check out the progress of the ...

Yandex—the Russian equivalent of Google—has developed firmware for Android devices. Yandex—the Russian equivalent of Google—has introduced a firmware kit for Android devices that lets ...

Continuing to diversify beyond search, Russian tech giant Yandex has today launched a complete firmware kit for Android smartphones — called Yandex.Kit — that offers an alternative suite of Yandex ...

Kenwood has recently released a new firmware update for some of its head units, and this time the focus has been on improving the experience with both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. While Kenwood ...

Homebrew developers at XDA have released the first publicly available Android firmware for Nintendo's system, a take on the Android 8.1-based LineageOS 15.1 for compatible models.