FBI says it has found a way to unlock iPhone, backs off Apple

The US Department of Justice said that it does not need Apple’s help anymore to hack the San Bernardino attacker’s iPhone. The body requested a motion to cancel a Tuesday hearing on whether a federal court order could force Apple to help it open the phone, which is encrypted.

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Two new stagefright bugs on Android put 1.4 billion users at risk

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Earlier this year, a security research had revealed that Android phones can be hacked using just a simple text. Now apparently, two new exploits have been revealed that could put potentially 1.4 billion users at risk.

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Password Manager LastPass confirms hack, user data stolen

LastPass, a password manager and cyber security company has announced that it has been hacked. The company stated that it has seen a data breach and hackers have gained access to password reminders, e-mail addresses and even encrypted master passwords.

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How to root your Transformer TF700 with Jelly Bean

TF700 received Jelly Bean update some time back due to the people not on OTA RootKeeper lost their root. Now XDA developer hiemanshu has come up with a solution to root your TF700 running on Jelly Bean, follow the steps to root your device.

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Google Wallet security holes affect both rooted and stock phones

Recent investigation has unveiled glaring security holes in the Google Wallet NFC payment service which lets a person gain access to the secret Wallet pin. While it was believed that only users with rooted devices were threatened by this security lapse , further investigation shows that even  stock devices are at risk.

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Guide : Motorola Atrix Bootloader Unlocked

Atrix was the first device by Motorola to come out with a dual core processor. The only problem with this device was that it came out with Android 2.2 Froyo coupled with a locked bootloader. There is good news for all the Atrix users, Motorola will be rolling out a Gingerbread update soon which will also include unlocked bootloader. This gingerbread update was leaked by the guys at Xda developers. Also the bootloader was unlocked. If you have the Atrix and want to unlock the bootloader then you can follow this simple guide. This works on both Gingerbread and Froyo.

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