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65% Of '4G' enabled Android phones could be at risk. QuadRooter - What it's all about? A vulnerability had been identified in one of the Qualcomm LTE chipsets used in many modern Android phones. The chipsets primary purpose is to provide access to the LTE network (often called 4G) and the Qualcomm chipsets make up about 65% of the market according to CheckPoint [ http://blog.checkpoint.com/2016/08/07/quadrooter/ ]

Problems with the Samsung SNS service or Single Sign On The SNS (Social Network Service) on Samsung devices is used to bring you updates from various social platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, typically via the notifications or integrated into the contacts or calendar apps.

New rollouts to Google internet search add quick links to your Android phone Over the past few weeks Google have been adding some functionality to the Chrome desktop browser, allowing you to interact with your phone even if it's not near you. At the moment the browser commands only work for American users, but it's easy enough to get them to work for you, just add the "&gl=us" tag to the end of the URL.

Do the FREAK It seams like only yesterday we were all being told about the Heartbleed vulnerability in OpenSSL, and how to avoid affected sites until they had been fixed, then there was the Shellshock or Bashdoor vulnerability that meant the servers running your favourite websites were being broken into, you may even have heard of the Poodle attack that could allow an attacker to break into your SSL 3 connection, and now Freak, exploring another SSL vulnerability, albeit one that this time was practically imposed on you

You can't have failed to have heard about the latest flagship mobile from Samsung, the S6 and the S6 Edge, here's a run-down of what's getting everyone so excited; It's thin, think of the thinnest  smart phone you have ever had, it's thinner than that! It comes with wireless charging, yep - you don't need to plug it in to charge it up, just rest it on it's charging pad and it starts to recharge, and quickly if we take Samsung's test results as a benchmark. The Edge has extra screen space wrapped around the side of the phone, making the screen truly  edge-to-edge display, but also giving some neat uses, like contacts, phone, news alerts and other notifications giving quick-access to apps. The body of the phone is metal and sturdy, with a glass front and back face.

This is translated from a German post on an XDA-like forum, good pointers to start with. Original Post Here: http://www.usp-forum.de/google-android-forum/86771-faq-kernel-governors-modules-i-o-schedulers.html Many thanks to Meccs from the Android forum. Since many governors and scheduler for the most part of the Android device is designed not just for the S2, I thought it rather belongs here.