Businesses, beware: The Motorola ThinkPhone comes with a major caveat

Let me just preface this by saying: No, the saga we’re about to dive into isn’t in any way related to April Fools’ — as far as I can tell, anyway. After all, we’re at the start of May.

And yet, one of Android’s best-known phone-makers is putting out a new device with such eye-rollingly off-the-mark claims, I can’t help but wonder if maybe they got mixed up on months and meant this to be a joke. It’s so hilariously and obviously ironic, I’m just not sure what else to make of it.

So here it is: Motorola’s got a new business-aimed Android phone called the Motorola ThinkPhone. It’s the first time the company — which has been owned by Lenovo since 2014, when Google broke our hearts and pawned the brand off after a glorious 20 months of control — is bringing a classic Lenovo name into the Motorola and Android arena this prominently.

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Yet more digital spies targeting iPhones exposed by security researchers

Just weeks after President Biden signed an executive order designed to prevent the US government from purchasing commercial spyware used to subvert democracies, researchers have identified yet another shameful zero-click, zero-day exploit that targeted iPhone users. This spy-for-hire ‘solution’ was sold by an Israeli firm called QuaDream.

Making everyone less safe

QuaDream’s attacks have been exposed by security researchers at Microsoft and Citizen Lab. QuaDream is a more secretive entity than NSO Group but shares much of the same pedigree, including being founded by ex-NSO Group employees and having connections to Israeli intelligence. Its attacks were first exposed last year, but the researchers have since found more about how these digital mercenaries worked.

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A week in security (April 3 – 9)

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The most interesting security related news from the week of April 3 – 9.

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Update Android now! Google patches three important vulnerabilities

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Google has released an Android update that fixes two critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities, and one vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild.

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Google reveals 18 chip vulnerabilities threatening mobile, wearables, vehicles

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We take a look at multiple vulnerabilities highlighted by Google’s Project Zero team, and what you can do to ward off the threat of attack.

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Update now! Microsoft fixes two zero-day bugs

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This Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released fixes for two actively exploited zero-days and Adobe has fixed one.

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