Month: March 2012

Outbreak Of Android Trojan xHelper Malware Appears To Be Triggered By Google Play Itself

Android Trojan xHelper haunted the Google Play Store in 2019. After several months, it appeared that the malware had disappeared. Unfortunately, xHelper was not dead but only sleeping. Security researchers at Malwarebytes Lab recently discovered that xHelper was once again infecting devices and that its reinfection seemed to be triggering […]

Patent Describes Apple Watch Feature for Improving Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms

A newly unearthed patent reveals that Apple is exploring how a future Apple Watch could help doctors monitor the symptoms of Parkinson’s patients. Spotted by AppleInsider, “Passive Tracking of Dyskinesia/Tremor Symptoms” describes the use of special sensors in a proposed ‌Apple Watch‌ medical feature and the reasoning behind it. “There […]