December 4, 2023

7 of the best robocall blocking apps and tools for avoiding phone spam

By Haley Henschel From Mashable If there’s one thing people with iPhones and Android phones can agree on, it’s this: Robocalls suck.  Personally speaking, robots call me more than my own mother does. A very concerned “Cynthia Arnold” gets in touch every week or so “in reference to your federal student loan,” claiming she needs to discuss […]

Cayman Islands police informs public of property related crimes in George Town

From RCIPS The RCIPS would like to inform that an uptick in theft-related and property crimes has taken place in specific areas within district of George Town this week, specifically with regard to burglaries and vehicle break-ins. Six (6) reports of vehicle break- ins were are believed to have taken place Tuesday night (11 December) […]

Game of Thrones to return in 2019

The hit HBO original series, Game of Thrones, will return for its six-episode, eighth and final season in 2019. Directors for the new season include David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, David Nutter and Miguel Spochnik. Writers for the new season are David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, Bryan Cogman and Dave Hill. HBO’s fantasy series based […]

CXC launches mobile app

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) launched its first mobile App – CXC Connect – on Wednesday in Barbados. Speaking about the need for the CXC App, registrar of CXC, Glenroy Cumberbatch explained, “Increasingly, more of CXC stakeholders are using their mobile devices to interact with CXC and CXC has responded to this […]

HBO Premieres original documentary, Rock and Hard Place

The groundbreaking original documentary, Rock and Hard Place, will premiere in the Caribbean on July 3 at 21hrs AST*, exclusively on HBO. The documentary follows closely the lives of young inmates participating in the Miami-Dade County Corrections & Rehabilitation Boot Camp Program in search of a second chance: the opportunity to negotiate an exchange of […]

New ‘Judy’ malware on Android may have infected 36 million devices

By Yoni Heisler From BGR There’s a new piece of Android malware on the loose and it’s a doozy. Originally discovered by researchers at Check Point last week, the malware has been dubbed “Judy” and is potentially one of the most widely spread pieces of Android malware we’ve seen to date. It’s currently believed that […]

An Android bug could put as many as 900 million phones at risk

By James Walker, Digital Journal From Business Insider The bug has been named “Quadrooter” by the team of Checkpoint Security researchers who discovered it. The vulnerabilities were detailed at the DEF CON hackers conference in Las Vegas last week. Quadrooter covers four separate but related flaws in Qualcomm’s processors that could give hackers complete control […]

This Android smartphone already ships with dangerous malware preinstalled

By Chris Smith From BGR Android’s malware problem has taken a new twist, as such apps now come bundled with certain phones. Instead of creating apps that can pack hidden, malicious capabilities, some device makers in China are apparently ready to ship smartphones with built-in malware. Such is the case with the Star N9500, a […]