An application called "Easy Root," created for the single purpose of rooting a handset, has been pulled by Google. Does it fly in the face of Android and openness? Scott Webster has spent the better ...

Google announced that it will operate its own root Certificate Authority, stood up by the acquisition of two root CAs from GlobalSign. Google has inevitably become its own root Certificate Authority, ...

Just like with most Android phones, if you root your pair of Google Glasses then it voids the warranty. Who didn’t see that coming, though? Strangely enough, during the Google I/O conference the ...

Just a few days after Google released a $35 device for streaming internet video to your TV, hackers have figured out how to run unsigned code on the Google Chromecast. The folks at GTV Hacker have ...

In the coming weeks Chrome and Android will no longer trust one of Symantec's root certificates with an RSA key size of 1,024 bits. Google said it is taking this action because Symantec's notification ...

The GTVHacker Sony Recovery Downgrader & Rebooter tool released today will root Sony’s HSZ-GT1 Blu-ray player and NSX-GT1 lineup of Google TV-enabled HDTVs. The unsigned kernel includes a new Flash ...

As a fearless Android enthusiast with your eager mitts on Google's new super phone, you'll be champing at the bit to root it. Here's how. Damien McFerran has more than a decade of experience in the ...

Researchers have detected a family of malicious apps, some that were available in Google Play, that contain malicious code capable of secretly rooting an estimated 90 percent of all Android phones. In ...

Noting the foundational importance of HTTPS in the evolution of the web going forward, Google is now operating its own Root Certificate Authority. Responsible for authenticating the identity of ...

Google’s Nexus 5 smartphone is the first to ship with Android 4.4 KitKat, and the stock software is pretty nice. But if you think you might want to install a custom ROM or custom recovery, it’s a good ...

Google describes OpenTitan as “the first open source silicon root of trust (RoT) project.” OpenTitan is a set of design and integration guidelines for use in server motherboards, network cards, ...

Google TV launched a year and a half ago. The platform has gone nowhere since according to a recent survey. It relaunched late last year, which brought improved performance and a sweet search tool, ...