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Dubbed ’the Joker’, the virus was revealed by CSIS Security Group analyst Aleksejs Kuprins in a detailed post (opens in new tab) on Medium. Once it infects a phone or tablet through one of the host apps, it steals the device’s contact list and SMS text messages – scary stuff, but fairly commonplace in the murky world of malware. It doesn’t stop there, though. What makes the Joker a particularly deranged piece of malware is that it also manages to simulate interactions with websites, with the end result of signing up to a paid service – with the victim left to foot the bill....

The 52-year-old parted ways with his nation after successfully seeing them through to World Cup qualification in Russia, citing that the role had taken a toll on him ‘‘both personally and professionally’’. The Herald Sun reports he rejected a late bid from a Chinese Super League club to join the three-time Japanese champions. Yokohama is part of the Manchester City football conglomerate, meaning he will spend time under Pep Guardiola’s wing before taking charge at his new gig....

On Monday night, both an inflatable garbage can and a real garbage can made their way onto the field at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California, during the Astros’ 7-6 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. With the Astros leading 5-3 at the end of the sixth inning, a life-sized inflatable garbage can was launched onto the warning track from over the right-field scoreboard. Shortly afterward, as Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was up to bat, a real garbage can landed almost in the same place....

The appointment of Richard A. Posner, the chief judge of the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, comes on the heels of Judge Jackson’s ruling two weeks ago that accepted almost all of the government’s arguments while sweeping aside most of Microsoft’s. Naming Posner, whose charge is to oversee “voluntary” talks, removes Jackson –and potential charges that he’s biased against the company–from the settlement process. By placing Posner in the peacemaking role, Jackson has forced both sides to work with a prominent and respected legal theorist whose views they couldn’t easily dismiss....

After struggling to make an impact in the series opener at Centurion, a game the Proteas won by 107 runs, Anderson has been back to his best in Cape Town, claiming the 28th five-wicket haul of his distinguished Test career. The Lancashire seamer picked up the final two wickets in South Africa’s first innings on the third morning to finish with 5-40, in the process securing his side a useful 46-run lead as they came out to bat again....

Anderson needed three sets to see off Japanese star and fifth seed Nishikori at the inaugural tournament Saturday. Runner-up at last year’s US Open, Anderson benefited from his serve as he fired down 23 aces to Nishikori’s five. Anderson also won 79 per cent of his first serves, while breaking twice, having saved three of his own against Nishikori, who made his comeback to the ATP World Tour in New York....

Right after the self-described “middle-aged square guy” tells Jack Black’s elitist-slacker sales clerk Barry off and leaves the store, the proprietor of Championship Records, Rob Gordon, portrayed, by John Cusack, comes out of the back office and sarcastically praises his friend/employee for his handling of the situation. This prompts Barry to ask a terrific and difficult-to-answer sub-question to his original inquiry about the Top 5 musical crimes perpetrated by Stevie Wonder in the ‘80s and ‘90s: is it better to burn out than to fade away?...

Before he was re-christened as Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas in NXT, he was known as La Sombra in mexican promotion CMLL, as well as New Japan Pro Wrestling. During his time in CMLL, he formed “Los Ingobernables” with luchador La Mascara and former ROH World Champion Rush. Tetsuya Naito joined the stable during an excursion to Mexico in 2015, before taking the laid-back nature of the group to NJPW to form “Los Ingobernables de Japon” which he has been the leader of ever since....

Andre Burakovsky left the second period of Saturday night’s contest against the Lightning after taking a puck to the hand. Victor Hedman had attempted a pass through the neutral zone that came up high on Burakovsky and clipped him. The 27-year-old Austrian went down the tunnel and did not return to the bench the rest of the middle frame. The Avs went on to win the game 7-0. Burakovsky had a goal in the first period, cleaning up a rebound of shot off the rush by Mikko Rantanen to put Colorado up 3-0....

Garfield appeared on many late-night shows, where he routinely denied his involvement in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Garfield’s coyness managed to convince many people that he was telling the truth, which resulted in a satisfying surprise in the theater. Garfield has now spoken out about what lying to the world felt like, and it’s exactly what one would expect. RELATED: Andrew Garfield Reveals Which Line He Improvised In Spider-Man: No Way Home...

Andrew Gillum, a progressive Democrat who was formerly the mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, and who narrowly lost the 2018 Florida gubernatorial election, appeared Sunday morning on CNN’s State of the Union, where he accused Trump of trying to scare both people of color and his right-wing, largely white base. “This president through these actions is literally terrorizing people,” Gillum told host Jake Tapper about the planned ICE deportation raids. “I said an extra prayer this morning for the mother and the child and the family who are right now crunched in the bathroom or they’re terrified of going to the door, or they couldn’t go to church this morning because they were terrified of what would happen if they exited the door....

Speaking to SiriusXM NFL Radio early Tuesday, Colts owner Jim Irsay said his quarterback is dealing with a “small little bone” injury in his lower left leg that’s forced him to spend most of training camp on the sidelines. “I feel very confident he’s going to find a way through this thing. I think after the (Kevin) Durant thing, everyone is erring on the side of caution, but quite frankly, this is not even in the Achilles tendon,” Irsay said....

Tate has already gained notoriety due to his misogynistic comments on social media. On December 29, Andrew Tate and his brother, along with two other women, were arrested from Tate’s Romanian compound. The Tate brothers run a business centered around adult entertainment camera services. Police suspect the four of them of forcefully keeping women in the house, exploiting them, and making them create adult content without their consent. The videos were then uploaded to specialized websites in exchange for money....

1. Better Software Support for Foldables We know that Google has been working on Android 12L to make the OS better for large-screen devices like tablets and foldable phones. And while this is good news, the application of this so-called “feature drop” is far from perfect in terms of overall functionality. If you’ve been keeping an eye on Chinese OEMs, you know their plans to enter the foldable phone market in 2022—due to the success of the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Fold 3....

Find out everything you need to know about the Android operating system here. Android first appeared back on 23 September 2008 on the T-Mobile G1 which was over a year before the original iPhone arrived on the scene. Google’s open approach to building an open platform paid dividends as within three years Android become the most popular mobile OS in the smartphone market. Take a look at our recommendations for the best smartphone to buy right now....

Under its latest Android One programme, Google has started selling affordable yet feature-packed smartphones in association with local vendors. Google is primarily responsible for providing hardware reference boards and software support under the initiative. In order to provide the first-hand experience of the Android One phones to consumers, Google is scheduled to place Wi-Fi-equipped mobile demo trucks dubbed as ‘Showroom on Wheels’ at 600 locations across 20 cities. The company has also hired 30,000 people who will work as ambassadors and talk about the Android One smartphones....

The leak emerged from XDA Developers, a company that managed to get a developer build of Android Q up and running on a Google Pixel 3 XL. Many current Google apps already contain a dark-mode option, which is an inverted colour scheme that shows lighter coloured text on a darker background for improved visibility at night, or just for personal preference. It appears Google is considering implementing a dark-mode across the operating system as a whole, which is displayed as an example in the screenshot below....

The Good Andy Ruiz Jr. does the unthinkable. If you don’t have an association with Ruiz, raise your hand and say you had him defeating Anthony Joshua on Saturday night from a soldout Madison Square Garden in New York City. I’ll be the first to admit I wasn’t one of them. Ruiz, who entered as a 9-1 underdog, looked to be on his way out when Joshua dropped him a short left hook early in the third round....

Barca midfielder Arthur played the ball toward superstar Lionel Messi at midfield — because who else would you want trying to conjure the goal that would place your team in club soccer’s biggest game? — and he was nearer to the ball than anyone. But Liverpool’s Fabinho broke harder toward the ball, and more certainly, and executed a slide tackle and ball retrieval that ought to rank with the most amazing moments from this astonishing game....

Hernandez’s judgment was beyond poor as he tried to call balls and strikes with New York’s Masahiro Tanaka on the mound. At least two of the pitches in the clip below were borderline, and two of them were just plain missed. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN To make things worse, Toronto scored all four of its runs in that frame. It held on to win 4-3....