There is no universal Samsung pattern unlock master code that can remove a forgotten pattern, PIN, or password from a modern ...

Ars Technica reports that Marte Løge, a 2015 graduate of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, analysed the usage of lock screen patterns on Android devices as part of her master’s ...

A new study provides evidence that the relationship between using screens to soothe upset children and the development of ...

New research into phone security has found an alarming number of Android users using easy to predict screen lock patterns. Bad patterns are comparable to obvious passwords, such as "1234567". Lock ...

My daughter was pretty annoyed with her iPod case (with a screen protector). It had this interference pattern on it – here is a vine version. This is called a thin film interference pattern. Basically ...

What's safer? Using a numeric PIN code to unlock your Android smartphone or relying on a finger squiggle? Newly-released research suggests that, at least when someone close by could be looking over ...

We’ve discussed time and time again how important it is to maintain good smartphone security. While the basics and fundamentals may not always seem important, they often go the longest way in ensuring ...

Researchers settle PIN versus pattern debate with study that proves a low-tech hack makes cracking an unlock screen simple. An academic study set out to prove whether it’s better to protect your ...

Microsoft’s final build of Windows 8 includes some new Start Screen patterns, we get a closer look at them. Microsoft’s final build of Windows 8 includes some new Start Screen patterns, we get a ...