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The two specifications define the technical and policy requirements for devices that want to operate over Bluetooth connections. The Bluetooth Impersonation Attacks, or BIAS, allow attackers to impersonate a device and to establish a secure connection with a victim without possessing the long-term key shared by the impersonated device and the victim. This bypasses Bluetooths authentication mechanism. "The BIAS attacks are the first uncovering issues related to Bluetooths secure connection est...

A new Pixel 6 render gives us a side look at the upcoming Google smartphone. The device can be seen having a considerable thickness with a massive camera bump at the back.

Also: Why Rust in Android will use the Soong build system, not Cargo Tim Anderson Thu 13 May 2021 // 08:26 UTC Share Copy The Rust 2021 Edition Working Group has scheduled the new version for release in October, with what it says are small changes that amount to a significant improvement. This is the "third edition of the Rust language," said Mara Bos, founder and CTO of Fusion Engineering and a Rust Library Team member. The previous editions are Rust 2015 and Rust 2018....

"OEMs want to work with us because of the monopolistic behaviour that Google shows towards them. Nobody wants to be at the losing end of the agreement."

Web UI Developer (Eindhoven, NL) Monday, May 10, 2021 8:22 AM Tweet Company Description Security and Safety Things is a fully funded Bosch startup that works on the enablement of creating an application store for security cameras. In order to enable such platform a common operating system (OS) is needed which is based on Android Open Source Project (AOSP). This OS development is done by the OS engineering department in Eindhoven. Do you want to be a part of working on a technology stack in a tr...

Pixel 6 spotted with Googles own Whitechapel chipset reference yet again Pixel 6 spotted with Googles own Whitechapel chipset reference yet again In its Pixel line due to launch later this year, Google is expected to introduce its own Whitechapel chipsets, references of which can already be spotted in various Android codes. advertisement (Image: Unsplash/ Daniel Romero) Google has been hinted at using its own processors for its upcoming smartphones this year. Likely to be named Pixel 6, the fla...

Pixel 6 to feature custom Whitechapel chip? 6 May 2021 · Rumour An unsubstantiated news story based on rumours, gossip, or hearsay that cant be verified by collaborating sources. Pocket-lint (Pocket-lint) - Evidence has surfaced to suggest that the next Google flagship - the Pixel 6 - will feature Googles first custom-made home-grown processor.  Codenamed Whitechapel - and also referred to as GS101 - this processor would see Google take a leaf from Apple, Samsung and Huaweis book, build...

Due to the fact that Android is open-source, developers and enthusiasts sometimes manage to catch interesting facts in the firmware. This time, they managed to find confirmation of rumors that Google is creating a special processor that can be used in the Pixel 6. So, the reports of 9to5Google and XDA Developers found a mention of the Whitechapel platform in the Android Open-Source Project code. Recall that in their leaks, insiders, talking about the proprietary Google chip, mentioned this name...

Last year, it was reported that Google is designing its own chip called ‘Whitechapel’. It was reported to be present inside its upcoming Pixel smartphone and Chromebooks. A few weeks ago, a new report claimed that the Pixel 6 will be among the first phones to come equipped with the ‘Whitechapel’ chip. The company is internally calling its chip ‘GS101’, where GS likely stands for Google Silicon. Now, a new report has seemingly confirmed the existence of in-house silicone in the upco...

Google’s rumoured custom silicon ‘Whitechapel’ has surfaced again online. A new tidbit of information points to the chip and an upcoming Google device, although it doesn’t reveal much else. XDA Developers spotted the detail in a comment posted to an Android Open Source Project (AOSP) commit, a source code change pushed to the AOSP repository. In short, the comment specifically mentions a ‘P21’ device and includes a URL which includes ‘Whitechapel’ and ‘GS101,’ a model number...