The RCS Texting Protocol Is Way Too Easy to Hack – WIRED

The RCS Texting Protocol Is Way Too Easy to Hack – WIRED

Ask practically any phone carrier, and they’ll tell you that the future of smartphone features from texting to video calls is a protocol called Rich Communication Services. Think of RCS as the successor to SMS, an answer to iMessage that can also handle phone and video calls. Last month, Google announced it would begin rolling…

Google announces the top Play Store downloads of 2019 – Engadget

Google announces the top Play Store downloads of 2019 – Engadget

Google Play users voted for their favorite downloads in each category. Call of Duty: Mobile ranked as the top game, and GlitchCam — which adds ’90s-style effects to your videos — was voted as the top app. Avengers: Endgame was voters’ favorite movie, and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was their favorite book.The…