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Google has patched a massive 78 Android vulnerabilities in its latest security bulletin for the mobile operating system. The search engine giant began rolling out monthly updates to fix Android flaws back in August 2015, as part of its efforts to improve Android’s patchy security reputation. It also said there was two patch levels associated with the latest update, designed to help OEMs select the most appropriate patches for them. Android Patches “Alongside the bulletin, we have released a security update to Nexus devices through an over-the-air (OTA) update,” said Google. “This bulletin has two security patch level strings to provide Android partners with the flexibility to more quickly fix a subset of vulnerabilities that are similar across all Android devices.” The first patch level (2016-10-01) seems to fix flaws with core Android services and drivers to do with things such as APIs, Wi-Fi, GPS and other components. The second patch level (2016-10-05) addresses iss...

Nokia has revealed a surprising return to the mobile device market with the purchase of one of the world’s largest digital health firms. The iconic Finnish manufacturer, previously best known for its mobile phones before its acquisition by Microsoft two years ago, will be acquiring French firm Withings for $191 million (£131 million).