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Archive for July, 2010:
New Android Rootkit allows Full Data Access
Android is becoming a popular OS and poses serious threats to cellphone manufacturers like Apple , Blackberry and Nokia. Android has shown an immense growth and can throw them out of the race soon . However, with so many Android devices all around us, one important concern that comes to my mind is security
Google introduces Licensing Service for Android, makes it harder to use cracked Apps
Android Apps have been easy and fun to crack up until now. Google apps have missed a protection feature that allows developers to issue proper licensing in their apps. This facilitated anyone with access to the apk files to install the app.
Breon’s Motorola DROID X [Verizon] full written review
Preface This review is way overdue. Since I have the device longer than I normally do, I wanted to give it a full workout as a daily phone. Then, there was rumors that an update was released for the DROID X. So, I waited for that. Then, life happened. Without further….le review.
Installing the EVO update prematurely
Most of you have heard that the Android 2.2 update for HTC’s EVO 4G was made available today for download and manual installation (it’s all over our site), but you might have missed the update that came shortly after. Via their Twitter and Facebook pages, HTC publicly stated that the file (which was hosted on their site but has since been removed) is not the official release. They also pointed out that this update could cause problems and implied that all of us should wait for the OTA that will drop next week
