Trojans and viruses may be soon a security threat of pasts. The smudges, mostly due to the oily residue left behind by fingers on your touchscreen mobile device may help an attacker deduce your password according to a study by the University of Pennsylvania.
The researchers studied two different Android smartphones, the HTC G1 and the HTC Nexus1, …
Articles in: Android
Home » Archive » AndroidTouchscreen smudge may reveal your mobile’s password pattern
August 16, 2010 # 12:13 # Android, Mobile, Security, Television # View CommentsVodafone could be bringing Samsung Galaxy Tablet PCs to UK
August 16, 2010 # 10:33 # Android, Mobile, tablet # View CommentsNews of Samsung’s tablet PC – Galaxy Tablet launching at IFA, Berlin on september 3,2010 were making news since last week, the device might debut with Vodafone in UK as it was reportedly spotted on the mobile carrier’s website .
A Firmware website said that it has stumbled upon a Android 2.2 software build for the Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 …
Android gets TweetDeck
August 12, 2010 # 12:02 # Android, Buzz, Facebook, Mobile, Twitter # View CommentsHugely popular social media management tool TweetDeck which lets you access your Twitter, Facebook and Foursquare accounts from a single application now arrives on Android.
Tweetdeck on Android is much better than its version on iPhone (unlike, other apps which generally have superior iPhone and inferior Android apps) Android users get more features than are currently available on the …
Sony Ericsson working on Android gaming devices
August 12, 2010 # 11:35 # Android, Gaming, Handheld Gaming, Mobile # View CommentsGoogle’s Android mobile platform has a come a long way in the past two years, it has been winning users, developers and fans with its open-to-all approach. Android mettle may have been proven for smartphones, nevertheless, its gaming capabilities are yet to be put to test. Sony Ericsson seems to be taking that plunge. Sony Ericsson is …
iPhone users have more sexual partners
August 11, 2010 # 11:00 # Android, BlackBerry, Mobile, iPhone # View CommentsA study by Dating site OkCupid has revealed that people who use iPhones have more sex than those who don’t. Few female iPhone owners had twice as many sexual partners as other smart phone users, the research said.
The study looked at the data hidden in the images that users uploaded as profile pictures to see which …
Android Phones gets hit by malware
August 11, 2010 # 10:49 # Android, Mobile # View CommentsA Trojan horse began appearing on phones running Google’s Android software in Russia. The malware was detected by security firm Kaspersky, who reported the file is named “Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a” and is downloaded as a .APK Android app. This is the first known Android specific trojan.
Once the file is installed the Trojan horse begins sending text messages to premium-rate phone numbers …
Android dethrones Blackberry to become the top selling mobile Operating System
August 5, 2010 # 13:32 # Android, BlackBerry, Mobile, iPhone # View CommentsGive way, iPhones and BlackBerrys, smartphone customers in U.S. have voted with their wallets and picked Android as their favorite in the second quarter of this year according to NPD , a market research company. Earlier NPD survey has shown Android-based smart phones outselling the iPhone in the U.S. in …
Android gets a new version of Facebook app
August 4, 2010 # 11:28 # Android, Facebook, Mobile, Web # View CommentsFacebook users on Android platform may not have to envy the much slicker and more friendly Facebook app for iPhone any longer. Facebook app for Android got updated to version 1.3.0 yesterday and the latest Android version is absolutely improving and fast catching up with the Facebook version on iPhone.
Version 1.3.0 adds some key new features like Events (like …
Android based phones register a whooping 886% growth spurt
August 2, 2010 # 20:34 # Android, Apple, BlackBerry, Mobile, Nokia, Samsung, iPhone # View CommentsApple’s iPhone may be hitting the headlines for right or wrong reasons and getting more than adequate attention, but, that does not guarantee better market share, likewise, the erstwhile Finnish mobile czar Nokia may be not making as much noise (barring few digs at Apple) as it use to,nevertheless, that hasnt stopped it from retaining a substantial lead in the …
Google Maps launches version 4.4 for Android targets Yelp with ‘places’ feature
July 28, 2010 # 03:01 # Android, BlackBerry, Google, Mobile # View CommentsGoogle had launched a new version of its Maps app for Google’s Android platform. Google has given half-a-dozen upgrades to Google Maps on Android in as many months. The update gets Google Maps a new logo, and the Navigation features got more stronger and powerful with a dedicated ‘Places’ icon which allows users to quickly look up nearby …
Subscribe RSS
Comment RSS