Google is urging owners of Android phones that use certain Samsung chipsets to take immediate action to protect themselves from critical vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities can allow skilled hackers to compromise devices by making a specially crafted call to the owner’s number.
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Here’s the cool stuff that Google is rolling out this Fall to Android users – including a new phone app with spam protection (finally!)
If you have this popular app installed on your phone, consider this: Russia could track your every move – without even hacking your phone.
This seemingly benign photograph is bricking Android phones when set as a screensaver or wallpaper.
Word spread on social media of a particular photograph that is causing some phones to go into a continuous reboot sequence when the photo is set as the screensaver. It’s been tested and yeah, it does trigger the reboot. In some instances, you cannot escape out of the sequence effectively bricking the phone and requiring…
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What Android has that is missing on the iPhone
Android Key Lime Pie release date, news, and rumors
Google has done a good job of keeping details of its next Android operation system version, dubbed Key Lime Pie, under wraps but we expect information on the upcoming OS to begin leaking any day now. So far, here are the rumors that are circulating. Be forewarned – these are rumors only, and very early…
Android 4.2 likely to feature a 2nd pull down panel that will include quick access to common settings
Android Police have their hands on a full Android 4.2 JellyBeanMR1 release and they noticed that Systemui.apk (contains the notification bar) has a placeholder image as a second pull-down menu. For instance, you pull down the notification panel once to view notifications and pull it down a second time to view a quick settings area…
New comScore figures show Samsung retaining top position with Apple gaining some ground
The latest comScore figures show Samsung still at the top of the smartphone market share ratings with a 25.7% share of the market although the change from the prior 3-month period was flat. LG remains second with a 19.1% market share and Apple comes in 3rd with 19.1%, an increase of 2.1% from May 2012.…
Motorola announces more phones that will not be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich
Motorola has announced more phones that will not be upgraded from Gingerbread (Android 2.3) to Ice Cream Sandwich, making clear the reason for their previously announced policy of only introducing a few new handset each year. Some, including the Droid Bionic, Droid 4, and Atrix 2 are still up in the air.