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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Hits Motorola Xoom Tablet
PC Magazine
"This latest version of Android is the smoothest one yet - with an improved user interface and response to your touch, people are calling it 'buttery,'" according to the announcement. Google launched Jelly Bean last month on the Nexus 7 tablet. It has ...
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At Defcon, Hackers Show How to Hack Your Android Phone Encryption
All Things Digital
That's because Android uses the same password to decrypt the data on the phone as is used to unlock the device. People tend to use either short PIN numbers, simple patterns or easy-to-remember words. As a result, the encryption is fairly easily broken, ...
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Android has a new King [The Manila Times, Philippines]
Equities.com
The S3 has broken the 10 million sales barrier less than half the time it took its predecessor, the Galaxy S2, which interestingly is the bestselling Android handset so far. So does that also mean that the S3 is also the best Android phone in the ...
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Tips for deduping Android contacts
CNET
Tips for deduping Android contacts. If your Android phone's address book is filled with duplicate or useless contacts, here are some tips on deduping, merging, and trimming contacts into a useful list. Donald Bell. by Donald Bell. July 28, 2012 9:18 AM ...
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Microsoft Wins Ban on Android-Based Motorola Devices in Germany
PC Magazine
A German judge today found that Motorola's Android-based devices infringe on a Microsoft-held File Allocation Table (FAT) patent. Judge Andreas Voss found that Motorola gadgets infringe on Microsoft's patent for a "common name space for long and short ...
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Hackers build private 'Ninja Tel' phone network at Defcon
CNET
Hackers who spent their teen years phone-phreaking -- breaking into telephone networks and making free calls -- have created their own GSM network at Defcon and are using creative and silly apps on highly customized Android phones. The Ninja hacker ...
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Samsung Galaxy S III Android Smartphone
Benchmark Reviews
Each successive generation of the Samsung Galaxy S series of Android smartphones has gotten bigger and the Galaxy S III is no exception. While it's not quite the behemoth that the Samsung Galaxy Note is, the Galaxy S III is substantial with its 4.8 ...
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Android-on-a-Stick Turns TVs into Smart TVs for $70
TIME
Alert icon. Sign in or sign up now! Alert icon. Loading... There is no Interactive Transcript. Published on Jul 26, 2012 by TimeMagazine. Equiso's $70 thumbdrive-sized device plugs directly into your TV, turning your set into a big-screen version of ...
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OnLive Games Coming to Ouya Android Console
PC Magazine
Ouya, the Android-based gaming console that has secured more than $5 million in funding from Kickstarter, has a new partner: online gaming firm OnLive. "We are pleased to announce that OnLive will be available on Ouya at launch, extending and building ...
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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean hits Motorola Xoom tablet
Digit
Motorola Mobility, now owned by Google, on Friday announced it has begun rolling out the latest version of the Android mobile operating system, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, to U.S. owners of Motorola Xoom. Only Xoom models with Wi-Fi are currently getting ...
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Android Is Technology's Version of the Wild West
IT Business Edge (blog)
I remember when I attended the RSA security conference in 2011 — a lot of security experts warned of the potential dangers looming in the Android platform. Sure enough, in the past 18 months, Android has been the target of countless attacks, mostly ...
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LG Nitro HD for AT&T will get Android 4.0 on July 31
The Droid Guy
The LG Nitro HD is one of the first launched 4G LTE smartphones running Google's Android operating system that is manufactured by LG. The phone boasts very good specs, which includes a 4.5 inch touchscreen with multi touch support, 1 gig of RAM, ...
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The Droid Guy
Free Gay Travel Mode Now Available in GuySpy for iPhone and Android
RedOrbit
GuySpy, the top-ranked mobile gay dating app for iPhone and Android, has made some its most popular features free to its members. Travel mode, which lets you drop in on any city in the world and check out the community, is now free on the mobile app.
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Apple Buys Samsung's Android Security Partner AuthenTec For $356M
TechCrunch
... has spilled into a multinational patent battle, it looks like Apple may have opened yet another front on the M&A side: it is buying mobile security company AuthenTec — which had only just signed a deal with Samsung for Android devices — for $356 ...
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TechCrunch
BT: Almost every Android device is infected with malware
ZDNet (blog)
"We analyzed more than 1000 Android applications and found a third compromised with some form of active or dormant malware," Jill Knesek, head of the global security practice at BT, said according to EE Times. "Almost every device is compromised with ...
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Hacking experts find new ways to attack Android phones
Reuters
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Hacking experts on Wednesday demonstrated ways to attack Android smartphones using methods they said work on virtually all such devices in use today, despite recent efforts by search engine giant Google (GOOG.O) to boost ...
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Of Androids and Apples
Washington Post
Android works the other way. It says "yes" to everything, but rare is the app that shows the polish of the best-in-breed iOS app. Out of the box, my Android had two e-mail clients: one e-mail client and a Gmail client. But neither works as nicely as ...
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Are there Android phones that accept two SIM cards?
CNET
There is currently one Android handset in the market that features dual-SIM compatibility--the HTC Desire V. Running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), the Desire V has a 4-inch WVGA (800 x 480 pixels) display and a 5-megapixel camera.
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CNET
Android users, watch out for this bogus battery app
GMA News
Users of devices running Google's Android may have to look out for this bogus battery optimization app – it steals phone numbers and emails from their contacts lists. Security vendor BitDefender said the app claiming to optimize battery use is a Trojan ...
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Hacker Demos Android App That Can Wirelessly Steal And Use Credit Cards' Data
Forbes
Eddie Lee's Android phone, displaying data it has wirelessly read from his credit card. I've blocked the credit card number on the phone's screen in orange. The symbol of nested arcs on the card shows that it one of the 100 million RFID-enabled cards ...
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Follow the 2012 Olympic games on your iOS or Android phone
CNET
There are few events quite as exciting as the Olympics. With athletes from all over the world competing for their respective countries, it's easy to get excited as you root for your country to win. Obviously, I'll be rooting for my American compatriots ...
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InstaWifi for Android shares Wi-Fi access via NFC or QR code
CNET
If you need a quick recap on how to create NFC tags, check out Jason Cipriani's How to program an NFC tag with your Android device before you get started. The entire process will only take you a few minutes at most, and the resulting convenience factor ...
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Appcelerator: Developer Interest In Android Has Cratered, But It's Starting To ...
Business Insider
In fact, developer interest in Android has been in decline for a year now, according to the latest report from Appcelerator/IDC. They survey over 3000 developers to get their take on the which platforms are most interesting. As you can see in the chart ...
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Business Insider
Sony Xperia Devices Not Getting Android Jelly Bean 4.1: Why?
Mobile & Apps
Cooper also confirmed that the Xperia Mini Pro won't get the Jelly Bean update, while Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has been approved for Xperia S handsets. "We currently don't have anything to announce regarding Jelly Bean for the Xperia S," Cooper ...
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Mobile & Apps
WILLIAMS: Android apps add to fun of Nexus 7
Evansville Courier & Press
With that in mind, I thought it fitting to share some of my favorite Android apps that I am using on the Nexus 7 tablet. Whether you are using a handset or a tablet, you should be able to give each of the apps a whirl. Each is available in the Google ...
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