João Saramago » Android

Can Android Without Dalvik Avoid Oracle’s Wrath?

js — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:14:18 +0000

jfruhlinger writes “Despite the fact that Oracle is suing Google over claims that Android violates Java IP, Android is roaring ahead in the marketplace. Still, some groups are wondering if they can implement Android without incurring Oracle’s current or future …

Gentlemen Prefer Androids, Ladies iOS

js — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:43:39 +0000

Ponca City writes “PC World reports that women are more likely to buy an iPhone for their next smartphone purchase, while men prefer Android devices. According to data collected in October 2010, 31 percent of women wanted to buy an …

Android Phones Get Virtualization

js — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:42:56 +0000

bednarz writes “VMware is teaming with LG to sell Android smartphones that are virtualized, allowing a single phone to run two operating systems, one for business use and one for personal use. A user’s personal email and applications would run …

Security Expert Warns of Android Browser Flaw

js — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:14:49 +0000

justice4all writes “Google is working on a fix to a zero-day flaw discovered by British security expert Thomas Cannon that could lead to user data on a mobile phone or tablet device being exposed to attack. Cannon informed Google before …

Researcher To Release Web-Based Android Attack

js — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 17:28:18 +0000

CWmike writes “A computer security researcher says he plans to release code Thursday that could be used to attack some versions of Google’s Android phones over the Internet. The attack targets the browser in older, Android 2.1-and-earlier versions of the …

Serious Security Bugs Found In Android Kernel

js — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:43:59 +0000

geek4 writes with this excerpt from eWeek Europe: “An analysis of Google Android Froyo’s open source kernel has uncovered 88 critical flaws that could expose users’ personal information. An analysis of the kernel used in Google’s Android smartphone software has …

.Net On Android Is Safe, Says Microsoft

js — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:55:37 +0000

An anonymous reader writes “With Oracle suing Google over ‘unofficial’ support for Java in Android, Microsoft has come out and said it has no intention of taking action against the Mono implementation of C# on the Linux-based mobile OS. That’s …

Android Data Stealing App Downloaded By Millions

js — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:50:47 +0000

wisebabo writes “A wallpaper utility (that presents purloined copyrighted material) ‘quietly collects personal information such as SIM card numbers, text messages, subscriber identification, and voicemail passwords. The data is then sent to www.imnet.us, a site that hails from Shenzen, China.’” …

Android Rootkit Is Just a Phone Call Away

js — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:50:37 +0000

alphadogg writes “Hoping to understand what a new generation of mobile malware could resemble, security researchers will demonstrate a malicious ‘rootkit’ program they’ve written for Google’s Android phone next month at the Defcon hacking conference in Las Vegas. Once it’s …

Android growth spurs new mobile malware, SMS Trojan discovered

js — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:46:40 +0000

By Tim Conneally, Betanews Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab announced the first malware for the Android operating system to be classified as a Trojan-SMS, the most widespread type of malware on mobile phones. The malware is disguised as a media …

SMS Trojan Steals From Android Owners

js — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:45:49 +0000

siliconbits writes “A Trojan posing as a media player for Android smartphones automatically sends text messages to premium rate numbers, according to Kaspersky Lab. Company officials say the Trojan, dubbed Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a, is the first of its kind for the Android …

Android Outsells iPhone In Last 6 Months

js — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:10:07 +0000

tomhudson writes “Despite all the hype about Apple’s latest iPhone, Android has sold more in the last 6 months (27% of all smartphone sales) than Apple (23%). The gains for Android are coming at the expense of RIM (still #1 …

Fifth of Android Apps Expose Private Data

js — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:03:03 +0000

WrongSizeGlass writes “CNet is reporting that a fifth of Android apps expose private data. The Android market threat report details the security issues uncovered. Dozens of apps were found to have the same type of access to sensitive information as …

Secure Communication Comes To Android

js — Mon, 31 May 2010 11:24:03 +0000

An anonymous reader writes “Forbes is reporting that Moxie Marlinspike and Stuart Anderson’s startup, Whisper Systems, has released a public beta of two Android applications that provide encrypted call and SMS capabilities for your Android phone. In the wake of …

Android Ported To iPhone

js — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:47:53 +0000

anethema writes “iPhone hacker planetbeing, from the iPhone Dev Team, has successfully ported the Android OS over to the iPhone. He is doing it on a first-generation iPhone, but others may be possible. The port is pretty functional, with data, …

Android “Eclair” Open Sourced

js — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:53:22 +0000

Google engineer (and my husband!) Jean-Baptiste “JBQ” Queru just open sourced the latest Android version, codenamed “Eclair”. This will open the doors for device manufacturers to get the latest version of Android. You can read all about it in his …

Preview: Verizon’s Android 2.0 Phone

js — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:12:40 +0000

Verizon’s highly awaited Droid phone lands November 6th, but Geek.com was able to get their hands on one and post early impressions. This will be the first phone shipping with Google’s Android 2.0 operating system, giving it a big advantage …

Will Google and Android Kill Standalone GPS?

js — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:52:39 +0000

xchg passes along a WiseAndroid piece on the drop in value of Garmin and TomTom shares following Google’s announcement yesterday of Google Maps Navigation. “Shares of GPS device makers Garmin and TomTom plummeted… through a combination of their quarterly results …

The new face of Android: No face

js — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:51:33 +0000

By Tim Conneally, Betanews Early this morning, Sony Ericsson took the wraps off of its first Android-based handset, the 1 GHz Snapdragon-powered Xperia X10. With a huge 4″ touchscreen, an 8.1 megapixel camera and the elegant custom user interface named …

* Review: HTC Hero *

js — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:40:18 +0000

PureMobile sent us in the GSM version of the HTC Hero, one of the most popular Android-based smartphones out there. There are already a number of in-depth reviews about this phone out there (here’s one), but here’s my own take …

Comparing the Freedoms Offered By Maemo and Android

js — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:10:05 +0000

An anonymous reader writes “Maemo 5 and Android have received a lot of publicity lately, despite the former not even shipping yet. Both have become famous partly for using the Linux kernel, but now that we have a choice, how …

Google Releases Android 2.0 SDK

js — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:08:57 +0000

Today, Google has released the software development kit for Android 2.0, the company’s mobile operating system. The SDK gives away all the new features, and there’s indeed quite a lot in this one. The biggest new feature is multitouch support, …

Android 2.0 features revealed

js — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:07:35 +0000

By Tim Conneally, Betanews It’s undoubtedly been a huge quarter for Google’s Android mobile operating system, and exciting developments are all falling into place. Two weeks ago, the ceremonial giant foam pastry was planted on Google’s front lawn. This time …

Android / Windows 7 Dual Boot Netbook Disappoints

js — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:04:14 +0000

Barence writes “PC Pro has got its hands on Acer’s Aspire One D250 with both Windows 7 and Google Android installed. Anyone who’s played with an Android phone had better get ready for a let-down: Android is far from ready …

Android Goes To the Battlefield

js — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:03:24 +0000

wiseandroid writes “Google’s mobile operating system Android has won plenty of adherents among cellphone makers and gadget manufacturers since its 2007 debut. Now defense contractor Raytheon is preparing it for a more urgent mission: saving lives in places like Afghanistan …

50+ Android Phones Expected In Near Future

js — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:45:33 +0000

wiseandroid writes “It’s not even a year ago that the HTC Dream G1 became the first Android enabled phone to be released publicly (on October 22nd, 2008) and now we have listed more than 50 Android phones expected in the …

Verizon touts Android’s superiority over iPhone

js — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:03:58 +0000

By Tim Conneally, Betanews Every major iteration of Android is named after a pastry (Cupcake, Donut, etc.), and whenever the latest version is being worked on, a giant foam rendition of that pastry is planted on the lawn of Google’s …

Verizon’s Challenge To the iPhone Confirmed

js — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:01:11 +0000

misnohmer writes “Verizon has just launched a new set of ads confirming the rumors of its upcoming iPhone competitor: ‘Unlike previous Android phones, the Droid is rumored to be powered by the TI OMAP3430, the same core that the iPhone …

Acer Launching Dual Android/Windows 7 Netbook

js — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:13:04 +0000

Barence writes “Acer has unveiled an Aspire netbook that dual boots Google Android and Windows 7. ‘User demand is not there for [other forms of] Linux [but] we never give up. We adjust,’ said Jim Wong, Acer senior corporate vice …

Acer rings in year 2 of Android with a Snapdragon-based device

js — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:12:25 +0000

by Tim Conneally, Betanews Acer today took the lid off of its first Android-based smartphone, the Liquid, formerly shown off as the “A1.” In addition to being the top computer manufacturer’s first Android smartphone, it’s also the first Android phone …

Android Application Development

js — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:06:48 +0000

stoolpigeon writes “Google’s mobile OS Android has received plenty of press. As with a lot of Google products, there was much anticipation before any devices were even available. Now a number of phones are available, with many more coming out …