Android

Ever since Google Maps returned to iOS with a completely new UI last December, we knew it was only a matter of time until the Android app followed suit. The search giant even said this much when it launched a revamped web edition of Google Maps at I/O. On Wednesday, version 7 of Google Maps Continue Reading →

It doesn’t get much scarier than this. Bluebox Security claimed to have discovered a vulnerability in Android’s security model that could allow attackers to convert 99 percent of all applications into Trojan malware. Google has told ZDNet that the hole has been patched and that it has been released to original equipment manufacturers (OEM)s. Bluebox Continue Reading →

A vulnerability that has existed in Android for the past four years can allow hackers to modify any legitimate and digitally signed application in order to transform it into a Trojan program that can be used to steal data or take control of the OS. Researchers from San Francisco mobile security startup firm Bluebox Security Continue Reading →

It was discovered that the world’s largest and most popular social networking site was inadvertently obtaining phone numbers from its users without their consent. Symantec this week revealed that Facebook’s mobile application was sending individual phone numbers from Android users over the Internet to its servers. The security firm explained that users were not required Continue Reading →

Amazon’s GameCircle, the company’s answer to Apple’s Game Center, is  receiving a major upgrade that includes the expansion of GameCircle to all Android devices. The service, which at launch had only supported Kindle Fire, already provides support for syncing progress, achievements and leaderboard data between devices, but Monday’s upgrade will also now include conflict resolution. Continue Reading →

Google may be working on an Android-based game console, smartwatch, and an updated version of the Nexus Q, if reports are to be believed. According to the Wall Street Journal (paywall), the Mountain View-based company is looking to develop these products as a means to combat anything Apple has been rumored to produce. All of Continue Reading →

On Friday, Twitter updated Vine for Android and finally added front-facing camera support. You can download the new version now directly from Google Play. Twitter actually updated Vine for Android late last week, adding search for users and hashtags, sharing to Facebook, and various other improvements. Yet everyone wanted to know when front-facing camera support Continue Reading →

Sharing files between devices using the cloud is fine, but California firm Leef Technology believes it has a more direct approach: a USB key. Aptly named Bridge, the flash drive lets you copy files from any Android 4.0 or higher device with a micro-USB connector, then transfer them to your Mac or PC by popping Continue Reading →

Although the Google Play store does a pretty good job of getting rid of apps that contain malware, it doesn’t do nearly as well when it comes to tossing out apps that contain adware. A new study from mobile security company Lookout shows that 6.5% of free Android apps on Google Play contain adware, which Continue Reading →

Spanish mobile provider Telefónica on Wednesday announced it is to help boost the visibility of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system in a bid to end the “current duopoly of Android and iOS.” The two companies have signed a one year “enhanced marketing agreement” that will see Telefónica boost advertising of Windows Phone 8 devices Continue Reading →