So many of us place our online safety in the hands of Google. After all, Google makes the OS that runs Android mobile devices, the web browser on our PCs, phones and tablets, and of course there is the search engine. As a result, Google is pretty hot on security issues . . . → Read More: Google paid out $3500 to security researchers who helped make Chrome for Android safer
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[New App] X-Ray For Android Scans Your Device For Root Vulnerabilities, Unfortunately Can’t Fix ThemWe’ve all read the horror stories: a new virus is crawling through the third-party stores, aiming to steal your personal information, identity, and first born child. More often than not, this type of malicious app is made possible because of one of the various root vulnerabilities that have been discovered throughout the various versions of Android. . . . → Read More: [New App] X-Ray For Android Scans Your Device For Root Vulnerabilities, Unfortunately Can’t Fix Them Last month LG released their new LG Viper 4G LTE for the Now Network. Although 4G LTE still isn’t quite available one of the other important and awesome features of LG’s Viper is NFC capabilities . . . → Read More: LG Viper 4G LTE with Google Wallet makes life easier While not everyone who owns an Android device roots, the Android modding community is at the very heart of everything we love about our little green buddy. Security researcher Dan Rosenberg recently gave a presentation where he elaborates on root and modding methods, as well as expounding on the security implications of modding Android phones. Rosenberg also had quite a lot to say about how carriers influence the Android landscape. . . . → Read More: Dan Rosenberg’s Presentation On Android Modding For The Security Practitioner Is A Must-Read Android users had to wait over a year for a version of the Time Warner Cable app that streamed live video in addition to programming and schedule features. And it’s finally here but not for everybody. The latest update to the TWC TV app in the Google Play Store adds live streaming for Ice Cream Sandwich tablets and smartphones, but if you’re rooted, you’re out of luck streaming video is blocked for all rooted devices. . . . → Read More: Time Warner Cable TV streaming denied to Android root users The popular but slowly dying Adobe Flash Player for Android has just received another update today in the Android Market. With Adobe not officially supporting Android with or after 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in general this update is a bit confusing as it mentions “compatibility with Android 4 supported devices”. . . . → Read More: Adobe Flash updated with more ICS device support, bug fixes Google has gone ahead and disabled the provisioning of new prepaid cards on their NFC-based payment system, Google Wallet. . . . → Read More: Google disables provisioning of new prepaid cards on Google Wallet after vulnerabilities discovered . . . → Read More: “Massive” security/privacy issues found in HTC phones Skype released an update to its Android app this morning, remedying the vulnerability which exposed tons of personal info that we revealed last week . Our own Justin Case who originally found the issue has taken a look at the updated version of the app and confirmed that the exploit he developed to demonstrate the vulnerability no longer functions . . . → Read More: Skype App For Android Updated To 1.0.0.983, Fixes Personal Info Vulnerability And Adds 3G Calling In The U.S. The safety of our personal information is often a concern of mine -who has my email address, my phone number, my date of birth? How can I keep my private information safe while still enjoying the internet . . . → Read More: Exclusive: Vulnerability In Skype For Android Is Exposing Your Name, Phone Number, Chat Logs, And A Lot More |
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