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Feb

8

2012

Dan Rosenberg Roots The Sony Tablet S

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by Josh O'Donnell
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Dan Rosenberg, the same tech genius that brought us root for our Lenovo ThinkPad Tablets, has struck gold again, rooting the Sony Tablet S. Unfortunately for him, it wasn’t nearly as easy as it was for the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet. He’s posted the whole process in detail on his blog, so check out the source. [...]

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Feb

8

2012

Android Kernel Source Released For HP TouchPad Tablet, Hackers & Developers Now Licking Their Chops

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by Roy Alugbue
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The HP TouchPad continues to get a new lease on life– this time receiving a test version of the Android kernel. HP (which has long been a supporter of the Android development community) released information and other components to the CM developers working on the CM9 port for the TouchPad. Here is some insight HP’s [...]

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Feb

7

2012

New, Evolved Android Malware Shows That Google’s Bouncer Service Can Possibly Be Sidestepped

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by Jack Holt
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Google’s new bouncer-service that was announced last week is supposed to have dropped the number of malware apps in the Android Market by about 40% already. While that is a great number the Bouncer service isn’t perfect and it probably is the beginning to one of many back and forth battles between the Search Giant [...]

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Feb

2

2012

HTC Admits Security Exploit Affects Specific Handsets, Says Fix is Already Out for Most Affected Devices

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by Jack Holt
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It seems that HTC is always in the news for one security scare or another. Well you can add this to the pile as HTC has acknowledged that a bug/exploit can expose security credentials on wifi networks when their devices handle specific Android requests. It was found that applications on affected HTC devices with the [...]

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Feb

1

2012

Stanford Students Demo 5 Cool Tricks Using Your NFC Capable Phone &Television (Video)

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by Joe Sirianni
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I bet you didn’t know Stanford had some cool nerds on their roster did you?  Yep, some of the folks over there decided to tinker around using an NFC enabled Android device along with a remote control also housing an NFC chip.  Check out what these guys have managed to come up with: Display photos [...]

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Feb

1

2012

BlackBerry Playbook OS 2.0 Update Arriving Next Month, Get Your Android Apps Ready?

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by Joe Sirianni
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Like someone eating McDonald’s while sitting at a Burger King, the BlackBerry PlayBook is all set to receive its highly anticipated 2.0 OS update which will allow the use of Android applications.  And by highly anticipated I mean highly anticipated by BlackBerry users not Android fan-boys.  The update is supposed to drop next month and the company [...]

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Jan

31

2012

ClockworkMod Now Easier To Obtain On 2011 Sony Ericsson Xperia Devices Thanks To Auto Installer

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by Roy Alugbue
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  Installing a recovery on your device is among the most popular projects for Android users. Of course achieving a recovery such as ClockworkMod involves the “simple” process of installing it on your phone, flashing a kernel or pushing the recovery to the right partition using the ADB in the Android terminal. Whichever method you choose, it [...]

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Jan

31

2012

ClockworkMod Recovery Touch Beta Now Available as In App Purchase, Flashable Through ROM Manager

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by Stacy Bruce
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Remember the awesome ClockworkMod Touch recovery beta we have been watching? Well not only is it available for download, but it is now also flashable within the CWM ROM Manager app. For a mere $1.99 you can make an in app purchase and have the Touch recovery flashed in about 20 seconds, no computer necessary. Just [...]

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Jan

28

2012

SwitchMe For Android Dual-Boots Your Device Using Multiple Profiles, Saves On Battery Life And More

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by Axl Logan
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Recall the Boot Manager app we covered a few months ago?  Well, similarly, but slightly different, you’re unable to boot into different ROM’s like Boot Manager, however, SwitchMe is much less complicated to navigate.  The application allows you, as seamlessly as one can, and with the touch of a button, to create a new installation [...]

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