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Feb

13

2012

LG Optimus 2X, T-Mobile G2X Get (Somewhat) Working CyanogenMod 9 Build

by Josh O'Donnell
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Good news for owners of the T-Mobile G2X and its international brother the LG Optimus 2X, Ricardo Cerquiera has released a functional (albeit finicky) build of CyanogenMod 9. He mentions, of course, that these builds are not supported and do not guarantee any further updates. It seems that these builds are primarily good for testing out [...]

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Feb

12

2012

Looking to get your hands on Droid 4 wallpapers and ringtones? Look no further…

by Chris Stewart
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There are many hooks that draw us into the Android Ecosystem for the first time but it surely must be the tireless support from the developers that keep us coming back for more. The latest example of the awesome work going on has seen Androidcentral forum mainstay, Jerry Hildenbrand working hard dissecting a Droid 4 to [...]

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Feb

11

2012

Root the Droid 4 Thanks to This Exploit by Dan Rosenberg

by Jack Holt
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While all evidence that the 4th iteration of the original Droid pointed at a December release it was pushed back to February of 2012 and a lot of folks became a bit grumpy. Well it’s finally February, the Droid 4 has been officially announced and is upon us. Released yesterday it didn’t take long for [...]

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Feb

11

2012

Google Wallet Issues Second Statement On Hacks

by Roy Alugbue
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  Back and forth we go with the precarious Google Wallet situation. First we saw the original security flaw, which immediately prompted Google to respond to users and highlight there are no known vulnerabilities while also encouraging users to install Google Wallet on non-rooted devices. In a mere few hours, a second method to hack [...]

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Feb

9

2012

Google Wallet Hacked… Again, This Time No Root Needed

by Roy Alugbue
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  Google Wallet is in the news again and not for the right reasons. We just saw earlier how a hack was revealed for rooted phones using Google Wallet. While Google issued an immediate response on the initial findings, mobile blog TheSmartphoneChamp discovered and posted a second way of hacking into Google Wallet— this time [...]

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Feb

9

2012

Google Responds to Google Wallet Security Flaw

by Emily Aquin
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  Google’s NFC chip that can turn your phone into a wallet has a major security issue.  The security firm Zvelo has found that Google Wallet can be hacked by an app that can be easily found online.  Our own Ed Caggiani gave you a detailed outline of the security flaw earlier today.  Keep in [...]

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Feb

9

2012

Google Wallet PIN Cracked by Brute Force Attack

by Ed Caggiani
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First, the sky is not falling and chances are you are safe, but if you use Google Wallet, you should know that the PIN security has been cracked. Who is affected? You are vulnerable if: You have a phone with Google Wallet set up Your phone is rooted You don’t use lock screen security (PIN, [...]

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Feb

8

2012

Dan Rosenberg Roots The Sony Tablet S

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

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

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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