Category: Android

Android Business

Samsung ‘Galaxy Glass’ wearable reportedly set for September reveal

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As reported on The Verge. By Vlad Savov As the purveyor of smart phones, TVs, fridges, ovens, and even kitchen sinks, Samsung couldn’t possibly let the opportunity to create smart glasses pass it by. A new report from the Korea Times cites unnamed Samsung officials who claim the company is presently developing a competitor to Google’s Glass — tentatively named Galaxy Glass — which could make its debut at the IFA trade show in Berlin this September. One of the…

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Android Application Security

Android app learns from your phone to fend off malicious attacks

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As reported on Engadget. BY CHRIS VELAZCO  The last time we heard from Itzhak ‘zuk’ Avraham, he was at Defcon 2011 showing offan Android app that let even inexperienced users poke around networks for weak links and vulnerable computers. Now his company, Zimperium, is rolling out a new mobile intrusion protection app (or zIPS, for short) to help users figure out when their phones are subject to sneak attacks. There’s no shortage of mobile antivirus apps out…

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The Best iOS And Android Apps Of 2013

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Greg Kumparak Congratulations, Planet Earth! We made it another 365 days without crashing into the sun. Go team! It’s the end of the year, and that means three things: booze, ridiculous sunglasses with numbers on them, and lists. Lots and lots of lists. You’ve seen our list ofbest/worst gadgets of the year. Up next? The Best Mobile Apps Of 2013. Now, to be clear: there’s not a lot of science here.…

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Android Automotive

Google, Audi to announce in-car Android plans next week, says WSJ

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As reported on Engadget. BY STEVE DENT Google has big plans to put Android in cars, and will start by announcing a tie-up with Audi at CES 2014 next week, according to the WSJ. Its sources said that Android will power an in-car entertainment system for that automaker, which will run on hardware built directly into the car rather than your smartphone. The collaboration will also involve NVIDIA, and such a system would give you access to the same…

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AllCast Gives Your Android Device AirPlay Video Powers And Streams To Other Devices, Too

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Darrell Etherington Android app AllCast has just left beta, and is now available as a full version for all to try out. There’s a free version and a paid license, so you can find out if this Swiss army knife of media streamers for Google’s mobile OS works for you. It accomplishes the impressive feat of letting you stream from your Android phone or tablet to the Apple TV, or any other…

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CyanogenMod downloaded 10 million times as it begins to go legit

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As reported on Engadget. BY STEVE DENT Though CyanogenMod has gotten plenty of ink lately for its Oppo N1 hookup andGoogle Play approval, it’s still first and foremost a modding outfit. In fact it just marked 10 million downloads of its custom Android ROMs, according to its latest stats. That marks a lot of folks wanting to un-skin some models, or give others like Samsung’s Galaxy S (shown above) new life. That model, along with the Galaxy SII…

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Evernote for Android graced with refined note editing, external keyboard support

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As reported on Engadget. BY ALEXIS SANTOS  Sure, the year might be winding down, but the folks at Evernote have still managed to sneak in another update for their Android app. By wielding the upgraded application, users can edit notes without fear of losing text styling they’ve applied in the program on other platforms, and view attachments in-line with their digital scrawlings. External keyboard support has been baked in as well, alongside recognition for key shortcuts for creating notes, bullets, numbered lists…

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Android Culture

CyanogenMod 11 Screencast video recording is as easy as taking a screenshot

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As reported on Engadget. BY RICHARD LAWLER  One of Android KitKat’s new features is a way for developers to easily make video recordings with the SDK, but what about every day users? After previously demonstrating display streaming software, CyanogenMod developer Koushik Dutta has released a new beta app in the Play Store (join the Google+ Community first for access) that simplifies the process. It does require users to be on one of the latestnightly builds of CyanogenMod 11 to work, but once loaded…

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Finished CyanogenMod 10.2 arrives as focus shifts to Android 4.4 KitKat

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As reported on Engadget. BY JON FINGAS Android fans who’ve been waiting for a stable edition of CyanogenMod 10.2 can finally start their downloads. Cyanogen has just released its final version of the custom firmware, giving the curious a (relatively) safe way to try the company’s take on Android 4.3. Don’t expect future support from Cyanogen beyond the usual bug and security fixes, though. The stable 10.2 release marks the formal end to development of Jelly Bean-based ROMs — after…

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Cyanogen Launches Installer App To Bring Aftermarket Android To The Masses

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Chris Velazco Cyanogen Inc. revealed a few months back that it closed a $7 million seed investment from Benchmark Capital. The vision it laid out at the time was no small one: it wants its cooked version of Android to become the third most-used mobile OS behind iOS and Android proper. Naturally, that involves getting CyanogenMod onto as many devices as it can, and today the company took one giant leap in…

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