Chumby is the new kid on the block. It allows you to stream your online photo albums, social updates, weather, news, games and several other apps. Lean back and let chumby entertain you, or tap the screen to interact. Dock your device to automatically launch chumby, or select the chumby icon from your device menu.
What are you waiting for?
A sophisticated virus – Geinimi has been detected for Android OS. Read on to find how this virus can corrupt your phone and how you can stay clear from it.
It has been found that this virus acts like the botnets and once inside your Android phone, controls it via the server to which this application is connected. It was discovered in an application developed by a Chinese third party.
The primary difference between an infected smartphone and a Geinimi free phone is the list of the permissions, which a tool asks, while getting installed on the system. The length of the asked permissions will be out of your visual range as compared to the normal permission list of a normal tool. Usually the games have reflected this type of behaviour, until now.
So, how can you stay away from it? Download and install games or tools from a genuine source, and not from an unknown source. It is advised to download the apps from Android Market.
ALK Technologies latest satellite GPS Navigation system- CoPilot is now available for Android phones with advanced and improved functionality and features. The latest release contains the following features:
It seems Japanese tech mashup artist Goteking has been inspired form the legends of Android phones that motivated the company to stuff f an Android phone and a KIRF iPhone 4 into the back of a Game Boy Pocket, and that is not all, along with a battery-powered LEDs it spells out a Tokyo train schedule. It certainly makes us nostalgic about the daily flame wars all around the world.
Watch the video below and enjoy!
Olive is amongst the first Indian companies to offer the competitive and affordable Indian versions for officially unreleased Apple iPad and Android based devices. The Android-based OlivePad VT-100 3G tablet has been available in the Indian market at a value-friendly price of $488.
Now, the company plans to enter the vastly populated Android smart-phone segment. The company chairperson Arun Khanna expressed that a range of smart-phones based on Android 2.2 will be released by the first week of March in 2011. Even though Froyo (Android 2.2) may not be as fresh as the recently announced Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), it is still better than an array of phones that continue to run Android 2.1 (Eclair).
It is also believed that the company is aiming high and wants to compete with premium Android smart-phones like Samsung Galaxy S and Nokia.
We wish Olive all the best!
This is a Lookout Mobile Security report. Lookout Mobile Security, the leading provider of smartphone security, created a quick list of tips to help smartphone owners stay safe this holiday season.
1. Set a password. One of the most common challenges for smartphone owners is losing the phone and all the personal data on it. Setting a strong password for your phone and enabling the screen auto-lock time to be five minutes is the simplest way to keep your personal information private during this busy season.
2. Download the updates for your phone. Always take the extra time to download software updates. Often, they include patches to security flaws recently found in the software. Just like a desktop or laptop computer, staying up to date is your first line of defense from hackers and viruses.
3. Treat your phone like your PC. As phones become more powerful and consumers do more with them, they become more attractive targets for malicious attacks. Protect yourself and your private data from malware, spyware and malicious apps by downloading a security app like Lookout Mobile Security.
4. Use discretion when downloading apps. One of the most exciting things to do with a new smartphone is explore all the great applications you can download onto it. As you begin to explore, make sure you download responsibly. Only download apps from sites you trust, check the app’s rating and read the reviews to make sure they’re widely used and respected.
5. Pay attention to the private data accessed by apps. Applications have the capability to access a lot of information about you. When you install an app, take the time to read the data and personal information that it needs to access. Whether it is access to your location, your personal information or text messages, it should make sense that the application needs access to those capabilities.
6. Download a “find your phone” app. No matter how diligent you are about keeping your phone on you at all times, you’re bound to lose it once, or it may even get stolen at some point. Download an app that helps you find your phone in case it is lost or stolen. Make sure you can remotely lock your phone if it is lost or stolen.
7. Exercise caution with links in SMS messages. Smishing, or a combination of SMS texting and phishing, is when scammers send you a text to a malicious website or ask you to enter sensitive information. Don’t click on links in text messages or emails if you don’t know the sender or they look suspicious. Trust your instincts.
8. On Public WiFi, limit email, social networking and only window shop. Public WiFi networks have become ubiquitous, but unfortunately securing the websites you may access haven’t. Many websites, email programs, instant messaging programs and social networking sites are not entirely safe to browse or access from a public Wifi network. Also, trying to limit your online shopping to “window shopping” on a public network.
9. Never enter your credit card information on a site that begins with only “http//”. If a website ever asks you to enter your credit card information, you should automatically look to see if the web address begins with “https”. On unsecured networks, (those that have only have http://), mean a hacker could easily steal information like usernames, passwords and credit card numbers, which could lead to identity theft.
10. Enable a Wipe feature on your phone. If you find yourself (or your phone) in a difficult situation, and you won’t be able to get your phone back, a Wipe application will clear all the data so your private information won’t fall into the wrong hands. If you can, try to download an app where you can wipe your SD card too.