Google’s complaints about patent-based attacks against Android don’t seem to be doing the company any good. We all know Steve Jobs pledged to destroy Android, claiming it stole its ideas from Apple’s iOS. Yet what is likely an even bigger threat comes from Microsoft, which claims that more than half of all Android devices are now subject to patent licensing agreements.
There's more to Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) than just better camera controls, near-field communication support and the redesigned interface. Google has also been working on making the latest version of Android the safest yet, and several of the features are mighty sharp for a melty brick of ice cream.
CNET has recently confirmed with Google that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update will let users disable any application, even those apps that the manufacturer and carrier preinstall as part of their business deals.
The ability to shut down unwanted apps also extends to the browser and Gmail.
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer will be the first Android tablet to receive an update to Android 4.0, 'Ice Cream Sandwich', announced today by Google in tandem with the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone..
L33tdawg: Riley's slides along with all other presentations can be downloaded from http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2011kul/materials/
MILLIONS of Google Android operating system users are putting themselves at risk when installing and using applications from the Android Market.
Over 1000 Security professionals, technical decision makers and IT buffs from around the region were treated to a buffet of ground-breaking security updates, defense methods and latest vulnerabilities from 37 international speakers at the Hack In The Box Security Conference 2011 today. These new exploits affect the spectrum of enterprises and end users alike.
After a worldwide outage left many BlackBerry customers without e-mail, IM, and Web browsing from Monday to Thursday last week, Research in Motion today unveiled its peace offering to customers: $100 worth of free apps to subscribers and one month of free technical support for enterprise customers. While the free software and services are nice gestures, the outage, which RIM acknowledged was the worst in its history, seems symbolic of the company’s slow downfall.
NoScript for Firefox for Android (download) debuted today, tightening up security for users of the mobile version of Firefox. The new Android version is notable, according to a blog post by the people who develop NoScript, for including all the major features of the desktop version such as client-side clickjacking prevention and per-site permissions, as well as a new Web app firewall.
HTC on Tuesday confirmed a gaping vulnerability in its Android phones that could be exploited by a third-party to steal personal information from users.
The company said it was not aware of any customers yet impacted by the flaw, but that it was "diligently" working on a fix.
L33tdawg: Further details of Riley's talk is here and the finalized conference agenda (PDF) is also available for download
