Highly rated gadgets
-
8.0
BlackBerry Motion
-
10.0
FujiFilm X-T3
-
9.1
Apple iPhone XS
-
9.0
Sony WH-1000XM3
-
10.0
Nikon Z 7
-
8.5
Xiaomi Mi A2
-
9.0
FujiFilm XF10
-
9.1
Apple iPhone XS Max
-
9.0
Panasonic LUMIX LX100 II
Droid RAZR soak test suddenly shifts to ICS test?
Like UnlikeFiled in: Cell PhonesOperating SystemsMotorolaGoogleDROID RAZRAndroid 4.0
We reported last week that the Droid RAZR soak test was not going to include Android 4.0 – Ice Cream Sandwich. Today, the story got more complicated. A tipster speaking to Droid-Life suggested that ICS was inserted at a late date into the soak test. Apparently, the admin of the Motorola soak test forum said the following:
Looks like we got a surprise people. This regular soak test has now turned into an official soak test for Android 4.0 also known as Ice Cream Sandwich. Please subscribe to this feed for updates and more information will be posted as soon as possible.
Comments (0) | Permalink More at: Phone Arena Add additional source
IMDb for Android update adds 720p trailers
Like UnlikeFiled in: Operating SystemsGoogleAndroid
The official IMDb app for Android has been updated to support streaming high definition trailers. Users can now choose between 720p, 480p, and "standard resolution," and have the option to set independent quality rates for Wi-Fi and mobile data. There's not much else going in the update other than the new streaming options, but IMDb does say its taken care of a few bugs as well. Either way, it makes a fine alternative to iOS's iTunes Movie Trailers app for Android users. So, what will be the first trailer you check out on the new app? We know what our choice was.
Comments (0) | Permalink More at: TheVerge Add additional source
Facebook, Dropbox login credentials vulnerable to theft on iOS and Android
Like UnlikeFiled in: Operating SystemsAppleGoogleAndroidiOS 5
Security researcher Gareth Wright "stumbled into" a way to make one iOS or Android device think it's logged into the Facebook account of another. Apparently, the method also works with Dropbox, The Next Web reports. By simply copying a "plist" from your iOS or Android device and pasting it into the same directory on another device (using a free Mac app like iExplorer), anyone can easily make Facebook and Dropbox (and presumably some other apps) think they are you. It's that easy. Facebook released a statement on the matter:
Comments (0) | Permalink More at: TheVerge Add additional source
Rumor: Samsung to release 3 Windows Phones this year
Like UnlikeFiled in: Operating SystemsSamsungMicrosoftWindows Phone 7
Nokia may be getting all the attention (of what little there is) in the Windows Phone world, but let’s not forget that there are other players with their neck in the game. Samsung, who we’ve traditionally recognized as the leading manufacturer of Android devices, has released a few Windows Phone devices that haven’t really taken off, but rumor has it that they’re going to take another stab at Microsoft’s mobile operating system this year with three new models. One of them, codenmaed Mandel, is said to run Windows Phone Tango and come with 4G LTE. Seeing as how we’re not big fans of Tango, let’s skip straight to the good stuff: Apollo. We don’t know anything about these other two smartphones ...
Comments (0) | Permalink More at: IntoMobile Add additional source
Best Buy says ICS for the RAZR delayed, Rezound still on for Friday
Like UnlikeFiled in: Cell PhonesOperating SystemsHTCMotorolaGoogleRezoundAndroid 4.0RAZR
Droid-Life got ahold of an internal employee memo Best Buy sent out yesterday, updating employees on the status of Ice Cream Sandwich updates for some of Verizon’s most popular phones. First, Best Buy told employees what we already reported to you – that the updates headed to the Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX aren’t going to be ICS, they will be bug fixes.
We’re not sure that translates as ICS being “delayed”; there was never anything but speculation that today’s soak test for RAZR devices would be Android 4.0, so Best Buy may have simply jumped the gun with their previous announcement.
Comments (0) | Permalink More at: Phone Arena Add additional source
Android marches on with 850,000 devices activated daily
Like UnlikeFiled in: Operating SystemsGoogleAndroid
With the Android Army growing ever-strong, it’s been a bit ridiculous to see how fast the geeky operating system has skyrocketed to where it is today. Larry Page, CEO of Google, posted an update for 2012 on the Google Investor website today and it seems like Android’s growth hasn’t ceased by a long shot.
Fast forward to today. Android is on fire, and the pace of mobile innovation has never been greater. Over 850,000 devices are activated daily through a network of 55 manufacturers and more than 300 carriers.
Comments (0) | Permalink More at: IntoMobile Add additional source
Nexus S 4G ICS update starts rolling out
Like UnlikeFiled in: Cell PhonesOperating SystemsGoogleNexus S 4GAndroid 4.0
A few weeks ago we told you Android 4.0 was coming to the Nexus S 4G soon, then just a few days ago we saw a leaked update based on Android 4.0.4. Sprint just let us know that the update is officially rolling out, starting now. The update brings a number of new enhancements from Ice Cream Sandwich, including Android Beam, a new camera interface with panorama mode and the new UI enhancements in Android 4.0 that we've come to love. Sprint's email says that the update will be automatically downloaded to the user's phone when it is available, so keep an eye out for a prompt to apply. It will be sent out in waves, and they make no mention of a manual download process. For those of you rockin...
Comments (0) | Permalink More at: Phone Arena Add additional source
600,000 Macs infected with Flashback trojan
Like UnlikeFiled in: Operating SystemsAppleMac OS X 10.7
More than half a million Macs around the world have been infected with variations of the Flashback trojan.
Flashback pinches user names and passwords by monitoring your network traffic.
Russian antivirus company Dr. Web claims that the growing botnet has infected 600,000 Macs with 274 bots located in Cupertino, home of Apple.
56.6 percent of the affected Macs are in the US, 19.8 percent in Canada and 12.8 in the UK.
Also...
Virgin Media
Virgin Media works with SOCA to battle Trojan threat
The Flashback trojan was first discovered in September 2011, disguised as an Adobe Flash Player installer.
Comments (0) | Permalink More at: TechRadar UK Add additional source
Meet Cid, the harbinger of a new CyanogenMod era
Like UnlikeFiled in: Operating SystemsGoogleAndroid
The team behind the popular Android ROM CyanogenMod has unveiled a new mascot, reflecting the ROM's growth from a small enthusiast project to an AOSP (Android Open Source Project) behemoth with over a million downloads. The new mascot is called Cid (short for Cyanogen ID), and it represents "each user’s unique place in [the] community." Those of you following the development of CyanogenMod 9, which is based on the Android 4.0 firmware, will know that the team is doing things a little differently this time round.
"This new mascot will be unique for CyanogenMod and provide an identity and attitude by which the project can continue to develop a mature Android OS."
As opposed to using the third-...
Comments (0) | Permalink More at: TheVerge Add additional source
Mozilla gives first look at Firefox on Windows 8
Like UnlikeFiled in: Operating SystemsMicrosoftWindows 8
Mozilla developers have posted their latest progress update for their efforts to create a working prototype for Firefox running on Windows 8. In it, for the first time, they have hinted at what the app could ultimately look like under the new Microsoft operating system. The team acknowledges that there is still a lot of work to do, but has said nothing altering their schedule to develop the proof of concept.
Comments (0) | Permalink More at: Electronista Add additional source
New comScore numbers out, Android now makes up 50% of U.S. smartphones
Like UnlikeFiled in: Cell PhonesOperating SystemsGoogleAndroid
The latest comScore numbers have hit the street; quick, all you fanbois need to go sharpen your pitchforks for the ensuing debate! Are they gone? Ok, let’s take a sober look at the numbers before they get back!
In some sense comScore is just reporting more of the same – Android and iOS grew their share of the smartphone market, while Microsoft and RIM continue to shed market share. This quarter’s numbers are punctuated by the fact that Android has now eclipsed the 50% barrier for all smartphones owned in the U.S.
Comments (0) | Permalink More at: Phone Arena Add additional source
Now 82,000 apps in Windows Phone 7 marketplace
Like UnlikeFiled in: Operating SystemsMicrosoftWindows Phone 7
AAWP has announced, by their own tracking, that there are now over 82,234 in Marketplace, increasing by 10,228 in the last month or 340 apps per day.
They note while there have been accusations that Marketplace is deteriorating in quality, 8% of apps are still scored at 5 stars, and this number has been stable over the last few months.
It is now comfortably the third biggest mobile app ecosystem, behind Android (450,000+) and iOS (550,000+), but some way ahead of Blackberry (70,000) and Symbian (70,000).
Comments (0) | Permalink More at: WMPoweruser Add additional source
HTC working on an Android-based media player?
Like UnlikeFiled in: Portable Media PlayersOperating SystemsHTCGoogleAndroid
File this under rumors but it seems HTC is working on an Android-based media player. Guess they like Apple’s iPod Touch sales figures and since Samsung is already doing it – why not give it a shot? Personally I don’t get the point of such devices — since my phone does all that plus allows me to make phone calls — but that’s me.
Comments (0) | Permalink More at: IntoMobile Add additional source
Alleged Nokia poster template reveals Windows Phone 8 branding
Like UnlikeFiled in: Cell PhonesOperating SystemsMicrosoftNOKIA
Make of that what you will, but a tipster just sent us a picture, which is claimed to be originating from the confines of Nokia, and allegedly is some sort of a non-final poster template.
Whether real or fake we'll let you decide, we don't know what the pro-printing jargon is for such a seemingly transparent plastic poster sheet, if that's it at all, but what we found most interesting in case this has some merits, is the Windows Phone 8 signage.
Comments (0) | Permalink More at: Phone Arena Add additional source
Ice Cream Sandwich melts and leaks for the Samsung Galaxy Note
Like UnlikeFiled in: Cell PhonesOperating SystemsSamsungGoogleGALAXY NoteAndroid 4.0
A functional Android Ice Cream Sandwich build for the one and only Samsung Galaxy Note has leaked on the Internets, and it even comes as a trendy one-click installer Odin file.
Don't expect the Premium Suite with this leak, just Android 4.0 covered in a layer of TouchWiz, but it should be good to play around with until the official thing hits this quarter. Your internal memory gets wiped during install, so make sure you move the stuff out temporarily while updating.
Comments (0) | Permalink More at: Phone Arena Add additional source