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Symantec reports one-click fraud has arrived on smartphones
Do you want the good news, or the bad news first? The bad news is that one-click fraud has, at long last, arrived on smartphones. The good news (unless you live in Japan) is that the frauds are focused on Japanese language users of mobile phones. According to Joji Hamada, a security expert with Symantec,…
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Amazon Android Free App 11/29 – Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack!
Grab some bombs and step into the boots of Serious Sam’s worst nightmare, the Headless Kamikaze. Your muscles are gigantic, you are not wearing a shirt, and your head is gone. Now you’re ready for your kamikaze mission: Run faster and faster until you find your arch nemesis Serious Sam. He’s wearing a shirt. Tackle…
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HTC facing more pressure on product competition and patent litigation
Taiwanese phonemaker HTC says its recent poor stock market performances are not “so serious”, and points to its plans to release “better and more competitive” handsets for the U.S. market in 2012. HTC has been facing a double whammy in patent infringement lawsuits and a dwindling of its product competitiveness, sources in the handset…
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Amazon Android Free App 11/28 – Dabble HD
Dabble, the hottest new word game for Android smartphones — has come to the tablet! This HD edition is optimized for display on 7″ tablets. Now, you can play the fast-thinking game that everyone is talking about on an Android smartphone or tablet device. From the crisp and clear high-definition graphics to the addicting game-play,…
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LG Announces Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Update Plans
Last month HTC officially announced which deviced would receive the android 4.0 upgrade and when, well today it was LG to publish its list of what devices would receive the ice cream sandwich update and when. According to the information shared, the Optimus 2X, the Optimus Black, the Optimus 3D and the Optimus LTE will be…
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Rumor: Next iPhone to Have 4-Inch Display
Back in October of this year Apple released the iPhone 4S, which too many was a letdown. The media had hyped up the rumored iPhone 5 which was thought to have had a 4 inch display, and much to our surprise Apple stuck with its traditional 3.5 inch display, while other Smartphone manufactures such as…
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Facebook Phone: Round 2
Remember the HTC Chacha (AKA HTC Status sold by AT&T) or the HTC Salsa? Both were supposed to be Facebook phones that were unveiled as the Mobile World Congress in 2001 back in February and both were a complete bust. According to All Things Digital Facebook is still entertaining the thought of a Facebook phone…
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Amazon Android Free App 11/18 – SketchBook Mobile
Budding artists, casual doodlers, and seasoned sketchers alike will enjoy SketchBook Mobile for their Android device. SketchBook Mobile, from the makers of the popular SketchBook desktop software, provides a full-featured drawing application and image studio that lets you follow your artistic bliss wherever you go with your phone or tablet. Read more…
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Siri Hacked For All Devices
Thanks to tipster Agent0Hibachi inside our forum we have now learned that some hackers have cracked Siri to work on any device. A group of hackers from Applidium posted a story explaining how they were able to hack Siri to run on any device. Seems Siri uses TCP to communicate back to a server 17.174.4.4 using…
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CyanogenMod 9 = Ice Cream Sandwich
For those CyanogenMod fans out there who were wondering if and when you would get to taste the delicious ice cream sandwich on your android devices, well some news was just shed via a twitter post from @cyanogen. In a Twitter post published on Tuesday, cyanogen confirmed they had begun working on CM9, and should…
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Amazon Android Free App 11/16 – Bejeweled 2
Bejeweled is back! The casual game that became a phenomenon a few years ago on the Web returns with this engaging sequel to the original game. As you may know by now, Bejeweled is an immensely popular matching puzzle game with a great interface and addicting gameplay. Read more…
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Android Ice Cream Sandwich Source Code Released AOSP
Android started pushing the source code for v4.0.1 (which is the version that will be shipping on the Galaxy Nexus) last night. They note that this is a large push and not to sync just yet because it would probably be corrupt until their push is complete. This means that we could start seeing AOSP…
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Amazon Android Free App 11/15 – Eve Of The Genesis
Battle monsters with weapons and spells. This old-school role-playing game finds you joining a ragtag group of warriors attempting to stop an empire of living machines. On the way, you’ll find new weapons, armor, accessories, and stat-boosting sands to increase your abilities. Start exploring…and defeating.
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Sprint Drops Mobile Broadband Data Prices
Sprint, being the 3rd largest US Carrier is always looking for a way to undercut Verizon and AT&T, has just announced two new mobile broadband data plans that give you more bang for your buck. Customers can now play with 6GB of data per month for $49.99, while the truly adventurous can have 12GB…
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Amazon Android Free App 11/14 – Quickoffice Pro
Quickoffice Pro lets you get work done on the road by allowing easy access to Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint wherever you take your mobile. This app also provides you with a convenient PDF viewer so you can keep your important documents with you at all times. View document footnotes and endnotes in Word. Use…