Android Apps Archive
23 Mar 2015
Google Launches New ‘On-Body’ Unlocking for Android
Google Launches New ‘On-Body’ Unlocking for Android Google appears to be slowly rolling out a new feature for some Android users that allows the phone to lock itself when it senses that it’s no longer near its owner. Presumably, the feature is designed for the many, many people who play with their phone, put it
21 Mar 2015
Transit (for Android)
Transit (for Android) Every commuter with an Android-powered tablet or smartphone who’s felt the sting of not knowing the schedule of public transportation should download Transit (free). The Android-only app delivers real-time bus, train, and ferry information to users in more than 80 domestic and international cities, including Berlin, Houston, Montreal, Nashville, New York, and San
21 Mar 2015
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (for Android)
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (for Android) Antivirus Scan Out of an abundance of caution, I don’t perform live malware testing when reviewing Android security apps. Instead, I leave it to the professionals. According to preliminary results from independent labAV-Test, Malwarebytes detected more than 90 percent of the malicious sample files used in their evaluation. That’s below the
21 Mar 2015
Google Play Newsstand (for Android)
Google Play Newsstand (for Android) Let’s Play Google Play Newsstand contains four main sections: Read Now, My Library, Bookmarks, and Explore. Tapping Read Now takes you to the Highlights section, where you’ll see news items from a variety of big-name sources, including The New York Times, NPR, and Slate. If you don’t fancy the default
20 Mar 2015
How to Get Music Onto Your Smartphone
How to Get Music Onto Your Smartphone Your Android smartphone can be a great music player — after you’ve jumped through a few hoops. There are basically two ways to indulge in your listening pleasure: 1) transfer music files to the device; and 2) access a service to stream music from the Web. The easiest
20 Mar 2015
How to Speed Up a Sluggish Android Smartphone
How to Speed Up a Sluggish Android Smartphone If getting rid of superfluous apps on your smartphone doesn’t solve the problem, reinstalling factory stock software likely will. Like rehab — or the drunk tank — for our lethargic, wrong-side-of-the-tracks smartphone inhabitant, this operation may sound like a big deal and a lot of work, and
18 Mar 2015
Hundreds of Android and iOS apps are still vulnerable to FREAK attacks
Hundreds of Android and iOS apps are still vulnerable to FREAK attacks Hundreds of Android and iOS apps are still vulnerable to a dangerous attack revealed two weeks ago that can compromise encrypted data, a security vendor said Tuesday. The apps have not yet been patched against the FREAK attack, short for Factoring attack on
17 Mar 2015
Microsoft tries to thwart Google by investing in Cyanogen
Microsoft tries to thwart Google by investing in Cyanogen Windows Phone still hasn’t set the world on fire, so it seems Microsoft is investigating other ways to compete against Google and Apple in the mobile market. Reports are coming in that Microsoft will participate in a round of funding for Cyanogen, Inc. — the commercial enterprise
17 Mar 2015
Google announces Android 5.1 Lollipop, rolling out to Nexus devices today
Google announces Android 5.1 Lollipop, rolling out to Nexus devices today Google released Android 5.0 Lollipopback in November of 2014 with a complete UI revamp and a number of cool new features like Smart Lock and priority notifications. After an initial burst of device updates, things slowed to a crawl as a number of bugs
16 Mar 2015
IBM discloses vulnerability in Dropbox’s Android SDK
IBM discloses vulnerability in Dropbox’s Android SDK The flaw allegedly affects popular Android apps like Microsoft Office Mobile, but Dropbox maintains its scope is limited Security researchers at IBM have found a vulnerability in Dropbox’s Android SDK, versions 1.5.4 through 1.6.1, which allows attackers to connect applications on mobile devices to the Dropbox accounts they