Wireless Vulnerability on Some HTC Smartphones; A Fix is in the Works

02/09/2012 By Leave a Comment
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Earlier this month, HTC officially announced that they are aware of a wireless vulnerabiltiy on some HTC handsets running Android. The vulnerability comes with any application that requests access to "ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" and allows others to see the passwords used by the user to connect to wireless access points at home or while on the go. Fortunately, this weakness was discovered by a couple of researchers who then reported the issue to HTC. A detailed report of the exploit including a … [Read more...]

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Software Update Rolling Out to the HTC Evo 3D

01/13/2012 By Leave a Comment
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A minor update is said to be headed to the HTC Evo 3D now or as soon as E3D owners make the phone manually find the update. The update brings a security patch, enhancements to battery life, and a tweak to HTC's Twitter app, Peep. This is the 4th software update since the smartphone was released in June of last year by Sprint and I am sure users hope the next update will be full of Ice Cream Sandwich goodness! Anyone that may be unsure about the update process should go here for more … [Read more...]

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HTC Devices First Up to get a Taste of Ice Cream Sandwich

11/07/2011 By Leave a Comment
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Did you catch the press event when Android's newest version Ice Cream Sandwich was announced a couple of weeks ago? Although the facial recognition unlock feature did not work during the live demo the event was a success none-the-less and full of enhancements to the popular mobile platform. Now that we have all drifted off that cloud of excitement curious customers want to know which devices are going to get an upgrade to the revamped operating system which is fit for both tablets and … [Read more...]

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App Review: Out of Milk – Shopping List App for Android and Web

07/15/2011 By Leave a Comment
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  Out of Milk is an intuitive and easy-to-use Shopping List, Pantry List, and To-Do List application for your Android device and web browser. Introduction Hi, my name is Andy, and I am a list maker! Lists help me track tasks allowing me to focus more on those tasks rather than trying to remember each of them on my own. Until recently, I have made due using a popular note taking application to support my list making, but felt I was missing those simple practices like crossing … [Read more...]

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Android Tutorial

04/25/2011 By Leave a Comment
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