Author Archives: Richard Adhikari
Google Overhauls Maps App for Android
- Jul
- 11
Google on Wednesday launched a new Google Maps app for Android mobile devices, just one month after announcing its purchase of social mapping location data startup Waze. The new Google Maps app has many features offered by Waze, such as information on current traffic conditions, reports of problems on a route, and alerts if better routes become available.
Google Sticks a Thumb in Android Security Dike
- Jul
- 09
Lumbering like the old-school technology firms it sometimes derides, Google has finally issued a patch for a master key vulnerability in Android that Bluebox called to its attention back in February. “Is Google eating their own dog food?” asked Randy Abrams, a research director at NSS Labs. The vulnerability lets attackers modify Android apps into Trojan apps without breaking their APK signature.
Firefox 22: Look Ma, No Plug-ins!
- Jun
- 26
Firefox 22, launched by the Mozilla Foundation on Tuesday, supports voice calling, video chat and peer-to-peer file sharing through the browser without plug-ins, thanks to full support for the WebRTC application programming interface. Firefox and Google Chrome support WebRTC, but currently Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Apple’s Safari browser do not.
HP’s Mobile Revival May Include Android
- Feb
- 15
HP is reportedly working on a series of Android devices, the first of which could be a high-end tablet powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 4 processor. The move is a sensitive one for HP, which tried to crack the mobile market in 2010 by purchasing Palm for $1.2 billion, but saw that investment go down the drain.
Who Wants a uPhone?
- Jan
- 04
Canonical this week announced Ubuntu for smartphones, a version of the Ubuntu Linux operating system aimed mainly at high-end superphones and entry-level basic smartphones. Ubuntu is compatible with a typical Android Board Support Package, said Canonical, which provides engineering, online and professional services to Ubuntu customers.