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Larry Page confirms that Google Glass runs on modified Android
All the speculations surrounding the Google Glass’s OS were put to rest by Larry Page yesterday; it indeed runs on a modified version of Android rather than a proprietary specially coded Firmware. Page said “obviously, Glass runs on Android, so [Android] has been pretty transportable across devices, and I think that will continue.” Cross-usage of…
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Android Lucky Cat Series brings in luck and prosperity, the Google way!
If you’re familiar with Japanese culture (which we’re guessing you to be well-versed in, after drowning yourself in Manga and Anime), you probably might’ve stumbled across the maneki-neko somewhere. Better known as the Beckoning Cat in western culture, this Japanese figurine is considered a lucky charm and is often believed to bring good luck to…
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FAA dismisses the possibility that an Android App can hijack an airplane
Few days back we brought you the, rather disturbing, news of an Android app that can potentially hijack an airplane, as claimed by its creator Hugo Tesco. FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) sprung into action quickly, and refuted the claims made by Tesco. Tesco demonstrated the vulnerabilities of the FMS (Flight management system) and used his…
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Winko Cink an entry level Android smartphone for 100 Euros
French brand Winko has released the Cink which runs on Android 4.1 Jellybean and sells for 100 Euros (99 to be precise) without subscription. The entry level smartphone packs a 3.5 inch display supporting a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels, Dual core MediaTek Cortex-A9 processor running at 1.0 Ghz along with a PowerVR GPU,…
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Hacker comes up with an Android app that can remotely Attack and Hijack an Airplane
Do you think anyone can possibly develop a mobile app that can HIJACK an aircraft? An Android app was demonstrated at the “Hack in the Box” security forum that can take control of a commercial flight. Hugo Tesco, a security consultant and also a trained pilot, put up a presentation which was practical demonstration of…
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Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie: Top 5 Expected Features
We have an epic battle cooking up, the battle of OS, come this summer we will have Android and iOS with their latest lock horns all over again. iOS 7 Vs Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie. Last week we brought the latest news on iOS 7 and top 5 features we want to see, this…
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Video: Behold the phone that switches between two Android versions at the press of a button
A couple of students from St. Petersburg Academy have gone on to crate a magical smartphone experience that lets users switch between two Android versions with a mere press of a button. Why someone would need to go about doing this is not what we’re here to answer. This could well be some serious geeklust…
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Google Keep App for Android – Never forget a thing again
Struggling to find space to stick your next sticky note? Love the cool things you come across everyday but fail to record it someplace to revisit it later? Or just a little amnesiac like me, Google has come up with some help. ‘Google Keep’ is an App that lets you jot down all your ideas…
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Frozen Android smartphone give up confidential encrypted data
A German team of security researchers at Erlangen’s Friedrich-Alexander University have found that a smartphone running on Android give up data when physically frozen below -10C. The team froze the phone for an hour to bypass the encryption system by scrambling it. The data scrambling system was introduced by Google on its Ice Cream Sandwich…
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Huawei’s entry-level T-Mobile Prism II gets leaked
The Prism II by Huawei is a successor to the Prism phone that was introduced a little under a year ago. Like the previous, this one too falls under the budget device category. There’s word that the Prism II will have a 320×480 resolution screen, a 1GHz processor Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean and will look…
