Toshiba Thrive - Toshiba's Thrive tablet (photos) HTC Android 'massive security' flaw leaks private info like a sieve. The Android Police blog reported on a "massive security vulnerability in HTC Android devices. " How bad is it? Pretty bad if you value your privacy; any application that has permission to access the Internet can also gain almost all data on the mobile phone. Then the captured information has permission to be sent to a remote server without your knowledge. This is due to the "snooping environment" modifications HTC made to the Android operating system. Researchers Trevor Eckhart, Artem Russakouskii and Justin Case said the vulnerability affects HTC EVO 3D, EVO 4G, Thunderbolt, EVO Shift 4G, MyTouch 4G Slide, some of the Sensation line, and perhaps the upcoming line of Vigor as well as others that are not yet verified. Here is part of the 3.5MB log file data that any app with Internet access can capture: In theory, the leaked data may be enough "to clone a device.
" Like so many companies, HTC's statement claims to take "our customers' security very seriously. " Kindle Fire: why no welcome from Google? | Technology. Let's start gingerly, with Nokia. You'll recall the indignation when Nokia threw Symbian under the Windows Phone 7 bus and osborned its existing product line. Nokia dead-ended Symbian handsets, causing sales to plunge while everyone waited for the new MicroNokia smartphones. The company didn't stop there.
We now hear that Nokia is developing an operating system called Meltemi, the name of a Greek wind (I'm not making this up). The new OS targets the low end and intends to replace the S40 engine for Nokia's dumbphones, AKA feature phones. A few thoughts. First, both Meego and WP7 were, and are, too heavy for entry-level phones. Second, Nokia sees a future in low-cost, low-margin products. Looking at Nokia's Q2 numbers, we see an ASP (average selling price) of €142 ($200) per smartphone, and a low €36 ($50) per "feature phone".
The S40 engine is old and patchy. We now turn to Samsung and Intel. As for Samsung's taste in mobile operating systems, we can safely call it eclectic. Why? Great. Kindle Touch 3G can't touch most of Internet without WiFi. Amazon has clarified that the next generation of its 3G Kindle, the Kindle Touch 3G, will not be able to browse the Internet without a WiFi connection. Users will still be able to use 3G to sync book and document purchases, but anything beyond Wikipedia will be off-limits. Browsing was (and still is) an experimental feature on the last iteration of the Kindle, now known as the Kindle Keyboard 3G. The experiment appears to have failed as far as Amazon is concerned, as it will restrict the 3G access of the Kindle Touch 3G to browsing Wikipedia and downloading books and periodicals. The Kindle Touch 3G’s webpage does not directly note this restriction, stating only that it has "free 3G wireless" that "works globally," but a post in the official Amazon forums states that "experimental web browsing (outside of Wikipedia) on Kindle Touch 3G is only available over WiFi.
" We asked Amazon for confirmation of this policy, but have not received a response as of yet. Amazon Silk Browser Powers Kindle Fire With EC2 - Application Development. Buy the Cheaper Kindle with Ads in India. 23 Apr 2011 The 6″ Wi-Fi only Kindle is $139 but if you don’t mind seeing a few ads on the home screen, the Kindle costs $25 less. You can buy this Kindle with offers and screensavers in India too. couch mode print story The regular price of a 6” Wi-Fi only Kindle is $139 but if you don’t mind seeing a few ads on that e-ink screen, you can have that same Kindle for $25 less.
Jeff Bezos recently announced a new version of the popular Kindle – known as Kindle with Offers – that is exactly like the regular Kindle but slightly cheaper as it includes advertisements in the form of screensavers and deals that will be delivered straight to the home screen. Amazon says these advertisements will only display on the Kindle’s home screen and won’t interrupt reading. This support page on Amazon.com has more screenshots on how the offers and sponsored screensavers might look like on the Kindle. The regular edition of Kindle sells in India for $205+ so the effective discount still works out to be $25.
Cheaper Than A Tablet: 'Rooting' Your E-Reader. Hide captionThe Amazon Kindle 3G reader, or, alternatively, a tablet. Bloomberg via Getty Images The Amazon Kindle 3G reader, or, alternatively, a tablet. What if you could buy a tablet with a slightly smaller screen than the iPad for half the price or even less? Hackers have been turning e-book readers into tablets for cheap Internet on the go. In fact, San Francisco hacker Mitch Altman doesn't read e-books on his Kindle at all. He only uses its Web browser to access maps and restaurant listings when he's traveling. The Amazon Kindle has 3G data connectivity so that readers can download e-books anywhere there is cell service. Cheap And Portable Internet "This is something that is starting to get around in geek and hacker circles, and it's a relatively cheap way to have Internet anywhere you go," Altman says.
When Altman says it's cheap, he's referring to the fact that the 3G Kindle costs a mere $190 and there is no charge for the 3G Internet. Huskermania/YouTube.