A few days ago Symantec came across an interesting application in the Android Market, which they decided to detect as AndroidOS.Tapsnake. Why are they detecting this? A cursory read through the description doesn’t tell us much, other than it’s a spin on the classic “snake” video game, which dates back to the 1970s:
“Yet another modification of the Google Android Snake game. This one listens to the taps for its turn directions.”
Sure enough, after downloading and registering the game it plays as you might expect it to:
However, the Android “satellite” icon appeared in the top menu bar while the game was running, indicating that GPS data was being acquired. What was requesting this data? Well, it was a Trojan included with the game, which then uploads data to a remote server, allowing another person to monitor the location of the phone without the knowledge of the user.
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The entire issue No 33 of the Sueddeutsche Zeitung’s supplement magazine (hitting the news stands on August 20th) is dedicated to present its readers with a print media experience never before seen anywhere in this form. In cooperation with Augmented Reality (AR) specialist metaio the entire magazine has been enriched with multimedia content which can be enjoyed by anyone using a smartphone. This makes the SZ magazine the first publication to enhance print media with the attractions and capabilities the digital world has to offer.
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The folks at IntoMobile goes hands-on with the Motorola Charm, a new Android 2.1 phone available on Telus. Check it out after the break!
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PhoneArena presents a video comparison between the Motorola DROID 2 and Motorola DROID.
Just a little over 9 months ago, the industry was shaken up with the advent of the Motorola DROID which threw Android into new horizons as being a force that shouldn’t be disregarded. Backed by a fantastic advertising campaign with Verizon, the handset was able to showcase all of the things possible with DROID DOES, while at the same time, being able to attract customers and command a whole new movement. Since there are probably many people still holding dearly to a Motorola DROID, especially when it’s being treated to some of the latest Android updates, some are probably torn with the feeling of possibly moving up to its successor — the Motorola DROID 2
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In this video, the folks at Know Your Mobile shows you how to edit photos on the Nokia N8. Enjoy!
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Matt and Emkwan unbox the new Nokia C6 live on Millennium Bridge in London. Part of the NokiaBox campaign and possibly one of the largest unboxings they ever done!
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Today, the folks at DivX Labs released DivX Mobile Player 1.0. It targets Symbian S60 3rd and 5th edition phones (including Nokia 5800, N97 etc). The 1.0 release has numerous updates and simplifications to the UI. It also has touch-screen support for you Symbian 5th edition users. Playback performance may or may not be as good as it was in version 0.94.
Even if your phone isn’t officially DivX Certified, you may still be able to watch DivX videos by downloading and installing the DivX Mobile Player. Find out below if your phone supports the DivX Mobile Player and follow the link to download according to your phone’s operating system.
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Some of you guys may have problems with the latest version of Facebook v3.2 iPhone app. If you are getting the “Unable to load this page” message and have BiteSMS installed, you can solve the problem by disable ‘BiteSMSsb’ under “Mobile Substrate Addons” in SBSettings then respring. This should solve the problem until facebook updated their iPhone app!
[Thx Agerberg - Via]
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