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Android apps
I was just going through my list of favorite Android apps...
AVG Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.antivirusAvast! Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.avast.android.mobilesecurityKaspersky Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kmsAntivirus Free for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zrgiu.antivirusLookout Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookoutDr. Web Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.drweb.pro.marketNQ Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nqmobile.antivirus20Fastscan Anti-virus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.ktinc.fastscan365GuardX Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.qstar.guardxNetQin Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nqmobile.antivirus20.web3gZoner AntiVirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zoner.android.antivirusWebroot Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.webroot.securityMyAntivirusPro Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.perlapps.myantivirusMyAndroidProtection Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mymobileprotection20G Data Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=de.gdata.mobilesecurityAegisLab Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aegislab.sd3prj.antivirus.free -
Android apps
I was just going through my list of favorite Android apps...
AVG Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.antivirusAvast! Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.avast.android.mobilesecurityKaspersky Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kmsAntivirus Free for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zrgiu.antivirusLookout Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookoutDr. Web Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.drweb.pro.marketNQ Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nqmobile.antivirus20Fastscan Anti-virus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.ktinc.fastscan365GuardX Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.qstar.guardxNetQin Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nqmobile.antivirus20.web3gZoner AntiVirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zoner.android.antivirusWebroot Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.webroot.securityMyAntivirusPro Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.perlapps.myantivirusMyAndroidProtection Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mymobileprotection20G Data Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=de.gdata.mobilesecurityAegisLab Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aegislab.sd3prj.antivirus.free -
Android apps
I was just going through my list of favorite Android apps...
AVG Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.antivirusAvast! Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.avast.android.mobilesecurityKaspersky Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kmsAntivirus Free for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zrgiu.antivirusLookout Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookoutDr. Web Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.drweb.pro.marketNQ Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nqmobile.antivirus20Fastscan Anti-virus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.ktinc.fastscan365GuardX Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.qstar.guardxNetQin Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nqmobile.antivirus20.web3gZoner AntiVirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zoner.android.antivirusWebroot Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.webroot.securityMyAntivirusPro Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.perlapps.myantivirusMyAndroidProtection Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mymobileprotection20G Data Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=de.gdata.mobilesecurityAegisLab Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aegislab.sd3prj.antivirus.free -
Android apps
I was just going through my list of favorite Android apps...
AVG Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.antivirusAvast! Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.avast.android.mobilesecurityKaspersky Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kmsAntivirus Free for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zrgiu.antivirusLookout Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookoutDr. Web Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.drweb.pro.marketNQ Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nqmobile.antivirus20Fastscan Anti-virus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.ktinc.fastscan365GuardX Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.qstar.guardxNetQin Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nqmobile.antivirus20.web3gZoner AntiVirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zoner.android.antivirusWebroot Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.webroot.securityMyAntivirusPro Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.perlapps.myantivirusMyAndroidProtection Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mymobileprotection20G Data Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=de.gdata.mobilesecurityAegisLab Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aegislab.sd3prj.antivirus.free -
Android apps
I was just going through my list of favorite Android apps...
AVG Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.antivirusAvast! Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.avast.android.mobilesecurityKaspersky Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kmsAntivirus Free for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zrgiu.antivirusLookout Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookoutDr. Web Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.drweb.pro.marketNQ Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nqmobile.antivirus20Fastscan Anti-virus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.ktinc.fastscan365GuardX Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.qstar.guardxNetQin Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nqmobile.antivirus20.web3gZoner AntiVirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zoner.android.antivirusWebroot Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.webroot.securityMyAntivirusPro Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.perlapps.myantivirusMyAndroidProtection Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mymobileprotection20G Data Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=de.gdata.mobilesecurityAegisLab Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aegislab.sd3prj.antivirus.free -
Android apps
I was just going through my list of favorite Android apps...
AVG Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.antivirusAvast! Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.avast.android.mobilesecurityKaspersky Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kmsAntivirus Free for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zrgiu.antivirusLookout Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookoutDr. Web Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.drweb.pro.marketNQ Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nqmobile.antivirus20Fastscan Anti-virus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.ktinc.fastscan365GuardX Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.qstar.guardxNetQin Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nqmobile.antivirus20.web3gZoner AntiVirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zoner.android.antivirusWebroot Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.webroot.securityMyAntivirusPro Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.perlapps.myantivirusMyAndroidProtection Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mymobileprotection20G Data Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=de.gdata.mobilesecurityAegisLab Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aegislab.sd3prj.antivirus.free -
Android apps
I was just going through my list of favorite Android apps...
AVG Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.antivirusAvast! Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.avast.android.mobilesecurityKaspersky Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kmsAntivirus Free for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zrgiu.antivirusLookout Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookoutDr. Web Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.drweb.pro.marketNQ Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nqmobile.antivirus20Fastscan Anti-virus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.ktinc.fastscan365GuardX Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.qstar.guardxNetQin Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nqmobile.antivirus20.web3gZoner AntiVirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zoner.android.antivirusWebroot Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.webroot.securityMyAntivirusPro Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.perlapps.myantivirusMyAndroidProtection Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mymobileprotection20G Data Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=de.gdata.mobilesecurityAegisLab Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aegislab.sd3prj.antivirus.free -
Android apps
I was just going through my list of favorite Android apps...
AVG Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.antivirusAvast! Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.avast.android.mobilesecurityKaspersky Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kmsAntivirus Free for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zrgiu.antivirusLookout Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookoutDr. Web Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.drweb.pro.marketNQ Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nqmobile.antivirus20Fastscan Anti-virus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.ktinc.fastscan365GuardX Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.qstar.guardxNetQin Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nqmobile.antivirus20.web3gZoner AntiVirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zoner.android.antivirusWebroot Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.webroot.securityMyAntivirusPro Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.perlapps.myantivirusMyAndroidProtection Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mymobileprotection20G Data Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=de.gdata.mobilesecurityAegisLab Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aegislab.sd3prj.antivirus.free -
Android apps
I was just going through my list of favorite Android apps...
AVG Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.antivirusAvast! Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.avast.android.mobilesecurityKaspersky Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kmsAntivirus Free for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zrgiu.antivirusLookout Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookoutDr. Web Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.drweb.pro.marketNQ Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nqmobile.antivirus20Fastscan Anti-virus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.ktinc.fastscan365GuardX Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.qstar.guardxNetQin Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nqmobile.antivirus20.web3gZoner AntiVirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zoner.android.antivirusWebroot Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.webroot.securityMyAntivirusPro Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.perlapps.myantivirusMyAndroidProtection Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mymobileprotection20G Data Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=de.gdata.mobilesecurityAegisLab Antivirus for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aegislab.sd3prj.antivirus.free -
Re:I want a dumb TV
I have a Samsung Smart TV (LN46C650) and I use this android app for my remote/keyboard. Makes life much easier.
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Re:First...
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.boycottsopa.android
There's an app for that (for Android) that allows you to boycott companies that support SOPA by product with a scan of the product.
There is also a Chrome addon that does the same except with websites: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gagmjmoimnkgoijihaaeodbefhcapjcj?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon
And in case this passes there are add-ons already out that will bypass SOPA: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/desopa/
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Re:Android is open source
The big question is: What has google done?
The latest version (4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich) of the Android source code is available at: http://source.android.com/
Disclaimer: I speak only for myself and not anyone else. IANARE.
And where do you get the source code of the version that actually gets passed on by Google to the phone makers and whatever those add to it and then put on the phones?
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Android is open source
The big question is: What has google done?
IMHO certainly it has not installed the backdoor, but if you wanna be sure I suggest to buy a compatible phone, wipe everything on it, recompile and install Android from source avoiding any proprietary program. We probably agree that's very unlikely that any backdoor would be present in any free/open source program, much less one with such high visibility.
Yes, some Google apps are proprietary (Market, Maps, Videos...), you may want to use open source alternatives if you really don't trust Google.
The latest version (4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich) of the Android source code is available at: http://source.android.com/
Disclaimer: I speak only for myself and not anyone else. IANARE.
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Re:Free2play in games...
Oh god. Those horrible little fly by night operations? The companies that would try to charge you $5-$10 for screen-savers, or excel addons, or smiliy icons, or mp3 converters. I'm personally glad I never have to deal with such two-bit con men ever again.
Yeah, thank god there aren't any fly-by-nite companies with no real presence that charge $5 for screensavers:
https://market.android.com/details?id=airborne.nflwp_nomarket&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImFpcmJvcm5lLm5mbHdwX25vbWFya2V0Il0.or $10 for Office addons:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mobisystems.editor.office_registered&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tb2Jpc3lzdGVtcy5lZGl0b3Iub2ZmaWNlX3JlZ2lzdGVyZWQiXQ..et al
yeah... thank fucking god for that...
-AI
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Re:Free2play in games...
Oh god. Those horrible little fly by night operations? The companies that would try to charge you $5-$10 for screen-savers, or excel addons, or smiliy icons, or mp3 converters. I'm personally glad I never have to deal with such two-bit con men ever again.
Yeah, thank god there aren't any fly-by-nite companies with no real presence that charge $5 for screensavers:
https://market.android.com/details?id=airborne.nflwp_nomarket&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImFpcmJvcm5lLm5mbHdwX25vbWFya2V0Il0.or $10 for Office addons:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mobisystems.editor.office_registered&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tb2Jpc3lzdGVtcy5lZGl0b3Iub2ZmaWNlX3JlZ2lzdGVyZWQiXQ..et al
yeah... thank fucking god for that...
-AI
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Re:Free2play in games...
Oh god. Those horrible little fly by night operations? The companies that would try to charge you $5-$10 for screen-savers, or excel addons, or smiliy icons, or mp3 converters. I'm personally glad I never have to deal with such two-bit con men ever again.
Yeah, thank god there aren't any fly-by-nite companies with no real presence that charge $5 for screensavers:
https://market.android.com/details?id=airborne.nflwp_nomarket&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImFpcmJvcm5lLm5mbHdwX25vbWFya2V0Il0.or $10 for Office addons:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mobisystems.editor.office_registered&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tb2Jpc3lzdGVtcy5lZGl0b3Iub2ZmaWNlX3JlZ2lzdGVyZWQiXQ..et al
yeah... thank fucking god for that...
-AI
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Re:It's not just about the VPN aspect
Android needs some sort of remote wipe software to make it even remotely feasible for most businesses. For example, the government requires remote wipe, and some sort of encryption. Until Android has a solution for these two, the VPN-less capability is moot.
The Google Apps Device Policy app supports password policies and remote wipe, and Ice Cream Sandwich supports full-device encryption (I turned it on for my own ICS phone, took about an hour to encrypt the 16GB internal storage partition plus two or three reboots).
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VPN Client API
This is false, since Android 4.0 there is an API to add new VPN clients without need to build kernel modules
Enhancements for Enterprise
VPN client API
Developers can now build or extend their own VPN solutions on the platform using a new VPN API and underlying secure credential storage. With user permission, applications can configure addresses and routing rules, process outgoing and incoming packets, and establish secure tunnels to a remote server. Enterprises can also take advantage of a standard VPNclientbuilt into the platform that provides access to L2TP and IPSec protocols.
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Re:article is out of date - Android 4.0 ICS update
VpnService is a base class for applications to extend and build their own VPN solutions. In general, it creates a virtual network interface, configures addresses and routing rules, and returns a file descriptor to the application. Each read from the descriptor retrieves an outgoing packet which was routed to the interface. Each write to the descriptor injects an incoming packet just like it was received from the interface. The interface is running on Internet Protocol (IP), so packets are always started with IP headers. The application then completes a VPN connection by processing and exchanging packets with the remote server over a tunnel.
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/VpnService.html
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Android 4 includes custom VPN provider support
Since the release of ICS, users are able to roll-out their custom VPN solutions. I bet OpenVPN is in the works.
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Already there
Exchange-based remote wipe support was added in Android 2.2. Encrypted storage and password policies were added in Android 3.0. Full-device encryption was added in Android 4.0, along with an API for third-party VPN solutions, and IPsec support for the built-in VPN client.
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Already there
Exchange-based remote wipe support was added in Android 2.2. Encrypted storage and password policies were added in Android 3.0. Full-device encryption was added in Android 4.0, along with an API for third-party VPN solutions, and IPsec support for the built-in VPN client.
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Already there
Exchange-based remote wipe support was added in Android 2.2. Encrypted storage and password policies were added in Android 3.0. Full-device encryption was added in Android 4.0, along with an API for third-party VPN solutions, and IPsec support for the built-in VPN client.
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Re:Just got mine...
Get the Dual Battery Widget. It's free.
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Re:Practicality of mesh network ...
yes, it would.
like http://www.servalproject.org/ (there's also an app)
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Android needs to allow user to fine tune perms
I think Android needs to provide users ways to fine tune the permissions of what an app can have access to. For example I can install a game and prevent it accessing to my contacts, location etc.. Or because I have limited mobile data allowance, I can disable mobile data for an app and force it to only work on WIFI. I have rooted my HTC Desire and installed LBE Privacy Guard. Works pretty well, don't notice much slow down. I'm no way associated with the app, just a happy user.
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Re:Antivirus as a sign of failureThey did. Android implements security policies for each app. Requested permissions are defined in a manifest file. Every app runs with a different uid. See Android Security and Permissions:
Android is a privilege-separated operating system, in which each application runs with a distinct system identity (Linux user ID and group ID). Parts of the system are also separated into distinct identities. Linux thereby isolates applications from each other and from the system.
Additional finer-grained security features are provided through a "permission" mechanism that enforces restrictions on the specific operations that a particular process can perform, and per-URI permissions for granting ad-hoc access to specific pieces of data. Security Architecture
A central design point of the Android security architecture is that no application, by default, has permission to perform any operations that would adversely impact other applications, the operating system, or the user. This includes reading or writing the user's private data (such as contacts or e-mails), reading or writing another application's files, performing network access, keeping the device awake, etc.
Because Android sandboxes applications from each other, applications must explicitly share resources and data. They do this by declaring the permissions they need for additional capabilities not provided by the basic sandbox. Applications statically declare the permissions they require, and the Android system prompts the user for consent at the time the application is installed. Android has no mechanism for granting permissions dynamically (at run-time) because it complicates the user experience to the detriment of security.
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At install time, Android gives each package a distinct Linux user ID. The identity remains constant for the duration of the package's life on that device. On a different device, the same package may have a different UID; what matters is that each package has a distinct UID on a given device.
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KeePass + KeePassDroid + Rsync Backup
KeePass for your PC (runs fine with Mono under Fedora/RedHat-ish distros) + KeePassDroid for your Android device(s) + Rsync 4 Android to sync it (or just manually pop the memory card in to transfer it).
I have a different KeePass Database file for Personal (high-security items) and Work. I wouldn't trust Dropbox to move the file around as some propose. If you absolutely insist on using an insecure transport like Dropbox, at least add the Key File method when you generate your databases and transport the Key File OOB (not via Dropbox).
I hear from a co-worker that KeeFox is a nice Firefox + KeePass integration. I may move all my low-security sites' passwords to another KeePass database if this works well so that I could also have all of them available on my phone.
For now, I use SyncPlaces (stored to a local file) + Dropbox to keep my low-security sites' passwords and bookmarks synced (as they change and are added to very often).
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KeePass + KeePassDroid + Rsync Backup
KeePass for your PC (runs fine with Mono under Fedora/RedHat-ish distros) + KeePassDroid for your Android device(s) + Rsync 4 Android to sync it (or just manually pop the memory card in to transfer it).
I have a different KeePass Database file for Personal (high-security items) and Work. I wouldn't trust Dropbox to move the file around as some propose. If you absolutely insist on using an insecure transport like Dropbox, at least add the Key File method when you generate your databases and transport the Key File OOB (not via Dropbox).
I hear from a co-worker that KeeFox is a nice Firefox + KeePass integration. I may move all my low-security sites' passwords to another KeePass database if this works well so that I could also have all of them available on my phone.
For now, I use SyncPlaces (stored to a local file) + Dropbox to keep my low-security sites' passwords and bookmarks synced (as they change and are added to very often).
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Norton Snap
The Norton Snap QR Code reader for iPhone and Android will show you the expanded URL and give you the site's rating before navigating to it.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.symantec.norton.snap
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/norton-snap-qr-code-reader/id471928808?mt=8 -
This can't happen on Android
From the Android OS API reference:
isUserAMonkey (): returns "true" if the user interface is currently being messed with by a monkey.Does it mean that this function call does not exist on iOS ?
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Re:Transformer
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.woltage.irssiconnectbot&hl=en this offers better keyboard mapping features
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What about geek software?
I just a job where I'll be traveling around 150 days per year, and have been thinking about this for a while. As of now the Transformer Prime looks hard to beat. Tegra 3, keyboard for real work, 18 hours of usage time! My only complain is lack of development tools made to run on Android, although not entirely nonexistent. Apparently you can get a simple C/C++ IDE, GCC, and BusyBox already.
If only I could get a straight port of QtCreator and CodeSourcery G++ Lite for it as well (no touch input changes necessary, as I'd never use it without a keyboard).
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What about geek software?
I just a job where I'll be traveling around 150 days per year, and have been thinking about this for a while. As of now the Transformer Prime looks hard to beat. Tegra 3, keyboard for real work, 18 hours of usage time! My only complain is lack of development tools made to run on Android, although not entirely nonexistent. Apparently you can get a simple C/C++ IDE, GCC, and BusyBox already.
If only I could get a straight port of QtCreator and CodeSourcery G++ Lite for it as well (no touch input changes necessary, as I'd never use it without a keyboard).
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What about geek software?
I just a job where I'll be traveling around 150 days per year, and have been thinking about this for a while. As of now the Transformer Prime looks hard to beat. Tegra 3, keyboard for real work, 18 hours of usage time! My only complain is lack of development tools made to run on Android, although not entirely nonexistent. Apparently you can get a simple C/C++ IDE, GCC, and BusyBox already.
If only I could get a straight port of QtCreator and CodeSourcery G++ Lite for it as well (no touch input changes necessary, as I'd never use it without a keyboard).
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Re:All devices?
I'll stick to the traditional method of using third party tools.
Agreed. I unlocked my Desire after having it for three months, and I did a bit of research before doing it. While there were a few steps involved (Unrevoked and then s-off IIRC, each with a concise list of necessary actions), the process was simple and straight forward. They even had an idiot-proof Linux-based bootable iso which did most of the the work for you. The few cases of real brickings I read about involved bad USB cables or people yanking their phones during bootloader flash, which will always end badly no matter what. Even if the process gave me some moments of unrest while my device was unresponsive for far too long it was recoverable with a hard reboot and repeating a few steps.
The features I originally wanted was ability to sync clock by NTP, root-enabled ssh server, and buying paid apps from the market since that was not available in my country by normal means. Some time later I switched to CyanogenMod and never looked back.
About sshd: this is off-topic, but this guy deserves a plug, he helped me out when I couldn't buy from the market: If you need a ssh/scp/sftp-capable server for your phone (works without root if you only need to manipulate userland files), I can heartily recommend quicksshd. Brilliant little app, works over 3G, and the dev was cool enough to mail me an unrestricted apk for sideloading purposes even prior to paying him
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Re:Dear HP, why do you hate money?
It's called capitalism, here's how it works:
1) download the Android 4.0 ICS source code from http://source.android.com/
2) integrate any missing driver from the WebOS Linux kernel to the Android Linux kernel;
3) compile & install;
4) sell the damn thing at $250-300;
5) profit!!!
You're welcome.
HP, listen to this guy. Seriously. I installed ics on my Motorola Xoom and it is like a new tablet. The thing freaking flies now. I had practically stopped using my Xoom prefering my iPad instead. I technically liked the Xoom better for the high resolution screen, sdcard port, default tabbed browser, and many apps that I couldn't get on my iPad but Honeycomb is a stuttering mess. Enter Android 4.0. Now my Xoom is butter smooth with no text input lag and I still have all of the hundreds of thousands apps to choose from. Seriously, webOS and iOS is just getting longer and longer in the tooth. Dump that pig and install ICS. It's free, open source, and stomps iOS into the ground.
As an addendum, anybody that has a Xoom, run don't walk to your nearest web browser and hit xda-developers.com. A new tablet awaits that will blow your mind like an afro.
HAHAHA. captcha: gushing. That's rich.
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New Years sale on Gameloft for Android
Games should be 0,99 starting 29th of dez. 10am PST , I've heard somewhere... I'll get 1 or 2 titles that I wouldn't have bought for full price. https://market.android.com/developer?pub=Gameloft
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Dear HP, why do you hate money?
It's called capitalism, here's how it works:
1) download the Android 4.0 ICS source code from http://source.android.com/
2) integrate any missing driver from the WebOS Linux kernel to the Android Linux kernel;
3) compile & install;
4) sell the damn thing at $250-300;
5) profit!!!
You're welcome.
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Re:And the other reason is...
Well, they only thought about integrating most features that already existed for ages into iOS after Android started to bite their heels. That's my point. For 2 years now Android isn't trying to catch up to iOS on nothing, although iOS with tethering optios, notification bars (for example) has. My next bet is a new keyboard - it was good when it came out, but from 2.3 on the android keyboard is miles ahead, not to mention the best keyboard ever - swiftkey.
I was the first to state that with 8 hours Iris could mimic Siri (or a big part of siri) and it fooled most people. For a siri like performance you would then have to have a dedicated server for natural language processing and interpretation... Something that will come, some day, when google wants to. But that's the "only" real extra feature Siri has. And my hat off for Apple for seeing that it was needed (for the most part google only thought about understanding what you spoke really well and discarded the rest).
And voice controls is something any Android device can download for free from the market (same as most google apps, actually). It's a feature, but it isn't forced on you (neither is maps, navigation or google docs), and if you want you can simply use any other Voice Control app out there that doesn't rely on that ( I use https://market.android.com/details?id=com.cyberon.cvsd because there is no language barrier).
Lastly, Android's multitasking is miles ahead of most mobile platforms (again, if you're using a nice phone). Just staring at the logcat and seeing all the stuff going on in the background will give you and idea of why it is awesome.
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Re:SHOULD "Apps" Cost Something?
The Android SDK is at http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html - tell us how you get on.
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Re:accessory mode please then I won't need to root
Tell that to Google.
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Give it a try
I was a little miffed when I got the notice about LJ going digital with 6 months left on my sub, but I have tried the Android app and have been pleasantly surprised.
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Re:Indeed, Microsoft has done exactly this
And for the Android ecosystem:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rfo.basic&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5yZm8uYmFzaWMiXQ.. (Already mentioned above. What's not mentioned is that it is from the maker of Atari BASIC in the 70's and is fully 100% GPL...pretty cool! It also has a strong user/developer community from what I can see from the forum, which is also pretty cool).
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mintoris.basic&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5taW50b3Jpcy5iYXNpYyJd
(Not GPL, but quite powerful)It's a shame that Apple has run so far away from its roots that it discourages true native development on their mobile devices. The iPad would be ideal for a hypercard app of some sort for kids and novices to actually be creative with their devices... It's very sad that Apple still claims to be an educational/creative company that encourages users to "Think different", when there is one glaring omission--creating something for your Apple device.
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Re:Indeed, Microsoft has done exactly this
And for the Android ecosystem:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rfo.basic&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5yZm8uYmFzaWMiXQ.. (Already mentioned above. What's not mentioned is that it is from the maker of Atari BASIC in the 70's and is fully 100% GPL...pretty cool! It also has a strong user/developer community from what I can see from the forum, which is also pretty cool).
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mintoris.basic&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5taW50b3Jpcy5iYXNpYyJd
(Not GPL, but quite powerful)It's a shame that Apple has run so far away from its roots that it discourages true native development on their mobile devices. The iPad would be ideal for a hypercard app of some sort for kids and novices to actually be creative with their devices... It's very sad that Apple still claims to be an educational/creative company that encourages users to "Think different", when there is one glaring omission--creating something for your Apple device.
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Re:Indeed, Microsoft has done exactly this
And for the Android ecosystem:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rfo.basic&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5yZm8uYmFzaWMiXQ.. (Already mentioned above. What's not mentioned is that it is from the maker of Atari BASIC in the 70's and is fully 100% GPL...pretty cool! It also has a strong user/developer community from what I can see from the forum, which is also pretty cool).
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mintoris.basic&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5taW50b3Jpcy5iYXNpYyJd
(Not GPL, but quite powerful)It's a shame that Apple has run so far away from its roots that it discourages true native development on their mobile devices. The iPad would be ideal for a hypercard app of some sort for kids and novices to actually be creative with their devices... It's very sad that Apple still claims to be an educational/creative company that encourages users to "Think different", when there is one glaring omission--creating something for your Apple device.
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Re:Why not C?
There's actually a simple C IDE (really just an editor + compiler) that runs on Android.
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There IS a BASIC for Android anyway
There -is- BASIC of a sort for Android. Just look in the "marketplace" and see: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rfo.basic The associated comments seem to be mostly positive.
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Re:BASIC is an awful language
Easy, just fire up Unreal Speccy. It has built-in asm and debugger, I believe.
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Re:Why BASIC? What for?
The entire basis for this slashdot article is a Y-Combinator blog post from a poster with 3 Karma with 4 comments from 7 hours ago lamenting that there's no full package for developing for phones produced by the OS vendors. The "Boot to BASIC" thing is a retrocon issue more appropriately stated "and we wore onions on our belts" (a sin of which I am also guilty). While I applaud the
And yes, all of these things are for developing the app on a PC and deploying and testing on a phone or tablet. Much like the designers of landing gear for the 787 don't machine their prototypes out on the tarmac at Boeing field like their progenitors did, mobile app designers now prefer sitting in a comfortable workstation with a comfortable chair with decent compile times, multiple monitors, a reasonable keyboard and mouse, printing and debugging support rather than developing software on the device itself.
Booting to BASIC (or as was the case on the IBM 5100, APL) was very useful at that time because there were no apps - in some cases no media reader to store or load apps if you could get them on media. We got our apps by buying magazines or such, and manually typing the code in and debugging the typos. That day is long gone, and that's a good thing. Even Windows Phone has thousands of apps and a publicly available SDK - though for me the cyanogen and Android route would be more fun.
Now how did this manage to hit the front page of