The recent 2.3.2 leak for Galaxy S (i9000) uses Nexus S sources. Yes, it's still RFS, but they've branched the Herring page that Google are using for Nexus S kernel etc
Bullshit. There are wifi only versions of Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Player from Samsung, and there's a wifi only version of Xoom. It's coming out here in the UK soon for £500. It has access to android market, as do the other devices I mentioned.
That was a feature that was implemented for people who wanted an ad free version of the game. It would charge you via text message for it. BUT it was something they were not going to ad to the market version of the game. It did, and they fixed it by releasing an update the next working day.
They're not mandating it on anyone. These min specs are for having access to the android market on your device. Android market is proprietary - Google get a 30% cut from app sales, and they have specs that OEMs have to meet to gain access to the market.
The min spec was created with phones in mind. If Archos want official access to the android market, they have to add in the camera, GPS etc like Samsung have done. And there is no PDA market. There's a phone market, and a market for PMP style multi media devices.
Oh come on. The google apps are their own proprietary apps, and manufacturers pay to have them - that's why CM couldn't include them.
Market place is controlled by Google, and they can remove malicious applications if needed. Device manufacturers have to meet the minimum spec to have market access.
The apps are all pirated versions of popular games and utilities which once downloaded, root the user's device using a method like rageagainstthecage, then use an Android executable file (APK) to nab user and device data
Not all of them are pirated versions of popular games, and most of them don't try to root your phone.
But that's how it is. When you install an app, it tells you which services the application has access to. Sending text messages, internet communication, making phone calls etc.
The apps don't have access to the underlying OS. The problem stems from people who don't read the permissions, or ignore them.
Ice Cream will merge the two branches. Some of the features like the new notification bar will remain on tablets only, while others will make an appearance on phones too, like the new, streamlined app switching.
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.infoworld.com/print/153837
I was joking because you said you got down-modded for not reading TFA. No-one reads TFA ;-)
and STILL I got punish-modded for a simple mistake of not reading TFA, rather than slashdot's RIDICULOUS, MISLEADING HEADLINE.
You must be new here.
My point was: android market is no different than the app store. Google shouldn't be singled out.
You flag the app, and Google will remove the apps from the android market. Why are Google to blame here? iOS has violations too. http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/The+Blocks+Cometh/news.asp?c=26696
(use the Nexus S code, dammit!)
The recent 2.3.2 leak for Galaxy S (i9000) uses Nexus S sources. Yes, it's still RFS, but they've branched the Herring page that Google are using for Nexus S kernel etc
Bullshit. There are wifi only versions of Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Player from Samsung, and there's a wifi only version of Xoom. It's coming out here in the UK soon for £500. It has access to android market, as do the other devices I mentioned.
That was a feature that was implemented for people who wanted an ad free version of the game. It would charge you via text message for it. BUT it was something they were not going to ad to the market version of the game. It did, and they fixed it by releasing an update the next working day.
They're not mandating it on anyone. These min specs are for having access to the android market on your device. Android market is proprietary - Google get a 30% cut from app sales, and they have specs that OEMs have to meet to gain access to the market.
The min spec was created with phones in mind. If Archos want official access to the android market, they have to add in the camera, GPS etc like Samsung have done. And there is no PDA market. There's a phone market, and a market for PMP style multi media devices.
It's stuff like: having a camera, GPS, access to the internet, a touch screen etc.
Oh come on. The google apps are their own proprietary apps, and manufacturers pay to have them - that's why CM couldn't include them. Market place is controlled by Google, and they can remove malicious applications if needed. Device manufacturers have to meet the minimum spec to have market access.
Is it still available in the android market? If so, it wasn't the app you installed, but another app that was malicious
It's never tried to get root permission on my phone. And superuser / taintdroid haven't showed anything either.
Case in point
Just because that one website displayed a prompt, and let you know what it was doing, doesn't mean others will. Stuff can get by Apple's review system too. http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/handy-light-for-iphones-dirty-little-secret-tethering-video/4
Because there are no vulnerabilities on iPhone? What about http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/08/02/126253/Browser-based-Jailbreak-For-IPhone-4-Released
The apps are all pirated versions of popular games and utilities which once downloaded, root the user's device using a method like rageagainstthecage, then use an Android executable file (APK) to nab user and device data
Not all of them are pirated versions of popular games, and most of them don't try to root your phone.
Oh come on. The app in question (steamy window) should not be asking for permission to send texts. If you see that, and it doesn't raise flags...
But that's how it is. When you install an app, it tells you which services the application has access to. Sending text messages, internet communication, making phone calls etc.
The apps don't have access to the underlying OS. The problem stems from people who don't read the permissions, or ignore them.
http://twitter.com/#!/koush/status/25932456007 and http://twitter.com/#!/koush/status/25932456007
Google take 10-15% ish.
Google take around 10-15ish %.
I assumed bluetooth discovery set to 120 seconds was for battery life, and security.
Ice Cream will merge the two branches. Some of the features like the new notification bar will remain on tablets only, while others will make an appearance on phones too, like the new, streamlined app switching.