It’s creepy to see how well it translates words on your screen…
Word Lens, The Real-Time Translation App, is Now Free.
It’s creepy to see how well it translates words on your screen…
Word Lens, The Real-Time Translation App, is Now Free.
This app tabulates the different access permissions given to apps on your device.
DCentral 1 by John McAfee – Android Apps on Google Play.
Samsung Galaxy devices running proprietary Android versions come with a back-door that provides remote access to the data stored on the device.
In particular, the proprietary software that is in charge of handling the communications with the modem, using the Samsung IPC protocol, implements a class of requests known as RFS commands, that allows the modem to perform remote I/O operations on the phone’s storage. As the modem is running proprietary software, it is likely that it offers over-the-air remote control, that could then be used to issue the incriminated RFS messages and access the phone’s file system.
via SamsungGalaxyBackdoor – Replicant.
Which goes to show – closed, proprietary code is almost never a good thing!
fix the screen, digitizer, headphone jack, where to find more guides and where to buy replacement parts!
The Most Common Smartphone Repairs You Can Do Yourself.
You tap home and it starts a box in which you type….
Have you ever wanted to get your hands on the latest game, only to find that the Google Play thought it wasn’t compatible with your phone?Maybe you don’t have a snapdragon device, but youre’re pretty sure an old device could handle it still. Have a Kindle Fire and want access to more than just the Amazon AppStore?Until now you’ve been stuck, but a new online service also come with Chrome extension called APK Downloader will allow you to download an apk file from the Google Play directly to your desktop rather than to your device.
http://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/
This free app turns your Android device into one of 10 different kinds of servers:
DLNA, DNS, DDNS, Email, FTP, Proxy, SMS, Time, Web and/or WebDAV server!
Run your own free DLNA, DNS, Dynamic DNS, Email, FTP(S), Proxy, SMS Gateway, Time, HTTP(S) and/or (secure) WebDAV server
It can even run different services concurrently.
Servers Ultimate – Android Apps on Google Play.
There will be no Flash for Android 4.1 devices, unless your manufacturer allready packaged it with the device. It won’t be available from the Google Play store either.
An Update on Flash Player and Android « Adobe AIR and Adobe Flash Player Team Blog.
It turns out that basically copying succesful apps is the best way to actually make money on the app store.
The Artificial Life of the App Store – the Best Strategy to Succeed.
This hacking kit plugs into your phone and opens all its’ contents up to anyone in no time.
The XRY Cracking Tool Is Unimpressed with Your iPhone's Defenses.
You can put the phone in the tablet, allowing you to display the phone screen on the tablet. Because there are 2 batteries, they can charge each other. It comes with a pen, which you can use as the headset.
‧Enlarge your screen size any time you need to
‧Seamless transition of applications between pad and phone
‧Eliminate data transfer hassle with a single storage pool
‧One SIM card for two devices
‧Use the pad as an extended battery to charge your phone
‧Have a video conferencing experience and easily share with family and friends

The Padfone has been specifically created to fulfill a demand for both smartphone and tablet
via Get the latest update on ASUS Padfone..
Scalado has a system that removes the people in the background of pictures:
“When capturing photos in a busy area, like a public square or a concert for example, it is often difficult to get a clean shot without unwanted objects entering the frame.
Now you can capture the shot anyway, and simply let the camera remove the people for you! Point your camera and take a photo. Afterwards you can remove anyone moving around, or select your friends and remove any strangers.”
Set up virtual fences around key locations, such as malls, parks, beaches, movie theaters, sports facilities, work locations … and be notified when children or employees enter or leave these important places.
via SpectorSoft – eBlaster | mobile for Android.
It can do a lot more scary stuff as well, such as transmitting SMS / Web history / voice call logs and finding current location
If anyone can take on IOS and Android, Mark Shuttleworth should be able to, given his success with Ubuntu on the desktop.
Ubuntu Linux heads to smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs. | ZDNet.
The Help page tells you how to set up the service. Unfortunately, T-Mobile has fucked up their version of the firmware, making it impossible to add a Samsung Account or register with this service.
Fortunately it’s not too hard to update to the base Samsung firmware without voiding your warranty, as T-Mobile sends the phones directly to Samsung for fixing. T-Mobile Forum + links to instructions
These instructions are for the Samsung Galaxy S2
Organize your home screens using your computer!
KiuanSoft, Inc. :: Launch Screen Organizer for Android.