Google has announced it is using a new service called “Bouncer” to keep malware-harbouring apps out of the Android Market. The service automatically scans new apps, existing apps and even developer accounts to root out malware, spyware and trojans. It even looks for indicators that “an application might be misbehaving”, in a manner not unlike TV’s Super Nanny, we imagine. 2011 saw over 11 billion apps downloaded from Android Market while at the same time there was a 40 percent decrease in “potentially-malicious” downloads
Mobile phone security: what you need to know Late last year, alarming reports surfaced that Ralf-Philipp Weinmann, a researcher at the Luxembourg University Laboratory of Cryptology and Security, had discovered a way to completely compromise unprotected smartphones. Demonstrating his hack at the Vienna DeepSec conference, he showed how he could listen to conversations, intercept data, and run up huge bills calling and texting premium rate services – all without the alerting the phone’s owner. With the ability to download and run apps, smartphones are now the main focus for a growing number of malicious hackers, and yet most devices are completely unprotected
Ice Rage Mountain Sheep Genre: Games Price: $0.99 Release Date: December 14, 2011 ★★★★★ New game from the developers of Bike Baron, Death Rally and Minigore. ★★★★★ Enviro-Bear and John Gore as guest stars! #1 Sports Game in US, Canada, Finland and 21 other countries! Gameplay video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkFP2C512Y4 A Tribute to Hat Trick Ice Rage brings the classic 8-bit hockey experience to the 21st century! We dare you to take on John Gore, or challenge your friend in the most intense single-device multiplayer you've ever experienced. There are 9 different human players to choose from and if that is not enough, try out the Ice Aces, amazing special characters such as lightning fast Santa or heavy-hitting Enviro-Bear
Tank Hero Clapfoot Inc. Genre: Games Price: $0.99 Release Date: July 26, 2011 Battle through dangerous arenas and become the Tank Hero! Fast paced 3D tank action on your iPhone. Take out your enemies with cannons, heat seekers, grenades, and howitzers.
BBX: 10 things you need to know The future of BlackBerry is HTML5 plus the same QNX operating system that’s in the PlayBook – and also in many cars, set-top boxes and even nuclear power stations. The next version of the BlackBerry OS will be called BlackBerry 10 or BB10 (not BBX after a lawsuit was filed ), it will run on phones as well as tablets and it’s a big change from the current BlackBerry OS (based on a mobile version of Java). It also means rewriting all the BlackBerry apps out there, including RIM’s own apps like email and calendar, which we still haven’t seen on the PlayBook.