Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Google shows Android 4.3 instead of Android 5.0 (Key Lime Pie)? - OnSoftware UK

 Android For some time, the Internet rumors that the upcoming conference Google I / O company plans to show a new version of Android – 5.0, named Key Lime Pie. But it seems that the great revolution will not, and will only Google Android update to version 4.3 .

At least that’s

Android Police, which published an article showing the first evidence that Google is working on Android 4.3. This information has been obtained on the basis of logins, IP which led straight to Google. For now discovered evidence of Android 4.3 for Nexus devices 4 and 7 , but without a doubt, if Google will release an update, it will also be on other devices.

will not be so for now Android 5.0, only Android 4.3 Jelly Bean? It looks like it , but this does not mean that the update will not bring new and exciting features. What will Google eventually we will see in a few days , a conference for developers, which will take place on 15-17 July in San Francisco.

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News - Hi-tech, computers, internet - studentnews.pl

Warsaw, April 26, 2013. Doctor Web, a Russian producer of antivirus software reports that the official Google Play store found 28 malicious applications that include advertising module that has the ability to infect Trojans devices operating on Android. The total number of installations of these applications, resulting in a potentially infected devices, reaches out to several million. Since the introduction of the virus Google Bouncer is the biggest and most massive case of infection of malicious Android applications that can be found in the Google Play store.

ads displayed in the online store Google Play has long been used by hackers to spread malicious programs, including Trojans spread. So far, the most popular among them are the Trojans family Android.SmsSend for sending text messages and making premium on behalf of the user subscription service featuring extra content. The effectiveness of this method has decided to re-pos?u?eniu to it by the scammers.

This time, criminals have decided to go a step further and formed their own advertising platform dedicated to mobile devices running Android, similar to Google AdMob, Airpush or startapp. At first glance, it does not differ from the other acting like a market: developers offer very attractive terms on which they can build applications using the shared advertising API promises a high and stable income, and the convenience of the management and control of incoming cash.

As with many other types of software, such as adware, ads are displayed in the notification bar by using the ‘push’ method. In addition, the platform includes a number of other hidden features.

One of them is the display of the notification of the need to update the application. In the situation when the user agrees, the file is downloaded. Apk (file format used to distribute software on the Android platform), which is placed on the memory card in the directory / mnt / sdcard / download. It contains malicious code can also be created on the main phone screen shortcut to the file you downloaded. If the user clicks on the icon, the installation process will be started corresponding, malware.

conducted by specialists from the company Doctor Web study showed that the installed applications in this way is in fact a family of Trojans Android.SmsSend . The identified addresses management server a few days ago have been incorporated into the Parental Control module anti-virus Doctor Web , with the result that attempts to connect to them are immediately blocked.

Below is a full list of commands that can accept and carry out advertising platform contains malware

· news – displays notifications “push”

  • install – download and install the file. apk
  • showinstall – display notifications “push” to enable the installation file. apk
  • iconpage – create a shortcut to a web page
  • iconinstall – create a shortcut to a file. apk
  • newdomen – change of address management server
  • seconddomen – alternate server address management
  • stop – end communicating with the server
  • testpost – re-send the command

addition to performing these commands, false platform is also able to download and upload to the server managing the following data: IMEI number of the mobile device, carrier code and IMSI number of the SIM card.

The biggest threat is the fact that applications that contain malicious software that were included in the official Google Play Store, which is considered the safest part of Android. Because many users trust that Google Play is completely safe, the number of plants infected with dangerous applications advertising module is very large. Because of restrictions applied by Google in terms of statistical data on the number of applications downloaded from Google Play Store, you can not identify with absolute accuracy the total number of potential victims. On the basis of the information held by specialists from the company Doctor Web can be said that the probable number of victims may be more than 5.3 million users.

Specialists from Doctor Web to qualify the module categories as Android.Androways.1.origin adware . It was listed in the virus database and poses no threat to users Dr.Web anti-vi rus software for Android.

Mozilla announces improvements for Firefox on Android, but what about the ... - Computer World (press release)

David Dlugosz
topics:

Australis, Firefox, Firefox 23, Firefox 23.0, Firefox for Android, Mozilla, Nigthly, web browsers

Mozilla announces improvements for Firefox on Android, and What a desktop fox

Lucas Rocha from Mozilla, which develops Firefox for Android has revealed some exciting new products that are being prepared for fans of mobile fox. These are mainly in the field of usability improvements and changes planned in view of the user interface. Yes, once again.

Rocha reveals that these changes will impact on improving the convenience of working with a browser and we can expect the following solutions:

  • card – if the card in a mobile lisku will see a new icon for the item (which you can see in the screenshot below), refreshed animation when opening and closing, as well as a new effect when opening and closing the card panel;

  • address bar – soon on the title bar instead of the name of the page will be able to display the full URL. Also changed the size of the buttons for the functions of reading and retention, which should solve the problem of their niechc?cym touch
  • reading mode – the mode of reading serif fonts were added and improved performance notifications and text selection.

It should be noted that the user interface of mobile fox has been almost a year based on the design of Australis. We also know that Mozilla plans to implement the solution in the desktop version of the fox. When? This is just a very good question.

present project opportunities Australis can try only in the form of special nightly releases of Firefox. The information disclosed some time ago by Mozilla that work on the completion of responsible options for customizing the new GUI browser on the desktop is slowly coming to an end. Foundation having custody of fox ensures that Australis bring again that which was famous for Firefox, so it will fully customizable to user preferences.

present in typical nightly releases of Firefox do not see too many changes and basically the background of the above discussed improvements for Android, Desktop version pales. It is worth a total of only merge two buttons: Home and favorites in one. Nothing more.

Mozilla is silent, however, subject to the implementation date of Australis fox on the desktop. We do not know with which version of the browser that occurs. We will repeal the curtain or the appearance of a project in the standard nightly releases. For now, we are left to wait.

latest release of Firefox, Mozilla across all channels get married in our Download section (in this article you can read more about the channels for fox).

  • Firefox 20.0 for Windows, OS X and Linux
  • Firefox 20.0 – Web-based installer for Windows
  • Firefox 21.0 Beta for Windows, OS X and Linux
  • Firefox Aurora 22.0 for Windows, OS X and Linux
  • 23.0 Firefox Nightly for Windows, OS X and Linux

know that the first Firefox OS smartphones sold out in a few hours?

Source: Mozilla, lucasr.org, photo Mozilla

Monday, April 29, 2013

New Android, or rehashing old jellies? - BBC News

Google I / O just around the corner, so it’s time for leaks and speculation on what is present giant from Mountain View.

Google is in default of the revolution / AFP

Google delays

revolution

/ AFP

Note on application that infect Android

Doctor Web reports that Google Play Store found 28 malicious applications that include advertising module that has the ability to infect Trojans Android devices. The total number of installations of these applications now amounts to several million. Since the introduction of the virus … read more

presentation of the latest version of Android – 4.2 Jelly Bean – at any moment it will be six months. This edition, although it promised to be promising, in practice, did not introduce any significant changes, but only cosmetic changes.

And although many months speaks of Revision 5.0 Key Lime Pie, at this year’s Google I / O can not miss it. In the past few weeks in the data server logins AndroidPolice appeared repeatedly device Nexus 7 and Nexus 4 with Android 4.3, designated as JWR23B. What’s more, all the IP addresses indicate the headquarters of Google.

first letter of the version number is also the first letter of the name Android. It seems that nothing will change and we will be always with “Jelly Bean.” Contrary to what was expected we do not have a Star 5.0, only a slight change to 4.3.

Version 4.2, in practice, more broke than helped. Restarting the system and the failed attempt to launch high-speed switches are the first things that come to mind. There were pros, but really lacked features that particularly affected the value of this release.

to maneuver a lot. Many users are waiting for a consistent interface across the system, including Google Apps. The program to use Google Glass appeared information that strongly suggests the introduction of Google Games. So perhaps the software company is already preparing its own response to Apple’s Game Center and Xbox Live familiar with Windows Phone. Besides, it is difficult to predict what else might occur in the system.

said that Google wants to simply allow time for producers to update their devices and the revolutions a little wait.

Michal Brzezinski

Komórkomania.pl

LG provides system Android 4.1.2 for Swift L9 Web Play - Internet Zone

LG Optimus L9 is a model, which from the beginning was pretty much promoted by the manufacturer. Many people think that this device offers a very interesting technical specification in a really low price. The recently launched an update to this model to Android 4.1.2 JB Play network.

Even those who fall into hard fans of the brand LG must admit that in the past several months, the South Korean manufacturer has done a lot to improve its image. Since the end of last year, the market hit some really interesting models of smartphones – not without significance is the approach to the software update. Recently, LG launched the next phase of renovation Swift L9 .

LG Swift L9

Android 4.1.2 for Swift L9

Specifications LG Optimus L9 is very correct for a mid-range device. Many people admit that in the segment of equipment for $ 1000 this is by far one of the most attractive offers. The problem, however, was that the factory-installed system Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich , which premiered many months ago. For some time, users of the model (version niebrandowanej) have the ability to install updates – unfortunately it was not clear how much it will take to prepare to update the version brandowanej. Recently, Swift L9 Playa is able to obtain the highly anticipated update.

Android Update

Quite surprising is that the possibility of installing Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean as soon received, users who choose to buy Swift L9 network play. Pack essential for the proper performance of the whole process takes about 300 MB and can be downloaded through our wireless device connected to a WiFi network. As with niebrandowanej version, we here at the disposal of all the news that has been introduced by Google at work on this issue, and so such Google Now , or Project Butter . Pretty quick release of this update is a good confirmation of the changes that have taken place in recent months in the case of LG.

64 percent. ate the global smartphone market Android. Windows ... - Dobreprogramy

64 percent of the global smartphone market in the first quarter of this year – is the result of Android that gives mobile operating system Google to label “new Windows”. Meanwhile, the real from the Microsoft Windows Mobile market is slowly gaining more percentage points decline podgryzaj?c position rivals – BlackBerry OS and Symbian.

yet but it is the world of Android, at least not everywhere. According to research conducted by Kantar Worldpanel Comtech, tracking phone sales in key markets, the last bastions of resistance against small green robocikami are the United States and Japan. The U.S. market is still Google’s system could not take more than 50 percent of the market (to 49.3 per cent.). It is, however, probably soon change: in a year where Android has strengthened its position by 1.4 percentage points., While chief rival, iOS, lost 0.9 percentage points. In this respect, Japan is much more faithful to the apple – there iOS dominates the market, with the share of 49.2 percent, while Android has to settle for 45.8 percent.

But there are also countries where virtually nothing on the Android market does not find it. They are led by Spain, which Android actually became the new Windows – 93.5% of smartphones sold there is no system of Google. The strong position of the system is also in Germany (73.6 per cent.) And China (69.4 percent).. Analysts point out that the triumph of Android does not depend on the state of the economy, phone manufacturers, the OS-I deal in both markets in crisis (Spain), stable markets (Germany) and emerging markets (China).

Moreover, there is no indication that this trend has to be reversed. New models from HTC (One) and Samsung (Galaxy S4) to give momentum to the entire Android platform. In this situation, says Dominic Sunnebo of Kantar Worldpanel Comtech, Apple, Nokia and BlackBerry waiting for a fight to keep their products in front of customers’ eyes despite the marketing offensive giants in Korea and Taiwan.

So far, neither Apple nor Blackberry have a curious situation. Even the iPhone 5 release did not help (even though it is the best-selling smartphone model) – iOS lost since last year on the global average of 2 percentage points of share. The BlackBerry, despite the launch of BB10, the shares are still modest. New phones have allowed a Canadian company to increase the global share by only 0.2 percentage points., To 0.9 percent. Apparently strategy Android manufacturers (especially Samsung), which consists of filling the market a huge number of different phone models, it works better than trying to sell to anyone apple’owe freely-looking phone, provided the phone will look like the iPhone 5

About Symbian, there is nothing to say – dying in all markets. The only one who can change this situation, whatever it is Windows Phone. In the shadow of the triumphs Android gets a modest but solid shares, at an average of 5-6 per cent, and although there are countries such as Italy, where Windows Phone is now 10 percent of the market. Analysts explain this state of affairs Nokia’s marketing efforts, today the main supplier in the smartphone market with Windows. The Finnish company has set about selling to people who have never had a smartphone, all the affordable and colorful Lumie hitting most of the people already benefiting from an ordinary cell.

Is such a market there is room for other mobile OSes? For your chance to enjoy Firefox OS, Tizen, Sailfish … and even Ubuntu Phone. Year 2013 will show if anyone is able to reduce the expansion of Android. One thing is for certain – even if Microsoft fails to make this trick with your Windows Phone, it would benefit from the expansion of Android. Currently, about 80 percent of Android device manufacturers sold in the U.S. (except Motorola) has agreed to pay Redmond for protection against a possible lawsuit for the use of patented technology in their phones: with every camera sold with Android to Microsoft gets a few dollars.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

HTC One S - Android 4.1 update available via OTA JB! - Smarter.pl

author Paul Onions – December 25, 2012

HTC One S Android Jelly Bean Sense 4 + One of the prime minister during this year’s MWC 2012 in Barcelona, ??was the debut of HTC One X and HTC One S . After many months of waiting, the users of the European version of the One S finally gained the ability to download updates running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and Sense 4 + . What kind of news producer introduced in this release

HTC One S

this year, HTC had to play one of the most important roles in the segment of smartphones running Android. Prime HTC One S and One X gave for doing full potential. In both cases we are dealing with a very efficient technical specification. For HTC One S, the manufacturer has put on the use of the Snapdragon S4, which is clocked at 1.5 GHz. Sorry, but One S in Poland received a Snapdragon S3 , the older generation of the system, which will certainly have a bearing on the interest in this model.

In theory, however, we are dealing with two flagship models offered by HTC. Pretty soon it became clear that this One X is a priority device – HTC One S users have much longer to wait for the next update, remove additional errors. Android 4.1 for HTC One X appeared at the end of November, and thus users One S began to doubt whether their model will receive a new system later this year. Looks like it worked.


Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for HTC One S

Holders of the European version of the HTC One S, now have the opportunity to pick up a new system via OTA technology (Over The Air). The software is a number 3.16.401.8, giving users the opportunities offered by Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean, and new Sense 4 + . Attention is definitely much more elaborate camera app (faster performance), as well as fuel-efficient power management, which in turn should be reflected in the time of the unit. Update for HTC One S is an impressive 612 MB .

[via AndroidCentral]

Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie delayed. Google is preparing Android 4.3 ... - PC World

appeared on the Internet are reports that Google is currently testing Android 4.3 Jelly Bean.

  • Krzysztof Lech – April 28, 2013 16:25

seems Google the next version of the Android system will be 4.3 Jelly Bean. This was confirmed by Android Police Service presenting logs from your server, in case you have two devices – smartphone Nexus 4 and tablet Nexus 7 – working under system “Android 4.3 JWR23B”.

service also traced the IP address and found that it belongs to one of Google employees, which is closely associated with Android .

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a surprise. He was to be Key Lime Pie …

presented information is very interesting, because it confirms earlier rumors emerging, which showed that the Internet giant has decided to give a rest for developers delaying the release of Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie.

Whether or not this is the case, we will see less than a month at a conference Google I / O .

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At Google I / O will be announced Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, not Key Lime Pie - Computer World (press release)

David Dlugosz
topics:

Android, Android 4.3, Android 5.0, Google, Google I / O, Jelly Bean, Key Lime Pie, smart phones

Shares Android. Which version of the most popular?

Android Police editors find any sign in server logs evidence of a new version of Google. This is not a system with number 5.0, but … 4.3. That’s right, the next installment of Android Jelly Bean will continue, and at the Key Lime Pie at the moment we can forget.

information disclosed by the source that the device that was caught with Android 4.3, it Nexuses 7 After the IP address has been established that the entry into service has been the headquarters of Google. In addition, the editors Android Police suggests that the letter “J” in the name of compilation (JWR23B) leaves us with a code name Jelly Bean.

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Probably so at the conference Google I / O, which will be held in mid-May, we will see what Android 4.3. Some time ago there were rumors that the Key Lime Pie was delayed by 2-4 months, because Google hopes to give OEMs more time to prepare for the new system for their own devices.

Do you know which version of Android is now the most popular?

Source, photo: Android Police

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Beware of applications that infect Android - BBC News

Company Doctor Web reports that Google Play Store found 28 malicious applications that include advertising module that has the ability to infect Trojans Android devices. The total number of installations of these applications now amounts to several million. Since the introduction of the virus Google Bouncer, is the most serious case of infection of malicious Android apps from Google Play Store.

The number of victims Android.SmsSend Trojans downloaded from Google Play can be more than 5.3 million / AFP

number of victims Android.SmsSend Trojans downloaded from Google Play can be more than 5.3 million

/ AFP

ads displayed in the online store Google Play has long been used by hackers to spread malicious programs, including Trojans spread. So far, the most popular among them are the family Android.SmsSend Trojans, designed to send text messages and make premium on behalf of users subscribe to services including paid content. The effectiveness of this method has decided to re-pos?u?eniu to it by the scammers.

Hit Count c malware on Android is growing faster and faster

Just three years ago, the risk of catching a mobile virus malware was virtually nil. According to a recent report, NQ Mobile Security number malware in 2012 increased dramatically. read more

This time, criminals have decided to go a step further and formed their own advertising platform dedicated to mobile devices running Android, similar to Google AdMob, Airpush or startapp. At first glance, it does not differ from the other acting like a market: developers offer very attractive terms on which they can build applications using the shared advertising API promises a high and stable income, and the convenience of the management and control of incoming cash.

As with many other types of software, such as adware, ads in the notification bar by using the ‘push’ method. In addition, the platform includes a number of other hidden features.

One of them is the display of the notification of the need to update the application. In the situation when the user agrees, the file is downloaded. Apk (file format used to distribute software on the Android platform), which is placed on the memory card in the directory / mnt / sdcard / download. It contains malicious code can also be created on the main phone screen shortcut to the file you downloaded. If the user clicks on the icon, the installation process will be started corresponding, malware.

conducted by specialists study showed that the installed applications in this way is in fact a family of Trojans Android.SmsSend. Below is a complete list of commands that can accept and carry out advertising platform contains malware

– news – show notifications “push”
– showpage – open a web page in a browser
– install – download and install the file. apk
– showinstall – display notifications “push” to enable the installation the. apk
– iconpage – create a shortcut to a website
– iconinstall – create a shortcut to a file. apk
– newdomen – change of address management server
– seconddomen – alternate server address management
– stop – end communicating with the server
– testpost – re-send command

In addition to performing these commands, false platform is also able to download and upload to the server managing the following data: IMEI number of the mobile device, carrier code and IMSI number of the SIM card.

The biggest threat is the fact that applications that contain malicious software that were included in the official Google Play Store, which is considered the safest part of Android. Because many users trust that Google Play is completely safe, the number of plants infected with dangerous applications advertising module is very large. Because of restrictions applied by Google in terms of statistical data on the number of applications downloaded from Google Play Store, you can not identify with absolute accuracy the total number of potential victims. On the basis of the information held by experts from Doctor Web can be said that the probable number of victims may be more than 5.3 million users.

Google is preparing Android 4.3 Jelly Bean - Internet Zone

Virtually all were convinced that Android 4.2.2 this is the last line of Jelly Bean. The vast majority of the information indicated that as early as mid-May, will be the long-awaited Key Lime Pie. However, it is surprising that Google is working on Android 4.3 system JB .

Google has repeatedly surprised all the fans of Android – usually related to a previous prime minister. Some surprise was that at the end of last year appeared Android 4.2 JB , which did not make too many major changes – many people think it was totally unnecessary system release, overly complicating the process of updating many smartphones. Manufacturers of smart phones will soon have another reason to be dissatisfied.

Android 4.3 Jelly Bean

Android 4.3 Jelly Bean

One of the websites dealing with Android reached the developer working on the development of Chromium. The information that this person had given that Google is working on a system Android 4.3 Jelly Bean , and it probably will premiere during the May conference Google I / O . Thus, to confirm the reports, according to which the Mountain View company has some delays in the preparation of Android 5.0. There were even logs, through which we learn that the new Android 4.3 is indicated JWR23B This system is currently being tested on Nexus 7 tablet

delay Android 5.0

For quite a long time Gogol quickly seemed more system updates, which had the numerous improvements. As a result, we had to deal with constantly reinforcing the criticism of Google – both from users and manufacturers, and even application developers. Premiere of the first version of Jelly Bean took place at the end of June last year and it seems that Android 5.0 will have to wait a few more months – probably will make its debut on the holidays with a new device. Unofficially, it is said that Key Lime Pie will be pre-installed in the Model X Phone , as well as the new Nexus . It is very likely that some manufacturers give up preparing to update their devices to the system, focusing on Android 5.0.

Android at the beginning does not have to be a mobile system ... - Gazeta.pl

Andy Rubin, founder and longtime head of the Android project at Google, spoke at the New Economy Japan Summit in Tokyo. He admitted that his system was found in. .. small cameras.

“Exactly the same platform, exactly the same operating system that was created for Android devices has become the cells”.

said Rubin.

His team worked on connecting the camera to a computer either by cable or radio. The idea was to synchronize photos from your home server, which was named “Android Datacenter”.

camera market has slowed, however, Andy Rubin in time he saw the potential of mobile phones.

“We wanted as many Android phones as possible. Rather than collect for Android 99, 59 or $ 69 we thought we’d go for free. We knew how much the industry is sensitive to price. “

explained Rubin.

Android in 2010 was to get 9% of the digital camera market. His incarnation “cell” already in 2012, 60% of the market w?ada?o cells.

Interestingly today

Android is so common that it meets not only the cameras but also in refrigerators. Android Developer such success surely did not expect.

[for bgr.com ]

Friday, April 26, 2013

Google Play the new rules update the application. At Death to ... - Computer World (press release)

Michael Scratching
topics:

Android update, updated Google Play, Android, applications, trivia, Facebook, Google, regulations, smartphones, technology

Google Play the new rules update the application. At Death to Facebookowi?

Google after chichu added an exception in its policy content, the rules describing what is allowed and what the Google Play Do not be. No users but to developers. We update the section “Hazardous Products”. Terms of updating applications now prohibited without Google Play:

“An app downloaded from Google Play small not modify, replace or update its own APK binary code using any method other than Google Play’s update mechanism.”

exception has been added after banning the use of spyware and using illegal methods of user location.

probably wondering what the procedure and what it actually change?

can say that Google secured before too “clever” developers who would like to celebrate the only legitimate channel update. This is a very quick response to experiments carried out in March Facebook on a limited group of users of social networking app for Android. We wrote about the people then reported the claims, providing (perhaps rightly) that Google would be furious.

google play.jpg

Facebook your tests then explained the maximum willingness to improve your application, and the reduction of the so-called. fragmentation. It was alleged that, by all users always have the latest version of androidowego Facebook. Critics have noted then that the mechanism indeed has advantages, but it also avoids the security built into Google Play – including anti-virus scanner. Google decided the easiest way to resolve the matter. Simply banned such practices. If developers do not adapt their applications can be now with Google Play simply removed.

What is Facebook? So far not responded to the change in regulations. A new exception is added to the Google play a bit in “guerrilla” style. Appears in the original (English version), but the Polish translation of the new rules still zapisku does not.

>> record orders in Google Play. It’s gone over 60 thousand. app!

Photo / Source: Google

Beware of applications that infect Android - Telix.pl - Telix.pl

Company Doctor Web, a Russian producer of antivirus software reports that the official Google Play store found 28 malicious applications that include advertising module that has the ability to infect Trojans devices operating on Android. The total number of installations of these applications, and as a result of the potentially infected devices, reaches out to several million. Since the introduction of the virus Google Bouncer is the biggest and most massive case of infection of malicious Android applications that can be found in the Google Play store.

ads displayed in the online store Google Play has long been used by hackers to spread malicious programs, including Trojans spread. So far, the most popular among them are the family Android.SmsSend Trojans, designed to send text messages and make premium on behalf of users subscribe to services including paid content. The effectiveness of this method has decided to re-pos?u?eniu to it by the scammers.

This time, criminals have decided to go a step further and formed their own advertising platform dedicated to mobile devices running Android, similar to Google AdMob, Airpush or startapp. At first glance, it does not differ from the other acting like a market: developers offer very attractive terms on which they can build applications using the shared advertising API promises a high and stable income, and the convenience of the management and control of incoming cash.

As with many other types of software, such as adware, ads in the notification bar by using the ‘push’ method. In addition, the platform includes a number of other hidden features.

One of them is the display of the notification of the need to update the application. In the situation when the user agrees, the file is downloaded. Apk (file format used to distribute software on the Android platform), which is placed on the memory card in the directory / mnt / sdcard / download. It contains malicious code can also be created on the main phone screen shortcut to the file you downloaded. If the user clicks on the icon, the installation process will be started corresponding, malware.

conducted by specialists from Doctor Web’s study showed that the installed applications in this way is in fact a family of Trojans Android.SmsSend. The identified addresses management server a few days ago have been incorporated into the Parental Control module anti-virus Doctor Web, resulting in the attempt to connect with them are immediately blocked.

Below is a complete list of commands that can accept and carry out advertising platform contains malware

news – displays notifications “push”
showpage – open a web page in a browser
install – download and install the file. apk
showinstall – display notifications “push” to enable installation file. apk
iconpage – create a shortcut to a web page
iconinstall – create a shortcut to a file. apk
newdomen – change of address management server
seconddomen – alternate server address management
stop – end communicating with the server
testpost – re-send the command

In addition to performing these commands, false platform is also able to download and upload to the server managing the following data: IMEI number of the mobile device, carrier code and IMSI number of the SIM card.

The biggest threat is the fact that applications that contain malicious software that were included in the official Google Play Store, which is considered the safest part of Android. Because many users trust that Google Play is completely safe, the number of plants infected with dangerous applications advertising module is very large. Because of restrictions applied by Google in terms of statistical data on the number of applications downloaded from Google Play Store, you can not identify with absolute accuracy the total number of potential victims. On the basis of the information held by experts from Doctor Web can be said that the probable number of victims may be more than 5.3 million users.

Doctor Web specialists qualified for the module to the category of adware as Android.Androways.1.origin. It was listed in the virus database and poses no threat to users of Dr.Web anti-virus software for Android.

source: Doctor Web

CAN

Android: How to write messages in the Polish dictionary, but without Polish ... - Internet Zone

system Android offers a wealth of applications that are implicitly simplify and speed up text entry, for example, when writing an SMS. The problem is that each predictive text engine, such as SwiftKey or Swype is dependent on Polish dictionary, which greatly reduces the number of available characters per message. Here is a tutorial that will show you how to write with a dictionary SMS , but without Polish characters accents.

Samsung and Sony with the bonus

first want to point out that the method we describe below is universal and fits any (newer) version of Android, and each manufacturer, including Nexuses. But it has no particular use for the devices from Samsung and Sony. Why? Both manufacturers have in their overlays its own method of disposal Polish diacritics, so you do not have to play in an external way.

For clarity, I will add that the Samsung option is hidden from the options -> character input mode -> where Unicode, change to GSM.

for Sony from the options is saving option that works in exactly the same way.

method to the lack of Polish characters

To be able to fully use the keyboard SwiftKey or Swype (with auto correction and prediction of the next word), without worrying about the Polish characters will need to install an external manager messages. The Google Play store, there are two notable apps – Go SMS Pro and Handcent. For the purposes of the following guidance (and in everyday use) took the Go SMS Pro.

Step zero: Make sure that the dedicated keypad is installed on Go SMS Pro, or options, change the default input mode, and select a new keyboard, as well as Polish and Polish dictionary.

Step one: the main window to start a small box hidden option in the bottom right corner, and then select Settings.

Android SMS without Polish characters SwiftKey settings

Step two: in the settings, locate the entry Sending options.

Android SMS without Polish characters SwiftKey send

Step three: in the options sent to find and enable the Enable local support.

Android SMS without Polish characters SwiftKey local

Voilla. When sending messages, the program will automatically remove any stalks and replace Polish characters their international counterparts.

Android SMS without Polish characters SwiftKey result

As you can see in the screenshot above – counter does not include Unicode characters, leaving an 160, instead of 70 characters. One last thing, this method has been tested on Nexus 4 with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Key applications Swift and Go SMS Pro.