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Posted: 02 Mar 2012 01:28 PM PST
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It's no easy task, keeping America safe. Just ask the country's chief guardian – the National Security Agency. To make sure that classified and sensitive information doesn’t end up in the wrong hands, NSA has picked Google's Android mobile operating system to run the handsets used by America’s secret agents. Using the special security platform that the agency has created, NSA agents and other intelligence personnel will be able to exchange information via ultra-secure channels that make enemy surveillance nearly impossible.

Fishbowl architecture
The idea first came about as the agency was looking for commercial, off-the-shelf technology that could easily be customized and integrated into the communication systems of NSA. The concept materialized into a pilot project that has come to be known as the Fishbowl project.
The agency's Technical Director of the Information Assurance Directorate, Margaret Salter explains that, to secure the calls made from smartphones, two layers of encryption are used. For an extra measure of security, NSA routes all the calls through its secure servers. These provide the ultimate assurance that the Android-based handsets can be used by NSA agents to engage in top-secret communication.
Despite the layers and layers of encryption, the quality of the call is not negatively affected, except for a small delay. That's a small price to pay for being able to use commercial infrastructure (which is far more cheaper than any custom solution that NSA can develop in-house)  to communicate securely.
When asked why Android OS was chosen for the pilot project, Salter said that, at the end of the day, it came down to the openness of the operating system, which allows the technical wizards at NSA to make the required modifications and to remove components that may pose security threats. You know, the things for which the OS is unfairly and infamously known for. There are currently about 100 Android handsets that have been deployed to NSA agents on the field.
So, what's next for the agency? With the success of Fishbowl and its proven ability to secure voice calls, the agency is eyeing the use of similar technology to transfer data. NSA even considers creating a kind of internal App Market, that government agents can use to download apps on their devices, without risking to compromise homeland security.

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This article, NSA Creates Android-Based Spy Phones , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 01:14 PM PST

Asus has just said that its close partnership with Google will lead it to become the first company to come out with “Android 5.0 JellyBean”, most likely with a tablet. In my opinion this makes almost perfect sense, and I’m glad that it’s happening. Why “almost”? Because I’d also want this tablet to have a Cortex A15 chip inside it. But going by the rumors, Samsung might be the only company with a Cortex A15 chip out this year, and certainly the only one by the end of summer, because I believe we’ll see the first Cortex A15 device by then from Samsung.
It’s not impossible for Samsung to license it out, especially if Google asks them to do it, but I’d put it in the highly unlikely list. It would be very hard to believe that Samsung would allow other companies to come out with their best chip before they do, or even in the same time as they do. It’s also possible that this chip will be out by summer in Samsung’s next gen tablet, which will still be based on Android 4.0., and the license it to Asus for a mid-summer launch.
What would be the next best thing? A dual core Krait at 2.5 Ghz would certainly do the trick as well, or maybe even the quad core 1.5 ghz with the Adreno 320 one wouldn’t be so bad, but that might not come out until later this fall, and I believe Google wants this tablet out either immediately at Google I/O in June, or a few weeks later at most.
So here’s why it would make perfect sense for Google to launch this with Asus. I’ve been saying over and over again that I believe that Asus set the path forward for the evolution of both tablets and laptops with the Transformer hybrid machine. It’s simply the best of both worlds – laptop when you want to write and work on it, and higher battery life when on the road, or tablet when you want to relax in bed or on the couch, reading books or watching movies.
But even more telling is the latest rumors that Google wants Android 5.0 to be optimized even more for the tablet and laptop form factor. This means that Google is really intending Android 5.0 to be a big competitor to Windows 8. Windows has been untouchable for about 2 decades on the PC, and yet here we are actually considering the idea that iPads or Android may take away market share from Microsoft this time, and weaken their sales.
We are at a point in history when Microsoft has two big and serious competitors, with serious products that can actually take market share away from them. Of course they are not perfect yet to be able to do that for most people, but that’s not really the point. Windows 8 will have a lot of disadvantages when going to tablets as well, especially the ones on ARM, but even those on x86 tablets will still suffer from having to use legacy programs  that are not optimized for touch, so Microsoft’s transition to tablets (or doing both in the same time) will certainly not be a smooth ride for them.
The very first rumors said that some “game-changing” things were postponed to Jellybean from Ice Cream Sandwich. I believe this next Google I/O will be very exciting with the launch of Android 5.0, which should show that Android has a future not only on phones and tablets, but also on laptops, PC’s, TV’s and other devices as well (HUD glasses anyone?).

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This article, Is Google Working with Asus on the Next-Gen Android 5.0 Transformer? , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 12:36 PM PST
motorola-verizon-droidA society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither, said Thomas Jefferson a couple of centuries ago. This is a tech blog, so why the heck am I bringing this up? Because Verizon's recent letter to the FTC reminded me that the old "liberty or protection" false dilemma is still used (successfully) to trick us into putting up with all kinds of things, from airport pat downs to, yes, locked smartphones.
But enough with the philosophy! Here's what happened. A DroidLife reader and Verizon Wireless customer sent a formal complaint (based on a perceived breach of the licensing agreement between FCC and VZW) to the FCC, objecting on Big Red's practice of selling devices with blocked bootloaders. Verizon responded to the formal inquiry with a letter to the FCC, in which it explains its position concerning bootloaders.
This is newsworthy because, up until now, Verizon kept quiet about the reasoning behind its bootloader locking practice. Big Red remained unfazed even when Motorola, the last big Android manufacturer to lock bootloaders, has implied that it locks devices at the request of carriers (read Verizon). So it's interesting to see how Verizon plays defense when it comes to this thorny issue.
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Verizon's arguments in a nutshell: we do it to protect consumers. Come everybody, a warm round of applause for Verizon! The carrier claims that its "standard of excellence" in serving customers can only be maintained if all devices are shipped securely locked. This prevents, according to the analyst that sent the letter on behalf of VZW, the supposed negative impact that boot loaded phones have on the cellular network, and even the wireless experience for the other users. In essence, Verizon claims the hassle of supporting boot loaded devices affects its service for all customers, so it chose not to support it at all.
In other words, give up your right to use your device the way you see fit, and we'll make it worth it for you.
The surprisingly vague (for a formal answer to a FCC inquiry) letter leaves many questions unanswered. Is Verizon the one to blame for the locked bootloader problem? Does this make Motorola innocent? Or maybe is a mutually beneficial agreement between Motorola and Verizon to keep Droids locked? And why doesn't Verizon lock all of its devices? For instance, the Galaxy Nexus, and many other smartphones from HTC, Samsung, or LG come unlocked.
What do you think?

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This article, Verizon Explains Bootloader Locking: It's For Your Own Protection, We Swear! , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 11:25 AM PST

I remember when PowerAMP first came out. It was still in the days when most Android apps had a design that looked like it was made for Android 1.5. Then came PowerAMP, which besides being the most advanced music player at the time, was also by far the best looking app in the whole Market. Few other apps or games had that level of polish back then. Since it quickly became popular, I’d like to think that it also inspired better design for other applications later on.
The app has reached over 10 million downloads by now, with close to 150,000 ratings and an excellent 4.5/5.0 rating. Its polished design certainly helped it rise in popularity, but just as important was its comprehensive list of features:
  • plays mp3, mp4/m4a (including alac), ogg, wma*, flac, wav, ape, wv, tta, mpc, aiff (* some wma pro files may require NEON support)
  • 10 band optimized graphical equalizer for all supported formats, presets, custom presets
  • separate Bass and Treble adjustment
  • stereo eXpansion, mono mixing, balance
  • crossfade
  • gapless
  • replay gain
  • plays songs from folders and from own library
  • dynamic queue
  • lyrics support, including lyrics search via musiXmatch plugin
  • embed and standalone .cue files support
  • support for m3u, m3u8, pls, wpl playlists
  • OpenGL based cover art animation
  • downloads missing album art
  • 4 configurable widget types
  • configurable lock screen with optional Direct Unlock
  • headset support, automatic Resume on headset and/or BT connection (can be disabled in settings)
  • scrobbling
  • tag editor
  • visual themes, including support for external/3rd party skins
  • fast library scan
  • high level of customization via settings
Since they’ve had a great year, the team is announcing that you can purchase the application for only $1.99 for the next 48 hours (it’s usually $4.99). If the sale is popular and they sell enough copies, they might decide to just keep that low price. You can buy it right now from the Android Market, first get the free trial version, and then the $1.99 paid unlocker.

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This article, PowerAMP, Potentially the Best Music Player for Android, Only $1.99 for 48 hours , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 11:04 AM PST

At MWC, Alain Mutricy, Motorola’s senior vice president of portfolio and product management said that Motorola will not have a shift in strategy once they get acquired by Google:
“I don’t see a very short term, complete change of the product direction,” he said. “I think that we have a business to run, and therefore I think that there is continuity to be expected for 2012.”

Google Wants to Separate Themselves from Motorola

I’m not sure at this point if Google and Motorola are saying this just to avoid criticism from either their partners or the press regarding the fact that they are going to sell hardware themselves through Motorola. Google has actually said that they will build a kind of “firewall” between them and Motorola, so the Android team is unaware of Motorola’s plans and Motorola is unaware of the Android team’s plans – at least to the degree that other manufacturers are or are not aware of the Android plans.
Google has allowed a few manufacturers to get a sneak peek at what’s coming with the latest version of Android months before the public release, and they are thinking of doing the same with Motorola (or rather continue to do the same, since they were one of these manufacturers before, too). This should give a bit of certainty to the other manufacturers that Motorola is not getting special privileges.
On the other hand, it would be naive to think that Google will have absolutely no control over what’s going on at Motorola. Not only would that be unnecessary, but what would be the point of buying Motorola then? Plus, Google will replace the head of Motorola with one of their own executives, so even in worst case scenario, that executive would still report directly to the Google CEO, Larry Page, who would know what is going on with the Android team.

But Is It What the Users Want?

While Google may not want their partners to get upset over the the acquisition, I think a lot of Android users would like Google to get a lot more involved with Motorola. At the very least, Motorola should start using only stock Android. That might not be possible this year, according to this executive, but it would make a lot of sense for Motorola to eventually do that. It would make no sense for Google to develop one version of Android with a certain UI, apps and widgets, and then for Motorola to waste a few more months trying to modify all of that with their own skin, when Motorola is part of Google. Why would they do that? Why would Motorola still have its own vision of how Android should look like, when it would be owned by Google?
So I’m hoping that even if Google doesn’t let the Android team give special privileges to Motorola, like much earlier access to the code and so on, they will still tell the Motorola division to only use stock Android from now on. That poses no threat to their other partners, at least from their perspective, because they have no intention of using stock Android anyway. And if they do, then they are free to do the same, and get access in the same time with Motorola.
What do you think? Should Motorola use only stock Android from now on?

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This article, Motorola Exec: Motorola Plans for 2012 Will Not Change After Google Acquisition , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 08:09 AM PST

The fun never stops here, folks. This has certainly been a rollercoaster of a ride thus far, and shows no signs of slowing down. The Galaxy S3 launch date rumors have ranged from early 2012 to mid-summer, but now we have yet another rumor vying for our attention and analysis. This time we have reports that indicate that the Galaxy S3 might be launched as soon as April.  ZDNet Korea is reporting that the Galaxy S3 might be announced this month, and will launch just weeks later, in April.
Apparently, the sources for this rumor come directly from the advertising company that Samsung has employed for running a Galaxy S3 campaign for the device at the summer Olympics in UK. The UK will also be one of the first markets, allegedly, to receive the Samsung Galaxy S3, as it is apparently where the first advertising campaign will be. Additionally, there are signs that the same scenario that played out last year could repeat itself once again, with Americans having to wait several months after the UK receives it first.
If the next iPhone is launching this summer, then Samsung will want to have at least a small head start in order to sell as many units as possible. This will only work if they put the coveted device on sale before the iPhone even gets announced and showcased. But, as I mentioned before, if the Galaxy S3 has a 1080p display, it might be considered the phone of the year regardless of when it is launch.
I still wish that they would have waited for the Exynos 5250 to be ready for phones before launching the Galaxy S3, if that was at all possible. Obviously, they can’t wait if it means delaying the launch by 6 months or so. But, if it’s just a delay of two or three months, then they would be wise to wait, as the performance difference alone would definitely be worth it. Either way, I’m expecting the Galaxy S3 to impress again, but this time not just with its performance and display, but also with its slick design.
Any thoughts?

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This article, New Rumor: Galaxy S3 to be Announced in March, Launch in April , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 05:04 AM PST

An epic battle between the ruler of the tablet universe and the tablets of Android-land is about to begin once more. In other words, it is that time of year again when Apple shows to the rest of the world what the company has been cooking in its minimalist kitchen – which is often followed by the usual praises, bickering and back and forth arguments amongst critics and users. In case you didn't receive the memo, we should inform you that Apple is expected to unveil the upcoming iPad 3 on March 7. (If rumors are to be believed, it may be known as the iPad HD instead).
Now would be a good time to take a breather after the Android assault that was Mobile World Congress 2012 — and enlist the army of Android tablets that the Apple iPad 3 will be up against.

The Unique Ones

In order to capture the attention of the general public, a couple of tablet manufacturers have decided to take the path less traveled. Instead of coming out with same ol' same ol', companies like Samsung, Asus and Toshiba added unique capabilities and designs to their tablets. It remains to be seen if these distinctions would be enough to cement their positions in the market. Nevertheless, let's give it up for the Samsung Galaxy Note, Asus Padfone, Asus Transformer Prime and Toshiba AT270.
We don't mind singing the praises of Samsung Galaxy Note on Sunday – if only for being ever so bold to create a hybrid of phone and tablet that actually works. Since the South Korean company doesn't even know how to call it, let's just call the Galaxy Note a phablet. Taking a leaf from Dell and HTC, the Galaxy Note is a 5.3-inch monster of a phone or a slightly smaller tablet that comes with an active stylus for note-taking purposes. It seems people are digging the Galaxy Note. Samsung reports that they have shipped over 2 million units of the phablet worldwide.

Oh yeah, that's what i'm talking about.
The Asus Padfone – and a host of accessories that you can buy for it – is an interesting bunch. It really is an Android phone with a 4.3-inch screen. But slide it in the proper slot, and boom, you have a working tablet that utilizes the Padfone as its brain. The 10.1-inch screen certainly is more ideal to play Cut the Rope. Connect the tablet to the station dock – and boom – you have a working notebook.

The ever-transforming Asus Padfone
It would be a crime not to mention the stunningly beautiful Asus Transformer Prime / Infinity Pad and its metallic spun design. Fitting 10.1-inch super IPS panel, Nvidia quad-core CPU, and 12-hour battery life in an ultra slim 8.3mm casing that weighs 586gr is no small feat. A mobile dock is also available for it — offering a full chiclet QWERTY keyboard, USB port and an added battery life that makes the whole unit last 18 hours. The Apple iPad 3 certainly finds a formidable foe in the Transformer Prime / Infinity, especially in the looks department.

As for Toshiba AT270 – the tablet merits a place on this prestigious list for its dazzling 7.7-inch AMOLED display, 1280×800 resolution, and Tegra 3 quad-core processor. Like a phoenix rises from the ash, the AT270 is a significant departure from Toshiba's old ways. Another thing that the tablet has got going on for is its extremely thin figure. It is possibly the thinnest tablet in the world, not just of the Android persuasion. At more or less 7.7mm (to be confirmed) – it is a feat that the tablet shares with the Toshiba Excite X10.
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War of the Tablets

Rumors are aplenty when it comes to the Apple iPad 3, but we don't know for sure what the final model would be. If it's true that the iPad 3 will feature a 2048×1536 Retina display, then hats off for Apple for bringing something truly new to the market. Of course, there have been rumors about a certain Asus tablet that will match that higher-resolution display soon. We are also looking forward to the flagship Android tablet model that Google is expected to release in the next six months.
One of the advantages that Android tablets have over Apple iPads is that they come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and prices. Like your ICS-flavored Android tablet to come with a sub-$100 price point? There's an Ainol tablet for that. Want a high-end 10.1-inch model that costs an arm and leg? Plenty to choose from here too. No wonder rumors are rife about the intention of the Palo Alto company to release a mini model of the iPad, which may or may not come at the end of the year.
Folks, we are only at the start of the war of the tablets. While Apple has so far won the battle(s), the war is far from over.

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This article, Apple iPad 3 Against the Android Army , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:53 AM PST
android privacyThere are few things more personal that the pictures you snap with your mobile phone. While SSNs, bank accounts numbers, or street addresses are critical for our safety, pictures and videos take the meaning of privacy to a whole new level.
We snap pics of our dear ones, of our kids, and our friends, sometimes in situations that are meant to remain private. Now imagine how you would feel if anyone with basic programming skills and a couple of hours of spare time could steal your most personal photos. That all the photos stored on the SD card on your smartphone are free for the taking?
A nightmarish scenario? This is exactly how Android works right now. And iOS users, you're not safe either.

How does it work?

Ok, so a couple of days ago, NYT broke news about an exploit that allowed iOS apps to read pictures and videos from an iPhone or iPad, without getting specific permission. The exploit works when you give apps permission to access your location data, which is something many apps request when installed. But when you grant the location-reading permission, you also unknowingly give iOS apps the permission to read all your photos and videos. Big brouhaha! Shame on you, Apple!
But it seems that Google is even worse at protecting your images. No, there is not a similar exploit on Android that gives apps permissions to read your photos, while you think you gave them another permission. No. Android gives all apps permission to read the photos on your SD card and do whatever they darn please with them.
How is that possible? It turns out that, rather than being a bug or an exploit, this is a FAD – a feature as designed. In other words, Android was designed from the beginning to let all apps look at the photos on your SD.
Why is that? Because Google thought about the problem that appears when Android users have several SD cards. For example, you can have an SD card with private pics that you don't want any app to see (I'll leave it to your imagination to determine why), so you deny all apps the right to access the SD. Later, you change the SD with another one, and now you want to grant apps access to the card, but you can't, because you already set a restrictive permission set. To avoid this hassle, someone in the Android team decided that we can all go without explicit image read permissions. Voila, problem solved.
But Google, that's like not installing locks on your home because one day you might lose your keys and need to change the locks. It doesn't make sense!

Am I Just Paranoid?

Now, Google’s explanations about this privacy fiasco seem to make sense. After all, both Windows and OS X applications can read all your photos without any permission. Apparently, Google thought that mimicking the behavior of a PC operating system is perfectly natural.
Some say that it's normal for smartphone apps to read your data without permission. This is how smartphone apps work. This is what MG Siegler thinks. See, MG Siegler says that too many prompts will ruin the fun, that soon our beautiful post-PC computing experience will be marred by apps that constantly prompt us for permission to do anything.
That we need to show a little trust!
But come on! You don't run around with your Windows PC in your pocket. You don't use it to take your most personal pics. Many of us have pics that we wouldn't ever copy to a PC, just because they are safer on our own personal gadget that we carry around at all times and protect with a password. When you have to specifically tell your app that it can write data on your SD card, while the app can read photos from the SD card without asking for permission, where is the trust?
Right now, the permissions system used by Android and iOS is flawed, because it gives users a sense of false safety. When an app only asks if it can access your GPS location, you naturally assume that the app only gets that specific permission. So, how come that app can read your nude pics (there, I said it) and send them over to some random server?
Others argue that you just can’t stop nefarious app developers from stealing your photos. For instance, a photo viewing app that can upload pics to Twitter needs both access to your images and to the web. Permissions won’t stop it from stealing your pics. So why bother with permissions at all? But that’s not a valid argument. If a burglar really wants to break into your house, locks won’t stop him. Does that mean that we should ditch locks? No, it means that we need to have good alarm systems in place.

What Should Google Do?

I am disappointed in Google right now. At least Apple had an exploit on their hands. Google did it on purpose, just to keep things simple. Like a door-maker that makes docks without locks, because they look "cleaner".
There are 450,000 applications in the Android Market. Let's assume that 0.1% of those apps have been designed to take advantage of the SD card loophole. That would be about 450 apps that are specifically designed to steal your pictures. Sure, that's completely speculative. But is it normal to have 450 apps in the wild that are built to read your private pictures? Moreover, is it normal to know about it and do nothing?
No, I am not spreading FUD just for the sake of page views. I think that the problem is very serious, and Google and Apple need to do something about it fast. Google has told NYT that they are "considering adding a permission for apps to access images". Considering? Google, I think that you should do it in high priority.
What do you think? Am I overreacting? How should the permission mechanism work?

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This article, All the Pictures from your Phone's SD Card are Exposed. Why, Google? , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:01 AM PST

If you have been waiting with bated breath for Sony to join the growing list of quad-core Android phones in the market, you may have to wait a little bit longer – like, a year longer – since that seems to be the plan according to Sony Mobile's Product Marketing Manager Stephen Sneeden. Talking with CNET Asia at the Mobile World Congress earlier in the week, he said that it is likely that the company won't release Android phones powered by quad-core processor until early 2013.

Will we ever get to see quad-core Xperia phones?
The Sony Mobile exec said that the company is considering moving to Cortex A15 architecture in the second part of the year, which he feels can run faster than the current quad-core architecture. As for the other reason why Sony is rather hesitant to make that jump, in his own words, "We're going to join quad-core when we feel that the performance matches the battery efficiency."
“You’ll see in 2013, as we’re evaluating the quad-core performance where it makes sense, where you’re not suffering in quality and the performance truly is there, and there really is something that demanding applications need. That’s when we make the right move to quad-core," he added. That's a fair evaluation given that most apps haven't really tapped into the full potential of dual-core processors, let alone quad-core ones.
But speed is the name of the game and Sony is often behind the curve from its South Korean and Taiwanese counterparts – especially when it comes to utilizing the shiniest and newest processor around. It took the company more than a year to release dual-core phones compared to the competitors. Fortunately, this is something that Sony has acknowledged in the past as it parted ways with Ericsson.
Nothing is set in stone yet though. Sneeden admitted that this is just his take on the situation. Official announcements regarding quad-core or no quad-core will be made when the company is ready. Of course, Sony can always slap some GSM voice call capability to its quad-core PS Vita and call it a phone. Now, there’s a thought!

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