[SLUG] New ARM tools for Native apps on Android
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/11/arms-new-tools-make-it-easier-for-android-devs-to-use-native-code.ars -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] For those wondering about the benefits of rooting your phone
Not only can you get rid of the apps the manufacturer and providers puts on your phone that really slow it down, now there's an app, installed on most android devices, that deserves your attention. an app that can be remotely controlled which can handle virtually every task and have access to anything seems a tad dangerous, particularly considering that we have zero control over it. All in all, the following statement by CarrierIQ “When Carrier IQ’s products are deployed, data gathering is done in a way where the end user is informed or involved”, is entirely, positively, and absolutely false in this case…. moving on. You can read more here: http://androidsecuritytest.com/features/logs-and-services/loggers/carrieriq/carrieriq-part2/ and here: www.xda-developers.com/android/the-storm-is-not-over-yet-lets-talk-about-ciq/ Scott -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] For those wondering about the benefits of rooting your phone
scott wrote: Not only can you get rid of the apps the manufacturer and providers puts on your phone that really slow it down, now there's an app, installed on most android devices, that deserves your attention. an app that can be remotely controlled which can handle virtually every task and have access to anything seems a tad dangerous, particularly considering that we have zero control over it. All in all, the following statement by CarrierIQ When Carrier IQ's products are deployed, data gathering is done in a way where the end user is informed or involved, is entirely, positively, and absolutely false in this case moving on. You can read more here: http://androidsecuritytest.com/features/logs-and-services/loggers/carrieriq/carrieriq-part2/ and here: www.xda-developers.com/android/the-storm-is-not-over-yet-lets-talk-about-ciq/ and I noticed this a couple of days ago... http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/A_Network_Proxy_to_Cut_Smartphones_Power_Consumption-nid-98855-cid-2.html Marghanita -- Marghanita da Cruz http://ramin.com.au Tel: 0414-869202 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
