November, 2010 - Android Community

Droid Incredible Free From Dell, Shipping, Activation, and a Gift Card Included

By Dylan Bailey
on 24 Nov, 2010

We all know the holidays bring in the best deals on many mobile handsets. This year we see a great deal coming out of somewhere we wouldn't exactly expect it. Dell.com is currently offering up the DROID Incredible for free with a 2-year contract.

Yelp adds check-in offers for Android

By Shane McGlaun
on 24 Nov, 2010

The Yelp app has had the ability for users to check in at their hotel for a while now, but there was no real compelling reason for folks to use that feature. A compelling reason may have finally landed for some. Yelp has added the ability for users to get discounts nearby the hotel when checking-in using the app.

Laptop Magazine reviews Viewsonic ViewPad 7 tablet

By Shane McGlaun
on 24 Nov, 2010

If you have, been having some serious thoughts about buying one of the new Viewsonic ViewPad 7 tablets Laptop Magazine has posted up their review of the device. Laptop gets right into it saying that that ViewPad 7 is a cut above the other also ran Android tablets that it has checked out.

PC World runs down the best apps for Black Friday on Android

By Shane McGlaun
on 24 Nov, 2010

Black Friday is only days away and hoards of brave souls will descend on stores all around the country to shop. If you are going to hit the stores there are a few apps that can make your shipping experience easier if you use an Android smartphone and PC World is running down the best of them.

Android exploit opens SD card to data theft [Video]

By Chris Davies
on 24 Nov, 2010

An Android security flaw has been identified which, if exploited, could allow unauthorized access to data saved on a user's memory card and, in some cases, on the device's own storage. Spotted by Thomas Cannon, there are certain limitations to the exploit - hackers must know the name of the files they wish to steal, not terribly difficult if you're dealing with system-named files like photos - but already the Android security team are cooking up a fix.

The Android browser doesn’t prompt the user when downloading a file, for example "payload.html", it automatically downloads to /sdcard/download/payload.html
It is possible, using JavaScript, to get this payload to automatically open, causing the browser to render the local file.
When opening an HTML file within this local context, the Android browser will run JavaScript without prompting the user.
While in this local context, the JavaScript is able to read the contents of files (and other data).

The flaw has been independently verified by Heise.de, and Google says it will be rolling a fix into Android 2.3 Gingerbread. That could be released as soon as December 6 2010. Until then, be wary of unexpected downloads or HTML code in emails from users you don't know. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/17030639[/vimeo] [via rigelt]

Android 2.3 Gingerbread Announcement Coming December 6th?

By Dylan Bailey
on 23 Nov, 2010

We know it's coming, we know it's coming soon, but as far as how soon - we just don't know. However, that may all change here soon. Word is that we may be seeing an official Google announcement of Android 2.3 Gingerbread on December 6th.

Motorola Defy coming to Telstra in Australia

By Dakota Torres
on 23 Nov, 2010

As many of you know, the Motorola Defy has been recently released throughout America and Europe, but it looks like the Defy will be heading to the down under soon. The Defy will be available from Telstra on November 30th.

FlightView Elite now available in Android Market for $3.99

By Dakota Torres
on 23 Nov, 2010

FlightView Elite was launched today in the Android MarketPlace for $3.99. A free, basic version of this app has been available in the MarketPlace for a while now and a ad-free version for 99 cents.

Vince Reviews Droid Pro on SlashGear

By Chris Burns
on 23 Nov, 2010

Behold! The ... business side of fun? As Vince says, there are few exceptions to the idea that an Android phone has to be a candybar with a big touchscreen and either a flip-out keyboard or none at all - Droid Pro is a misfit! Droid Pro appears to take more of a BlackBerry approach with a keyboard set below the screen portrait style, how close can Android get without directly competing? Or is this direct competition? This is a Droid phone with a small 3.1-inches of screen, another 1/3rds worth of the phone taken up by keyboard, and keys that look like they and the BlackBerry Torch had the same baby mamma.

Slashgear’s week with the NOOKcolor: Reading on the NOOKcolor(core apps)

By Dakota Torres
on 23 Nov, 2010

Our sister site SlashGear has been spending this week doing hands-on segments with the NOOKcolor. Today, Chris went over the reading capabilities of the Android based table made by America's mot popular book store. One feature is the ability to highlight specific passages in novels and share it via Twitter, Facebook, or one of your contacts.