A hands-on experience with a new Android-based HTC Magic from SFR. Also, uses of applications Twitroid and Qype
Tag Archives: Android
HTC Magic: Day 1
So, this is day 1 with my HTC Magic. It has been on my desk for longer than that, but it required my new SFR account to be activated before to work, and this has only happened today at 15:00 (quite precisely: my Orange phone was still active at 14:55, and my SFR phone was […]
Android Trojan horses
Over the years, the Java ME/MIDP security model has been widely criticized. Keeping asking users for security confirmations on untrusted programs is painful and dangerous. I must admit that I don’t like it, and that I don’t like the idea of confirming any potentially dangerous idea. There are many solutions to that, that can even […]
Update on Android and the SIM card
One year ago, I blogged on Android security. I recently received a comment asking if my impression had changed now that Android actually exists, even on devices. Well, no. Not at all.
Visa doubts about mobile payments
Recently, Visa made announcements about mobile payment that looked at least half-baked. Now, we are getting the explanation. And the explanation is very interesting. The headline is a catcher: A Visa spokeswoman said her company does not see phones replacing cards for in-person purchases; instead, Visa thinks that mobile payment “will be mostly a value-added […]
Visa’s mobile payment announcements
Visa has made a number of announcements around mobile payments yesterday. This list is quite impressive, because it spans quite a large number of activities. Let’s start by the story with Nokia. It is built around the upcoming Nokia 6212 Classic, a device that supports NFC, and on which interesting Java applications could be built […]
Android’s definition of malware
Android is starting a security review, so there have been some communication about security. Among this communication, there is a Security FAQ, which includes a list of characteristics of malware. Here are a few comments on this list (the items are not in the original order). First, we have the obvious items. Any application doing […]