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Sandia Labs' MegaDroid Plays Security War Games October 04, 2012 
Sandia National Laboratories announced on Tuesday that it has set up a network of 300,000 Android virtual handheld computing devices to study large networks of smartphones. The project, called "MegaDroid," is expected to result in a software tool that will let other cyber-researchers model similar environments and study the behavior of smartphone networks.
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Google, Acer and the Red-Headed Stepchild September 27, 2012 
Android may not be as fully open as many FOSS fans would like it to be, but the fact remains that it's essentially the poster child for Linux's success in the mobile world. So it was with some dismay we looked on at the impromptu battle that sprang up recently between Google and Acer over Alibaba's Aliyun OS.
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Android OS Updates: Who's the Decider? September 25, 2012 
Samsung has rolled out the first official Android 4.1 Jelly Bean updates for its
Galaxy S III smartphone. Customers in Poland are reportedly getting the update first. Samsung will apparently roll out the update to customers in other countries later this month. A slew of Android devices that are ready for Jelly Bean are being released before the end of the year.
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Tasker: Micro-Managing Automated Routines Can Be Crazy Fun September 21, 2012 
Want to launch a music app when you plug in your headphones, or wake up to a specific app? You can do things like this with sets of automated routines that you program via the Tasker app. Crafty's Tasker app automates settings on Android devices and lets you micro-manage them. Does this level of in-depth control and automation make you a control freak? Well, maybe.
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ITC Unmoved by Samsung's Beefs Over Apple September 17, 2012 
Samsung's legal battle against Apple took another hit Friday after a preliminary decision from the International Trade Commission preliminary ruled Apple did not infringe on four of Samsung's patents. Samsung filed its original complaint regarding five mobile device patents about a year ago, asking that Apple products violating five of Samsung's patents be removed from shelves in the US.
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Island Dispute Prompts Violence Against Japan's Tech Titans September 17, 2012 
Japanese electronics company Panasonic halted some of its operations in China after protesters -- apparently upset about Japan's claim to disputed islands -- attacked a pair of Panasonic factories. Protests also forced Japanese electronics company Canon to close three of its four Chinese plants.
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'Rectangle with Rounded Corners' Part 5: The Mocking Begins September 17, 2012 
Well the ear-splitting din emanating from the neighboring Apple territories last week may have made conversation difficult for a few hours here in the Linux blogosphere, but it seems safe to say that the temporary discomfort was a small price to pay for the lively and entertaining discussions that have followed ever since.
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Did Google Give Acer's New Phone the Evil Eye? September 14, 2012
Acer has suddenly postponed the launch in China of a smartphone called the "Acer CloudMobile A800." When journalists went to the expected launch in Shanghai, Acer reportedly told them it had been canceled for internal reasons. However, speculation is rampant that Google -- one of Acer's main clients -- objected to the launch of the device because it sports Alibaba's Aliyun mobile OS.
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Android Climbs Into Cloud-Based Desktop Computer September 14, 2012 
Motorola Mobility has introduced a desktop all-in-one computer running the Android operating system. The Cloud Broadband is being launched in China in partnership with WASU Digital Group. The device is being touted to Chinese consumers as a combination of an HD digital TV with live and on-demand capability, and a touchscreen tablet/PC running Android.
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German Court Ruling Sheds Doubt on Motorola Patents' Worth September 14, 2012 
A regional court in Munich has ruled that Google-owned Motorola Mobility infringed an Apple patent related to touchscreen technology. The court placed a preliminary injunction on devices that use the patent-infringing tech, including the Motorola Milestone XT720, the Motorola Defy, the Motorola Atrix and the Motorola Xoom.
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3G Watchdog Pro Keeps Massive Data Charges at Bay September 14, 2012 
With the preponderance of data quotas imposed by telcos on mobile phone usage and the rapid introduction of data-hogging apps -- in particular, those related to TV and music -- it may well be time to investigate counters. Counters let you see how much data you're using, and warn you of potential overages.
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Fast Burst Camera: When Great Action Shots Are Enough September 07, 2012 
Spritefish's Fast Burst Camera may be just the app for sports photography. I've reviewed camera apps for Android OS before, and I've been particularly fond of
Vignette, with its 76 customizable photo effects including infrared. That app is superior to market leader Instagram. However, Spritefish claims that Fast Burst Camera can take up to 30 photos per second.
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Motorola Goes for Bleeding Edge With New RAZR Line September 06, 2012 
Motorola has unveiled three new devices in its Razr smartphone line, touting extended battery life and larger screen size as their main selling points. All three will be available from Verizon Wireless later this year. They will come preloaded with various Google services, including the Chrome browser, Google Play, Google Maps, Voice Actions for Android and Google+.
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White House Mobilizes Devs for App Upgrade September 05, 2012 
The White House launched new versions of its mobile app Tuesday, releasing the app source code along with the new version in an invitation for developers to tinker with the revamped iOS and Android apps. The apps, which have been rebuilt from the ground up, now feature live video streams of White House events and access to 99 percent of the content on WhiteHouse.gov.
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Switchpro Widget: A Passel of Pretty Little Toggles August 31, 2012 
If you're a regular reader of this column, you may remember that I recently took a look at Cloud TV's HD Widgets, an app for creating your own elegant, translucent widgets to replace ugly stock widgets that appear to permeate today's Android phones -- Motorola, I'm referring to you mainly.
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Sony Takes Another Swing at Android Tablets With Xperia S August 29, 2012 
Sony on Wednesday launched the Xperia Tablet S at the IFA consumer electronics show in Germany. It's the second generation of the Tablet S, and it continues its predecessor's positioning as both a tablet and a universal remote control. However, the Xperia Tablet S is slimmer than its predecessor.
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WeatherBug: Sunny Interface, Cloudy Info Sources August 24, 2012 
I picked a beautiful day to road-test Earth's WeatherBug Elite app. It was a late-summer day on which the National Weather Service had just issued a Red Flag fire weather warning for my brush-fire-prone, tinder-dry neighborhood. Android weather app WeatherBug provides a set of current conditions, forecasts and maps. Extreme weather alerts and social network sharing functions are built-in too.
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Archos' Gen10 XS Tablet Line Comes Out of Its Shell August 23, 2012 
Archos on Wednesday unveiled a new Android tablet line, the Gen10 XS. The first product in this family, the Archos 101 XS, is a 10-inch tablet that weighs 21 ounces and is 0.3 inches thick. The tablet line runs an unskinned -- meaning a pure -- version of Android Ice Cream Sandwich and is Google-certified. It will be upgraded to Jelly Bean in Q4, Archos said.
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DoJ Stamps Out Sites Allegedly Hawking Pirated Android Apps August 23, 2012 
The U.S. Department of Justice executed seizure orders against three website domains allegedly engaged in the illegal distribution of copies of copyrighted Android cellphone apps. It is the first time that website domains involving cellphone app marketplaces have been seized, the DoJ said.
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Android Draws Point-and-Shoot Duty With New Nikon S800c August 22, 2012 
Nikon on Wednesday announced an Android-powered digital point-and-shoot camera, the Coolpix S800c. The device has built-in WiFi and runs Android Gingerbread. It will let users connect to, browse and upload photographs and videos to their social networks. Users will also be able to surf the Web and download apps and games onto the S800c.
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