Browsing: Android

Anyone who’s ever used Android Auto knows that the platform adds a wealth of features to your car’s interface. It isn’t just a GPS and media control system. The platform lets drivers add a wide range of apps and connectivity features that stream directly from their Android smartphone to the car’s display. This makes it…

An overwhelming sense of familiarity struck me the first time I used a Googlebook. That was immediately followed by a realization that this is just Android, and I think that feeling of similarity will go a long way in justifying and ultimately selling Googlebooks.

Yeah, Valve has not bothered putting out a proper announcement for this. I got to know about this thanks to Liam Squires-Hand, who covered it briefly yesterday. The gaming giant has open-sourced the Android compatibility layer it built for the recently launched Steam Frame.

RatHat is the new Android trojan you should know about. Zimperium researchers just published a breakdown of a strain they’ve traced to China-based operators, and what makes it different isn’t the credential theft, which is standard fare by now. It’s what it does to get there.