Last week, we reported of a strain of malware in the wild that, although described innocently as Rovio Mobile's latest addition to the Angry Birds series, was indeed the Legacy Native (LeNa) malware first seen last fall, and has the potential to remotely gain root access to Android users' devices.
One of T-Mobile's latest smartphones - the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G - is also one of the latest Android smartphones to achieve root access. This one device was relatively easy to root, thanks to the unlocked bootloader that it comes with, but still, someone had to package the root method and make it easy for your Average Joe to root their Blaze 4G.
Out of all the advantages of having an open-source platform, an obvious caveat is the increased threat to security which can arise.
The HTC One V is still a fairly new arrival to the market, and although it's by no means a pile-driver in the smartphone industry, its 3.7-inch display, 1GHz single-core processor, 5-megapixel camera, and Beats Audio enhancements, inside a svelte 10 millimeters unibody render it a pretty decent package - especially given the $370 handset-only price tag.
As far as rooting an Android device goes, you'd be hard pushed to find an easier, and more passive method than simply installing an APK.
In what's turning out to be a busy couple of days for security threats, Lookout Mobile Security has discovered the Legacy Native (LeNa) malware of last fall is back, and capable of remotely gaining root access to Android devices.
Although Google has born the brunt of much criticism concerning the reach (or lack thereof) of its latest and greatest mobile OS, the grand Ice Cream Sandwich rollout is in full flow, and the next in line, it would seem, is Samsung's larger-than-life 'phablet', known to its mother as the Galaxy Note.
In what can only be described as a geek's ultimate dream, members of the extensive Google team have teased what it describes as Project Glass - offering a futuristic take on productivity.
A newly leaked image is claimed to be of the unannounced Google Nexus tablet. Sporting a clean, black look, the tablet looks absolutely gorgeous, if not a little bare. Will it be enough to take on the iPad, though.
After the glorious success of the Galaxy Y, Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note, Samsung is getting set to unveil and launch its next flagship smartphone - the hotly anticipated Galaxy S III.
