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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 29, 2010
Update 2: We've heard back from the developer of these apps, who tells us the following:
"What the ceo [sic] of Lookout said makes no sense. I will email you with details later."...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 06, 2010
You Mac users out there (yes, we know there are a few of you) likely are familiar with 1Password, the uber-password management software. (For the uninitiated, 1Password securely stores your passwords...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 17, 2010
Everyone should be concerned with their security -- especially when we're dealing with devices that can get lost, stolen or left in bars by accident. A piece at BGR calls into question bookmark ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 09, 2010
The hot app of the year appears to be one that will lock and/or wipe your phone. And as such, Norton -- the longtime virus-cleaner (among other things) -- has the Norton Security app in beta in the A...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 05, 2010
Ed. Note: The story originally was published on Feb. 14, 2010. We've updated it with new information and present it again for those of you new to Android.Each day more and more Android handsets a...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 23, 2010
For those of you who worry about locking down your phone -- just in case it gets lost or stolen or your wife likes to check up on your calling and browsing habits -- you now have a couple of new opti...
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by Android Central
May 07, 2010
If you missed out on one of the 30 copies of WaveSecure we gave away, we're not done yet. For one month, you can get WaveSecure at a 20 percent discount if you use the promo code WS-ACENTRAL. That's ...
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by Android Central
Apr 27, 2010
There have been a few stories in the news of late of a certain tech company losing a certain phone in a bar. If only they'd had WaveSecure. With it, you can back up, lock, locate or wipe your Android ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 24, 2010
One of the biggest misconceptions users migrating to the Android platform have is that theywill be sacrificing security compared to their previous flavor of smartphone OS. This couldn't be farth...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 14, 2010
Dunno about you, but that story the other day about a man's Motorola Droid being stolen out of his house (while he was in it, no less) left me more than a little paranoid. How would I wipe my phone sh...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 12, 2010
You knew this was going to end badly. Kid breaks into home. Kid steals Motorola Droid. Kid takes pictures of himself with the Droid. Droid uploads pictures. Kid caught. It's a cautionary tale.Actually...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 11, 2010
The bad news: There's a flaw in the Motorola Droid 2.0.1 software that can potentially allow someone access to your data even if you have a lock pattern set.It seems that if your phone receives a...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 03, 2009
There was a big fuss over the weekend over a huge Android SMS flaw that could leave our phones running our favorite operating system inoperable. To quote the security experts who found it:"...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 07, 2008
Worried about security on Android? Afraid that malware might leak into your G1? Think you need some antivirus software? SMobile Systems has announced that they're releasing SMobile VirusGuard for A...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 14, 2008
Tech Crunch comes in with a very interesting angle about the unique unlocking method for Android. We know that in Android, instead of choosing a typical number based passcode, an Android user can '...
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by Dieter Bohn
Sep 23, 2008
Talk about *elegant* and *secure*: Android and the G1 have a unique unlocking feature. Instead of tapping in a security code, you draw a pre-set pattern on the screen, see the image above to see w...
