Category: Android

App Review: DroidSheep – The Danger Of Browsing Without Secured Protocol

DroidSheep is an application which proves how insecure social networks such as Facebook can be. Browsing without a secured protocol will allow user of this or similar applications to hijack your session.

Before we begin I would like to quote words from the author

DroidSheep is NOT INTENDED TO STEAL IDENTITIES.
It shall show the weak security properties of big websites just like Facebook. Please be always aware of what you’re doing.

For the purpose of this demonstration I’m using my brother’s Facebook account with his permission.

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App Review: CPU Spy

A simple app to display the time the CPU spends in each frequency state

Just like what the description says, CPU Spy helps you to identify which frequency state is being best for your phone. It certainly helps in overclocking your phone to improve its performance and battery life.

Default settings
Default frequency settings

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App Review: AirDroid (With Guide To Make It Work With Browser)

I have recently purchased a Galaxy Nexus which preloaded with Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS). Unfortunately for me ICS is using Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) rather than mounting as USB drive. This has given me hard time as I’m using Kubuntu which does not have good support for MTP for the time being. Although Amarok is able to detect MTP devices but it failed to transfer files from my laptop to my phone.

Google has led me to Muktware which introduced me to AirDroid.

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