Move over Raspberry Pi: CuBox enters the fray with 1GB DDR3 RAM, dualcore CPU, HDMI, GBit LAN… all inside a cubed box
Previously, we’ve talked about the Raspberry Pi and it’s glory. Sure, for a $25/$35 device, it’s not a bad gadget. However, if you’re craving some extra power, then the CuBox will satisfy.
The CuBox is from a Israel startup company called SolidRun Ltd. The device provides a cube form factor miniture PC, which provides the following features:
- 800Mhz DualCore Marvell ARMADA CPU with VFPv3, wMMX SIMD and 512KB L2 Cache
- 1GB DDR3 RAM clocked at 800Mhz
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Galaxy Nexus, and all that jazz…
Google has announced their latest milestone in their Android Operating System, which is codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich today. It’s the fourth major version of Android, and is geared towards smartphones, unlike how Honeycomb (Android 3.x) was designed for tablets.
Simply put, Ice Cream Sandwich is a combination of Gingerbread and Honeycomb into a “cohesive whole”.
A Ice Screen Sandwich overview video is available on Google’s Android Website. A video featuring the Ice Cream Sandwich home screen can be found here on YouTube.
How to Root the Samsung Intercept: The Ultra Easy Way
The Samsung Intercept is a very tricky device to root, SuperOneClick may claim it rooted your device, and who knows, it actually may of done so, but in most cases you’ll end up with a weird partial root.
However, if you do a little heavy duty searching you can come across a way that not only works perfectly, but will take less than 3 minutes. And needing no PC.
Nintendo 64 Android Emulator, N64oid, back up for download
Remember how the Nintendo 64 Emulator, n64oid, got removed from the Android market for some reason? Well, thanks to the long hours of searching here at Coburn’s Domain, we’ve managed to find the emulator and bring it back for the public to download.
Now, the latest version we found was version 1.1.4, and the author doesn’t seem to have a homepage. That aside, you can grab the installation package at this link. Plug in your Android device, select USB Mass Storage (or Memory Card Access) and copy that file over. Then, use your favorite File Manager to install N64oid.
iDroid Developers: androidoniphone.com is a SCAM, DON’T be a victim
Image credit: iDroid Dev Team. We are not claiming that image as our own.
The iDroid Project crew have recently discovered that some scammers are attempting to drain your wallet by monetizing the iDroid Android port for jailbroken iPhone 2G/3G/4s, and iPod Touches which allow you to boot Android natively on the hardware itself. The annoucement was made on twitter under the name of @iDroidProject:
Sony XPERIA Play does Mario Kart 64 & Star Fox 64
It’s a blast from the past.
N64oid, the N64 emulator for Android phones that recently got pulled from the Android Market has been demoed running on a Sony phone, called the XPERIA Play. The software, along with the XPERIA Play’s game pad are a joy to use with N64 emulation.
HTC Peep Twitter App leaks Twitter usernames and passwords in clear text; major security issue
HTC Peep, a Twitter updating client that ships with HTC phones that have the Sense UI (aka Rosie) installed has been found to leak usernames and passwords of Twitter accounts that HTC Peep users use. The issue apparently affects both Windows Mobile and Android Peep versions. Users are advised to switch to alternative Twitter clients to safeguard their twitter details, and also remove linked accounts that use Peep.
For the full security low-down on the matter, head over to the Taddong Security Blog.
The hidden shortcut codes of Android – what google didn’t want users to see
EDIT: Link updated.
A twitter user by the name of @RunTimeWorld has compiled a extensive list of shortcuts that work on most Android devices. Interested users should head here to check out the list.
To enter the codes, press the “Call” button or enter the “Phone” app on your device, tap the “Dial” tab, and then tap the code into the dial box on-screen. Some unofficial devices running Android, such as the HTC HD2 may not respond to some of the shortcut codes, however most of the codes should work. If they don’t, it’s most likely that code was intended for another device or version of Android.
Dawn of the Big Apple: Your iPhone apps are leaking your private data
A recent investigation conducted by the Wall Street Journal has revealed that smartphones don’t keep your personal details private – they are sharing your data widely and regularly.
The investigation collected 101 applications for Android and iPhone devices, and it was revealed that 56 (55.45%) of the collected apps sent personal data such as device ID, the user’s name and age, gender and other personal info to outsiders.