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LaminatorX
on Thursday March 13 2014, @10:12AM
from the either-a-benefit-or-a-hazard dept.
from the either-a-benefit-or-a-hazard dept.
Rashek writes:
"The developers of Replicant, a pure Free-Software version of Android, claim to have discovered a security flaw in certain Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets . One so serious that it could potentially grant an attacker remote access to the device's file system.
The flaw lies in the software that enables communication between the Android OS and the device's radio modem, according to the Replicant project's Paul Kocialkowski. More information can be found at replicant's website."
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(Score: 2) by stormwyrm on Friday March 14 2014, @12:20AM
Which is why, despite my misgivings about Google in general, I bought myself a Nexus 7 the other day to replace my ageing Asus Transformer. Whatever else you might say about the Nexus line, it seems to be true that Google doesn't play those kinds of games you describe to such a great extent on the Nexus devices. I unlocked and rooted it immediately after getting it using a relatively simple procedure (whose main difficulty was getting the correct USB drivers installed on Windows), used some tools to neuter the worst of Google's bloatware, and am shopping around XDA for some decent custom firmware to trim the rest of it off. The only thing I hate about the Nexus devices is the fact that they don't have expandable storage, but that's a small price to pay for being able to retain some level of ownership over my device.
Qu'on me donne six lignes écrites de la main du plus honnête homme, j'y trouverai de quoi le faire pendre.
(Score: 2) by Open4D on Friday March 14 2014, @06:07AM
... although there are 2 Nexus devices on Repliocant's list [replicant.us]. The "Nexus S" and its successor the "Galaxy Nexus", both produced jointly by Samsung and Google.
Don't forget the non-removable batteries on recent models.
Still, I agree that Nexus devices [wikipedia.org] are a relatively good bet. If I wanted a tablet device I might well end up with a Nexus.
For a phone though, I'm aware of some potentially better options, including:
http://europe.oppostyle.com/ [oppostyle.com]
http://www.fairphone.com/ [fairphone.com] (Don't necessarily be put off by the awkward website)
http://neo900.org/ [neo900.org]