Face Recognition On Android 4.0 Can Be Tricked

     Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) has a cool new feature, where the users can unlock the mobile device using face recognition technology. Well, it seems like the face unlock feature which Google showed off with much enthusiasm (though it failed a couple of times during the announcement) can be easily tricked. The timing of this new bug will strike Google and Samsung (because the video shows a couple of Samsung devices in use for the demo) hard since the launch is nearing. However, we believe that Google will come up with a solution soon.

      The video below shows how the guy uses an image of himself from the Galaxy Note to unlock the display on the Galaxy Nexus. If it's this easy to trick, we can't seem to figure out the point of this new feature. Users might as well use the typical lock pattern which is a bit harder to trick. Watch the video below to see how easily the demonstrator tricks the Galaxy Nexus. This, however, doesn't take anything away from the other neat features that come packed with ICS

ANDROID – THE MOST ATTACKED MOBILE OS: MCAFEE

Malware attack on mobile devices, especially on Android platform, has surged in recent times, the computer security software maker McAfee said.

According to McAfee report, malware threat on Android device raised to 76 per cent since last quarter, making it the most vulnerable OS in the market. The report noted Android as the ‘most attacked mobile operating system.’

“This year we have seen record breaking numbers of malware, especially on mobile devices, where the uptick is in direct correlation to popularity,” Vincent Weafer, senior vice president of McAfee Labs, said in a statement.

Android over took Nokia’s Symbian OS as the most popular target for mobile malware developers. The rise of malware attack on Android may help cyber criminals to steal personal data from Android users.

The security firm added that these malwares may appear in “everything from calendar apps, to comedy apps to SMS messages to a fake Angry Birds updates”.

Interestingly, the report revealed that the hacker groups LulzSec and Anonymous were some of the prominent cyber news generators in 2011 Q2.

Next Generation of BlackBerry Smartphones to Play Android Apps

After a rocky summer, Research in Motion appears to be righting the ship. And consumers will have one big surprise with the release of new smart phones: some of the devices will play Android apps. But there’s a catch: the new smart phones won’t hit the market until 2012.

Running on a new operating system, called QNX, the devices are the result of a partnership with Google. The collaboration gives BlackBerry users access to some 250,000 Android apps. The new version of BlackBerry’s mobile OS is a “radical overhaul” of the BlackBerry interface, says TG Daily’s Raven Lovecraft.

Still, for analysts and critics, there remains one question: Will this be enough to help RIM keep pace with the rest of the mobile market?