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Has anyone heard any news about Android getting the official netflix app so that we can each netflix ? I get jealous when I see the iPhone 4 being able to each movies off the netflix app with the click of a button
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There was something on netflix's official blog last month. Bla bla bla DRM, bla bla bla some phones, bla bla bla early next year.
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DRM, yeah... that sux but not surprising. Apple is playing by the rules and I don't think Android can because no one entity owns it. So it may have to be a deal that Netflix makes with carriers individually, ie. Verizon, Sprint.
Why Isn’t Netflix on Android? Not Secure Enough To Suit Hollywood
I called netflix and they said by the end of the there should be able to get it
Any updates on Netflix app?
chillenandy321 said:
Any updates on Netflix app?
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Good question. Guess the "were getting it by the end of the year" was wrong. From what I have seen only certain phones will get it as they are making the deals with the phone manufacturers not the carriers. No word on the release, if there is going to be one.
I wonder if the latest official ota update was to suit that with DRM garbage... so maybe soon???
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This is just one man's opinion based on logic and what he see's, but Netflix explanations as to why their app is not out yet for Android is ridiculous. First and pretty much...it, Blockbuster would have to meet all the same DRM criteria as Netflix and their app is on our Evos (or it was .
More likely it has to do with the founder and CEO of Netflix being on the board of directors at Microsoft, who in spite of what we are shown in the press, gets along quite nicely with Apple. They make lots of money off of MS Office for Mac among other things.
I see conflict of interest and BS, but others see nothing. Maybe they are right.
Thank you for your time.
nYdGeo said:
This is just one man's opinion based on logic and what he see's, but Netflix explanations as to why their app is not out yet for Android is ridiculous. First and pretty much...it, Blockbuster would have to meet all the same DRM criteria as Netflix and their app is on our Evos (or it was .
More likely it has to do with the founder and CEO of Netflix being on the board of directors at Microsoft, who in spite of what we are shown in the press, gets along quite nicely with Apple. They make lots of money off of MS Office for Mac among other things.
I see conflict of interest and BS, but others see nothing. Maybe they are right.
Thank you for your time.
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it's just netflix dragging their ass. Blockbuster has an app. Netflix has apps on iPhone and Windows Phone. It's ridiculous it isn't on android at the moment.
check this link out, it was on a phone at CES
http://www.androidcentral.com/netflix-android-shows-lg-reolution
gotshores said:
check this link out, it was on a phone at CES
http://www.androidcentral.com/netflix-android-shows-lg-reolution
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yes interesting..
I'm not getting my hopes up on Netflix for the Evo. The phone at CES that had Netflix on it is going to be a Verizon phone. After their latest stunt with Skype video calling, I wouldn't be surprised if Netflix ends up being a Verizon only app.
okcnyyfan said:
I'm not getting my hopes up on Netflix for the Evo. The phone at CES that had Netflix on it is going to be a Verizon phone. After their latest stunt with Skype video calling, I wouldn't be surprised if Netflix ends up being a Verizon only app.
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Who is "their"? Skype has nothing to do with Netflix.
ClevelandWheeler said:
Who is "their"? Skype has nothing to do with Netflix.
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"Their" is Verizon, he was referring to how Verizon had Skype exclusively for a while, and implying that they are likely to try something similar with Netflix.
matt2053 said:
"Their" is Verizon, he was referring to how Verizon had Skype exclusively for a while, and implying that they are likely to try something similar with Netflix.
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ahh I see. Nexflix has already said they are dealing with the manufacturers and not the carriers but I guess the carriers could always take it off the phone. Not that that would stop us rooted users from getting our paws on it.
If I remember the article correctly, Netflix said that there were rights concerns and as such they would only be releasing the app on select new devices.
kenvan19 said:
If I remember the article correctly, Netflix said that there were rights concerns and as such they would only be releasing the app on select new devices.
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From Netflix, "we are able to work with individual handset manufacturers to add content protection to their devices"
Full article HERE
ClevelandWheeler said:
From Netflix, "we are able to work with individual handset manufacturers to add content protection to their devices"
Full article HERE
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Ah, so I was half right. They will be releasing new phones this year with it but will continue to try and add it to all phones.
kenvan19 said:
Ah, so I was half right. They will be releasing new phones this year with it but will continue to try and add it to all phones.
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as I see it yes.
BUT it coming to VZ is a good thing in the end as it should not be too hard to port over to work on the Evo....ala the NFL app that lives on all other android phones that is only on VZ.
Hopefully a dump of the phone can be had somewhere and we can get the apk out and get to work!!
Do you think anyone can develope a program to prevent google from capturing this information about their users? Maybe at least on a android based platform even. This really chaps my a$$
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-tracks-consumers-across-products-users-cant-opt-out/2012/01/24/gIQArgJHOQ_story.html?wpisrc=al_comboNE_b
Whats the big deal? Google cuts down on paperwork and the policies haven't changed, they are just merged/ It eliminated redundancies and wasted effort.
what difference does it make if you are giving your personal information to Gmail or to youtube? If google has it, Google has it, period. It is still a Google based service, combining the private policies of all of the services into one makes perfect sense.
Google has stated they still have no plans to change how they handle the data.
The big deal is I NEVER CLICK YES for gooble to collect anything on me, which means I "opt-out" now I have a contract on a phone I dont want to touch. great, a 700$ paperweight , not including the service. screw you google.
I will not tap "yes" for google
Are you sure that they are 700 $?
Rage! An ad/marketing company makes my OS and wants to show me ads relevant to me rather than random ads. A company wants to make money off of a product they've created and are heavily vested in? Who'd have thunk it?
Don't like it? There's other choices out there. WP7 is pretty hot ;-)
z33dev33l said:
Rage! An ad/marketing company makes my OS and wants to show me ads relevant to me rather than random ads. A company wants to make money off of a product they've created and are heavily vested in? Who'd have thunk it?
Don't like it? There's other choices out there. WP7 is pretty hot ;-)
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Wait til wp7 phones get ads lol
Have to say though to op its not like google are pushing ads to your device. If you browse net you get same problem. I think they have messed up somewhere cos on my laptop I always get ads for things I already have. But I don't get ads on my phone unless on a webpage or using an ad funded app so no different to a pc or any internet device.
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mistermentality said:
Wait til wp7 phones get ads lol
Have to say though to op its not like google are pushing ads to your device. If you browse net you get same problem. I think they have messed up somewhere cos on my laptop I always get ads for things I already have. But I don't get ads on my phone unless on a webpage or using an ad funded app so no different to a pc or any internet device.
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Microsoft is a software company, Google is a marketing company.
z33dev33l said:
Microsoft is a software company, Google is a marketing company.
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Hence the lol
But the point is google aren't sending ads any different than on a pc. Whatever phone pc or tablet people use makes no difference, google and others can and do still collect data when you browse.
And some collect other data even when you opt out such as wp7 collecting user data that caused them to get sued last year. Its impossible to have a smartphone and not have someone collect data of some sort.
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mistermentality said:
Hence the lol
But the point is google aren't sending ads any different than on a pc. Whatever phone pc or tablet people use makes no difference, google and others can and do still collect data when you browse.
Dave
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I am not fond of google. I use Bing and have visited YouTube maybe 3 times this year. That said, Bing does the same thing to me.
Well **** that.. i am going back to Symbian s60v3... At least i wont have the damn adds
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Xxul said:
Well **** that.. i am going back to Symbian s60v3... At least i wont have the damn adds
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Lmao.
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z33dev33l said:
I use Bing...Bing does the same thing to me.
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Bing probably does other things that would scare the hell out of you if you were aware of them. Google is nosy. M$ is evil.
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Crashdamage said:
Bing probably does other things that would scare the hell out of you if you were aware of them. Google is nosy. M$ is evil.
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Color me intrigued, what makes Microsoft more evil than google?
What would be the best way to avoid this?
a problem I could see is if like, I have my son over on a weekend and he jumps on...idk, nickelodeon. com or something, will it show ads for all the porn sites I visit?
I sure as hell wouldn't want him reporting that to his mother and even possibly the appropriate authorities...
just curious but in what way is this different, if not dramatically worse, than everything CarrierIQ was accused of a few months back.
I wonder if this will affect things like StartPage which bills itself as being completely private but is "enhanced by Google"
This is why I have dead email addresses. I've got one for Gmail just for my phone. Never use it for anything else. Just the phone.
Don't Be Evil, just make lots and lots of money.
The real problem is the internet. There are always the spammers that get a kick out of just breaking someone else's things, and that's why almost all websites log things. It also creates privacy concerns for those trying to follow the rules. So if it bothers you so much that Google knows you search for a laptop, and it suggests that there is a better, cheaper one, next time you use gmail, then you have problems. I personally love this, now when I go between Google services, I don't have to log in again. Google provides you with great services for free, why not give them the ability to advertise to you? The world is dangerous, get over it.
Or you could do the most practical thing, ad block. Its on Firefox and chrome, so that should cover almost everybody. If your stuck with ie, well, god help you.
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just curious but in what way is this different, if not dramatically worse, than everything CarrierIQ was accused of a few months back.
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Carrier IQ records keystrokes, text messages and other private stuff Google does not. And without even telling anyone it was there.
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nazsa said:
The big deal is I NEVER CLICK YES
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You agreed to their terms of service. As has been pointed out, the information is used so they can show ads that pertain to you specifically. I view this as a good thing.
If you don't want a company to know your browsing and purchasing habits, you should buy a cabin in the woods and live off the grid, no electronics, no grocery stores, completely self sufficient.
Good luck!
http://www.computerworld.com/s/arti..._malware_op_may_have_infected_5_million_users
Computerworld - The largest-ever Android malware campaign may have duped as many as 5 million users into downloading infected apps from Google's Android Market, Symantec said today.
Dubbed "Android.Counterclank" by Symantec, the malware was packaged in 13 different apps from three different publishers, with titles ranging from "Sexy Girls Puzzle" to "Counter Strike Ground Force." Many of the infected apps were still available on the Android Market as of 3 p.m. ET Friday.
Edit:Credit for this goes to Gio from The Collective.
Thanks for heads up Tx!
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Some say the Android Market isn't safe, but the problem are the users themselves, people just download any app from the Market thinking they are safe...
it's just like going tho the supermarket and not looking at expiration dates in food, then going home and getting diarrhea because you ate something rotten. hahaha
And that's only from the Android Market, imagine the people who install hacked apps and stuf..
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Some say the Android Market isn't safe, but the problem are the users themselves, people just download any app from the Market thinking they are safe...
it's just like going tho the supermarket and not looking at expiration dates in food, then going home and getting diarrhea because you ate something rotten. hahaha
And that's only from the Android Market, imagine the people who install hacked apps and stuf..
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I think that Google should do a better job of scanning/screening apps before they're released for mass consumption. This should be the first line of defense, but as you stated, it ultimately comes down to the end user being smart about what they install.
Agreed. It all comes back to why we get irritated at some new users posting when they have a problem and post before looking for the answer.......they dont want to read. Good practice would be to read the reviews before downloading.
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http://www.noticeorange.com/StoryBo...RpY2VvcmFuZ2VyDQsSBFNpdGUY2pTyFww&font_size=9
Maybe premature
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That ****ing sucks. There's always an asshole out there trying to **** **** up.
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http://www.noticeorange.com/StoryBo...RpY2VvcmFuZ2VyDQsSBFNpdGUY2pTyFww&font_size=9
Maybe premature
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Well I don't know where Lookout gets their information about not calling it malware but according to wikipedia
Malware, short for malicious software, is software (or script or code) designed to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information, or gain unauthorized access to computer systems. It is a general term used to describe any kind of software or code specifically designed to exploit a computer, or the data it contains, without consent.[1] The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software.
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But that sounds exactly like what this software is. And I have seen it before on my phone. It doesn't matter how careful you are even if you do read the reviews on the market. I had a free game called Bocce Ball. It had great reviews. Had it for many months. Then one day it wouldn't work unless I updated it. Low and behold I had notifications pushed to my notification bar, my homepage was hijacked, and I had search icons on my homescreen.
There lies why apple may be superior and I hate to admit it. It actually is in control of everything that gets posted on it's market. And with the variety of OS versions out there for android, Android is starting to look like Windows more and more everyday.
People will download anything these days..
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psych0naut said:
That ****ing sucks. There's always an asshole out there trying to **** **** up.
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This is your one and only warning. That type of language has no place here.
Now to remain on topic. Things like this will always happen. Same with PC. If you are not careful then you get a virus. Learn to be careful and your good.
suggestions? use avg?
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suggestions? use avg?
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Best advice is use common sense. Read all permissions before installing and only install apps from the official marketplaces. Anti virus software really are pointless.!
I use webroot secure anywhere, it works very well.
jimcasey1768 said:
I use webroot secure anywhere, it works very well.
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And how did you come to that conclusion? Did it actually catch something? Or the fact that it didn't you presume you are clean?
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... the malware was packaged ... with titles ranging from "Sexy Girls Puzzle" to "Counter Strike Ground Force."
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Gee. I wonder who their target audience is. Oversexed, impulsive teenage to twenty-something boys, perhaps?
Yeah, if you ask me, "Sexy Girls Puzzle" just screams malware.
that sucks man, thank you for the warning!
Came across this article today claiming most Android devices are at major risk of being hacked does anyone anyone know what this flaw is and how serious it actually is.
Admittedly this news sure is sensationalist.
http://www.news.com.au/technology/hackers-can-control-almost-all-android-phones/story-e6frfro0-1226674770520
Some security company or other has been saying that for a long time - Android is a security risk... If the problem was a real danger then Thank you BlueBox security for telling all those people so inclined about the exploit... Good job....
They mention 1 Android device that has been fixed but don't say which one.
Considering this is from a "mobile security company" I'm sure they'll release a fix you can pay for in due course, if you're so inclined...
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Some security company or other has been saying that for a long time - Android is a security risk... If the problem was a real danger then Thank you BlueBox security for telling all those people so inclined about the exploit... Good job....
They mention 1 Android device that has been fixed but don't say which one.
Considering this is from a "mobile security company" I'm sure they'll release a fix you can pay for in due course, if you're so inclined...
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S4 is the device..
Anyway, in a theory is something else than in a practice. They didnt either mention that you dont get it from Google Play or apps in Google Play. They are just fishing headlines, imho.
What i understood, you need to allow an app installation from unkown sources and go there to get a package to install. How many of us do that? The real problem is in Asia/East and among users who use unofficial 3rd party market places for example...
I could also write a headline "100% of users having smart devices are in risk to get a trojan, virus etc." and it's even true! Of course Blueboxs news is abit different but still.. But it is good, anyway, that people find vulnerabilities, especially before criminals find them. Bluebox is doing right but the announcement was a bit odd, i quess..
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What i understood, you need to allow an app installation from unknown sources and go there to get a package to install. How many of us do that?
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I'd guess that more than a few folks side load the latest Adobe Flash Player version and may download apps from Amazon and/or ROMs from Sammobile. Pretty sure these sites would get classified as Unknown Sources.
hi guys
i've heard some months ago, about how arab countries are spying on their citizens through their phones, the most strange information was that they were using a software capable to introduce any phone only by its number, at that time i didnt believed such thing, yesterday major news portals confirmed this information, i just have one question, how they do that ?! something like bruteforce from a satellite ???
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The attacks utilized a cyber weapon called Karma. As Reuters reported in January, Karma allowed Raven operatives to remotely hack into iPhones by inputting a target’s phone number or associated email address into the attack software. Unlike many exploits, Karma did not require a target to click on a link sent to an iPhone, they said. Apple declined to comment.
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just have one question, how they do that ?! something like bruteforce from a satellite ???
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As far as I know, it takes advantage of a flaw in Apple's iMessage system
Sounds like an app exploit...
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Sounds like an app exploit...
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Obviously it is
Way to go! Resurrecting a 2019 thread
Sorry , I'm newbie