Syrian Electronic Army, a hacking group responsible for several visible attacks in the last few weeks, has evidently taken control of BSkyB's Sky apps in the Play Store, replacing the promo headers with SEA's logo, and the app descriptions with "Syrian Electronic Army Was Here."
In a tweet earlier, BSkyB warned its users to uninstall all Sky apps, as they "were hacked and replaced." Indeed, BSkyB's apk files were replaced by the hacking group.
UPDATE: All Sky's Android apps were hacked and replaced... please uninstall it, And we will let you know when it will be available
— Sky Help Team (@SkyHelpTeam) May 26, 2013
Syrian Electronic Army, the group behind the infiltration, is also responsible for attacks on the Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Human Rights Watch, Financial Times, the Onion and many others (including Twitter accounts belonging to ITV and BBC Weather), and are "enemies of Anonymous," according to an interview reported on Vice.
Sky Apps Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army – BSkyB: 'Android Apps Were Hacked And Replaced' was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
As we already know, the white Nexus 4 is very much real. Months after first showing up on the web, it re-appeared at Google I/O in all its glory, with June 10th tipped as a possible launch date by AndroidAndMe's co-founder Taylor Wimberly. Alongside it, according to Taylor, Android 4.3 would be unveiled as well.
While I can't confirm the date (even if the information was correct at the time of I/O, plans can change for any reason), what I can show you today are some of the press photos of the white Nexus 4, model number E960W (the original Nexus 4 is E960).
Exclusive: Press Photos Of The White Nexus 4 (LG E960W) Leak Out was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
The Pebble Smartwatch's utility was somewhat limited when it launched, thanks to an API that only supported notifications and data going from your phone to the watch, not the other way around. The last update to the API fixed that, and now Pebble has at least some degree of control over a connected phone. Pebble Phone Ringer Switcher from noted developer Faruq Rasid is the first Pebble app we've seen take advantage of this, at least on the Play Store. It's a simple little watch app that allows the user to switch between normal, vibrate, and silent ringer modes.
To get it working, make sure that your Pebble is awake and connected via Bluetooth, and you've got the official Pebble app installed and set up.
[New App] Pebble Phone Ringer Switcher Is The First Of Many Wrist-Mounted Android Widgets was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Is your top half clothed? Alternatively, is your top half sufficiently showing your love for Android? If the answer to either is 'no,' you might want to head over to LOL Shirts today to pick up some new threads at a steep discount. LOL Shirts has a coupon for $5 off each shirt with free shipping, which works out to $7.99 per tee. There are a couple neat Android options, which should pique your interest.
In the Geek category, there are three pro-Android tees: My Android Eats Apples, Android Evolution, and Andy Nomming on an Apple. All valid choices if you want to earn the scorn of Apple users.
[Deal Alert] LOL Shirts Offering $5 Off And Free Shipping On A Ton Of Shirts (Including Some Android Tees) With Coupon Code was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Google, citing "ongoing challenges," will be ending the distribution of paid apps from Argentina in the Play Store effective June 27th, "at which point the apps will be unpublished."
Google's official statement on the issue (published on its Developer Support site) doesn't go into too much detail regarding the "ongoing challenges" involved in distributing paid apps from Argentina, and an email sent to developers (reported by Celularis) doesn't offer any more information, though both suggest that Argentine developers who are legally able to do business in another country transfer their applications to a merchant account registered in that country.
Google To Cease Payment To Argentine Developers, Pull Apps Due To Economic, Governmental Issues was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Got plans for Memorial Day? If you're in the US, you're probably right in the middle of a long weekend. If you're looking for something to keep occupied, you're in luck – there are tons of apps and games on sale for the weekend. From utility-minded apps like Dropsync Pro to lighthearted time wasters like Cut the Rope Experiments, the Play Store's got some deals you should check out. We'll be keeping the list updated as we find more.
[Memorial Day Weekend App, Game Sales] Yesterday, Next Launcher 3D, Dropsync Pro, And More was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Welcome to the latest entry in our Bonus Round series, wherein we tell you all about the new Android games of the day that we couldn't get to during our regular news rounds. Consider this a quick update for the dedicated gamers who can't wait for our bi-weekly roundups, and don't want to wade through a whole day's worth of news just to get their pixelated fix. Today we've got n adorable brawler, a licensed adventure book (what?), a new arcade racing game, and old arcade racing game, and Square's latest casual title. Without further ado:
Sci-Fighters is a ported browser game, a simple multiplayer brawler vein that takes its cutesy science fiction inspiration from Flash Gordon and the like.
[Bonus Round] Sci-Fighters, Judge Dredd: Countdown Sec 106, Race Illegal, Mensa Academy, And RE-VOLT Free was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
One of the more interesting alternative launchers out there (that is to say, one that isn't just a grid of apps and widgets plus a drawer) is Action Launcher. This premium custom launcher has been gaining fans since its launch, thanks to a unique gesture-based app drawer and a focus on speed and usability. With version 1.7, developer Chris Lacy has added some of the features this younger launcher lacks, most notably icon theme support - the various theme packs for GO, Nova, and Apex launchers should work with Action Launcher Pro now. A stock Jelly Bean icon pack is included.
Action Launcher Updated To Version 1.7: Icon Pack Support, Wallpaper Scrolling Toggle, And More was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Sometimes, updates break things. That seems to be the case for some HTC owners who, upon receiving a silent update to the newest version of Google Play Services, are having trouble using apps that rely on location data. According to HTC phone users in this support thread, Google Now continually asks to turn Location Services on, location-dependent applications like Foursquare and WeatherBug don't function properly, and Maps is unable to lock onto a location.
The good news? Google's looking into the problem. The bad news? No ETA. And unfortunately, because Google Play Services updates in the background automatically, wiping data won't help.
Google Services Bug Causing Location Issues For HTC Owners, Google Working On A Fix was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
HTC has uploaded a short video showcasing the company's history of technical innovations, starting from 1997 and ending in 2013 with the HTC One.
