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The Carrier IQ Debacle (or How NOT to Deal with Bad Press)

December 5, 2011
by Tre Lawrence

Carrier IQ is killing the interwebs.

Just to be clear, it isn’t a measure of how intelligent our nation’s warships are. No, Carrier IQ has gone from being a fairly benign Android-specific nuisance to being labeled as a consumer privacy menace that has attracted the attention of Congress. And it managed to do that in less than a fortnight.

In proving wrong the adage that “all news is good news,” CIQ has managed to also give us a few lessons in how not to manage a media crisis.

Just what is Carrier IQ?

First Look: Everyme

November 29, 2011
by Chase Livingston

If you’re anything like me, you probably have quite a few contacts in your address book, and they may or may not be up-to-date and organized efficiently.

It’s generally a pretty daunting task when you look at all of them and try to find the contact you’re looking for, or any specific information about them. That’s where Everyme comes in.

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Rooting My Barnes & Noble Nook Color

November 23, 2011
by Tre Lawrence

Ah…

Another opportunity to tinker and delve into the Android world of Administrative Privileges. I’m not the first here to write about this; we have the posts and pics to prove it.

I consider myself an experienced, uh, rooter.

HTC Hero and EVO have received Matrix-like awakenings at my hands. Why? Well, there is an element of “just because I can” in my tech engraved heart. I like to customize, and I like to increase my options. Rooting is not just a hobby for me; it is something I need to do.

5 Must-Have Android Apps

November 18, 2011
by James Brooks

[Editor’s Note: This is part three of a five part series of must-have apps.]

Right now I have an Android powered HTC phone and I love it.

It is certainly not the most up-to-date Android powered smartphone, but it has a sweet custom OS called MIUI which I installed that makes it run sexy!

I have quite a number of apps installed on my Android right now, but there are a handful that I simply couldn’t live without. These apps make my life so much easier and more enjoyable. To some of you these apps may be quite obvious as most of them are extremely popular apps within the tech community, but for some of you it will be the first that you have heard of these apps.

I highly recommend that if you have an Android phone you should try out all of these apps. They are all awesome in their own way.

So, lets get to it, my 5 Android apps that I can’t live without!

Mobile Integrity & Accountability

November 16, 2011
by Eric Dye

It’s no joke.

Online pornography will hook into you and destroy your life.

We’ve talk about online pornography on ChurchMag before and how vulnerable you can become with a mobile device, and I’ve found an app that can aid you in your defense against online pornography!