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This dual-screen, split-keyboard beauty of an LG smartphone has been teased before. It doesn’t have a name, and is only rumored for a September 14th release on T-Mobile US. But it’s out there, and someone’s having fun with it. More »

Using DSLR Controller, Android owners can direct their phones to take photos of posters of hot girls on dorm-room walls

DSLR Controller by developer Chainfire is a pretty good example of the difference between iOS and Android.

To control a camera with an iPhone, you need to first tether the camera to a computer or use some funky, limited BlueTooth triggering. With Android, you just plug in a USB cable.

Chainfire’s Android app does just that, allowing you to stream a live view (at about 15 fps) to a phone or tablet, and control the camera directly. And you can control almost everything, from exposure compensation (swipe to adjust) to focus point (yes, you can touch-to-focus on your SLR, just like the iPhone), toggle a histogram and of course take a photo. And if only Android had Instagram, you could process and send you photos on their way. Here it is in action:

To use it, you’ll need an Android phone or tablet with with USB host support. Currently this means the Samsung Galaxy S2 phone, or pretty much and Android tablet running Honeycomb. You’ll also need one of the following Canon SLRs: 600D, 550D, 60D, 50D, 7D, 5D MkII, or 1D MkIV.

Also unlike anything on iOs, the app is available to the public for sale in its beta form, due to popular demand. It currently costs €6 ($8.50) in the Android Market.

DSLR Controller [Android Market via PetePixel]

See Also:

• DSLR Camera Remote HD for iPad
• USB Knob Adds Remote Focus-Pulling to Canon SLRs
• DIY IR SLR Trigger Is Simple, Easy, Cheap
• GPS Bluetooth Dongle Controls SLRs with iPhone

Defcon 2011 is in full hacking swing, and Itzhak Avraham — “Zuk” for short — and his company Zimperium have unveiled the Android Network Toolkit for easy hacking on the go. Need to find vulnerabilities on devices using nearby networks? The app, dubbed “Anti” for short, allows you to simply push a button to do things like search a WiFi network for potential targets, or even take control of a PC trojan-style. To do this, it seeks out weak spots in older software using known exploits, which means you may want to upgrade before hitting up public WiFi. According to Forbes, it’s much like Firesheep, and Zuk refers to Anti as a “penetration tool for the masses.” Apparently, his end-goal is to simplify “advanced” hacking and put it within pocket’s reach, but he also hopes it’ll be used mostly for good. Anti should be available via the Android Market this week for free, alongside a $10 “corporate upgrade.” Consider yourself warned.

Android Network Toolkit lets you exploit local machines at the push of a button originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Aug 2011 02:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Plan A, we suspect, is not losing your phone. Plan C is biting the bullet and buying a new one. Plan B, on the other hand, is an Android app that helps you locate a missing handset even if you don’t have it installed when you misplace the device. Sounds too good to be true, right? Turns out the thing actually works, something an Ars Technica writer discovered the hard way, after his phone slipped out his pocket during a cab ride from the airport. What follows is a wild mobile goose chase — one, thankfully, with a happy ending. Get the full story in the source link below.

Android’s Plan B app: an editorial love story originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Most kids at age 10 would just move on to another game if they were bored with the one they were playing. But Californian girl hacker CyFi isn’t any ordinary kid, and instead decided to try and work around her frustrations with the farm-style games she liked playing. That tinkering led to the discovery of […]