Category Archives: android

Good article on the basics of rooting your Android Phone

Posted on April 17, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice article on rooting (and why you want to do this) your android phone.  Also can apply to tablets. http://lifehacker.com/5789397/the-always-up-to-date-guide-to-rooting-any-android-phone?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lifehacker%2Ffull+%28Lifehacker%29

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Make your own traffic jam

Posted on April 3, 2014 by robertwilkie

Interesting article, if I understand it correctly, the authors basically make a fake traffic jam by mulitiple fake reports thru the Google Waze app.  Somehow I “hope” this doesn’t affect good old fashioned gumshoe work for traffic jams and the … Continue reading →

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Good simple tutorial on debugging android bin’s

Posted on March 13, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice simple (and short) tutorial on debugging Android binaries.  Or in my case, reverse engineering them. http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/guide-debugging-android-binaries/

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Build a OTP doorlock

Posted on March 4, 2014 by robertwilkie

This was too funny.  The author wrote a one time password hook for an arduino for a doorlock.  So you could use something like google authenticator to unlock your door. http://dangerousprototypes.com/2013/09/15/one-time-password-otp-doorlock/ http://www.lucadentella.it/en/2013/09/14/serratura-otp/  

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Venmo, now lets you pay folks nearby

Posted on February 25, 2014 by robertwilkie

OK what is Venmo?  Well its a new one on me too, its a payment app to help pay people in your contacts list.  Now it lets you pay folks that are nearby (my security senses are tingling here).  The … Continue reading →

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Rooting a Nexus 5

Posted on February 18, 2014 by robertwilkie

Now why would you do that to a google phone that is usually up-to-date anyways you may ask?  Well if you want to run things like network sniffers, you have too. http://www.helloandroid.com/content/root-your-nexus-5-running-android-442

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Reverse Engineering a bank security token

Posted on February 13, 2014 by robertwilkie

OK I am not sure if this is cool or scary.  Cool that the author reverse engineered the android app to get how the token was generated, and build code to use a cheap TI Stellaris to generate its own. … Continue reading →

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Dash app for Android, know what your car is doing

Posted on January 30, 2014 by robertwilkie

Dash looks like an interesting app to get information from you car.  And it gets the info over OBD reader (with bluetooth) for only $10.  I think when I bought just a reader it ran me $50.  This looks very … Continue reading →

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Dangerous Prototypes » Blog Archive » 30C3 Video: Hardware attacks, advanced ARM exploitation, and Android hacking

Posted on January 6, 2014 by robertwilkie

Interesting video on hardware hacking an ARM system running Linux/Android.  Why is this a printer issue?  Well you would be surprised that allot of printers are embedded ARM based…and many run a favor of Linux, or other POSIX based OS. … Continue reading →

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How to Get a Refund for an Android App You Bought and Doesn’t Work

Posted on December 16, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting article, it sounds you are OK if you get the paperwork going in the first 15 minutes after buying it.  After that…you have to decide if you time is really worth more than the time it takes to get … Continue reading →

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