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Android Deals: Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 for $279, super savings on super hero movies, and more
If you’re in the market for a new tablet, today’s deals might be for you. The savings start with the Galaxy Tab Pro but they don’t end there. Deals abound on plenty of apps and games as well as music and movies to help round out the month of July. Speaking of rounding out the month, you’ll want to check back Friday as we’ve got some big news and even bigger deals coming your way in the very near future. For now, all deals below were active as of the time of posting. Act quickly, they won’t last forever.
Hardware & Accessories
Get the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 for $279.99 at Best Buy, though you will have to make it all the way to checkout to reveal this deep discount. Normally priced around $329 for the 16GB WiFi-only model, this deal sees $50 knocked off the standard price. [Best Buy]
Snag a refurbished ASUS MeMo Pad for $64.99 at Newegg. Not the most amazing tablet by any means, but it’s a killer deal for this aging 7-inch Android slate. A savings of over 50%. [Newegg]
Save $80 on Beats by Dre Wireless On-Ear headphones as part of eBay’s Daily Deals. These headphones normally go for an asking price closer to $300, but now you can keep some cash in the wallet and still snag a pair of great sounding Bluetooth wireless headphones that pair perfectly with your Android smartphone. [eBay]
Apps & Games
The folks at Runtastic have knocked down the pricing on several of their fitness-oriented apps. If you are feeling a bit more sedentary, perhaps you can take advantage of great savings on KING OF FIGHTERS as wells as Sprinkle Islands.
Apps
- Cameringo – $0.99
- Hi-Q MP3 Voice Recorder – $1.99 (was $3.99)
- Math Formula Wizard – Amazon Free App of the Day
- Runtastic Heart Rate PRO – $0.99 (was $1.99)
- Runtastic Sit-Ups PRO – $1.19 (was $2.99)
Games
- Dr. Panda’s Restaurant 2 – $0.99 (was $2.99)
- House of 1000 Doors – $0.99 (was $2.99)
- KING OF FIGHTERS ’97 - $1.99 (was $3.99)
- RPG Record of Agarest War – $7.40 (was $14.99)
- Sprinkle Islands – $0.99 (was $1.99)
Music & Media
Google has a solid selection of super hero flicks to help ease us out of ComicCon weekend. Also, there are some great deals to be had on classic albums at both Amazon and Google Play.
Music Singles
- Black Widow – Iggy Azalea ($0.69)
- Forerunner Foray – Lese Majesty (Google Play Free Song of the Week)
- To The Side – Sir Michael Rocks (Free)
- Wasted – Tiesto ($0.69)
Music Albums
- 16 Biggest Hits – Willie Nelson ($5.00)
- Corazon – Santana ($6.99)
- Diploid Love – Brody Dalle ($6.99)
- Madonna – Madonna ($3.99)
- Stockholm – Chrissy Hynde ($6.99)
- Thriller – Michael Jackson ($5.00)
Movies
- Man of Steel ($6.99)
- The Amazing Spider-Man ($7.99)
- The Dark Knight Rises ($6.99)
TV Shows
- 24 (Season 8, $13.99)
- Manhattan (S1E1, Free)
- Rush (S1E1, Free)
- The Dead Files (S5E1, Free)
[Find any great deals not included here? Be sure to send them our way or share in the comments below!]
Google issues patch for Android’s Fake ID vulnerability to AOSP and OEMs
Another day, another Android security scare so it seems. The latest comes by way of what researchers are calling the “Fake ID” exploit. The vulnerability — found in all Android devices since 2.1 — allows for malicious applications to bypass normal Android security by faking their secure IDs, giving them access to potentially sensitive data like user credentials, emails, payment history or anything else you’d like to keep away from prying eyes.
How is this possible? It’s simply because Android fails to verify the validity of an app’s cryptographic signature, something the OS uses when deciding which special privileges to grant an app (like access to NFC or act as a plugin) allowing it to bypass normal Android sandboxing. Apparently KitKat has helped curb some of what this exploit allows, but it’s still left somewhat vulnerable.
Upon hearing the news, Google was quick to respond to the issue and even though there hasn’t been any recorded incidences of the malicious apps actually attacking anyone’s devices, they thanked the folks at Bluebox Security for their findings. The good news? A patch has already been pushed to AOSP and sent to OEMs for them to apply as they deem fit. The bad news? There’s no telling how long something like that can take before it hits your T-Mobile G2X. Here’s the statement Google gave ArsTechnica:
“We appreciate Bluebox responsibly reporting this vulnerability to us; third-party research is one of the ways Android is made stronger for users. After receiving word of this vulnerability, we quickly issued a patch that was distributed to Android partners, as well as to AOSP. Google Play and Verify Apps have also been enhanced to protect users from this issue. At this time, we have scanned all applications submitted to Google Play as well as those Google has reviewed from outside of Google Play, and we have seen no evidence of attempted exploitation of this vulnerability.”
In the meantime, you may want to exercise a little caution when downloading any “special” apps not found on the Google Play Store.
Blackberry no longer wants to force their awful UI down our throats
Never mind the notion that the Blackberry Messenger ship has failed — let’s talk about the fact that Blackberry tried so hard to force a user interface on us that didn’t feel like it belonged in the first place. Even if you still value BBM as a respectable messaging service, you probably have reservations about its UI. Their goal was to build an identity and brand with their BBOS user interface.
Thankfully Blackberry seems to be taking a 360-degree turn and changing their ways. The company discussed the app at the Blackberry Security Summit this week, and when asked why Windows Phone received a “homely” UI compared to the BBOS-like clones on iOS and Android they responded by saying the latest changes in their vision prompted the need to create user interfaces native to each respective platform.
“You can expect to see that manifest itself in our Android and iPhone BBM apps,” said president John Sims. It’s certainly a long time coming, and we can’t wait to see what they come up with. Unfortunately Blackberry didn’t give a time frame as to when these updates would be available, but we can tell you it can’t come soon enough.
[via N4BB]
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