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By AndroidCentral, on April 16th, 2011%
 Skype Profile info left vulnerable to malicious applications Skype on Friday issued a public response to a security issue uncovered recently that leaves some profile and message information open and vulnerable to malicious applications. Uncovered by Android Police , the vulnerability deals with the way the Skype Android application stores some personal information, making your profile information — and your Skype contacts’ profile information (among other bits of Skype data) — easily found and scraped by any application that wants to. Skype, on its blog, has said: It has been brought to our attention that, were you to install a malicious third-party application onto your Android device, then it could access the locally stored Skype for Android files . . . → Read More: Skype responds to report of security hole
By engadget, on April 15th, 2011%
 My, how apps seem to grow up so fast. It wasn’t too long ago that Twitter for BlackBerry 1.1 came out as a limited beta , but it’s already time for the young app to leave the nest. After enduring a hard two months of beta testing, this renovation effectively adds a few new features and UI enhancements including geotag support, push notifications for mentions, hashtag autocomplete, and a groovy “pull to refresh” shortcut – much akin to the iOS and Android versions . . . . → Read More: Twitter for BlackBerry 1.1 sheds beta tag, blossoms into official app
By AndroidCentral, on April 15th, 2011%
By engadget, on April 15th, 2011%
 Navigon just recently rolled out a stylish iPhone Car Kit for use with its iOS navigation app, and it’s now also announced a fairly significant update to the app itself. In addition to all the usual basic navigation features, MobileNavigator 1.8 now also boasts an augmented reality component dubbed the “Reality Scanner” that overlays points of interest on top of a live camera view, as well as a new “Safety Cameras” feature that warns you of speed and red light cameras (available as an in-app purchase for $4.99). . . . → Read More: Navigon MobileNavigator for iOS updated with augmented reality, safety camera features
By engadget, on April 15th, 2011%
If you didn’t already have enough potential app privacy leaks to worry about, here’s one more — Android Police discovered that Skype’s Android client leaves your personal data wide open to assault. The publication reports that the app has SQLite3 databases where all your info and chat logs are stored, and that Skype forgot to encrypt the files or enforce permissions, which seems to be a decision akin to leaving keys hanging out of the door. Basically, that means a rogue app could grab all your data and phone home — an app much like Skypwned . . . → Read More: Skype for Android vulnerable to hack that compromises personal info
By Boy Genius, on April 15th, 2011%
 Multiple cities have signed on to celebrate “Foursquare Day” on April 16th, but none as prominently as New York City. NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg has declared April 16th “Foursquare Day” in New York City to celebrate the company and its success — but also to attract new startups to the area . . . → Read More: New York City mayor dubs April 16th ‘Foursquare Day’
By AndroidCentral, on April 14th, 2011%
By engadget, on April 14th, 2011%
 We awoke this morning to a deluge of hype surrounding Tweetbot, the version 1.0 Twitter client from Tapbot. So we sucked down some legal stimulant and ponied up the entrance fee to give it a go on an iPhone 4 (the app requires iOS 4.1 or later). Granted, we’re still in the honeymoon period but we’re definitely impressed . . . → Read More: Tweetbot might replace your iOS Twitter client (video)
By engadget, on April 14th, 2011%
 We awoke this morning to a deluge of hype surrounding Tweetbot, the version 1.0 Twitter client from Tapbot. So we sucked down some legal stimulant and ponied up the entrance fee to give it a go on an iPhone 4 (the app requires iOS 4.1 or later). Granted, we’re still in the honeymoon period but we’re definitely impressed . . . → Read More: Tweetbot might replace your iOS Twitter client (video)
By Boy Genius, on April 14th, 2011%
 During a meeting with Microsoft VP Joe Belfiore, AllThingsD was able to confirm that Rovio’s smash hit Angry Birds game will be available for Windows Phone 7 devices beginning on May 25th. That will leave BlackBerry OS as the last modern operating system to lack support for the title. . . . → Read More: Angry Birds for Windows Phone 7 taking off on May 25th
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