Android NDK Build 2490520 has just been released and Google has also posted the changelog for it. We see a lot has changed as Google is encouraging users to switch to Clang as GCC is now deprecated. Samples will no longer be included in the NDK, but you can find them over on the Google Samples GitHub from now on.
I shouldn’t have to tell you how important it is to the community to have companies comply with GPL rules. The Software Freedom Conservancy is one of the very, very few groups who actively go out and help to enforce those licenses and they need our help to keep going. So head on over to the fundraiser page to donate and help spread the word.
Enthusiast Indrajeet Bhuyan, the person behind the 2000 word special character set message that could crash Whatsapp, is back for round 2. The latest crashing exploit involves the excessive use of Emoji characters to bypass the char limit in messages and result in a buffer overflow and a crash in the conversation and app.
GPUOpen is AMD’s way of taking their graphics architecture past Mantle and into the next level. GPUOpen will include visual effects, driver utilities, troubleshooting tools, libraries and SDKs. Developers will have direct, code-level access to the effects they use and how the code controls the GPU and since it is open source, they invite industry leaders to participate and expand up on it.
Samsung is looking for testers based in the UK who would be interested in trying out the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for the Samsung Galaxy S6. Users need to create a Samsung Account here, download the Galaxy Care app from Google Play and then complete the registration process for the Galaxy Beta Program.
Microsoft’s Surface Hub video-conferencing systems are going to be pricier (and slightly later) than originally announced. The 55″ Surface Hub will now cost $8,999 (previously $6,999), while the 84″ variant will cost $21,999 ($18,999). The January 1 timeline will also get delayed, as the Surface Hubs are now on track for shipment in Q1 of 2016. Customers who have already pre-ordered will receive the product at the original price.
In a new blog post today, Google has announced a handful of top tier games that can now be played on the big screen with a Chromecast. You can now play games like Angry Birds Friends, Driver Speedboat Paradise, Monopoly Here & Now, Yahtzee Blitz, The Game of Life, Scrabble Blitz 2.0 and Risk all on your television.
NowSecure released an application at the end of October, that would scan your Android device and tell you if it was vulnerable to various exploits. This month though, Google took down the application, citing the use of “ping_pong.c, futex_exploit_he.ck.c, and ZergRush.java tests” in the appeal process. For now, users can download and install the app from the company’s GitHub.
