PETA Supporters Hack “Dog Wars” Phone App
It’s a phone app that has dog lovers up in arms. And now some PETA supporters have taken matters into their own hands by hijacking the game. The dog fighting app for the Android smartphone called “Dog Wars” is a sick game where users can fight their dogs against other virtual dogs. Celebrities like Alicia […]
Qualcomm Explores A “Growling” New Market: Finding Your Lost Dog
Qualcomm. You’ve probably heard of them. Chances are pretty solid that you’ve got a bit of Qualcomm in your pocket right now — if you’ve got any recent, popular Android phone in there, that is. Well now Qualcomm is exploring a totally new market: building rechargeable GPS collars that help you track down your lost […]
Controversial Dog Fighting App Is Back
A controversial Android app that takes users into the bloody underground world of dog fighting is back on the market — and getting ready to release an update the game’s developer calls “the biggest yet.” In the game, players raise and train a virtual dog to become a killer, mauling other dogs in matches and […]
Tell Google to Block Dog Fighting App
By Stephanie Feldstein For Change.Org Earlier this week, in a Senate hearing about smartphone privacy with top representatives from Google and Apple, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) asked, “Would you allow an app that offered specific directions on how to cook methamphetamine?” Alan Davidson, head of public policy for Google, responded, “It would be fairly fact […]
Dog Wars Android App Is Back, Renamed KG Dogfighting
The controversial Dog Wars app has been renamed KG Dogfighting and is back up on the Android Marketplace. The site says it was updated Saturday two days after the head of the Los Angeles police union urged Google to permanently pull the virtual dogfighting game app from its phone app marketplace. In the letter sent […]