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Apple Safari Update Patches 16 Vulnerabilities Ahead of Hacking Contest Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:06PMApple has patched 16 vulnerabilities affecting its Safari web browser as the annual Pwn2Own contest held at the CanSecWest security conference approaches.
Apple fixes 'highly critical' Safari bugs Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:42AMThe update, affecting both Windows and Mac OS X, includes patches for 12 flaws that could let an attacker take over a user's system
Android Has Enough Class for Opera Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:19AMUsers of Android smartphones now have a new option for browsing the Web: A beta version of Opera Mini 5 was released Thursday for the Linux-based Android platform. New features in the software, which is an upgrade to the current version 4.2, include tabbed browsing, Speed Dial, Opera Link and Download Manager.
Safari update cages numerous security bugs Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 10:26AMCode inject and info flaws fixed Apple published an update of its Safari browser on Thursday that plugs 16 security vulnerabilities.… The power of collaboration within unified communications
RIM's future strong despite outages and outraged users Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 9:58AMA data service outage affecting some BlackBerry users nationally this week seems to have left them angry but not deeply concerned about the future of BlackBerry's parent, Research in Motion Ltd. "I don't see myself as losing faith in RIM, [but I'm] more...
Apple updates Safari ahead of CanSecWest browser hacking contest Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 9:01AMTwo weeks before a browser hacking contest is to kick off in Vancouver, British Columbia, Apple yesterday...
Android development fundamentals: How to get started Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:53AMIf you're considering developing Android apps, read what Justin James learned from talking with an Android Development Evangelist and a VP at Appcelerator.
The iPod generation ignores iTunes LP digital albums Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:03AMWe’ve become so accustomed to cherry-picking individual songs that we see no reason to revert to buying music in pre-packaged bulk (read: albums). According to sources, lackluster iTunes LP figures have disappointed record labels who hoped the format would revitalize album sales. According to GigaOM’s Paul Bonanos, industry sources don’t see iTunes LP as being “anywhere [...]
Remainders - The Things We Didn't Post: Tomorrowland Edition [Remainders] Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:53PM# remainders In today's Remainders: tomorrow's news! Cisco's ushering in the next generation of internet with the CRS-3; Kempler & Strauss's futuristic PhoneWatch gets reviewed; geolocated Tweets; a WebKit-borrowing Firefox; an HTML 5 drawing app; Samsung's point and shoot prices, and more! More »
Mozilla Borrows from WebKit to Build Fast New JS Engine Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:47PM"Mozilla's high-performance TraceMonkey JavaScript engine, which was first introduced in 2008, has lost a lot of its luster as competing browser vendors have stepped up their game to deliver superior performance. Firefox now lags behind Safari, Chrome, and Opera in common JavaScript benchmarks. In an effort to bring Firefox back to the front of the pack, Mozilla is building a new JavaScript ...
Valve Opens Pipeline for Mac Gaming Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:11AMValve one of the largest distributors of online games, has announced that it will make its Steam online gaming service and proprietary gaming engine, Source, available on the Mac. The service, Steamworks for the Mac, comes equipped with Steam Play, a feature that allows play on either a PC or Mac at no additional charge.
Mozilla Developers Leverage Apple WebKit Code to Build New Javascript Engine Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:00AMFirefox's new Javascript engine is called JagerMonkey. It's not done yet, but when it is, it's going to be faster than TraceMonkey - thanks to Apple's open-source Nitro Javascript code.
Firefox's Next JavaScript Engine Will Borrow from WebKit [Firefox] Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:14AM# firefox Mozilla's home-brewed JavaScript engine for its Firefox browsers, TraceMonkey, has impressed us before , but in the raw benchmark game, it's starting to fall behind its competitors . To up its game, Firefox's developers are building a new engine, dubbed JägerMonkey . Ars Technica writes that the new compiler uses some open-source WebKit code to get the job done, including parts of ...
Living Bolder Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:14AMNormal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman ...
Valve announces Steam/Source engine coming to Macs Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:01AMValve's been dropping hints about this for a week now, but today they've made it official, Mac gamers (if there are any) will soon be able to get their hands on Steam and Source-engine games like Left 4 Dead 2:
Valve gives Mac first-tier gaming status, Portal 2 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:10PMBellevue's Valve Software may get credit for the next jump in Mac market share.
Valve: full "Steam" ahead on Mac OS X with free syncing Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:39PMValve has stopped with the teasing and has officially announced that its online gaming service Steam is coming to the Mac. As a bonus, the company also plans to make the Mac a "tier-1" platform, promising simultaneous release of games on Mac OS X, Windows, and Xbox 360. Valve has developed a Mac-native version of its Source engine, using the cross-platform OpenGL. "We looked at a variety of ...
Apple tests Safari, QuickTime, Pro App updates Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:18PMApple is currently testing updates to three pieces of software, sources note. The first is Safari 4.0.5, which is being tested in separate builds for Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard and Windows. The emphasis of the patch is said to be a regression in the browser's JavaScript engine, one which arose with the release of Safari 4.0.4. Some sections of code are also being transitioned from a Safari ...
Apple searches for senior ad-focused web developer Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:18PMApple is looking to create a new framework for third-party advertising on cellphones, a job listing implies. The company is hiring a senior interactive web developer for its Boston offices, who will handle the "front end web UI development of compelling, interactive digital advertising experiences." Job demands include "client discussions, proof-of-concept coding, working with and adding to the ...
3D Graphics For Firefox, Webkit Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:04AMangry tapir writes "A group of researchers plans to release a version of the Firefox browser that includes the built-in ability to view 3D graphics. They've integrated real-time ray tracing technology, called RT Fact, into Firefox and Webkit. Images are described using XML3D, and the browser can natively render the 3D scene." The browser will be released within a few weeks, the researchers say ...
Chrome only web browser to gain share in February Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 4:05PMGoogle's Chrome was the only significant web browser to gain market share last month, Net Applications found today. The WebKit browser jumped almost four tenths in February to get 5.61 percent of web use where every other large browser dropped. Internet Explorer fell once again to a record low of 61.58 percent, but Firefox and Safari also declined to 24.23 percent and 4.45 percent each....
Opera's Jon Von Tetzchner on browser choice, the iphone and Google Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 8:31AMThe highlights Interview In a wide-ranging interview today Opera chairman Jon von Tetzchner talked about the Browser Choice ruling, Opera's iPhone app, Google as a competitor, and how P2P will be the next generation of the web. Rather than pad it out with waffle, here are the highlights with signposts.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing
Hands-on: Ubuntu goes social, gains Me Menu in 10.04 alpha 3 Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 8:24AMCanonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, is planning to overhaul the desktop panel and integrate social networking features in Ubuntu 10.04, codenamed Lucid Lynx. One of the key components of this effort is the Me Menu, which shipped in the Lucid alpha 3 last week. The Me Menu, which Canonical unveiled in December, provides a unified interface for managing your presence on ...
Doing the Microsoft Shuffle: Algorithm Fail in Browser Ballot Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 3:25AM"DSL.sk did a test of the 'ballot' screen at www.browserchoice.eu, used in Microsoft Windows 7 to prompt the user to install a browser. It was a Microsoft concession to the EU, to provide a randomized ballot screen for users to select a browser. However, the DSL.sk test suggested that the ordering of the browsers was far from random. [...] Maybe there was cogent ...
New Version of SCHED_DEADLINE for Linux Available Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 6:10PMEvidence has just submitted to LKML a new version of the SCHED_DEADLINE real-time CPU scheduler for the Linux kernel. The project is basically a new scheduling policy (implemented inside its own scheduling class) aiming at introducing deadline scheduling for Linux tasks, and it is being developed by Evidence in the context of the EU-Funded project ACTORS. This version takes into account comments ...
Diving into WebKit Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 6:22PMHaiku: "At the moment, I have mixed feelings. Not about writing blogs. Not about working on WebKit. But about using the new WebKit browser to write the blog entry, haha! I've seen it crash, although in the last days, it has become pretty stable."
Microsoft and the Windows Phone 7 noise machine Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 12:19PMThe importance of being 'relevant' Radio Reg Critics of the company and Web 2.0 fashionistas frequently assert that Microsoft is no longer "relevant," in an era of Google and open source.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud
Flux 2 adds new JavaScript capabilities Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:27PMThe Escapers has announced that its web design application, Flux 2, has been updated with several new features. Users can now take advantage of Google-hosted JavaScript files directly from the software interface, without installing packages or downloading .js files. The Page Attributes sheet currently offers the jQuery and MooTools APIs, with additional content to be added in the near future....
Mac gamers may be getting the Steam service Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:13PMValve has been working on a number of improvements for its Steam digital games service. The most prominent improvement is the new user interface which currently forms part of the opt-in beta. Gone is a reliance on IE, instead the new Steam uses WebKit. But it’s hints of another new feature that has some gamers buzzing. [...]
MacDailyNews - Where Mac news comes first Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 8:32AMMacDailyNews is your source for daily news about Apple, Mac OS and the Macintosh platform. MacDailyNews features news, links, tips, and opinions. Where Mac News Comes First.
Steam UI Update Beta Drops IE Rendering For WebKit Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 5:21AMCiting massive growth in their user base ("25 million users, 1000+ games, 12 billion player minutes per month, and 75 billion Steam client minutes per month"), Valve unveiled a revamped UI for Steam on Tuesday, opening the beta test to anyone who wants to try it out. There are many changes, and an increased focus on social features: "Right from within your own game Library, you can now track ...
Is Steam Coming To Macs? Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 11:16PMThis one sits firmly – VERY firmly – in the rumour camp, but Kotaku has picked up some conversations in the Steam Forums where users had found some support in the new beta release for Mac-specific files. (more…)
Valve's Steam Ditches Internet Explorer for WebKit Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 4:00PMA new Steam is on the way. Try the beta today! Internet Explorer - WebKit - Browsers - Clients - WWW
Valve Unveils New Steam Interface Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 11:57AMThe public beta for Steam's new look is available . This rework to the digital distribution platform ditches its Internet Explorer-based roots for the open-source Webkit engine, which head Steam developer John Cook says "gives us a bunch of size, stability and performance benefits." More importantly, the new interface looks like something designed sometime within the past few decades. Two ...
Haiku: Diving Into WebKit Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 10:55AMThis is news that makes me very, very happy. Stephan "stippi" Assmus has written a lengthy blog post detailing the progress made on Haiku's WebKit port, and they're quite far along. Thanks to the help of several community members, the test browser, enticingly named (euh...) HaikuLauncher, is already relatively stable, supports tabbed browsing, and a whole lot more.
Steam gaming platform coming to Mac OS X? Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 8:54AMValve is preparing a Mac version of the Steam gaming platform, evidence suggests. On Wednesday, Windows users were given the option of downloading a new beta interface, featuring changes like a WebKit-based browser, an improved appearance and customizable game groups. Buried within the Steam/Graphics folder, however, are images for 10 Mac-specific buttons. Within Steam/Resource/Menus, there is ...
Build once, deploy everywhere: the web is the only platform Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 4:04PMThese days we have so many types of mobile devices. Palm took a huge risk when they said that the web will be the main platform for building applications. I personally agree with them. Dion Almaer and Ben Galbraith joined up with Palm for that reason; to make the web more flexible for building apps. WebGL allows you to build rich services right in the web browser now, which is very exciting ...
Bitspace Launches HTML5-Based Streaming Music Player and Backup Service Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 2:25PMThere is no dearth of streaming music services on the web today, so it takes quite a bit for a new service to stand out from other popular services like Spotify, MOG and Lala . Today, we came across Bitspace , an online music player and backup service for your music files that puts an interesting new spin on this subject. This service stands out because of its great design and the fact that it's ...
Catch Life in HD with Sony Ericsson Vivaz Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 10:02PM• Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ – the second installment in a new family of communication entertainment phones also introduces HD video capabilities into the portfolio.
RIP Google Gears Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 3:01PMBack in December, we discussed Google’s decision to shift focus away from Gears , its platform that allows web apps to work offline — instead the company would utilize HTML5. In the Gears API Blog this week, Google has reinforced that decision, making it clear that the company “will not be investing resources in active development of new features.” Instead, the focus will continue to be on ...
Open source - the once and future dream Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 6:08PMBallmer, trolls, and the next ten years For some, Oracle's $5.6bn purchase of Sun Microsystems was good news for open source. After all, a mega tech vendor has acquired a hugely popular open-source database product and project: MySQL.… The power of collaboration within unified communications
Video Demo of BlackBerry's Upcoming Advanced Web Browser Now Available Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 11:59AMThe web browser that is bundled with BlackBerry smartphones lags well behind the ones that are offered with competing devices, but RIM is working to remedy that. A video showing off the next browser for this operating system shows that it will be much more capable.
Dell Mini 5 prototype impressions Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 11:35AMDell's puzzled the world for quite some time with its outlandish Mini 5 -- at first glance it's just another Android-based MID , but a quick fiddle with it reveals the full-fledged 3G phone inside. So will it fit in a pocket? Can we carry it around like a normal phone? Is this the future form factor that will bring the ultimate balance between portability and practicality? With such heavy dose ...
RIM intros new BlackBerry browser to rival iPhone Safari Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 2:03PMBlackBerry maker Research In Motion on Tuesday introduced a new browser for its devices, which runs on WebKit, the rendering engine behind Apple's Safari browser. The New BlackBerry browser is touted as easier and faster to use, and will be available later this year.
First-look at Opera for iPhone Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 12:03PMClaiming speeds that far outstrip Safari, Opera is gearing up to release Opera Mini 5 for iPhone. But first it has to clear an Apple approval process hurdle. We catch up with Opera's co-founder to look at Opera for iPhone and talk about what he thinks of that approval process.
Hacking contest organizer: Safari will fall first Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 11:45AMThe organizer of the Pwn2Own hacking challenge predicts that Apple's Safari browser will go under first; however, a past winner of the contest isn't so sure.
Starwatch Consumer | Burger King to sell Starbucks coffee; flights to Haiti resume; hot toys of 2010 Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 10:21PMBurger King plans to launch a new coffee line as it tries to overhaul its breakfast menu and boost its slumping business.
FASTTAKES: AlcaLu, RIM, Smart, Ericsson, NTT Com, CSL Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 9:17PMSmart Communications will deploy a Nokia Siemens charging and billing solution . NSN will also provide installation, customization and systems integration.
Breakfast Wrap: Best Of Tuesday Night Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 6:33PMOLED TVs Are Dead: Sony Stops Selling OLED In Japan That’s not good. In fact, that flat out sucks. The HTC Legend Traps Android 2.1 In Unibody Aluminium Sexy. Very sexy. What Windows Phone 7 Series Marketplace Will Look Like Looks good, but I wonder how practical it will be… Fisher-Price IXL: An iPad For The Kindergarten Crowd Not getting one of these for my kid… The New BlackBerry WebKit ...
WebKit browser coming to the Blackberry Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 5:50PMPart of the key to having a successful mobile device is getting the browser to play nicely with as many of the billions of web pages out there. Research In Motion (RIM), makers of the successful Blackberry handsets, plan on making its platform better by adding a WebKit-based browser.