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Google Releases Chrome 6
From the i4337 dept.:/ibr /
Google has released a new version of its Chrome browser and has included more than a dozen security fixes in the update. The new version, 6.0.472.53, was released two years to the day after the company pushed out the first version of Chrome.br /
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Google Chrome 6 includes patches for 14 total security vulnerabilities, including six high-priority flaws, and the company paid out a total of $4,337 in bug bounties to researchers who reported the vulnerabilities. A number of the flaws that didn't qualify for bug bounties were discovered by members of Google's internal security team.
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Android Fork Brings Froyo To 12 Smartphones
From the iRunner dept.:/ibr /
CyanogenMod has just been updated to version 6.0, bringing Android Open Source Project 2.2 (Froyo) to several devices. This fork includes enchantments to many of the built-in apps, Ad-hoc network connectivity, OpenVPN support, Bluetooth HID, Incognito browsing, extensive control over audio and UI elements
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Ksplice Now Free for Fedora Users
From the iNo Reboot Required dept.:/ibr /
Ksplice, the technology that allows Linux kernel updates without a reboot, is now free for users of the Fedora distribution. Using Ksplice is like âreplacing your carâs engine while speeding down the highwayâ, and it can potentially save your Linux systems from a lot of downtime. Since Fedora users often live on the bleeding edge of Linux development, Ksplice makes it even easier to do so, and without reboots!
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Palm Details webOS 2.0 Features
From the iAlso Running dept.:/ibr /
webOS 2.0 is due out later this year and Palm has dropped some serious details about what's coming in the new OS to us. In addition to lots of goodness for developers in the form of new APIs and a SDK Beta download available today, we have the details on some user-facing features. Here's the short version:br /
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Palm's multitasking 'card' metaphor is getting a refresh with Stacksbr /
Universal Search is getting majorly beefed up with 'Quick Actions,' will be opened to developers, and rebranded as Just Typebr /
Apps can have custom Touchstone at-a-glance views with Exhibitionbr /
Synergy is opening up to developersbr /
HTML5 and Javascript support is much improvedbr /
Hybrid PDK/SDK apps will be fully supported
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Google backs out of JavaOne conference
From the iUpdate that Resume dept.:/ibr /
Citing concerns about Oracle's lawsuit against it, Google said Friday it cannot participate in the upcoming JavaOne conference. The Oracle-sponsored JavaOne conference, formerly a Sun Microsystems event, is being held in San Francisco the week of September 19. Oracle is suing Google over alleged misuse of Java patents in the Android mobile platform. In a blog post, a Google official lamented the situation.br /
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We wish that we could [present at the show], but Oracle's recent lawsuit against Google and open source has made it impossible for us to freely share our thoughts about the future of Java and open source generally. This is a painful realization for us, as we've participated in every JavaOne since 2004, and I personally have spoken at all but the first in 1996, said Joshua Bloch of the Google Open Source Programs Office.
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Microsoft: 'We love open source'
From the iBroken Record dept.:/ibr /
While Microsoft hasn't formally rescinded its declaration that Linux violates its patents, at least one Microsoft executive admits that the companyâs earlier battle stance was a mistake. Microsoft wants the world to understand, whatever its issues with Linux, it no longer has any gripe toward open source.br /
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In 2010 Microsoft is trying hard not to be public enemy No. 1 to open source proponents, in some cases by making key contributions to open source code and in other cases by making Microsoft products interoperable with open source software.br /
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We love open source, says Jean Paoli of Microsoft in a recent interview with Network World. We have worked with open source for a long time now.
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Pirate Party Strikes Hosting Deal With Wikileaks
From the iSweded dept.:/ibr /
After releasing more than 90,000 government documents last month related to the war in Afghanistan, Wikileaks was labeled a serious threat by the U.S. Government. With more leaks coming up, Wikileaks can use all the support it can get, especially from political movements around the globe.br /
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One of the political parties that has shown interest in helping Wikileaks is the Swedish Pirate Party. Two weeks ago they offered to host the whistleblower site, and during a visit to Sweden Wikileaksâ Julian Assange accepted this offer and signed a deal.
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Oracle sues Google over Android and Java: CNET
From the iClash of the Titans dept.:/ibr /
Oracle issued a press release late Thursday saying it has filed suit against Google for infringing on copyrights and patents related to Java, which Oracle acquired along with Sun Microsystems earlier this year. The terse release claimed Google knowingly, directly and repeatedly infringed Oracle's Java-related intellectual property.br /
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...Oracle also noted the interlocking history between Google and Java in its complaint, noting that Google has been aware of Sun's patent portfolio, including the patents at issue, since the middle of this decade, when Google hired certain former Sun Java engineers.
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First SMS Trojan Detected for Smartphones Running Android
From the iFront Door dept.:/ibr /
Kaspersky has announced the first Android Trojan. The new malicious program penetrates smartphones running Android in the guise of a harmless media player application.
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EFF: Review of Verizon and Google's Net Neutrality Proposal
From the iNeutral Zone dept.:/ibr /
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On Monday, Google and Verizon proposed a new legislative framework for net neutrality. Reaction to the proposal has been swift and, for the most part, highly critical. While we agree with many aspects of that criticism, we are interested in the framework's attempt to grapple with the Trojan Horse problem. The proposed solution: a narrow grant of power to the FCC to enforce neutrality within carefully specified parameters. While this solution is not without its own substantial dangers, we think it deserves to be considered further if Congress decides to legislate.br /
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Unfortunately, the same document that proposed this intriguing idea also included some really terrible ideas. It carves out exemptions from neutrality requirements for so-called unlawful content, for wireless services, and for very vaguely-defined additional online services. The definition of reasonable network management is also problematically vague. As many, many, many have already pointed out, these exemptions threaten to completely undermine the stated goal of neutrality.
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