News & Features
The previous version of Opera was affected by a flaw that can be exploited to compromise systems and that has been known for six months. The KDE libraries are also said to be vulnerable
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Alfresco has released an implementation of the public review version of CMIS 1.0 in the community version of the Alfresco CMS to serve as an example, enabling developers to participate in the review more effectively
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An Estonian government project plans to release a number of network security tools as open source
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A new version of the worm infecting insecure jailbroken iPhones resets the password
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A few lines of HTML code, posted anonymously under the heading "IE7" on a security list, turn out to be a previously unknown security problem in the Microsoft browser
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In the past week, The H posted the latest Linux news in the Kernel Log, took a detailed look at Fedora 12, and reported on Google's Chrome OS, Android 2.0, Metasploit 3.3, Camino 2 and Firefox 3.6 Beta 3
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Security experts have found security problems in several popular Firefox extensions. They warn that using add-ons can impact the security of the entire system
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The kernel development team have enhanced various aspects of Btrfs, one effect of which is to significantly improve the experimental file system's write performance. A number of changes to the block layer promise better data throughput and reactivity. There are also several new drivers for storage hardware
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Cloud Engines has released the second generation of its popular Pogoplug "plug-top computer", adding more USB ports to expand the data capacity
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Cisco has released a free iPhone application that allows users to receive customised alerts on real-time security threats, new signatures and other information
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Sony Ericsson has announced the availability of a beta version of its new cross-platform WebSDK development environment for Android and Symbian devices. At present this is aimed at the company's XPERIA and Saito phones
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The PHP developers have released the first maintenance update to the 5.3 branch of their programming language, which now includes anti DoS measures and sanity checks on EXIF
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The Mozilla Foundation's reported revenues for 2008 were $78.6 million, up approximately 5 per cent from 2007
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The Growl for Windows Project developers have released version 2.0 of their Windows-compatible port of Growl, adding several new features including the new Growl Notification Protocol for cross-platform compatibility
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The twelfth version of Fedora is equipped with a current and comprehensive selection of software packages that offer a whole range of technological advancements. Several of the new features, which include extended hardware support for kernel-based mode setting (KMS), 3D support for recent Radeon graphics cards and the emerging KSM (Kernel Samepage Merging), are also likely to turn up in other Linux distributions in the near future
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Google has released the source code for Chrome OS as open source, a year ahead of when it plans to have partners release devices based on the lightweight, browser-centric operating system
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A scheme to allow developers to buy offsets for bad code aims to raise funds for jQuery, PostgreSQL and the Apache Software Foundation
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The Camino Project developers have released version 2.0 of their web browser for the Mac, adding support for AppleScript, Flash blocking, Growl notifications and integrated anti-phishing protection
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A merger of ASP.NET Ajax and Ajax Control Toolkit becomes the first Microsoft sponsored gallery at the CodePlex Foundation
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The 9.1.0.0 version of the Serv-U FTP Server for Windows closes two critical vulnerabilities which allow an attacker's code to infiltrate the system or restart it
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The American National Security Agency also helped configure the system security of Windows 7 during the operating system's development
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Spyware for Android, understanding botnet protocols, Top 10 vulnerabilities in web applications, Bruce Schneier action figure
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The Java infrastructure company acquires the popular Java job scheduling system to enhance its application management products
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Fedora 12 has changed its security policy to allow unprivileged users to install software without requiring the root password
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Reports suggest that the Korean electronics giant is sponsoring the Enlightenment window manager
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Opera 10.10 closes "extremely severe" hole
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