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Adobe to adopt Microsoft security plan

Adobe Systems was set to announce at the Black Hat conference that it will soon be adopting Microsoft's model of sharing information about software vulnerabilities with security vendors before the companies release security updates. Read more »

Hack makes ATM vomit cash: Black Hat

Barnaby Jack, director of security testing at Seattle-based IOActive, hauled two ATMs onto the stage at the Black Hat conference and demonstrated to a rapt audience the fond daydream of teenage hackers everywhere: pressing a button and having an automated teller machine spew out its cash until a pile of paper lay on the ground. Read more »

Tags: security

Chrome gets patched after exploit bounties

Just before the Black Hat security conference begins, Google has patched seven security holes in its stable version of Chrome and begun an effort to speed up the software industry's response to such vulnerabilities. Read more »

US OKs jailbreaking mobile phones

Jailbreaking your iPhone or other mobile device will no longer violate federal copyright law, the US Copyright Office ruled on Monday. Read more »

Tags: apple, iphone

NSW data catalogue up for refresh

The New South Wales Government Chief Information Office has asked the public what data it wants opened up in an upcoming refresh of the state's public data catalogue. Read more »

Safari autofill exploit exposes user data

The autofill option in Apple's Safari browser can expose personal data without the user's consent, a security researcher reported on Wednesday. Read more »

Inside Chrome 6

Want the ability to print preview in Chrome? You'll have to wait, because it's one of the features that didn't make the Chrome 6 cut. Read more »

Google Buzz provides data to developers

Google has opened up a key data stream coming out of Google Buzz that gives developers access to content as it's published. Read more »

Tags: buzz, google

China satisfied by Google offering

Google's resolution of its net presence in China seems to have reached a stable point, at least for the time being. Read more »

Adobe Reader sandbox to block attacks

Adobe Reader will soon have an additional layer of protection against the many attacks that target the popular PDF viewer. Read more »

Symbian move shows way to web apps

Symbian, the Nokia smartphone operating system that's been languishing outside the limelight hogged by Apple's iOS and Google's Android, announced a significant move on Monday to try to reclaim some of its lost relevance. Read more »

Keeping Google's secret ingredient secret

Should Google be required to disclose how its secret recipe for organising the internet is put together to assure regulators and internet publishers that it isn't gaming the results? Read more »

Google misses expectations for Q2 results

Google's second-quarter revenue was up 24 per cent compared to last year, but the company missed analysts' targets for earnings. Read more »

Standards issued for open-source hardware

There are US$13 million open-source hardware companies, but there have been no standards governing what defines the still nascent field. Until now, that is. Read more »

Adobe Reader, IE top vulnerability list

The most exploited vulnerabilities tend to be Adobe Reader and Internet Explorer, but a rising target for exploits is Java, according to a report to be released on Wednesday in the US by M86 Security Labs. Read more »

Microsoft extends Windows XP downgrades

Microsoft had planned to end the Windows XP downgrade option for those buying new PCs once Windows 7 Service Pack 1 started to ship, which entered beta on Monday. Read more »

Google wants you to be a developer

Google's developer relations have generally catered to the tech-savvy, but a new tool, Google App Inventor for Android, is for those just getting started. Read more »

Flash to take 3D graphics plunge: Adobe

In a move that could keep ties with online games programmers strong, Adobe Systems is adding 3D graphics support to a coming version of its widely used browser plug-in. Read more »

Samsung to host Aussie app developer days

Samsung will host two developer days (one in Brisbane and one in Sydney) to show off the unique opportunities for developers on its new Bada operating system. Read more »

Apple sits on a shaky throne

It's hard to remember the iPhone without the App Store. When the App Store turns two years old on Saturday, it will still stand as the undisputed king of the consumer mobile-applications world. Read more »

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