LibreOffice to tackle critical bugs with HardHacks program
LibreOffice plans to more swiftly quash its toughest software bugs through a new program that aims to improve cooperation between its quality assurance team and developers.
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Worried you'll be forced to buy Windows 8? Relax!
I've heard from several people who are concerned they won't be able to find new PCs with Windows 7 this holiday season.
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SMS bug said to be serious threat
A French hacker claims he has found a flaw in the commonly used Short Messaging Service (SMS) that lets people send text messages from accounts not their own, similar to how emails are often purportedly sent from a user's email account even though they were not, in a technique known as spoofing. The hacker, who calls himself "pod2g" and is best known for jailbreaking iPhones, said Friday that the vulnerability could let an attacker send a phishing message pretending to be from a bank, credit card company, or other trusted source.
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Sony's new 'stacked' image sensors open door to smaller devices, more pixels
Sony, which makes the camera modules used in the latest smartphones from Apple and Samsung, said Monday it will begin sales of a new image chip that is nearly half the size of current models. The Tokyo-based electronics giant said its new CMOS sensors will begin shipping in October. The devices use a technology that "stacks" their processing circuitry under the pixels used to capture images, as opposed to laying it alongside as in current versions, leading to a smaller footprint that is more power efficient with faster processing.
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Amazon wants to make life easier for Python developers
Amazon Web Services has made it possible to roll out Python-based applications using Elastic Beanstalk, which aims to make it easier to deploy and manage applications in its cloud, the company said on Sunday.
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Prepare for the era of the data center in a box
While several of the largest storage vendors, such as EMC, Hewlett-Packard and NetApp, have entered into agreements with server, software and networking vendors to offer bundled products, purpose-built products are just beginning to emerge. For example, last year startup Nutanix unveiled a virtualized server that is clustered together with solid-state and hard drive storage, all of which can be managed under a single console view.
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McAfee focuses on privacy in mobile security software package for Android
McAfee is expanding its mobile security software for Android tablets and smartphones, as it sees an increase in threats targeting Android devices, the Intel subsidiary announced on Monday.
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Coming soon: A 'pure Gnome' Ubuntu Linux
Linux fans in general and Ubuntu users in particular are already well-acquainted with the many desktop environments that are available for distributions of the free and open source operating system.
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Ada language upgrade includes contract capabilities, multicore accommodations
While a longtime dignitary in the technology space still is not convinced, advocates of the Ada programming language are touting benefits of an upgrade to the platform as well as their company's accommodations for it.
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Windows 8: Yes, it's that bad, part 2
I'm overwhelmed by the quantity and quality of comments attached to my InfoWorld Test Center review of Windows 8.
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