Security company 3Com TippingPoint has jacked up to $100,000 the prize money on offer to anyone able to hack a range of browsers and mobile devices at the forthcoming CanSecWest security conference.
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TippingPoint offers hackers $100,000 for browser and phone exploits
Google has released version 4.1 of Google Maps for Android , adding a constantly updated map wallpaper, tweaking the way search results are displayed and adding a new Latitude widget for tracking your friends.
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Google Maps for Android gets improved user interface
Cisco Wednesday is unveiling new Ethernet access switches and enhanced routers designed to take on more of the jobs frequently handled by separate devices, such as those dedicated to handling video traffic or ensuring network security. Cisco’s latest offerings fit into its Borderless Networks strategy, a concept it introduced with its ISR branch routers last fall . Those routers, dubbed ISR G2, are optimized for video and virtual services, Cisco said at the time
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New Cisco Ethernet switches to play broader video, security roles
Oracle’s commitment to Java and the ubiquity of the technology were stressed Wednesday by Java founder James Gosling in a presentation that also centered on the recently released Java Enterprise Edition (EE) 6 specification.
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Java founder emphasizes Oracle’s commitment
O’Reilly media founder Tim O’Reilly is “the most powerful voice” in open source , followed by Linux chief architect Linus Torvalds, Google executive Chris Messina, ex-Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz, and Gnome and Mono founder Miguel de Icaza, according to a new ranking of influential open source personalities.
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Linus Torvalds named most influential open source blogger
James Gosling, considered the father of Java , offered some brief and positive perspectives on enterprise Java, the Java GlassFish application server, and the JavaFX multimedia platform Tuesday evening, but he was not so positive in his comments about the Java Community Process (JCP) for amending Java specifications.
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Java pioneer distances himself from JCP
Fujitsu is rolling out a new server designed specially for cloud computing providers. The Primergy CX1000, based on Intel’s Xeon 5600 series processors , is designed to be power-efficient and save space, said Richard McCormack, senior vice president of Fujitsu America’s server and solutions business.
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Fujitsu aims new Xeon-based server at cloud computing providers
Potentially toughening the competitive landscape for its own Silverlight rich Internet application platform , Microsoft will expand support for the HTML5 specification in its Internet Explorer 9 browser, under a plan revealed Tuesday.
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Microsoft embraces HTML5 specification in IE9
Almost 40 percent of BlackBerry users would switch camp to an Apple iPhone , a recent study into smartphone brand loyalty shows.
Hewlett-Packard , Dell , and IBM rolled out new servers on Tuesday based on Intel’s latest Xeon 5600 microprocessors , which promise better performance and power consumption.
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HP, IBM, Dell launch servers with new Intel chips
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