Security researchers say Android is based on outdated open-source compenents that leave it vulnerable to a perviously known and fixed attack
By Nancy Gohring, October 27, 2008
Researchers at Independent Security Evaluators say they've discovered a security flaw in the Android browser that could make users of phones with the browser vulnerable to attack. Android, Google's open-source software that is currently only running on one phone, HTC's G1, is based on outdated open-source components, the researchers say. As a result, the vulnerability they have discovered was previously known and fixed, but Google didn't incorporate the fix into Android, they say. The G1 went on sale last Wednesday from T-Mobile USA, and Google published the source code behind Android on Tuesday. Other manufacturers, including Motorola, are expected to also release phones running Android in the future. The researchers also say, however, that the impact of the attack is limited because of Android's security architecture. An attacker can't, for example, control functions of the phone such as the dialer.
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Microsoft launches Windows Azure
by Ina Fried October 27, 2008
Microsoft on Monday announced a version of Windows that runs over the Internet from inside Microsoft's own data centers. Dubbed Windows Azure, it's less a replacement for the operating system that runs on one's own PC than it is an alternative for developers, intended to let them write programs that live inside Microsoft's data centers as opposed to on the servers of a given business. "It's a transformation of our software and a transformation of our strategy," said Ray Ozzie, a computing industry pioneer who now serves as Microsoft's chief software architect. Microsoft first outlined a shift to "Live Services" at an event in San Francisco in 2005. The company has released a few things piecemeal, such as Live Mesh, but Monday's announcement marked the first real discussion of how Microsoft's disparate Internet strategies fit together. The announcements come at the start of Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference here. On Tuesday, Microsoft plans to go into more detail on Windows 7, the successor to Windows Vista, due out by about January 2010.
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Microsoft on Monday announced a version of Windows that runs over the Internet from inside Microsoft's own data centers. Dubbed Windows Azure, it's less a replacement for the operating system that runs on one's own PC than it is an alternative for developers, intended to let them write programs that live inside Microsoft's data centers as opposed to on the servers of a given business. "It's a transformation of our software and a transformation of our strategy," said Ray Ozzie, a computing industry pioneer who now serves as Microsoft's chief software architect. Microsoft first outlined a shift to "Live Services" at an event in San Francisco in 2005. The company has released a few things piecemeal, such as Live Mesh, but Monday's announcement marked the first real discussion of how Microsoft's disparate Internet strategies fit together. The announcements come at the start of Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference here. On Tuesday, Microsoft plans to go into more detail on Windows 7, the successor to Windows Vista, due out by about January 2010.
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Amazon launches WindowShop: A 3-D shopping experience
by Josh Lowensohn October 27, 2008
WindowShop is a new content viewing layer for Amazon.com. If you've ever used Cooliris' PicLens before you'll feel right at home, as WindowShop turns Amazon.com's selection of online goods into a giant wall which you can scroll back and forth, and zoom in and out of to find things to buy. The tool was built by Amazon and runs entirely off its S3 storage service. Within the giant wall of product thumbnails each of Amazon's sales categories is broken down into interactive tiles which can take up nearly your entire browser window when zoomed. Movies, TV shows, and music begin to play almost immediately, giving you the same preview you'd find on Amazon's product pages (which are just a click away on each item). We've covered several thumbnail-inspired shopping experiences before (see Zoomii specifically) but this is one of the first that's got speed and first party support on its side. Amazon is advertising the fact that the music wall will be updated every Tuesday to coincide with new releases. The same goes for movies, TV shows and books.
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WindowShop is a new content viewing layer for Amazon.com. If you've ever used Cooliris' PicLens before you'll feel right at home, as WindowShop turns Amazon.com's selection of online goods into a giant wall which you can scroll back and forth, and zoom in and out of to find things to buy. The tool was built by Amazon and runs entirely off its S3 storage service. Within the giant wall of product thumbnails each of Amazon's sales categories is broken down into interactive tiles which can take up nearly your entire browser window when zoomed. Movies, TV shows, and music begin to play almost immediately, giving you the same preview you'd find on Amazon's product pages (which are just a click away on each item). We've covered several thumbnail-inspired shopping experiences before (see Zoomii specifically) but this is one of the first that's got speed and first party support on its side. Amazon is advertising the fact that the music wall will be updated every Tuesday to coincide with new releases. The same goes for movies, TV shows and books.
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