Facebook IPO Revealed; Google Bolsters Android Security; VeriSign Hacked – PC Magazine
Facebook IPO Revealed; Google Bolsters Android Security; VeriSign HackedPC MagazineBy Angela Moscaritolo Facebook again topped headlines on Thursday, thanks to its lucrative initial public offering (IPO). According to paperwork filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg took home …and more » “android security” – Google News
Google pitches Bouncer to beef up Android security – V3.co.uk
V3.co.uk Google pitches Bouncer to beef up Android securityV3.co.ukby Shaun Nichols Google has shed new light on Bouncer, a security system which the company credits in helping to slow the spread of malware on its Android platform. The company said that the Bounder tool automatically scans applications on the Android …Google Gets Serious About Android [...]
Google Must Deal with Android Security Problems Quickly – IT Business Edge (blog)
Google Must Deal with Android Security Problems QuicklyIT Business Edge (blog)The bottom line is that Android security is a touchy subject. eWeek's Don Reisinger's recent look at 10 smartphone and tablet security lessons made the point both implicitly and explicitly. On the implicit side, most of the 10 mentioned Android as a …and more » “android [...]
Google X’s wearable technology isn’t an iPod Nano, but rather a heads up display (glasses) (Seth Weintraub/9to5Google)
Seth Weintraub / 9to5Google:Google X’s wearable technology isn’t an iPod Nano, but rather a heads up display (glasses) — Google Goggles gets a new meaning — The New York Times today relayed an open secret among some in the Google community: the company is working on wearable technology in its secret off-campus Google X lair.
Exclusive: Google CEO’s inner circle: Meet the L Team (Alexei Oreskovic/Reuters)
Alexei Oreskovic / Reuters:Exclusive: Google CEO’s inner circle: Meet the L Team — (Reuters) – The most powerful group at Google Inc used to be known simply as “The OC,” short for operating committee. Now, it goes by a more telling name: “L Team,” short for Larry’s Team. — The change is more than a [...]
Browser Study Sheds Light On Firefox’s Insecurity (And Google Approves This Message) (Andy Greenberg/The Firewall)
Andy Greenberg / The Firewall:Browser Study Sheds Light On Firefox’s Insecurity (And Google Approves This Message) — Illustration by Galit Weisberg. Click on the image to see his original. — Updated with a response from Mozilla. — When Google funds a study on browser security and allows it to be published …
Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL join Agari anti- service
The major Web-based e-mail providers are joining forces with an anti-fraud startup, which is launching tomorrow, to help keep messages out of peoples’ inboxes. Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and AOL are providing metadata from messages that …
Google Now Censors The Pirate Bay, isoHunt, 4Shared and More (Ernesto/TorrentFreak)
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:Google Now Censors The Pirate Bay, isoHunt, 4Shared and More — Since January 2011, Google has been filtering “piracy-related” terms from its ‘Autocomplete’ and ‘Instant’ services. — Google users searching for terms like “torrent”, “BitTorrent” and “RapidShare” will notice that no suggestions …
Dissed by Logitech, Google TV Soldiers On (Mike Isaac/Gadget Lab)
Mike Isaac / Gadget Lab:Dissed by Logitech, Google TV Soldiers On — Logitech introduced its Revue Google TV box in 2010, which promptly flopped with consumers. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com — After serious launch missteps and all signs pointing to poor consumer adoption, Google TV has a tough road ahead …
Google Pulls Lousy Gmail iPhone App, Grovels For Forgiveness (Steve Kovach/Business Insider)
Steve Kovach / Business Insider:Google Pulls Lousy Gmail iPhone App, Grovels For Forgiveness — After a torrent of complaints from iOS users, Google has pulled the Gmail app from Apple’s App Store. — In a tweet from Gmail’s official account, the company says: — The iOS app we launched today contained a bug with notifications.
