A security researcher has found a loophole in how the HTML5 Web Storage standard is implemented in the Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Apple Safari browsers that could allow malicious websites to fill visitors' hard disk drives with ...
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Internet Explorer's poor reputation for security is undeserved, with Mozilla Firefox actually the most vulnerable internet browser in common usage. That's according to research by network security solutions provider Sourcefire, which ...
Microsoft's new version of Windows written for ARM processors may not be an unqualified success, but ARM CEO Warren East said the software maker will learn from its mistakes with Windows RT and come back with a better product. "I'm well ...
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Sony Mobile will provide an experimental version of the Firefox OS on one of its smartphones so that advanced developers can try it out and start working on applications. Earlier this week, Sony said it is evaluating the Firefox OS ...
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The emergence of the Firefox OS is just one more reason that Microsoft and BlackBerry will need to sharpen their marketing savvy to sell more smartphones in 2013. Microsoft officials at Mobile World Congress (MWC) here conceded that the ...
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ARM creates the intellectual property used in the designs of more than 95% of the smartphones in the world, but the company had only a small booth at the edge of Hall 6 at Mobile World Congress here this week. ARM, based in Cambridge, ...
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A senior executive of Samsung said on Monday at MWC that Samsung is not interested in the Mozilla Firefox operating system. The industry have pointed out, this statement was not surprising, because Samsung has other mobile operating ...
Huawei and LG’s Firefox OS mobile phones have appeared On the MWC 2013 exhibition. Both Huawei and LG’s Firefox OS phones are black, with relatively founder shape and tough line. In addition, LG Firefox OS phone is equipped ...
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Sony announced on Monday that it will be release a Firefox OS phone in 2014. Previously, LG and Huawei announced that they will launch a smartphone using the Firefox OS operating platform. Sony said, Telefonica will provide Sony Xperia Z ...
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Mozilla will automatically block third-party cookies starting with Firefox 22, which is slated to ship this summer, according to the Stanford University researcher who coded the change. The move, which will make it more difficult for ...
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Analysts today were skeptical that Mozilla's push into mobile with Firefox OS would meaningfully change the game. "The chances of Mozilla Firefox OS making good in mobile phones are about as good as WebOS making a comeback in ...
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ZTE's first phone based on Mozilla's Firefox OS will go on sale in the middle of the year in Spain, Venezuela and Colombia, where its maker hopes to boost smartphone penetration. Firefox OS is being pitched as a better alternative for ...
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Telecom carriers continue to complain about taxes, regulation and over-the-top competition, but Mozilla's Firefox operating system provides a glimmer of hope to some executives speaking at the opening of Mobile World Congress. Mobile ...
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Mozilla previewed the first commercial build of its Firefox operating system and announced several operator and smartphone rollout plans on Sunday at Mobile World Congress. The OS is being pitched as a better alternative for low-end ...
Google yesterday released Chrome 25, patching 22 vulnerabilitiesand debuting a new security feature that blocks silent installations of add-ons. The latter is Chrome 25's most noticeable change to users. It automatically disables ...
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