Google adds multi-touch to Nexus One: TechVi Now Morning Edition
Google's phone finally lets people pinch and zoom, while Apple's new iPhone OS update breaks jailbreaking tools. In the web browser market, there's a new champion. Find out more on TechVi Now.
Some Amazon e-books to cost more: TechVi Now
After a short spat, Amazon will be raising prices of certain books published by Macmillan to comply with the book publisher's demands. In other news, Mozilla officially introduces Firefox for certain Nokia phones, the iPad makes a public appearance, and Steve Jobs has some choice words for Adobe and Google. Find out about these stories and more on TechVi Now.
Chrome and Firefox top browser speed test
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Lifehacker ran a browser-speed challenge and found that versions of Google Chrome had the fastest JavaScript engine and started up the quickest. Mozilla Firefox 3.6 beta 1 pulled an upset by using the least amount of memory. The tests also included Internet Explorer, Opera and Safari and tests were performed using Windows 7 Home Premium.
Snow Leopard malware protection only blocks two viruses
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Apple’s recently released version of Mac OS X, Snow Leopard, received a lot of press when it was discovered to include malware protection. Upon further investigation by Antivirus provider Integro, it seems the malware protection currently only scans for two of the most common Mac viruses. Integro also points out that the software only works with certain applications including Safari, Firefox, and iChat.
Buffalo HDS-PH500U2 encrypted hard drive unveiled
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Buffalo seems to be moving toward data encryption and safety with its new ruggedized HDS-PH500U2 external hard drive. The 5,400 RPM disk is powered by USB, encrypts data automatically, backs it up, and comes with mobile versions of Mozilla's Firefox and Thunderbird. The drive is scheduled to hitJapan for about the equivalent of $244, but is expected to arrive elsewhere soon.
Firefox set to hit a billion downloads
Mozilla's popular open source broswer, Firefox, is set to hit one billion downloads within the next 24 hours. This number includes all versions of Firefox since it was released in 2004 but does not include automatic updates. Firefox currently holds 31% of the market-share in the desktop browser world. Firefox holds the world record for the most downloaded software in 24 hours with 8 million when Firefox 3.0 was launched.
“Secure browsing” exploit leaves SSL less secure in some browsers
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Last Wednesday at the Black Hat Conference, researchers Dan Kaminsky and Moxie Marlinspike demonstrated a browser exploit that could be used to steal information from unknowing web surfers. Internet Explorer requires code signing in certificates and thus makes it safer, at least from an SSL implementation perspective; Firefox 3.5 has the said vulnerability patched, which will be back-ported to earlier versions.
Mozilla presents Firefox 4.0 mockups
Design plans for Mozilla's Firefox 4 browser are now publicly available for viewing on the Mozilla Wiki. Design changes are much less subtle than previous major releases of the browser, with some UI elements taking a page from Google Chrome's school of design, such as tabs replacing the titlebar on top. The pictures shown on Mozilla's wiki are mockups however, and are likely subject to change.
Firefox 3.5.1 released
Mozilla has released the first update to Firefox 3.5Â (released on June 30) and includes such fixes as a TraceMonkey JavaScript engine bug, as well as slow start-up times on some Windows machines caused by the way Firefox generates encryption keys as part of its security procedures. Firefox 3.5.1 is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux users as a free download from www.getfirefox.com.