As you know, popularity of Google Chrome is rising, and Google Chrome has just hit another milestone. This is great news for Google, but this also means that Google has to provide higher security against hackers, and we're positive that Google Chrome is up for the challenge.


Speaking of Google Chrome's security, at last year's software hacking competition Pwn2Own only one browser lasted against two full days of hacking attempts. Where other browsers fell such as IE 8, Safari 4, and Firefox 3, Google Chrome left standing without a scratch. As for this year's Pwn2Own, Chrome wasn't even on the list, but Google decided to add its browser on a list of its own. Of course, if anyone manages to hack Chrome or find bugs in its kernel, device drivers, or system libraries, they will earn a nice sum of $20,000 from Google.

[via TechCrunch]

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HP have announced the Veer smartphone today. It is the smallest WebOS smartphone and it is described as providing a big smartphone experience into a powerfully small package.

The HP Veer is the smallest WebOS phone to date, around the same height as a credit card and no thicker than a deck of cards.

The specifications of the handset are:

  • 54.5 mm x 84.0 mm x 15.1 mm, 103 grams
  • WebOS
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MHz Processor
  • 2.57? Glass Multi-Touchscreen with 320�400 Pixels Resolution
  • Slide Out QWERTY Keyboard, 8GB Internal Memory
  • 5 Megapixel Camera with Extended Depth of Field, Geotagging and Video Recording
  • GPS,Wi-Fi, 3.5mm Audio Jack
  • Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR and A2DP
  • Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor
  • Dual Mic for Noise Cancellation
  • 910 MAH (Non-Removable) Battery

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HP recently announced the successor of Palm Pre 2 at the HP webOS event. The HP Pre 3 comes with a 3.6 inch touchscreen display and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. This handset runs on 1.4GHz Qualcomm processor. HP Pre 3 will be available in 8 GB and 16 GB variant. Check out the complete specs below.

"In the suite of webOS products we're introducing today, Pre3 is our premier phone, designed for the speed of business," said Jon Rubinstein, senior vice president and general manager, Palm Global Business Unit, HP. "It enables professionals to accomplish more of their important workday tasks while easily keeping their fingers on the pulse of their personal lives."

HP Pre 3 Specs:

  • 3.6 inch touchscreen display
  • 800 x 480 pixels resolution
  • 1.4 GHz Qualcomm processor
  • HP webOS platform
  • Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
  • Wifi b/g/n
  • 3G connectivity
  • 5 megapixel camera
  • autofocus and LED flash
  • HD (720p) video ecording
  • Front-facing camera for video calling
  • Mobile hotspot
  • 512MB DRAM
  • 3.5 mm headset jack
  • GPS
  • HP Mobile Hotspot
  • Adobe Flash Player 10.1 beta
  • 8GB / 16GB internal memory

The recently announced HP TouchPad tablet can even take the HP Pre 3's phone calls. You can also share URLs between two devices with the same webOS account, just by touching them together. The HP Pre3 smartphone is scheduled to be available in the summer. Stay tuned for more updates.

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You've probably read all about the rootkit that comes with the latest PlayStation 3 firmware update, and you might be surprised, but this rootkit isn't anything new, and in fact, Sony had this rootkit on hold since 2006.


You think that this rootkit is the last resort in war against piracy and that it is violating terms of use and the privacy of their users? According to the terms and conditions with every purchase of a Sony PlayStation 3, it seems that Sony had the right to put a rootkit in your system ever since 2006. So you see, Sony isn't violating any rights, because they assumed that you read them all when you bought their console, but who reads terms of use when buying a next generation console?

So you see, in this case you cannot complain since Sony covered this already, so if you're using your PS3 for anything non-legal you probably shouldn't connect it to the internet until further solutions arise.

[via Ubergizmo]

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