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Browser extensions may be used for attacks
News Organized crime can "easily" create legitimate applications and then insert malicious code in the form of updates, says Auckland-based security expert.
Tags: Web browsers, Network security, Security Management, PC security, Extension, Security, Web Browser, Attack, online banking, Mozilla Corp.
Dell unveils Android-based Mini 3 smartphone
News The first carriers for the Android-based phone will be China Mobile and Brazil's Claro. Details on the devices will come later.
Tags: Google Android, Smart phones, Phone, China Mobile Ltd., U.S., mobile, Google Android, Smart Phone, Wi-Fi, China
O'Reilly: Web is at war, and it's making me sad
News In his keynote at the Web 2.0 Expo, Tim O'Reilly sets off the "punditocracy" by insisting that the "war of the Web" is heating up again.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Google Inc., Apple Inc., Checkout, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Web sites, Web 2.0, Tim O'Reilly
Web of Trust extension comes to Chrome
News In the newest sign that Chrome's extensions are becoming practical to use, Web of Trust has released its add-on for Google's browser.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, App servers, Business applications, Open Source, Extension, Google Inc., Business applications, Web sites, Web 2.0
Chrome extensions arriving in developer version
News The top-requested feature in Google's browser is now enabled by default--though only on the Windows version for developers.
Tags: Web browsers, Extension, Apple Macintosh, CSS, social bookmarking, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Programming, Microsoft Windows, Linux
Yahoo's Delicious proves Chrome extensions real
News Chrome's extensions framework has matured enough for Yahoo to release an alpha version of an add-on to use its social-bookmarking service.
Tags: Web browsers, Web sites, Extension, Google Inc., Web Browser, Yahoo! Inc., social bookmarking, Google Chrome, Mozilla Corp., Advertisement
Google reveals Chrome customization plan
News Google has published details of its plan to add customization features to its Web browser, Chrome.
Tags: Web browsers, Web sites, Extension, Web Browser, Google Inc., Video, microformat, content filtering, Advertisement, AdBlock
Google set to promote Chrome extensions
News One of the standout features of Chrome 4.0 is customization through extensions. Google appears on the brink of launching a gallery to showcase them.
Tags: Web browsers, Extension, Google Inc., Web Browser, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Google Chrome, Apple Mac OS, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox
Chrome begins RSS support, solidifies extensions
News The second most requested feature in Google's browser, the ability to find and subscribe to Web page RSS feeds, is arriving. Extensions, the top item, is maturing.
Tags: Web browsers, Extension, Microsoft Corp., RSS, Google Inc., Web Browser, e-mail, Search Result, blogging, blog
Where is the passion for extending Microsoft apps?
Techguide Here are some theories about why there isn't much coverage about Internet Explorer plug-ins in comparison to Firefox.
Tags: Web browsers, Extension, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Plug-in, Eclipse, Internet Explorer plug-in, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, theory
Code concepts: C#'s extension methods
Techguide A helpful addition to a programmer's toolkit, C#'s extension methods are a way of adding additional functionality to an existing class without subclassing it or having access to the source code.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, Business applications, Ruby, Method, regular expression, C#, Justin James, Microsoft Developer Network, Python, Microsoft Word
Is Firefox + Perspectives the most secure browser for TLS/SSL encryption?
Techguide Perspectives is a TLS/SSL encryption certificate validation tool that works even for self-signed certificates.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Certificate, Computer Associates International Inc., Security, SSL, Microsoft Corp., Authentication and encryption, Web Browser
Code concepts: Visual Studio's T4 templates
Techguide The T4 templating system is used to programmatically generate artifacts. Here's an overview about why the templates are useful and how to work with them.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, Business applications, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, T4, Directives, Levit & James Inc., Business applications, File, Directive, Tool
Perspectives provides out-of-band verification for SSH
Techguide There is more to Perspectives than the Firefox extension for TLS/SSL validation.
Tags: Network security, PC security, Data security, Security, Perspectives, SSH Protocol, SSL, network, OpenSSH, SSH
Google offers JavaScript programming tools
News In a new step to make the Web a more powerful foundation for programs, Google is releasing Closure Tools that it says produce faster, better code.
Tags: Open source, Cloud computing, Google Inc., compiler, software, Cloud computing, Web Browser, Internet Search Advertising, Tool, Open source
