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The Pwn2Own hacking competition, which is organized annually by TippingPoint Zero Day Initiative, is back again for its fourth year. This year, the total prize money has been increased to $100K. The competition will be at the CanSecWest security conference held in Vancouver, BC on March 24th 2010. If you successfully exploit a target you get… |
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Intel and Nokia have announced that they are merging their respective Linux operating environments to power future smart-phones and tablets. This merger will combine Intel’s Moblin platform with Nokia’s Maemo platform to create a new platform called MeeGo. Currently, Intel’s Moblin OS is used in Netbooks while Nokia’s Maemo powers Nokia’s N900. |
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It is believed that Microsoft’s new mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 7, will be launched in the World Mobile Congress at Barcelona on 15 February. Microsoft has not officially made any announcement regarding the Windows Mobile 7. However, some details believed to be that of the said operating system has been leaked. |
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Mozilla announced in their blog that the final build of their Firefox web browser is now available for Nokia’s Maemo platform. Maemo is a linux based smart phone OS which currently powers the Nokia N900. Firefox for Maemo brings many features that is part of the desktop Firefox on the mobile platform. Firefox for Maemo… |
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LG Arena Max LU 9400, successor to the current highly successful Arena, is almost ready or so it seems. The news about the existence of the phone was revealed at the Wi-Fi Alliance, where it received the Wi-Fi Inter-operability Certification. LG, which is currently the third largest cell phone manufacturer of world, has sold more… |
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The news about Dell’s Mini 3i Smartphone being a China-only device might not be true after all. According to Cruchgear, Dell might be bringing their Android-based phone to the U.S., which would be great news for the Android community considering the recent announcements by Motorola and HTC about the launch of their Android powered smartphones. |
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Finally Microsoft CEO did something which Microsoft usually don’t do, even by mistake. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, while speaking at company’s Venture Capital Summit, openly admitted that they have screwed up with Windows Mobile 7 (as if that was something totally unexpected!). |
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