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• 14 April 2011

• News: Apple patches Pwn2Own, Comodo hack bugs

  Apple today patched bugs in iOS and Safari used at last month's Pwn2Own hacking contest by three teams of researchers who collectively earned $45,000 for their work.

• News: Browser rivals mock Microsoft's 'native HTML5' claims

  Mozilla and Opera have mocked Microsoft's use of the term "native HTML5" to describe IE9 and the upcoming IE10 as an oxymoron, an attempt to hijack an open standard and a marketing ploy.

• News: Japan disaster slows cell phone manufacturing

  The earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan have hit manufacturers of CMOS image sensors, a key ingredient in most mobile phones.

• News: Apple releases Safari, Snow Leopard security updates

  Don't have an iOS device to update? Well, don't fret: Apple hasn't left the Mac out in the cold--both Safari and Snow Leopard have patches ready and waiting for your download on this fine Thursday.

• News: Vendor claims HP stole Web testing software invention

  A California software vendor is claiming that Hewlett-Packard officials evaluated its eValid website testing technology, then subsequently stole its intellectual property for use in a rival product released last year, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

• News: Jack Wills to fit SAP ERP

  Fashion retailer Jack Wills is set to implement the SAP Business All-in-One system.

• News: Red Hat becomes cloud service provider

  A product team acquired by Red Hat is working on a new cloud platform for open source developers.

• News: OpenFlow opens new doors for networks

  With a new industry organization to promote it, routing protocol OpenFlow is about to give users unprecedented ease of control over the way their networks operate.

• News: FAQ: What is OpenFlow and why is it needed?

  Frequently asked questions about the OpenFlow protocol and its potential.

• News: Apple releases iOS 4.3.2, fixes FaceTime, 3G issues

  That sound you hear is millions of iOS device owners rushing to sync with iTunes, as Apple has released iOS 4.3.2.

• News: MainMenu system maintenance app adds customization

  MainMenu, a maintenance program that helps Mac users clean up and optimize their computers, has been updated with a new user interface and the ability to more easily customize tasks.

• News: Mozilla kicks off Firefox 5, faster release schedule

  Mozilla this week jumped into its new faster-tempo development program for Firefox 5.

• News: Mobile, cloud are changing application development

  Development technologies such as HTML5 are becoming more prominent in enterprises, but Java and .Net still dominate, Forrester report shows

• News: Tweetbot enters the iOS Twitter client fray

  No one could blame you for thinking that the iPhone Twitter client wars had finally calmed down. After all, Twitter apps and the iPhone were a great pair before there was even an official App Store. But developer Tapbots has fired off its own sortie with its newly released Tweetbot.

• News: Apple Prepares 'Do Not Track' Feature in Safari

  Future versions of Apple's Safari browser may contain a "Do Not Track" feature that stops advertisers from following users around the Web.

• News: Prompt marries SSH and iOS in simple, elegant ceremony

  Some might say that a May-December relationship between SSH and the iPad is doomed to failure, but if Panic’s Prompt SSH client for iOS is any indication, the two would seem to have plenty of happy years left.

• News: Gmail's 'Bob' Features Help You Avoid E-mail Blunders

  Google's Gmail service has enabled two new features that prevent you from making common e-mail mistakes: sending a message to the wrong person and forgetting to include someone on the senders list. The features, called "Don't forget Bob" and "Got the wrong Bob?" were in beta testing via Gmail Labs, and are now implemented by default to every Gmail user.

• News: New app makes Salesforce.com easier to use

  Salesforce.com's growth and popularity are undeniable, but startup Active Endpoints is betting that its customers could use a little help getting the most out of the on-demand CRM (customer relationship management) software with a new application called Cloud Extend.

• News: Red Hat cache move sparks standards spat

  Red Hat's nomination for a Java EE distributed data cache sparks a standards war

• News: Hackers gain root access to Wordpress servers

  Hackers have compromised several servers that support WordPress and may have obtained source code, according to the founding developer of Automattic, the company behind the popular blogging platform.

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