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| Bodo Möller / Google Online Security Blog: |
Google discloses SSL 3.0 vulnerability POODLE, recommends clients and servers support TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV to prevent protocol downgrade attacks, says Chrome does — This POODLE bites: exploiting the SSL 3.0 fallback — Today we are publishing details of a vulnerability in the design of SSL version 3.0.
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| Adam Langley / ImperialViolet: |
POODLE detailed; how to disable SSL 3.0 in Chrome, Firefox; disabling it on servers may break IE6 — POODLE attacks on SSLv3 — My colleague, Bodo Möller, in collaboration with Thai Duong and Krzysztof Kotowicz (also Googlers), just posted details about a padding oracle attack against CBC-mode ciphers in SSLv3.
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| Richard Barnes / Mozilla Security Blog: |
Firefox will disable SSL 3.0 in version 34, to be released Nov. 25 — The POODLE Attack and the End of SSL 3.0 — Summary — SSL version 3.0 is no longer secure. Browsers and websites need to turn off SSLv3 and use more modern security protocols as soon as possible, in order to avoid compromising users' private information.
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| Brad Molen / Engadget: |
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 review: the best big-screen phone you can buy right now — What began in 2011 as a brand-new phone category has flourished into one of the most popular in the world. Smartphones with big screens (phablets, to some) are now ubiquitous, but it all started with an odd device called the Samsung Galaxy Note.| Brian Barrett / Gizmodo: |
Leaked: Fitbit Charge, like Force but without nickel, and Charge HD with heart rate monitoring — Exclusive: Fitbit Charge and Charge HR Images and Full Features List — After earlier reports that Fitbit may be working on two new activity trackers, a tipster has sent us what appears … | Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
HBO Says Web Subscriptions Coming in 2015 — HBO says it's finally ready: Sometime in the next year the pay TV service will be selling a Web-only offering. — HBO CEO Richard Plepler, speaking at an investor presentation hosted by HBO parent company Time Warner, said the company … | Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Qualcomm buys Bluetooth and GPS chip maker CSR for $2.5B — Qualcomm announced that it has agreed to acquire chip maker CSR for $2.5 billion in cash as part of its continuing strategy to dominate the electronics in mobile devices. — San Diego, Calif.-based Qualcomm will add a wide variety …
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| Kyle Wagner / Deadspin: |
The Future Of The Culture Wars Is Here, And It's Gamergate — Over the weekend, a game developer in Boston named Brianna Wu fled her home after an online stalker vowed to rape and kill her. She isn't the first woman who's been forced into hiding by aggrieved video game fans associated with Gamergate …
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| Rob Hayes / abc7.com: |
Disney Accelerator program invests in 10 tech startups — Ten companies, 15 weeks and $120,000. Three components of Disney Accelerator, a mentorship and investment program designed for tech startups with a focus on media and entertainment. — The program brings together ten companies for 15 weeks to incubate their ideas.
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| Michael Brown / PC World: |
Sonos Boost, a high-power signal amplifier, now available for $99 — Sonos Boost promises to eliminate network dead spots on a Sonos network — If you own a Sonos multi-room audio system but have trouble with dead spots, Sonos has good news for you: The all-new Sonos Boost …
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| Husain Sumra / MacRumors: |
Initial iPad Air 2 Supplies May Be Limited, 27-Inch Retina Display iMac Launching by End of 2014 — Just about a day before Apple's October 16 media event, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has issued a new report, saying that he expects supplies of iPad Air 2s to be constrained.| Dave Smith / Business Insider: |
How Seth Weintraub, an IT professional, started one of the biggest Apple news blogs, 9to5Mac — How An IT Guy Stranded In Paris Turned Himself Into The Most Powerful Source Of Apple News — There's one website that breaks more Apple news than any other — 9to5Mac.| Robin Wauters / Tech.eu: |
Polish startup Brainly raises $9m to make a major push into the US with its social learning platform — Brainly, the Polish edtech startup that we recently paid a visit, has closed a $9 million round from lead General Catalyst Partners, Point Nine Capital and Runa Capital.
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Asus' PadFone X mini $200 phone-tablet hybrid with Intel processor coming to AT&T on Oct 24th — Intel finally gets a break with big smartphone chip customer Asus — Above: Asus smartphone with Intel chips — Intel finally has a big customer for its smartphone chips.| Danielle Friedman / NBC News: |
Facebook and Apple to cover up to $20K in egg-freezing treatments for female employees — Facebook and Apple Now Pay for Women to Freeze Eggs — While techniques and success rates are improving, there's no guarantee the procedure will lead to a baby down the road.
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| Matt Brian / Engadget: |
Amazon UK launches free same-day collection for Prime members — In a bid to deal another blow to bricks-and-mortar stores in the UK, Amazon is branching out into same-day deliveries. It's teamed up with newspaper distributor Connect Group to launch “Pass My Parcel,” which will ensure packages … | Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code: |
Apple Asks Court's Permission to Challenge GT Bankruptcy — In Secret — Apple is seeking court permission to lodge its objections to GT Advanced Technologies' bankruptcy filing in secret, to protect details of its confidential agreements with its would-be supplier of sapphire crystal.
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| Daisuke Wakabayashi / Wall Street Journal: |
| Jeremy Kirk / Computerworld: |
‘Hurricane Panda’ hackers used Microsoft zero-day — The group, which targets technology infrastructure companies, is believed to be linked to China's government — One of the zero-day flaws patched by Microsoft on Tuesday had been used for some time by a group with suspected Chinese government ties …
| Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss / Reuters: |
NY state says bitcoin software developers don't need license — (Reuters) - New York will not require digital currency software developers to obtain a “BitLicense” to operate in the state, said Benjamin Lawksy, superintendent of financial services for the state of New York, on Tuesday.
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CoinDesk, ZDNet, CryptoCoinsNews, Inside Bitcoins and Wall Street Journal
| Sunil Paul / Sidecar: |
Sidecar to legally operate at San Francisco Airport, will begin within 30 days — Sidecar and SFO Reach Milestone Agreement — Today, we're proud to announce a milestone agreement with San Francisco International Airport (SFO) that allows Sidecar to legally operate at the airport.
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