Can Android Without Dalvik Avoid Oracle’s Wrath?

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jfruhlinger writes “Despite the fact that Oracle is suing Google over claims that Android violates Java IP, Android is roaring ahead in the marketplace. Still, some groups are wondering if they can implement Android without incurring Oracle’s current or future wrath by avoiding the Dalvik VM. A project called IcedRobot aims to create a GNU-compatible version of Android, and rumors abound that RIM is planning on putting an OpenJDK-version of Android on its upcoming PlayBook tablets.”

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DDoS Attack On Wikileaks Increasing

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tetrahedrassface writes “According to the Twitter feed for Wikileaks, the attack on the controversial site is increasing and is now at 10 Gigabits per second. In light of the recent release of highly sensitive documents and calls by many lawmakers around the world to swiftly find, extradite, and try suspected rapist Julius Assange for breaches of national security, one nation, Ecuador, has offered asylum.”

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Windows 7 Phone Gets Jailbreak Tool

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An anonymous reader writes “Developers have released a ‘jailbreak’ tool for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7, allowing the handsets to run any application, not just those approved for distribution through Microsoft’s Marketplace. Although reminiscent of jailbreak tools for the iPhone, this tool, called ChevronWP7, addresses a feature missing in Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7. It allows corporations to develop proprietary applications and install them on users’ handsets without the need to first place the application on Marketplace, as is currently required by Microsoft.”

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The Golden Hour of Phishing Attacks

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Orome1 writes “Trusteer conducted research into the attack potency and time-to-infection of email phishing attacks. One of their findings was that 50 per cent of phishing victims’ credentials are harvested by cyber criminals within the first 60 minutes of phishing emails being received. Given that a typical phishing campaign takes at least one hour to be identified by IT security vendors, which doesn’t include the time required to take down the phishing Web site, they’ve dubbed the first 60 minutes of a phishing site’s existence is the critical ‘golden hour.’”

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MorphOS 2.7 Released

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MorphOS 2.7 has been released, and it’s mostly a bug-fix release. The one thing that stood out to me is that some work has gone into fixing bugs for several PowerPC G4 chips – more specifically, models used in PowerBook G4s. MorphOS has been demonstrated on the PowerBook G4, but official support for it has not been released yet.

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A Third of World’s Spam From One Russian Man

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DaveNJ1987 writes “The FBI believes that one third of the world’s spam messages are being generated by one 23-year-old Russian man. Oleg Nikolaenko of Moscow is being blamed for operating the Mega D botnet that sent spam emails from over 500,000 infected computers.”

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Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) Makes a First Appearance

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srimadman writes “The Alpha 1 Release of Ubuntu 11.04, often known as ‘Natty Narwhal,’ is intended as a developer snapshot of the next major Ubuntu version, which is due in April.” So, if you want to try Unity and Wayland before your neighbors do, this is the time.

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Microsoft Builds JavaScript Malware Detection Tool

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Trailrunner7 writes “As browser-based exploits and specifically JavaScript malware have shouldered their way to the top of the list of threats, browser vendors have been scrambling to find effective defenses to protect users. Few have been forthcoming, but Microsoft Research has developed a new tool called Zozzle that can be deployed in the browser and can detect JavaScript-based malware on the fly at a very high effectiveness rate. Zozzle is designed to perform static analysis of JavaScript code on a given site and quickly determine whether the code is malicious and includes an exploit. In order to be effective, the tool must be trained to recognize the elements that are common to malicious JavaScript, and the researchers behind it stress that it works best on de-obfuscated code.”

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Gentlemen Prefer Androids, Ladies iOS

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Ponca City writes “PC World reports that women are more likely to buy an iPhone for their next smartphone purchase, while men prefer Android devices. According to data collected in October 2010, 31 percent of women wanted to buy an Apple iOS device next, followed by 22.8 percent interested in a Google Android device while among men preferences were reversed with 32.6 percent of men interested in an Android purchase and 28.6 desired an iOS phone. ‘So where is the extra appeal of Android to men coming from?’ asks Tracey E. Schelmetic. ‘More male-targeted commercials that emphasize cool gadgetry versus usability? More techno-macho phone brand names like “Droid”? Extra advertising on the Spike channel by phone makers using the Android platform?’”

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Android Phones Get Virtualization

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bednarz writes “VMware is teaming with LG to sell Android smartphones that are virtualized, allowing a single phone to run two operating systems, one for business use and one for personal use. A user’s personal email and applications would run natively on the Android phone, while a guest operating system contains the employee’s work environment. The devices would also have two phone numbers.”

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