Google da u$s 20.000 al primero que logre hackear el Chrome!

Google da 20.000 dólares al primero que logre hackear el Chrome

04/02/11 – 15:43

Como parte de una acción publicitaria, la empresa pagará el premio de un concurso que se viene haciendo desde 2008. Participan los hackers más importantes del mundo, que ya pudieron derrotar al resto de los navegadores.

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Logo del navegador Google Chrome.

El departamento de seguridad de Google ha decidido premiar con 20.000 dólares al primer hacker que consigasuperar las defensas de su navegador Chrome. El desafío de la compañía del buscador se inscribe en la celebración del concurso Pwn2Own.

El Pwn2Own es una competición organizada anualmente por la empresa de seguridad informática TippingPoint. El evento se celebra desde 2008 y reúne a los hackers más importantes del mundo. Durante tres días se presentan novedades de seguridad y se pone a prueba el potencial de los asistentes retándoles a hackear distintos sistemas.

El año pasado todos los grandes navegadores web -Firefox, Internet Explorer y Safari- fueron hackeados. El único que se consiguió resistir fue Chrome, de Google. Por ello este año Chrome se presenta como el gran reto y Google ha querido aprovecharlo. Los organizadores del evento han confirmado en su blog que este año cuentan con el patrocinio de Google.

La compañía se ha comprometido a patrocinar el evento donando 20.000 dólares. El usuario que consiga vulnerar la seguridad del navegador de Google en primer lugar conseguirá esta importante suma de dinero. Las reglas son que debe encontrar un bug dentro de los elementos puestos a disposición en el sandbox (banco de pruebas).

Dada la resistencia del sistema de Google en años precedentes y el premio, buena parte de los hackers centrarán su atención en el reto lanzado por Google.

El Pwn2Own de 2011 va a tener lugar en Vancouver, Canadá. Los organizadores han confirmado que el evento se desarrollará los días 9, 10 11 del próximo mes de marzo. Las novedades sobre el evento se pueden seguir a través del blog de TippingPoint o el hilo #Pwn2Own en Twitter.

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Xperia PLAY confirmed – Sony Ericsson announces “World’s first Sony PlayStation certified smartphone” » Eurodroid

Xperia PLAY confirmed – Sony Ericsson announces “World’s first Sony PlayStation certified smartphone”

The “PlayStation Phone” has just been announced by Sony Ericsson under the expected name of Xperia PLAY, via the medium of the full, extended version of the Xperia Play advert on YouTube. It’s real. You can stop worrying about it not being real.

Here’s the official Xperia PLAY blurb that accompanies the new video:

Introducing the World’s first Sony PlayStation™ certified smartphone, the Sony Ericsson Xperia™ PLAY.

Powered by the latest Android Gingerbread operating system, it’s a super-fast, super-efficient smartphone to help you manage your super-busy life.

Want multi-key action, incredible graphics, awesome sound and real console controls? Your fantasy is now a reality with the Xperia™ PLAY.

And here’s the first official Xperia PLAY image, courtesy of Sony Ericsson’s Facebook page:

Definitely real. REAL! Definitely not a fake. NOT FAKE! The “PlayStation Phone” is coming. We like the way Sony Ericsson is writing PLAY in capital letters, too. Plus Android 2.3 onboard from launch. This will be a momentous telephone.

It’ll be worth buying a spare to keep in a box, unopened.

via eurodroid.com

PLAY + CELULAR!!! = Wowww!

Kyocera Echo = The first dual-touchscreen smartphone

US network Sprint reveals the Kyocera Echo – “the first dual-touchscreen smartphone”

Two screens! And it runs Android 2.2. The Kyocera Echo has the unique ability to combine its two 3.5″ screens into one workspace, creating a weird 4.7″ combo screen when folded open into tablet format.

Or the two screens can run independently, so it’ll be possible to have two apps running at the same time. Wow, eh? Just like having two widgets on the same screen. So not actually much different at all.

Mad phone. No idea if it’ll ever hit Europe. We’d guess probably not, judging by the state of it. You wouldn’t, would you? Here’s the full press release and spec sheet, plus there’s more on Sprint’s site :

Dual-Touchscreens with Endless Possibilities

Exclusively from Sprint, Kyocera Echo™ revolutionizes the mobile experience as the first dual-touchscreen smartphone. Kyocera Echo’s patent-pending “pivot hinge” design enables a compact pocket-friendly single-screen position when closed, and exposes two adjacent 3.5- inch high-resolution touchscreens when opened. Kyocera Echo offers customized apps that are optimized for the dual-screen experience, including VueQue™, an app pre-loaded by Kyocera, which lets users watch a video in one display, while browsing, queuing and buffering additional videos in the other. The easy-to-use device offers four modes of interaction:

· Single-Screen Mode with all the functionality of a single-display touchscreen smartphone
· Simul-Task™ Mode with two of the phone’s seven core apps running concurrently but independently on the device’s dual displays
· Optimized Mode with both displays supporting a single, optimized app with complementary functionality and enhanced usability
· Tablet Mode with one application spread across both screens for a full 4.7-inch viewing area

PRODUCTIVITY

· Dual 3.5-inch LCD WVGA (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touchscreens (4.7 inches diagonally and 800 x 960 pixels when opened)
· Android 2.2 with access to more than 100,000 apps
· Wi-Fi hotspot capability (supports up to 5 devices)*
· VueQue™, a pre-loaded app that lets users watch a YouTube™ video in one display, while browsing, queuing and buffering additional YouTube videos on the other
· GoogleTM mobile services including Google SearchTM, Google MapsTM, Google TalkTM instant message, GmailTM, YouTubeTM, and synchronization with Google CalendarTM
· Full HTML Web browser with Google search, optimized for dual-screen experience
· Sprint Zone™ one-stop wireless account access, phone tips, news and more
· Access to Telenav GPS Navigator and Sprint TV & Movies®
· Corporate (MS Exchange ActiveSync) and personal (POP & IMAP) email access
· Messaging – personal and business email, Google TalkTM instant message and text messaging
· Network – 3G data speeds (EVDO Rev A) – peak download speeds of 3.1 Mbps; peak upload speeds of 1.8 Mbps; average download speeds 600 kbps – 1.4 Mbps
· Wi-Fi: (802.11 b/g)

ENTERTAINMENT

· 5MP camera with flash, autofocus and 2x digital zoom and 720p HD camcorder
· High-quality video streaming and downloads at 3G speeds
· Media player with 3.5mm stereo headset jack
· Stereo Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR
· Digital compass, accelerometer, proximity sensor, light sensor, GPS
· Expandable memory: 8GB microSD card included; supports cards up to 32GB

SPECIFICATIONS

· 1GHz Snapdragon processor (QSD 8650 Android)
· Dimensions: 115.0 x 56.5 x 17.2mm, Weight: 193g (6.8 oz.)
· Main display: Dual 3.5-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreens (800 x 480 pixels or
800 x 960 pixels when opened)
· Removable 1370mAh battery; includes spare battery (1370 mAh) with portable charger that can also tether to the phone as an external power supply
· Memory: 1GB/512MB; 8GB microSD™ included

* Additional fee applies