Tag archive: code

CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently described Facebook as embracing “the hacker way,” which is to say that the company has a sort of freedom and interest in constantly innovating, breaking, and creating without boundaries that limit other enterprise businesses. How much that applies to Facebook in practice has long been up for debate, but the company may be edging closer in that direction in the near future. Facebook research engineer Andrei… Read More

Could Apple be preparing a move into the digital games business? Engadget thinks so. A “trusted tipster” has informed the site of several references to gaming in the iOS 4.3 beta 3 firmware code. While it is impossible to say for sure, lines like “com.apple.appletv.play.live.thunder” and “.play.archive.thunder,” sprinkled throughout the code may refer to controllers, a leaderboard system, multiplayer… Read More

Someone over at Sony is in big trouble. Less than a month after the company launched its legal armada against the hacker group that jailbroke the Playstation 3 game console and released the how-to details online, someone at the company accidentally retweeted the “jailbreak” code through an official Sony Twitter account, reports Engadget. Here's what happened:  Twenty-four-year-old self-proclaimed geek Travis la Marr (aka… Read More

Last week researcher Laurent Gaffie wrote on the BugTraq security mailing list, claiming a flaw in Windows Media Player 9, 10, and 11, according to CNET. He said the flaw would allow a hacker to send a malformed file (WAV, Midi, or SND) to compromise PCs running XP or Vista. He even included proof of concept code that he claimed would allow remote code execution. Now Microsoft has investigated those claims and pronounced them false, and… Read More

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has indicated his office will pursue legal action against cable operator and broadband provider Comcast if it doesn't quickly move to comply with a “code of conduct” drawn up by the state designed to impede online trafficking in child porn. Among other things, the code of conduct specifies that ISPs will block access to Web sites and bulletin board systems that distribute child porn.… Read More

Think you can code? Then Google Code Jam 2008 competition might be ideal for you. The company has just opened registration for the event, which will close July 17. After that the challenge will begin, with developers working against the clock to solve algorithmic coding problems. The top 500 from the first round, which runs from July 25 to August 2, will be flown to Google’s regional offices for round two between August 22 and… Read More

Internet search giant Google has launched another operation designed to better meet specialized search needs—and this time, it aims at geeks. Just out of Google Labs, Google Code Search is an effort to index publicly accessible computer source code. Google's operation will take it into code hosting projects such as Sourceforge.net and Google's own code services, dips into versioning and cource control repositories managed… Read More

Google and Columbia Pictures today said they were launching a series of online puzzles tied into the movie studio's upcoming "The Da Vinci Code" movie debut on May 19. "The Da Vinci Code" Quest on Google, as a skills based contest, will be open to puzzle fans in the U.S., UK and Australia. "The Da Vinci Code" Quest on Google, said the two companies, consists of 24 days of online puzzles to "challenge movie fans of all… Read More

Sony Online Entertainment has shipped Untold Legends: The Warrior's Code for its Playstation Portable game system. The Warrior's Code is an action RPG game featuring 3D graphics and an enhanced combat engine, plus new special effects, spells, and complex scenario lighting. The Warrior's Code is the sequel to Sony's earlier game Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade, and carries a suggested price of $39.99. In… Read More

“Just hours after the security-centric browser shipped, the company was forced to rush out a patched version to correct the gaffe. Netscape 8 is based on the Mozilla Foundation's Firefox code base, which means that security bugs in Firefox are likely to affect Netscape users. The three vulnerabilities, which put users at risk of remote code execution attacks, were rated “highly critical” because of the wide… Read More

“Code named “Triton,” the software is expected to be generally available before the end of the year, the Dulles, Va.-based, Internet service provider said. In the meantime, users of AOL Instant Messenger can expect to see one more upgrade of the current 5.9 version. With Triton, AOL, a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., has reengineered the AIM client with a new code base and architecture, in order to enhance advanced… Read More

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The handsets feature cameras with effective resolutions of more than one million pixels. They also come with infrared ports for exchanging data and photos with compatible handsets and performing infrared-based functions such as remote-control operation of appliances, authentication and cashless payments. Additional characteristics of the 506i series phones include*: Ability to read JAN Code and QR Code, enabling easy retrieval of data from… Read More

Chris Wysopal, vice president of research and development at security firm @Stake, said Microsoft should expect to field a lot of calls in the coming months as developers chime in with their ideas for improving the code. Indeed, experts say the leak of Microsoft's proprietary code to the public might just result in code benefits to the Windows platform overall. Read the whole story at InternetNews.com.

The chunks of code — riddled with hidden notes and profanity — were posted on numerous file-sharing networks Friday. And message boards buzzed with anti-Microsoft comments, including “I hope they hack the hell out of it” and “I'm so glad I have a Mac.” Read the whole story at CNN.com.