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Google scraps annual Pwnium bug-hunting contest
Submitted by l33tdawg on Wed, 2015-02-25 07:08
Google is scrapping Pwnium, its annual bug hunting event, and folding it into an existing year-round program in part to reduce security risks.
The company held Pwnium annually at CanSecWest, a security conference in Vancouver, to find security problems in its Chrome OS, Chrome browser and affiliated applications.
Google Looks to Break Into China With a New YouTube Channel
Submitted by l33tdawg on Wed, 2015-02-18 02:44
Google wants into China—one way or another.
The internet giant just launched a new Chinese-language YouTube channel to educate Chinese programmers on the ins and outs of various Google technologies, such as its Android mobile operating system and Compute Engine cloud computing service. The channel includes both new content and videos from Google’s English-language channel subtitled with Simplified Chinese captions.
Google relaxes Project Zero bug disclosure policy after Microsoft complaints
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2015-02-16 02:09
Google managed to ruffle a few feathers recently by disclosing bugs and security problems in widely used software. Project Zero is used to encourage companies to fix issues that have been detected by imposing a 90-day deadline before details of the vulnerabilities are made public.
Pebble CEO hints at how next smartwatch will battle Apple, Google and others
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2015-02-12 01:14
Pebble may be an old hand at the smartwatch game, but it still has a lot to prove.
The Pebble Steel was CNET's favorite smartwatch of 2014, but with the upcoming Apple Watch, new Android Wear watches and tons of newcomers like Swatch entering the fray, the startup will have a tougher time standing out. Those heightened competitive pressures underscore the increasingly crowded area of wearable devices -- an area that consumers have yet to warm up to.
Google Glass Is Being Trialled At Schiphol Airport
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2015-02-10 01:28
One of Europe’s busiest airports, Amsterdam’s Schiphol hub in the Netherlands, is trialling Google Glass for use by airport authority officers as a hands-free way to look up gate and airplane information.
It’s also testing Google’s face computer on travelers passing through the terminal in a bid to better understand the ‘customer journey’, thanks to Glass’ first person perspective.