Google has released a new open-source security scanner named “Skipfish” that detects code which is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, SQL and XML injection, and other types of attacks. Developers already
Speaking at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Universal Parallel Computing Research Center, Microsoft kernel architect Dave Probert said that today’s operating systems aren’t doing a good job with new
Wired reports that several iPhone app sites, including TheiPhoneAppReview.com and AppCraver.com are accepting fees from developers. In most cases, the sites charge a fee for “expediting” the review, but some
On Wednesday, a federal grand jury in Manhattan indicted two former computer programmers–Jerome O’Hara, 47, and George Perez, 44—who worked for Bernard Madoff’s firm. In a written statement, the U.S.
According to recently published research, Americans pay about $1.09 per mobile app, while people in other parts of the world pay less than 20 cents. As a result, Americans account
It used to be that apps went live on the App Store whenever they were approved by Apple—and it was anyone’s guess when that might be. Now, not only has
TechNewsWorld says that developers are in fact making money building apps for smartphones, and they’re doing it in several ways: Selling apps directly to consumers Licensing apps to resellers or
At the Mix10 conference, Microsoft unveiled a preview of Internet Explorer 9. The most notable change to the browser is greater support for HTML5, which could make it easier to
Getjar, the world’s second largest mobile app store, has just published a study that predicts that mobile application sales will grow to $17.5 billion within two years. During the same