News

• Google employees said to be testing Android 4.0 on Samsung Nexus S

  Google is working out any bugs in the latest update to the Android mobile operating system before releasing it broadly, and that's good news for Samsung Nexus S users.

• iOS 5.0.1 brings battery fix to iPhone 4S, multitasking gestures to original iPad

  Apple is taking its new over-the-air update system for a spin today with iOS 5.0.1. The company expects the update to squash battery-draining bugs in the iPhone 4S and add multitasking gestures to the iPad.

• iPad 2 glitches emerge

  By now you've probably heard of the alleged Facetime freezing and backlight bleeding issues facing iPad 2 owners.

• Another iPad 2 problem: Glitchy Facetime

  Some iPad 2 users who expected a flawless product are instead finding a handful of problems with their shiny new tablets. The latest is a freezing issue with Facetime that can only be fixed by rebooting the iPad 2.

• Mozilla expands bug rewards for other web apps

  Mozilla has expanded the scope of its vulnerability reward program and will now pay out for problems found within applications used across its websites.

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  iOS 4.2 bug: Lost media? How to get it back

  Apple's iOS 4.2 software update for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch has officially been released into the wild, and already a bug has been found. Users are reporting that after they updated their devices music, videos, audio books, and podcasts seem to be mysteriously missing.

• iOS 4.1 beta seeded to developers- 'death grip' fix soon?

  Today, Apple began seeding an iOS 4.1 pre-release to developers. As per usual, the beta requires an iPhone Developer account and an Intel Mac running the latest OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.4. Included is Xcode 3.2.4, which mainly brings support for iOS 4.1 iPhones and iPod Touches (still no iOS 4 for iPad), as well as a few new features designed to make life easier for iOS developers.

• Bugnets Could Spy on You via Mobile Devices

  Imagine sitting in a café and discussing the details of a business proposal with a potential client. Neither you nor the client has a laptop; you're just two people having a conversation. But unbeknownst to you, someone half a world away is listening to every word you say. Later, as you leave, you receive a text message referring to the proposal and demanding money in exchange for silence.

• Twitter wipes out followers to kill bug

  For all the Twitterers who were fretting about where their followers went earlier today, fear not. They're back.

• Researchers find bugs in archive file formats

  Researchers have found ways to hide malicious software in commonly used archival formats that went undetected until recently by most antivirus programs.

• Skype fixes bugs in upgraded iPhone application

  Skype has released the latest version of its application for the iPhone, adding new features and fixing a couple of annoying bugs that hung up calls.

• Juniper patches router-crashing bug

  Juniper Networks has issued seven security advisories for its products, including a fix for a nasty bug that could be used to crash the company's routers.

• Adobe warns of Reader, Acrobat attack in the wild

  Adobe is investigating new reports that hackers are attacking a previously unknown bug in the latest version of the company's Reader and Acrobat software.

• Java, BlackBerry desktop get security bug fixes

  Sun Microsystems and Research In Motion have issued critical bug fixes for security issues with their products.

• Microsoft cleans up bugs after biggest patch release

  After releasing its largest-ever group of security patches two weeks ago, Microsoft has done a little cleaning up.