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Google releases Cloud Security Scanner to simplify vulnerability tests on Web apps

Feb19
by on February 19, 2015 at 3:50 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Google today released a tool to make scanning for vulnerabilities on its cloud platform more effective, an aptly named Google Cloud Security Scanner. Although several security scanners already exist for Web applications, Google says these are typically not very well suited to those that run on the Google App Engine – there’s a tendency to report false positives and setup can be more complicated than necessary. Google’s solution should be easier for developers to use. In particular, it can easily scan for two common vulnerabilities: cross-site scripting (XSS) and mixed content. The company acknowledges developers should still look into a security review…

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Pebble’s homepage is displaying a mysterious countdown timer

Feb19
by on February 19, 2015 at 3:37 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Pebble, maker of what was arguably the first popular smartwatch, appears to have something new up their sleeve. A mysterious countdown timer has shown up on its homepage. If our calculations are correct, the timer suggests the reveal will happen at 10:00 AM EST next Tuesday. At this point, we have no idea what it could be. It could be an entirely new watch. On the other hand, it could simply be a discount. Maybe it’s just new colors? It’s unlikely to be a software upgrade, however, as he platform just rolled out Android Wear support earlier this week. In any case, we’ll find…

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Visa Checkout expands its online payment service to 10 new countries today

Feb19
by on February 19, 2015 at 3:01 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

Following seven months of testing Visa Checkout in the US, Canada and Australia, Visa will roll out its digital payments service in 13 additional countries this year, starting with 10 markets today. Visa did not specify which 10 countries Checkout will be launching in today, but by the end of 2015, it will be available in the following markets: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Hong Kong, Peru, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa and United Arab Emirates. There are some restrictions in place at the moment, which means any new users of the payment system will only be able to buy from…

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IFTTT launches Do – a suite of apps to simplify recipes into customizable shortcuts

Feb19
by on February 19, 2015 at 1:59 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Many of us in the tech community love IFTTT (If This, Then That), an automation algorithm that connects two or more internet-connected tools like a falling domino chain. Since its launch in 2011, IFTTT has expanded widely in the consumer market, with integrations on many popular gadgets from Fitbit, HP printers to Hue lightbulbs and Smappee home energy monitor. Despite the myriad of IFTTT-integrated devices, however, barrier to entry is often limited to the amateur techie who doesn’t mind sifting through IFTTT channels to set up recipes for their Web tools. To give users more creative control and ease of use, the company today launched Do, a new suite of…

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The MacBook Pro Giveaway

Feb19
by on February 19, 2015 at 1:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Offers, TNWDeals

Looking for the ultimate portable computing experience? You can’t do better than Apple’s MacBook Pro. It’s packed to the gills with powerful components and precisely engineered for top performance, making for a must-have laptop for gadget aficionados. The 13-inch MacBook Pro features a high-resolution Retina display, a 2.6GHz dual-core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM and 128 gigs of fast flash storage — and it’s ready to rock OS X Yosemite, the latest version of Apple’s beautiful, functional OS. We’re giving away this bad boy for free at TNW Deals! To enter our sweepstakes, just visit the offer page, submit your…

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