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You need a handsome presentation, pronto. You can’t bear the thought of launching PowerPoint and you don’t have the bandwidth for a full-on Keynote extravaganza. A brand new app from a brand new company might come to the rescue. Deckset, a Mac app launched this week by Unsigned Integer, lets you prepare a presentation via a simple text document with Markdown syntax to quickly build an attractive slide deck. The app is compatible with most text editors. While Deckset is designed to get your message out quickly, the presentation looks simple and chic and is easy to accomplish. You can…
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Node.js team member cracks CloudFlare’s Heartbleed challenge, proving that the bug exposes SSL keys
Apr12
Fedor Indutny, a core member of the node.js team, has proved that it is in fact possible for an attacker to sniff out the private SSL keys from a server left exposed by the Heartbleed bug. The proof came in response to a challenge from CloudFlare that called on the security community to grab the keys from a demo server. The public revelation of Heartbleed rocked the tech world earlier this week. The bug, an innocuous mistake in the “heartbeat” protocol of the critical SSL standard, had for years put the majority of the Web at risk of having exposed…
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Amazon is gearing up to announce its own smartphone as soon as June ahead of a supposed September release, according to The Wall Street Journal. The report noted that the distinguishing feature may be a 3D display that uses retina-tracking to show a hologram-like image without requiring extra glasses. Rumors of an Amazon phone have been around for years. Last fall, a new round of reports prompted Amazon to deny that it was working on a free smartphone with no contract. Amazon’s hardware division has built up plenty of experience from its Kindle e-readers and tablets, so the addition of a…
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Dropbox says its commitment to privacy and transparency won’t change with Condoleezza Rice on board
Apr11
Following a public outcry in response to Dropbox’s appointment of Bush-administration veteran Condoleezza Rice to its board of directors, Dropbox has issued a statement from CEO Drew Houston affirming its continued commitment to user privacy, government transparency and surveillance reform. The firm promised that nothing about its values and principles is going to change, while also noting that it is “honored” to have Rice on board because of her experience with international markets. Here’s the full statement so you can decide for yourself whether you believe it: There’s nothing more important to us than keeping your stuff safe and secure. It’s…
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