Daily links for 03/07/2011

• Introducing the Google APIs Explorer - The official Google Code blog
  Google is always looking for new ways to make it easier for developers to get started with our APIs. When you come across a new Google API, you often want to try it out without investing too much time. With that in mind, we are happy to announce the Google APIs Explorer, an interactive tool that lets you easily try out Google APIs right from your browser.
  tags: google api programming softwares web
• jon.oberheide.org - blog - how i almost won pwn2own via xss
  The actual vulnerability was an incredibly low-hanging naive persistent XSS in the Android web market.  When posting an Android application through the publishing interface, there’s a description field for you to describe your application
  tags: google android pwn2own cansecwest security
• Hacker kills his own Pwn2Own bug for Android phones • The Register
  A vulnerability that a researcher planned to use to compromise an Android cellphone at a hacking contest later this week got squashed after Google fixed the underlying bug in the Android Market.
  tags: google android pwn2own cansecwest security
• TEHTRI-Security :: Blog: About iPhone iOS 4.3 Personal Hotspot
  During the latest Apple Special Event of March 2011, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced new features and products. One of those masterpieces is a new option called “Personal Hotspot”. This new functionality transforms your iPhone into a Wireless Access Point, so that you can share your 3G connections. This will be released in few days with the next iPhone update (iOS 4.3).
  tags: apple iphone ios wireless security
• BSDCan2011: BSDCan 2011
  tags: bsdcan bsd openbsd netbsd freebsd conferences

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