Linked List: March 20, 2013

Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Vulnerabilities Continue to Weigh Down Samsung Android Phones ★

Threatpost:

Independent Italian researcher Roberto Paleari discussed several bugs he recently found in Samsung Android phones in a post on his blog yesterday. Paleari claims that after taking some time to sit down with some of his devices, he found six exploitable bugs on older devices such as the Galaxy Tab and the newer Galaxy S3.

All of the vulnerabilities can be exploited without privilege and according to Paleari, stem from “Samsung-specific software and customizations.”

Shocker.

Learn the Ropes of Azure Mobile Services With Brent Simmons ★

Cloud services for iOS developers, from Microsoft.

Why James Whittaker Left Google ★

James Whittaker:

The old Google made a fortune on ads because they had good content. It was like TV used to be: make the best show and you get the most ad revenue from commercials. The new Google seems more focused on the commercials themselves.

Update: Whoops, that was a year-old post. Sorry about that.

New Apple VP of Technology Kevin Lynch Runs Over an iPhone With a Steamroller ★

Yeah, that’s cool.