http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Amazon said Thursday its 22-million song music catalog was now "optimized" for users of Apple devices, making it easier for iPhone owners to circumvent the iTunes store. http://phys.org/news277651701.html Technology Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:28:40 EST news277651701 A federal judge has approved a $22.5 million fine to penalize Google for an alleged privacy breach, rejecting a consumer-rights group's plea for tougher punishment. http://phys.org/news272317082.html Technology Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:38:09 EST news272317082 (Phys.org)—The fun of acronyms is reflected in coming up with CRIME, which stands for Compression Ratio Info-leak Made Easy. What it translates into, though, is not much fun. Two security researchers have developed the CRIME attack that can successfully decrypt session cookies from HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) connections. This, in theory, would be a serious weakness that would enable the hijacking of a user's session cookie while the user is still authenticated to a website. Encryption protocols are the Internet's fundamental safety cushion, the basic level of trust, in encrypting traffic that flows over open networks. They cryptographically confirm websites are really operated by those sites rather than cyber-criminals and spies. http://phys.org/news266845691.html Technology Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:49:05 EST news266845691 A new iPhone is getting much of the attention, but Apple's older phones will get a software upgrade this fall as well. A new operating system sports a different mapping service and a built-in bond with Facebook. http://phys.org/news266684134.html Electronics Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:56:04 EST news266684134 Google's Chrome browser can now be used to surf the Web on the iPhone and iPad. http://phys.org/news260111232.html Technology Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:08:28 EST news260111232 Google Chrome is coming to the iPhone, or at least that's what one group of analysts say. http://phys.org/news256465009.html Technology Thu, 17 May 2012 09:16:59 EST news256465009 (AP) -- Google's U.S. lobbying bill more than tripled to $5 million during the first three months of the year amid increased government scrutiny of the Internet search leader's business and privacy practices. http://phys.org/news254418151.html Technology Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:00:04 EST news254418151 Privacy advocates, lawyers and powerful rival Microsoft were piling on Google on Tuesday for sidestepping Web browsing software to tailor ads for people signed into its online services. http://phys.org/news249110252.html Technology Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:17:48 EST news249110252 The New York Post has blocked access to its website from the iPad's Safari Web browser in a bid to drive users of Apple's tablet computer to the newspaper's paid application. http://phys.org/news227806537.html Technology Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:36:00 EST news227806537 Google Chrome last week unseated Apple Safari for the first time as the third most used Internet browser in the United States, according to figures released Monday by StatCounter. http://phys.org/news196968237.html Technology Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:24:12 EST news196968237 (PhysOrg.com) -- Hackers had a field day on the first day of the Pwn2Own contest, successfully attacking Safari, iPhone, Internet Explorer, and Firefox. The Pwn2Own contest is an annual event that encourages security specialists to win hardware by successfully attacking it. Hackers register the attack has run by having the exploit code read a particular file on the system. Winners receive cash prizes as well as the hardware. http://phys.org/news188803716.html Technology Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:20:01 EST news188803716 Microsoft's latest version of Internet Explorer (IE) is a hit but Google's Chrome has been steadily gaining ground on the Web browsing software, according to industry figures released Tuesday. http://phys.org/news184364073.html Technology Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:50:01 EST news184364073 (PhysOrg.com) -- The development of improved three-dimensional graphics in Web-based applications took a step forward recently, when programmers began building WebGL into the Mozilla Firefox nightly builds, and into WebKit, which is used in Google Chrome and Apple's Safari browser. http://phys.org/news172825380.html Technology Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:03:32 EST news172825380 At Macworld, IBM today announced the availability of Lotus Notes 8.5 collaboration software with social computing features for all Mac OS X Leopard-powered computers. In addition, IBM's free Lotus Symphony document, spreadsheet and presentation software will be available later this month for the Mac. http://phys.org/news150567484.html Technology Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:18:04 EST news150567484 Microsoft Corp.'s Internet browser lost a notable number of users during the last half of 2008, according to recently published data, a trend that underscores the growing competition in a market long dominated by the software giant. http://phys.org/news150295585.html Technology Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:46:25 EST news150295585