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<title>Report: iOS 6 Safari has JavaScript flaw in App Banners</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/21/turns.javascript.back.on.even.if.user.preference.set.to.disabled/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1356140236_Apple-iOS-Safari-JS-flaw.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The Safari browser in iOS 6 has a flaw in its handling of JavaScript that, while not presenting any serious problems thus far, could evolve into a potentially security and privacy issue if not corrected soon, reports AppleInsider. Users who have turned JavaScript off for security or other reasons on their iOS device will see it turned back on -- without notification -- if the user visits any site ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>A6 in iPhone 5 breaks smartphone record in Javascript tests</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/09/20/other.ios.products.see.modest.improvement.under.ios.6/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1209/Apple-iPhone5-corner-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Enthusiast site Anandtech has taken Apple's new iPhone 5 through its paces and found a dramatic jump in JavaScript performance that is certain to be helping the latest version of Mobile Safari test "twice as fast" as the previous model. Other iOS device owners report that some of the improvement comes from iOS 6, though not to the levels seen with the A6 dual-core processor. The iPhone 5 broke the...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 06:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google reveals Octane, adds to JavaScript benchmark suite</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/22/new.tests.designed.to.better.meter.javascript.performance/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1345609037_chromium-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google's Chrome team has developed and released a new set of JavaScript benchmarks. Titled Octane, the new suite "aims to measure a browserís performance when running the complex and demanding web applications that users interact with daily." The new test group keeps the previous eight tests in the V8 suite, and adds five more, allowing for a better translation of real-world JavaScript performance...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 04:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple revises WebKit JavaScript handling, sees speed gains</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/02/will.benefit.all.webkit.based.browsers.over.time/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/Apple-WebKit-JavaScript-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A recent hire in Apple's WebKit development team has come up with a new Low-Level Interpreter (LLInt) that can do much more processing of JavaScript code in WebKit's JavaScriptCore before handing it off to the Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler or bytecode virtual machine, realizing a speed gain of over 200 percent compared to the current model. The "triple-tier" approach will result in more fluid animat...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 06:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Serious XSS vulnerability found in Skype for iOS</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/09/20/users.address.books.could.be.copied/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1109/SuperEvr-Skype-hack-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A security researcher going by "Phil P" and running the Superevr security blog has found a serious scripting vulnerability in the chat messaging feature of Skype versions 3.01 and earlier for the iPhone and iPod Touch that could execute malicious Javascript code without the user being fully aware, giving the attacker access to file contents of any file that the Skype app would have access to -- su...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Yahoo WebPlayer aims to simplify media embedding</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1108/webplayer.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Yahoo has introduced the first beta for its WebPlayer, a web-based media player that aims to simplify video embedding. The utility, which is written in HTML and JavaScript, enables users to enhance their websites with a variety of video and audio media formats, including MP3s, WMA files or content from Internet sources such as YouTube and Yahoo's movie trailers....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Adobe shows preview of HTML5 design tool Edge</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/08/01/may.compete.with.its.own.flash.professional/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1108/Adobe-Edge-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Adobe Labs has unveiled a public preview release of Adobe Edge, the company's own take on HTML5 animation and interaction design. The free download is available now for both Mac and Windows platforms, but should be considered pre-beta software. The tool in some senses competes with Adobe's own Flash Professional, allowing web designers to create motion and interactive elements using standards such...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Devs criticize Windows 8's reliance on HTML5, JavaScript</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/06/13/windows.update.expected.to.shift.coding.standards/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1106/windows8-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Developers have criticized Microsoft after a recent Windows 8 preview video hinted that the upcoming version of the company's desktop OS would drop support for many familiar development standards. Windows Experience VP Julie Larson-Green showed off an example of an immersive application that utilizes the "new developer platform," which is based on HTML5 and JavaScript rather than the traditional l...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RIM urges users to disable JavaScript in light of exploit</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/03/17/rim.tells.os.6.users.to.turn.off.javascript/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1008/blackberrytorch-3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A recent zero-day BlackBerry 6 hack at the Pwn2Own convention has prompted RIM to add a knowledge base article that will help users secure their phones. The approach is blunt and calls on users to turn off JavaScript for the browser until RIM develops a more permanent fix.  Older versions aren't known to be affected....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Web apps on iOS 4.3 take mysterious performance hit</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/03/15/is.it.a.bug.an.early.omission.or.a.conspiracy/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1103/ios43-sunspider.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Testing by developers and The Register has revealed that iOS 4.3 makes changes to the way "web apps" run that significantly impacts their performance compared to fully-native apps or apps run within the MobileSafari browser. In part, this is due to the presence of the new Nitro JavaScript engine, which significantly enhances performance -- but at present only works inside Safari. Other factors tha...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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