13Mar 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Embarcadero RAD Studio Tokyo Release 3 is Now Available

Rad Studio Delphi Development
Embarcadero RAD Studio Tokyo Release 3 is Now Available Embarcadero are pleased to announce RAD Studio Tokyo Release 3 for Tokyo (10.2.3) is now available for Delphi, C++Builder, and RAD Studio for customers on Update Subscription. As part of our ongoing commitment to enable developers to quickly and easily build innovative apps, we’ve expanded mobile support for all Professional, Enterprise, and Architect editions. Tokyo Release 3 adds the following features: C++ Enhancements for CMake Command Line Support. C++ Rename Factoring Expanded RAD Server Support for Ext JS Visual Framework Enhancements including HighDPI Support for VCL and Quality Improvements for FireMonkey (FMX) You can view a complete list of features, updates and bug fixes by clicking here While RAD Studio licenses are perpetual, releases are only available to customers with active Update Subscription.…
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13Mar 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Next Version of iOS to be announced during Apple WWDC on June 4th

Software Events
Next Version of iOS to be announced during Apple WWDC on June 4th Apple has announced WWDC 2018 and it’ll be taking place in San Jose in just over two months.  The focus will undoubtedly be on the future of iOS, and in particular iOS 12. Apple is reportedly focusing on reliability and performance in iOS 12 over new features. Apple is still rumored to be launching new universal apps that work across iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Bloomberg also previously reported that Apple will bring its Animoji characters to the iPad, thanks to a new model of the tablet that has a Face ID camera. Apple will talk about iOS 12 and the next version of macOS at that event.  Both have been well discussed in the rumor mill with reports originating from Bloomberg about a merger of…
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11Mar 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Ethereum’s smart contracts are full of holes

Software Events
Ethereum’s smart contracts are full of holes Computer programs that run on blockchains are shaking up the financial system. But much of the hype around what are called smart contracts is just that. It’s a brand-new field. Technologists are just beginning to figure out how to design them so they can be relied on not to lose people’s money, and—as a new survey of Ethereum smart contracts illustrates—security researchers are only now coming to terms with what a smart-contract vulnerability even looks like. Digital vending machines: The term “smart contract” comes from digital currency pioneer Nick Szabo, who coined it more than 20 years ago. The basic idea, he wrote, is that “many kinds of contractual clauses (such as collateral, bonding, delineation of property rights, etc.) can be embedded in the hardware and…
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08Mar 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

GitHub DDoS attack put them offline for 10 minutes

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GitHub DDoS attack put them offline for 10 minutes GitHub recently revealed that the web site was crippled for a full 10 minutes forcing it to be offline for 10 minutes while the engineers recovered the systems.  This is one of the largest-known DDoS attack in history. DDoS or distributed denial of service in full is a cyber attack that aims to bring websites and web-based services down by bombarding them with so much traffic that their services and infrastructure are unable to handle it all. It’s a fairly common tactic used to force targets offline. The Chinese government was widely suspected to be behind a five-day-long attack in 2015 and this newest assault tipped the scales at an incredible 1.35Tbps at peak.  This time there has been no culprit discovered but this…
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07Mar 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Google reports that Flash Usage Declines from 80% in 2014 to Under 8% Today

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Google reports that Flash Usage Declines from 80% in 2014 to Under 8% Today The percentage of daily Chrome users who've loaded at least one page containing Flash content per day has gone down from around 80% in 2014 to under 8% in early 2018. These statistics on Flash's declining numbers were shared with the public by Parisa Tabriz, Director of Engineering at Google, during a keynote speech at Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS) which was held recently in San Diego. Flash's demise was to be expected, though. Adobe announced last year plans to stop supporting the Adobe Flash Media Player by the end of 2020.  But while Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and all major browsers have already moved from a Flash-enabled-by-default to a Flash-click-to-play policy since last year, the massive…
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