The next step for Java EE 6 was planned to be cloud support but the collapse of ambitious developer plans has meant Java EE 7 arrived with few fundamentally new aspects, representing more a consistent effort to round off existing features more »

The H is closing its doors four and a half years after heise online UK was redesigned as a open source and security news and features web destination more »

Cross-site scripting (XSS) is one of the biggest problems faced by webmasters. The new Content Security Policy standard should finally provide some relief more »

The H is closing its doors four and a half years after heise online UK was redesigned as a open source and security news and features web destination more »

Over the last two years, Firefox has demonstrated that releasing new versions at a rapid tempo offers many advantages and doesn't reduce quality. Its approach could offer a blueprint for other projects, such as KDE more »

The H is closing its doors four and a half years after heise online UK was redesigned as a open source and security news and features web destination more »

After four and a half years, The H, the site for open source news, security stories and developer details has ceased publication, and as part of the closing down, we review the top ten stories of its almost-half decade more »

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News & Features

Hardware Hacks: Fire, alarms, touchable boards and NFC rings In this edition of The H's Hardware Hacks: A programmable NFC ring gets kickstarted, a touchscreen development board, an alarming Pi project and a Pi with real fire power more »

Android and its password problems open doors for spies Android's rudimentary backup feature saves Wi-Fi passwords in plain text on Google servers. This is not in itself news, but it takes on new significance in the light of PRISM more »

Critical vulnerabilities in numerous ASUS routers Compromising ASUS routers on which the storage service AiCloud is activated is apparently a simple matter. Attackers can access private data and even navigate around the local network more »

GitHub gets smart over open source licences GitHub has taken steps to make it easier to set a licence on a new project and to select an open source licence following criticisms that it was making it too easy to leave unlicensed, copyright code in public more »

NSS 3.15.1 brings TLS 1.2 support to Firefox Network Security Services (NSS), the collection of cryptographic libraries which is used, among others, by Mozilla's Firefox browser, now supports TLS 1.2. This enables the use of TLS with HMAC-SHA256 ciphers more »

Second Android signature attack disclosed A second hole in Android's signature validation has been disclosed, though there are greater limitations to the new technique. Google and CyanogenMod have patched the holes but how other vendors will handle it is to be seen more »

One month left for the EclipseCon Europe 2013 call for papers The call for papers for EclipseCon Europe 2013, taking place in Ludwigsburg in October, will be open until 12 August. Interested users and developers can submit proposals for talks and tutorials on a number of topics more »

"Linux for Workgroups": Linux 3.11's feature set now confirmed Linux 3.11 will offer an improved Radeon driver, the Lustre cluster filesystem and Intel's Rapid Start Technology. Torvalds' chosen code name and a new logo allude to Windows for Workgroups 3.11 more »

Linux Mint 15 Xfce edition released with Whisker Menu In the new version, the Whisker Menu replaces the standard Xfce application launcher. Like Linux Mint 14, the latest version of the distribution also uses Xfce 4.10 more »

X successor Wayland 1.2 arrives The new version of the Linux graphics system offers a stable programming interface for display servers as well as colour management and multi-seat support; it also runs on the Raspberry Pi more »

Maintenance of Apache web server 2.0 discontinued Version 2.0.65 will be the last update to Apache's HTTP Server 2.0. Those who still use it must act now: a security problem will remain unresolved more »

Processor Whispers: Of summer, quanta and bubbles Lots of progress in the field of quantum computers: they are expected to be able to crack conventional encryption in no time at all in a couple of years, however quantum communication is supposed to offer protection from any kind of unnoticed snooping more »

GNOME 3.10 beta gets new photo display tool The new Photos program in GNOME is, like many smartphone photo apps, able to display both local and online photos and load local photos to the cloud more »

Microsoft gave NSA's PRISM access to Skype, Outlook.com and SkyDrive Microsoft is alleged to have taken steps to ensure that the NSA had continuous access to services such as Skype and Outlook.com. Microsoft is adamant that it only cooperated with the authorities where legally required to do so more »

New backdoor in HP server products HP has admitted that its StoreVirtual servers also contain an undocumented backdoor. The problem will be remedied by a soon-to-be-released patch more »

Comment: +1 for rapid releases Over the last two years, Firefox has demonstrated that releasing new versions at a rapid tempo offers many advantages and doesn't reduce quality. Its approach could offer a blueprint for other projects, such as KDE more »

Verizon connects with Ubuntu for phones carrier group Verizon is the latest member of Canonical's Carrier Advisory Group. Canonical has also clarified launch plans, saying only two CAG members will be involved in the initial launch more »

Firefox OS simulator can now simulate app purchases Now developers can test how their apps work with receipts from the Mozilla Marketplace, making life easier for those who want to make some money from their HTML5 web applications more »

DEF CON hacker conference says no feds, please DEF CON, the world's biggest hacker conference, is asking federal agents not to attend this year. The organiser says his request is a result of the current discussions about the NSA's eavesdropping operations more »

New licences for Wakanda 5 Along with a reworked licensing model for the JavaScript platform, the company behind Wakanda, 4D, has added new interface widgets, CSS themes, and features for improved session and permissions management more »

Spring Tool Suite and Groovy Tool Suite go 3.3.0 for Kepler The SpringSource tool suites are updated for Eclipse Kepler and enhanced with quick search, curated preferences, Spring 4 and Grails 2.3 readiness, fresh components and better memory usage and performance more »