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WebGL Security - Kill it before it grows?

Posted by Jon Peddie on June 29th 2011 | Permalink
Categories Blogs, Content Creation, Mobile
Tags: 3d khronos opengl microsoft security webgl shaders browsers context

When Khronos launched the WebGL specifications with strong backing from Mozilla, Google, Apple and Opera we thought at least peace had come to the 3D web valley. We should have known better; seems that there are competing vested interests in proprietary software and plug-ins that will put a few bumps in the road in WebGL’s journey to pervasiveness. Last week we were told by Microsoft, the developers of Silverlight, that WebGL is a giant piss-hole into which any yahoo can pour viruses, spoofs, and even DoS attacks - ack! The sky is falling run run run. In a post by James…

Mobile computing keeps the giants up at night

Posted by Kathleen Maher on February 18th 2009 | Permalink
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The Mobile World Congress looks like a huge success in this year of crisis and uncertainty. It’s been just as difficult to maneuver around people weaving around as they walk because they’re texting or talking on the phone and not paying one lick of attention to where they’re going. Other folks were stopping dead and gawking at glitzy booths. This being Europe, there are crowds of men in dark suits. Apparently, the number of attendees are down a bit, but there is very definitely business being done and lots of it. Mobile phone users are not the same and they don’t…