Google Chrome for Windows gets more secure Flash player, gives users a browsing sandbox safety net

Chrome turned 21 last week, and in that new version, Google's made playing Flash videos in its browser even safer… for Windows users, anyway. This latest release puts Adobe's Flash Player plug-in for Windows in a sandbox, much as Chrome 20 did for Linux. This sandbox is "as strong" as Chrome's extremely robust native version — even in Windows XP — which means that Flash-borne malware can't hurt Microsofties. Securing the Flash Player plug-in …

Samsung confirms Galaxy Note 2 will be introduced August 29th

Yesterday Samsung announced that their “Unpacked” event will be on August 29th at the upcoming IFA conference in Berlin, stating something “magical” is coming. Rumours were that the Galaxy Note 2 will be unveiled. In a Reuters report this morning an unknown Samsung spokesman has confirmed that “We plan to unveil the next Galaxy Note at the Samsung Mobile Unpacked event in Berlin on August 29.”
This all but confirms the news of the Galaxy Note 2, the next iteration phone/tablet that created “n…