Remains of the Day: "The Main Thing Is Not to Install Flash" Edition [For What It's Worth]

A security expert and browser hacker says the best thing you can do keep a safe browser is not install Flash, Apple threatens smartphone competitors with patent lawsuits, and a video delivers some astounding internet statistics.

• JESS3 / The State of The Internet
  Pretty interesting video illustrating the vastness of the ‘net, embedded above. [via Gizmodo]
• We’re Not In Kansas Anymore. Well, We Are — Google, Kansas.
  Google announced last month that they’re looking to test their chops as an ISP with ultra-high speed Gigabit internet, and a desperate Topeka, Kansas changes its name to “Google, Kansas” for the month in an attempt to woo Google to their homes. [TechCrunch]
• Reigning Pwn2Own champion: “The main thing is not to install Flash!”
  Security expert Charlie Miller—who’s proved his hacking chops by winning the Pwn2Own browser hacking contest the last two years—offers that simple advice for browser security. [Download Squad]
• Apple Sues HTC For Infringing On 20 iPhone Patents: The Complete Documents
  Apple dropped some serious lawyering on HTC, maker of a whole lot of Android devices, claiming copyright infringement. [Gizmodo]
• Searching for gold during the Games
  Interesting look at what people searched for during the Olympics. [Official Google Blog]

Via | Lifehacker

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