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• Google ships Chrome 16, patches 15 vulnerabilities

  Google yesterday patched 15 vulnerabilities in Chrome, paying $6,000 in bounties to bug hunters who reported some of them, and updated the browser to version 16.

• China beefs up its HPC training

  China can use its power of government control to bring major changes quickly, and it is moving to expand parallel programming training to help <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179008/Five_reasons_why_China_will_rule_tech">its supercomputing efforts</a> -- and possibly its outsourcing industry, too.

• Microsoft: We can remotely delete Windows 8 apps

  Microsoft will be able to throw a "kill switch" to disable or even remove an app from users' Windows 8 devices, the company revealed in documentation released earlier this week for its upcoming Windows Store.

• Java apps have most flaws, Cobol apps the least, study finds

  There is a lot of badly engineered software in the world that's creating a lot of risk to businesses and organizations, according to an analysis of 745 applications.

• 'Occupy Flash' movement wants Adobe's plug-in dead

  A small group of website and mobile app developers have kicked off an "Occupy Flash" campaign to put a stake in the heart of Adobe's popular browser plug-in.

• Linux loses its luster as a darling among developers

  Linux had a big birthday recently -- its 20th -- but the event may have been a tad bittersweet for its most devoted fans. According to recent results of the annual application development survey from Santa Cruz, Calif.-based researcher <a href="http://www.evansdata.com/">Evans Data Corp.</a> , Linux has slipped to third place in popularity, behind Mac OS and, of course, Windows.

• Flash Player demise on desktop inevitable, but years away, say analysts

  Adobe's decision to stop Flash Player development for mobile browsers will likely be repeated for browsers on the desktop, just not anytime soon, analysts said today.

• Will tablet developers rush to Windows 8?

  Now that developers have in their hands a pre-release version of Windows 8 running on a special edition of the Samsung Series 7 tablet, analysts are weighing in on how many developers will ultimately build Windows tablet applications.

• Amazon redesigning site for tablets, report says

  Online retailer Amazon.com is reportedly redesigning its Web site, which sells everything from books to electronics and handbags, with a focus on supporting tablet computer users.

• Moth in the machine: Debugging the origins of 'bug'

  It's an oft-repeated tale that the grand dame of military computing, computer scientist and U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, coined the terms bug and debug after an incident involving Harvard University's Mark II calculator.

• Kelly Services uses Force.com to develop Talent Project iPad app

  Managing a global workforce is never easy. Apart from the obvious geographical barriers, managers and employees must also contend with cultural and communications issues.

• Lady Gaga and the 'big head' effect in mobile apps

  Apple now has more than 350,000 apps in its App Store, offering developers a large -- and growing -- market in which to sell their wares.

• Steve Jobs to debut iCloud, tout iOS 5 and Lion next week

  Apple CEO Steve Jobs will take the stage at the company's developer conference next week to introduce iCloud -- Apple's new cloud service -- and the next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 5.

• Too-high Android tablet prices spook developers

  While developer interest in Apple's mobile devices remains solid, interest in Android has stalled among programmers disappointed with tablet prices and pressed by Android fragmentation, a survey published today showed.

• Devs nervous about Apple's new Mac App Store

  Some long-time Mac developers have reservations about Apple's Mac App Store, the online market set to launch Thursday.