Software Testing News: 12th – 19th November 2016

Welcome to our weekly software testing news and Quotes of the Week from the testing field. In this week’ software testing Quotes of the Week: Google to fix Pixel issue, when bug hunting goes wrong and more.

 

Google to Fix Pixel IssueGoogle-logo

The lens flare issues are found in most of the Pixel devices, causing the drop in image quality when piercing directly at an intense light source

Google recently launched the Pixel phone. Soon after the launch, many users reported issues with the camera on the phone. Google has just announced that it will release a software update to fix this bug.  Read More here

 

 

When Bug Hunting Goes Wrong

Meet claimed that his intention was to make a non-harmful, but annoying bug that he believed was “funny.”

Software Designer and bug hunter Meetkumar Hiteshbhai Desai was charged with three counts of computer tampering after he tweeted a link that caused iphone’s to repeatedly dial 911 in the United States. The code caused the disruption of 911 services in Arizona recently. Meetkumar or Meet stated he was looking for vulnerabilities in Apples software in the bug bounty programme. Read More here.

 

Firefox Addresses 130 BugsFirefox

A single security vulnerability can put all of our users at risk of having their computers or phones taken over by bad actors.

Firefox is falling in popularity with users. It is because of bug issues? Firefox have identified 130 serious flaws in 2016 alone. Read More here

 

 

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