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Many of The Country's Largest Companies Lashed out at Microsoft This Week

Dec 25, 2012

Many of the country's largest companies lashed out at Microsoft this week, claiming that its decision to turn on the "Do Not Track" privacy feature in Internet Explorer 10 would "harm consumers, hurt competition, and undermine American ...

Tags: Microsoft, privacy feature, IE10, ad industry

Mozilla to Suspend All Work on a 64-Bit Version of Firefox for Windows

Dec 24, 2012

Mozilla on Friday backtracked from a decision to suspend all work on a 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows,acknowledging that user criticism had changed its mind. "After I announced my decision to disable 64-bit Windows nightlies,there ...

Tags: Firefox, Mozilla, nightlies, backlash

Companies Can Save Tens of Thousands of Dollars in Support and Development Costs

Dec 21, 2012

A Microsoft-commissioned report published last week said companies can save tens of thousands of dollars in support and development costs by standardizing on one browser. Although the report, conducted by Forrester Research and paid for ...

Tags: Computer Products, Microsoft Bankrolled, Report

Microsoft's First-Time Move Tuesday to Update Windows 8 Before The OS Launches

Dec 21, 2012

Microsoft's first-time move Tuesday to update Windows 8 before the OS launches is a sign of the company's continued edging toward practices long held by rivals Apple and Google, analysts said today. On Tuesday, alongside the usual Patch ...

Tags: Microsof, Windows 8, OS, Apple, Google

Mozilla Yesterday Took The Unusual Step of Yanking Firefox 16 From Distribution

Dec 21, 2012

Mozilla yesterday took the unusual step of yanking Firefox 16 from distribution just a day after its release. The company said a critical vulnerability triggered the move. The bug was apparently overlooked by Mozilla while it was ...

Tags: Mozilla, yanking Firefox 16, distribution, critical vulnerability

Secure.me Has Developed a Website and a Browser Plug-in

Dec 21, 2012

Secure.me has developed a website and a browser plug-in designed to make Facebook users aware of the personal information that gets harvested by third-party applications. The App Advisor Security Network website has profiles on more than ...

Tags: website, browser, Facebook, personal information, applications

Microsoft Reveal How It Will Notify Users of The "Do Not Track" Privacy Setting for IE10

Dec 20, 2012

With Windows 8 RTM, Microsoft has revealed how it will notify users of the "Do Not Track" privacy setting for Internet Explorer 10 (IE10). Last week, Microsoft's chief privacy officer repeated the company's position on Do Not Track (DNT), ...

Tags: Windows 8, RTM, Microsoft, IE10, Do Not Track, privacy setting

Google Had Wrapped up Work on a Stronger Flash Sandbox in The Windows Version of Chrome

Dec 20, 2012

Google today announced it had wrapped up work on a stronger Flash sandbox in the Windows version of Chrome, and would soon ship the same for its OS X browser. Chrome 21, which launched July 31, completed efforts to ditch the aged NPAPI ...

Tags: Google, stronger Flash sandbox, Windows version, Chrome

French Government Agencies Could Become More Active Participants in Free Software Projects

Dec 20, 2012

French government agencies could become more active participants in free software projects, under an action plan sent by Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault in a letter to ministers, while software giants Microsoft and Oracle might lose out as ...

Tags: French government, free software projects, software, plans

Google Has Put Windows Xp Users in a Tight Spot by Dropping Support for IE8

Dec 20, 2012

Google has put Windows XP users in a tight spot by dropping support for Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), analysts said today. The search giant's decision also smacks of competitive pushiness, one expert added, and will be seen by some Windows ...

Tags: Google, Windows XP, IE8, Chrome

Germany's Cybersecurity Agency Urged Users to Drop IE and Switch to a Rival

Dec 20, 2012

Germany's cybersecurity agency on Monday urged users to drop Internet Explorer (IE) and switch to a rival, like Chrome or Firefox, until Microsoft patches a new critical bug in its browser. In an alert released Monday, Germany's Federal ...

Tags: Germany, cybersecurity agency, IE, users

Virgin Mobile USA Subscribers Are Vulnerable to Brute Force Attacks

Dec 20, 2012

The online accounts of Virgin Mobile USA subscribers are vulnerable to brute force attacks because the company forces customers to use weak passwords on its website, according to a software developer. "Virgin Mobile forces you to use your ...

Tags: Virgin Mobile, USA subscribers, force attacks, weak passwords

Apple's Practice of Releasing a New iPhone Dull The Company's Competitive Edge

Dec 20, 2012

Apple's practice of releasing a new iPhone once every year is dulling the company's competitive edge, according to Chinese handset maker ZTE, as rival smartphone vendors are bringing their own cutting-edge devices at a quicker pace to meet ...

Tags: Apple, ZTE, company's competitive edge, smartphone, iPhone

Firefox 14 Accounted for Nearly Half of All Copies of The Open-Source Browser

Dec 20, 2012

Firefox 14 accounted for nearly half of all copies of the open-source browser in use just a week after its launch, a sign that Mozilla's automatic update mechanism may be working as intended. The browser became the most-used edition much ...

Tags: Firefox 14, open source browser, Mozilla, automatic update mechanism

The Windows Version of Crisis Is Capable of Infecting Vmware Virtual Machine Images

Dec 19, 2012

The Windows version of Crisis, a piece of malware discovered in July, is capable of infecting VMware virtual machine images, Windows Mobile devices and removable USB drives, according to researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec. Crisis ...

Tags: Windows version, crisis malware, VMware virtual machine, mobile devices

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