Facebook quickly fixed a privacy leak in its new timeline after being alerted to the problem, according to a watchdog that follows the social networking site closely. Europe v. Facebook, an Austrian student organization that has filed ...
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Microsoft today said it will start automatically pushing Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) to customers as a last-ditch move before it drops the original 2009 edition of Windows 7 from support next month. Windows 7 RTM -- the latter stands ...
Apple quietly updated Safari on Snow Leopard last week, refreshing the browser to v. 5.1.8 and providing more proof that it intends to support OS X 10.6 much longer than usual. Computerworld - Apple last week silently updated the aged ...
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Apple yesterday updated OS X Mountain Lion for the first time in six months, patching 14 security vulnerabilities and addressing a host of other issues. Alongside the operating system update, Apple also upgraded the Safari browser to ...
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Adobe today patched Flash Player, the fifth time this year it's updated the vulnerability-plagued software. Unlike two of the three updates last month, however, today's was part of Adobe's regularly-scheduled patch cadence. Last ...
As part of its monthly issue of software patches, Microsoft has fixed a Windows vulnerability that would have allowed someone to subvert a computer's security using only a USB thumb drive and some attack code. The vulnerability, MS13-027, ...
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Some U.S. taxpayers may have to wait a bit longer than usual to get their refunds, due to problems that recently cropped up with Intuit's tax-preparation software. Last week, the Minnesota Department of Revenue said state taxpayers ...
Microsoft will issue security fixes for its Windows Store apps on the fly, not just on the familiar monthly Patch Tuesday, the company said this week. At the same time, Microsoft spelled out how it will alert customers of security ...
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Microsoft has fixed a problem that caused an outage for many users of Hotmail and the service that is replacing it, Outlook.com. Maintenance work continued to affect the calendaring component of Hotmail, however. Microsoft acknowledged ...
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Until late January, Apple's App Store servers did not encrypt all communications with iOS clients, which exposed users to several potential attacks, according to a Google security researcher. "The Apple App Store and associated ...
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When many people think of affordable swimwear, they think of the cheap bikinis sold at discount stores. Unfortunately, most of the bikinis found in discount stores ball up in the crotch area because they're made of inferior fabrics. Those ...
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Microsoft has announced that seven patches will be released on Tuesday 12 March. The bulletins, as Microsoft calls them, comprise four "critical" and three "important" updates. The critical updates address vulnerabilities in Microsoft ...
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Wood furniture brings a sense of warmth to interior spaces. Used for dressers, shelves, beds tables or chairs, wood is a versatile material. When you buy wood furniture, always check for quality. Buying quality furniture also means learning ...
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Apple on Monday patched Java 6 for OS X, following Oracle's lead and quashing a browser plug-in vulnerability that hackers have been exploiting. Oracle issued the "out-of-band," or emergency, update for Java 6 and Java 7 to patch two ...
The White House says it agrees with a US citizen petition arguing that "jailbreaking" of mobile phones to allow users to switch carriers should be legal. In a statement released on the White House petitions web page, presidential aide R. ...
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