Java continues to be Public Enemy No. 1 when it comes to computer and network security. Oracle released a huge update for the virtually ubiquitous software, but attackers aren’t done exploiting Java as the weakest link in the security ...
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Huawei calls the Windows Phone platform weak despite using it as the foundation for some of the smartphones it makes. “[Windows Phones] are weak but still require a licence fee,” says Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s consumer ...
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Microsoft and Oracle are set to reveal details of a new partnership on Monday, one of a "startling series" of announcements Oracle CEO Larry Ellison promised next week around the Oracle Database 12c. Oracle will be announcing next week ...
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Sony has been urged to create an independent entertainment arm by New York hedge fund Third Point, which has raised its stake in the struggling electronics giant. Third Point has suggested Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai be made chairman of the ...
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Microsoft's Office Mobile for iPhone is a "half-baked" effort that breaks basic features like file compatibility, according to the chief executive of rival CloudOn, which provides Office compatibility across the Apple iPhone, iPad, and ...
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There was a largely euphoric reaction online in the hours after Microsoft reversed its policies for the upcoming Xbox One game console, which had restricted resales of used games and required a constant Internet connection. A Facebook ...
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Google has challenged the US government's gag order on tech firms which have been the focal point of US security investigations. The search giant wants the approval for greater transparency from the US courts, stating that it believes it ...
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Sony's gaming division pulled its latest firmware update for the PlayStation 3 Wednesday, after widespread reports that installing it could render the console useless. Gamers took to Twitter and online forums such as Reddit to spread word ...
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Microsoft erred when it decided that the new Office Mobile for iPhone would be available to Office 365 customers but not to those who purchased a traditional "perpetual" license to Office 2013, an analyst argued. "It's a mistake," said ...
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Microsoft will pay security researchers for finding and reporting vulnerabilities in the preview version of its Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) browser, for finding novel techniques to bypass exploit mitigations present in Windows 8.1 or later ...
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Registration is open for the 2013 Flash Memory Summit, to be held August 13-15 in Santa Clara, CA; the Conference Concepts were announced today. The annual event brings together top flash memory technologists and business leaders to discuss ...
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Microsoft let slip its plans for the future life of its ARM-powered Surface RT device recently, during a keynote speech at TechEd Europe 2013 e-learning and and education technology summit. When Computing asked Microsoft strategic ...
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Walmart has begun selling the Chromebook in 2,800 of its approximately 4,600 U.S. stores, expanding the reach of this still-on-the-margins platform. Staples will also be selling the Chromebook in 1,500 stores, Google said on Monday. ...
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Yahoo has received between 12,000 to 13,000 requests for user data from law enforcement agencies in the U.S. between Dec. 1 and May 31 this year, the company said Monday. The most common of these requests concerned fraud, homicides, ...
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Microsoft today confirmed that it has heavily discounted the Surface RT tablet to universities and K-12 schools, cutting the price of the entry-level model by 60%. It was the third time within a month that Microsoft has launched a Surface ...
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