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A Standards Organization Has Created a Boot Environment for Tablets and PCs

May 10, 2013

A standards organization has created a boot environment for tablets and PCs that could potentially run a 64-bit version of Windows RT. The UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) Forum on Wednesday announced that its boot firmware ...

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A New Variant of Gozi Banking Trojan Program That Infects a Computer's Master Boot Record

Apr 23, 2013

Researchers from security firm Trusteer have found a new variant of the Gozi banking Trojan program that infects a computer's Master Boot Record (MBR) in order to achieve persistence. The Master Boot Record (MBR) is a boot sector that ...

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Linux Users Accused Microsoft of Anti-Competitive Practices

Mar 29, 2013

A Spanish association of Linux users today accused Microsoft of anti-competitive practices, charging that Windows 8's Secure Boot blocks users from installing rival operating systems on new PCs. Hispalinux, which represents some 8,000 ...

Tags: Microsoft, EU Antitrust Probe, Linux Group

Third-Party Tools and Software Ecosystem Is Expanding for Atmel's ARM Cortex-A5 Family

Mar 7, 2013

The third-party tools and software ecosystem is expanding for Atmel's ARM Cortex-A5-based SAMA5D3 microcontrollers. A5 is ARM's baby A-series-compatible core, designed as an up-grade from the ARM926 and ARM1176 with better mW/MHz than ...

Tags: software ecosystem, ARM, microcontroller

Samsung Announced an Improved Version of Its SAFE Management and Security System

Feb 26, 2013

Samsung Monday announced an improved version of its SAFE management and security system for popular Samsung-branded Android smartphones and tablets. Samsung dubbed the updated tool set KNOX, after the famous Fort Knox in Kentucky, where ...

Tags: Samsung, SAFE management, smartphones, tablets

Linux Distributions to Be Installed on Windows 8 Computers

Feb 18, 2013

Freeing the way for independent Linux distributions to be installed on Windows 8 computers, the Linux Foundation has released software that will allow Linux to work with computers running the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) ...

Tags: independent Linux, Windows 8 computers, software

Software That Allows Linux to Work with Computers Running UEFI Was Released

Feb 16, 2013

The Linux Foundation has released software that will allow Linux to work with computers running the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) firmware, which all Windows 8 machines do. The Linux Foundation Secure Boot System solves a ...

Tags: Linux Foundation, software, UEFI, Windows 8 machines

Microsoft and a Respected Researcher Disagreed About Whether a Bug in Windows RT

Jan 15, 2013

Microsoft and a respected researcher disagreed this week about whether a bug in Windows RT is actually a security vulnerability that should be patched. The bug, revealed Jan. 5 by a hacker known as "clrokr," can be used to bypass a ...

Tags: Microsoft, bug, Windows RT

Micron on Thursday Unveiled Its First Terabyte-Sized Solid-State Drive SSD

Jan 14, 2013

Micron on Thursday unveiled its first terabyte-sized solid-state drive (SSD) for consumers, the Crucial M500, which will sell for under $600, or 60 cents per gigabyte. The new SSD, almost doubles the capacity over its predecessor the ...

Tags: Micron, CES, SSD, 1TB

A Hacker Found a Method of Bypassing The Code Integrity Mechanism in Windows RT

Jan 9, 2013

A hacker claims to have found a method of bypassing the code integrity mechanism in Windows RT,therefore allowing for desktop-style programmes to be installed on the platform. The hacker,who uses the online moniker"clrokr",documented the ...

Tags: Hacker, Way to Run Desktop Applications, Windows RT

The Linux Foundation Has Introduced a Possible Way

Jan 4, 2013

Attempting to arrive at a solution to a complicated issue, the Linux Foundation has introduced a possible way that smaller Linux distributions can be run on machines using UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) technology. Linux ...

Tags: Linux, Boot, Computer Products, Linux and Unix

Microsoft Has Unveiled Its Windows Phone 8 Mobile Operating System

Dec 26, 2012

Microsoft has unveiled its Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system, but disappointed its current customers by confirming they won't get the update. Instead, users of Windows Phone 7.5 – codenamed Mango – will only be upgraded ...

Tags: Microsoft, Windows Phone 8, mobile operating system, handsets

Windows 8's Secure Boot Technology Has Been a Hot Topic This Summer

Dec 26, 2012

Windows 8's Secure Boot technology has been a hot topic this summer, causing no end of discussion and debate among the various Linux distributions, which are struggling to figure out the best approach for getting around it. Not long ago ...

Tags: Windows 8, Secure Boot technology, Linux distributions, Fedora

Symantec Said Windows 8 "Doesn't Move The Needle Much" on Security

Dec 26, 2012

Computerworld - Symantec said Windows 8 "doesn't move the needle much" on security as it rolled out new versions of its antivirus software and promised to provide users with several so-called "Modern" apps for the new operating system. On ...

Tags: Symantec, antivirus software, operating system, software

The Secure Boot Saga Keeps Going on and on as Linux Distributions Far and Wide

Dec 26, 2012

IDG News Service - Well, the Secure Boot saga keeps going on and on as Linux distributions far and wide decide how they're going to work around Windows 8's planned restrictions, and this week we heard from yet another project. It was SUSE ...

Tags: Secure Boot, Linux distributions, Windows 8, software

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