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Google Offers Another Great Reason to Buy a Pixel or Pixel XL
Jun 12, 2017The Google Pixel phones are among the best available, even with the influx of 2017 Android flagships from Samsung, HTC, Essential and LG. But given it's last year’s handset, what incentive do fans have to grab the ‘Made by ...
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iOS 10 and MacOS Sierra Updated for Perhaps The Last Time
May 16, 2017Apple has issued some minor updates for its mobile and desktop operating systems, ahead of much larger overhauls at next months WWDC keynote. The company has today released public versions of iOS 10.3.2 and macOS 10.12.5. It ...
Tags: iOS 10, MacOS, Apple Watch
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Blackberry DTEK60: 5 Things You Need to Know
Nov 8, 2016Is another security-focused, Android-toting BlackBerry phone worth the money? BlackBerry isn't quite done yet. Today the Canadian brand unveiled the DTEK60, it's latest Android phone and an upgrade to the decent DTEK50 from earlier in the ...
Tags: Blackberry, DTEK60, Samsung
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DELL Has Released a New Virtualised Storage Accelerator Appliance Called Fluid Cache
Apr 23, 2014Dell has released a new virtualised storage accelerator appliance called Fluid Cache for SAN, designed to help customers keep data-intensive applications working quickly under load. The announcement, which was made at Dell's Enterprise ...
Tags: Dell, Computer Products
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an Adobe Flash Exploit Has Targeted Three Sites
Feb 27, 2014An Adobe Flash exploit has targeted three sites. Adobe Systems on Thursday announced knowledge of the exploit and what steps to take. The company assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2014-0502 to the vulnerability. Its security bulletin ...
Tags: zero-day exploit, Security updates, Adobe Flash Player
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It's an Annoyance for The Individual Computer User
Feb 11, 2014It's an annoyance for the individual computer user:You've updated your operating system,and now you need to reboot.This is so the computer can switch to the modified source code. Imagine,however,having to update and reboot hundreds or ...
Tags: individual computer, pc, MIT
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Security Researchers Have Uncovered Two Unpatched Vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer
Nov 19, 2013Security researchers have uncovered two unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (IE) which have been exploited by attackers in an unusual “watering hole” campaign launched from a U.S.-based website that specialises in ...
Tags: IE, zero-day, hacker, watering hole
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Microsoft Might Stop Updating MSE Antivirus Software on Systems Running Windows XP
Nov 7, 2013Microsoft might stop updating Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) antivirus software on systems running Windows XP after next April's support cut-off, the company has suggested. So far this is little more than?a statement?sent to a news ...
Tags: Windows XP, Computer Products, software
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Windows 8's User Share in October Climbed Past The 10% Milestone for The First Time
Nov 5, 2013Windows 8′s user share in October climbed past the 10% milestone for the first time since the launch of the radically-overhauled OS a year ago, an analytics company said Friday. The operating system’s share of all computing ...
Tags: Windows 8
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Adobe Released Security Updates for Flash Player,Adobe Reader and Shockwave Player
Sep 12, 2013Adobe released security updates for Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Shockwave Player on Tuesday to address critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to take control of systems running vulnerable versions of those programs. The ...
Tags: Adobe, Flash Player
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Patching and Security Updates Eaten Most Into It Technicians' Time Over Last Three Years
Aug 13, 2013Patching and security updates have eaten the most into IT technicians' time over the last three years, while licencing is responsible for the most expenditure from IT budgets, research by Computing has revealed. Over 100 IT professionals ...
Tags: IT Budget
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The Significant Java Security Improvements Made by Oracle During The Past Six Months
Jul 23, 2013Despite the significant Java security improvements made by Oracle during the past six months, Java vulnerabilities continue to represent a major security risk for organisations because most of them have outdated versions of the software ...
Tags: Java, soft security, software, Computer Products
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Apple on Tuesday Patched Java 6 for OS X Snow Leopard
Jun 19, 2013Apple on Tuesday patched Java 6 for OS X Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion, fixing 34 flaws that Oracle addressed the same day for Windows. The update reiterated Apple's intent to keep patching Snow Leopard, the five-year-old operating ...
Tags: Apple, Oracle, OS X Snow Leopard, Java 6
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Microsoft Will Ship Just Five Security Updates Next Week
Jun 10, 2013Microsoft today said it will ship just five security updates next week, the fewest in any month so far this year, to patch 23 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (IE), Windows and Office. The update for Office will address a bug that is ...
Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products, Office Bug
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After 10 Years,Developers of Camino,Called It Quits Yesterday
May 31, 2013After 10 years, developers of Camino, a Mac-only browser built atop Mozilla's Gecko engine, called it quits yesterday. "Camino is no longer being developed, and we encourage all users to upgrade to a more modern browser," stated a message ...
Tags: Camino Browser, Mac
