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Microsoft has released a critical security update for all versions of Windows
Microsoft has released an emergency out-of-band patch for a security bug that could allow attackers to take over machines running all supported versions of Windows (Windows Vista, Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and Windows RT), including machines running Windows 10 as part of the Windows Insider Program. The vulnerability was found by researchers at Google’s Project ...
Keeping it real: Mr. Robot Episode 4 proves the show is much bigger than hacking (spoilers)
As hacker group Fsociety plans to take down Evil Corp the worst thing that could have happened to USANetworks’s Mr. Robot in episode 4 was a car chase, or a typical heist caper at Stone Mountain (Evil Corp’s heavily guarded data storage facility). But that didn’t happen; for the most part what episode 4 treated ...
The best performing web browser for Windows 10: Microsoft Edge, Chrome or Safari?
Following years of criticism for its Internet Explorer browser Microsoft looks to have got things right with Microsoft Edge. In recent tests Edge beat both Chrome and Safari in JavaScript benchmarks created by Google and Apple. In a recent blog Gabe Aul , head of the Windows Insider Program, wrote that Microsoft Edge is, “blazing ...
Microsoft Lumia phones top customer ‘delight’ ratings as US smartphone demand falls dramatically, according to new report
It seems consumers in the US aren’t splashing out and buying new phones this year, according to a report by Argus Insights, Inc., a Silicon Valley-based market intelligence company. The report, compiled with data from around 622,000 reviews, shows that from June 2014 to June 2015 smartphone demand is down by 8 percent in the ...
There’s life in Windows Phone yet, according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
There’s been a lot of talk concerning what Microsoft is going to do with its encumbered phone business following the huge layoffs last week. And now on the back of the news that Microsoft is releasing a new build of Windows Phone, Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, has come out to state his commitment to ...
Bring it on: How Microsoft plans to make Windows 10 launch something special
There’s only a couple of weeks to go until Microsoft officially launches Windows 10, and seeing that the OS is a landmark release in the company’s long history it’s not surprising that Windows fans and curious onlookers are going to be treated to something special. This includes launch events (invites firstly going to Windows Insiders) ...
Hacking series ‘Mr. Robot’ could be the show of our times
It’s only three episodes in, but USA Network’s hacker series Mr. Robot has already gained widespread plaudits from critics and viewers. And for good reason; it’s eminently likable. Its paranoid vision of the cyber world; the struggle we all have in keeping things private; and not falling prey to consuming too much while living so ...
Microsoft Office 2016 officially released for Mac, with a promise of better support in the future
Office 2016 is out of preview (the largest beta ever of Office for Mac) and officially available for Mac users, although the fine-tuned productivity suite is for the time being only available for Office 365 subscribers. At the moment Mac users with Office 365 Home, Personal Business, Business Premium, E3 or ProPlus can get their hands ...
Next likely steps for Microsoft mobile
After announcing a layoff of up to 7,800 employees (a massive 7% of workforce) at Microsoft, most of which will affect employees working in the company’s phone business, we might wonder what happens next. In a bid to what CEO Satya Nadella calls ‘restructuring’ the smartphone business, which entails the writing off $7.6 billion as ...
Microsoft looking to academics to take HoloLens into the future
Microsoft is looking to the world of academia to try and find out what its augmented reality headset, HoloLens, might best be used for. Redmond announced recently that a total of five $100,000 grants will be awarded, as well as two HoloLens development kits for each recipient, to universities and non-profit researchers that meet the ...