Linux kernel set to get live patching in release 3.20
A collaboration between SUSE and Red Hat is going to bring relief to Linux users the world over: they’ll be able to patch their systems without reboots. The live patching…
A collaboration between SUSE and Red Hat is going to bring relief to Linux users the world over: they’ll be able to patch their systems without reboots. The live patching…
Another month, another Patch Tuesday, but this release has a special sting in the tail: a flaw in the fundamental design of Windows that’s taken a year to correct, and…
This month’s Patch Tuesday release includes three updates rated Critical, including a massive security update that fixes more than 40 flaws in Internet Explorer. A recently disclosed XSS vulnerability remains…
Microsoft has released a patch to close a bug exploited by hackers, who targeted US military and government networks. The flaw was used to compromise Windows PCs that visited sites…
Microsoft’s part in a US$70m investment in CyanogenMod has raised many eyebrows: why is Microsoft investing in a popular version of the Android mobile phone operating system, when it has…
In 2007, Dell became the first major computer OEM to sell pre-installed Linux on their computers. Today, Dell continues to support desktop Linux. In its latest move, Dell will be…
Keeping up its poor showing in AV-Test’s assessments, the free offering from Microsoft scored a zero when it came to protection.
YouTube today announced it has finally stopped using Adobe Flash by default. The site now uses its HTML5 video player by default in Google’s Chrome, Microsoft’s IE11, Apple’s Safari 8,…
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) on Monday reported a fall in its quarterly profit that was in line with Wall Street forecasts, as sluggish personal computer sales dampened demand for Windows software…
Microsoft is planning a big push for Windows 10 and will be giving away the new operating system to Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Phone 8 users in the…
Google has reported a local file flaw affecting Windows 7 and 8.1 32 and 64 -bit systems in the third vulnerability dropped since a spat with Microsoft erupted last week.
Each time there’s a new version of Windows, Microsoft bills it as “the best Windows yet,” understandably enough. History teaches us that each time Microsoft tries to really stretch itself…
Peterborough City Council is looking to drop Microsoft and its “expensive” user agreements in favour of other, more open source applications and collaborative tools.
New wording in Microsoft’s enterprise licensing agreements could see customers forced to pay more to Redmond while simultaneously jumping through new licensing hoops. Microsoft has re-worked the fine print of…
The chances are, you’re not reading this on a computer running Windows 8. Despite billions of dollars of investment from America’s original computer giant Microsoft, less than 10 per cent…