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Second time in two years it’s had to deal with late-December vulnerabilities Microsoft on Saturday confirmed that Internet Explorer (IE) 6, 7 and 8 contain an unpatched bug — or “zero-day” vulnerability — that is being used by attackers to hijack victims’ Windows computers. The company is “working around the clock” on a patch, its […]
Consumer Reports makes case for Windows 7 PCs May be smarter to search for new PC with older OS rather than deal with Windows 8 Windows 7 may be the better choice as a PC operating system on new systems than the just-released Windows 8, Consumer Reports magazine said this week. Why, when and how […]
Despite an unending stream of FUD being hurled at the Surface tablet, people who have bought it seem pretty enamored with their purchase, according to reviews piling up on BestBuy.com and Staples. Microsoft launched the Surface tablet in its retail stores, all 65 of them, before expanding to Best Buy (1,900 stores total) and Staples […]
16 of the most useful cloud management tools A growing set of services allow customers to more easily track their cloud usage One of the biggest concerns users have with public cloud resources is not knowing how much they will cost, given the pay-as-you-go model. “IT shops are becoming cost centers for service delivery,” says […]
Microsoft says the impact of the issue has been exaggerated by a company seeking to portray its competitors in a bad light Microsoft refuted claims on Thursday that an information disclosure leak in its Internet Explorer browser poses a privacy risk, arguing that the company publicizing the issue is seeking to put its competitors in […]
Apple and Microsoft must have missed sniping at each other, because this is petty. It’s been a while since Apple and Microsoft took cheap shots at each other. I guess they got bored. One news outlet reports Apple is being difficult about approving the newest version of SkyDrive for iOS. The Next Web reports that […]
IPads are already making their way into businesses via bring-your-own-device efforts with Microsoft Surface RT tablets hoping to follow suit as employees lobby for their favorite devices. But which one makes more sense from an IT perspective? Read Network World’s other tech arguments. The two products are roughly similar in price ($500), run touch-centric operating […]
Will fix first bugs in company’s newest browser, again address Windows 8 and Windows RT flaws Microsoft today announced it will deliver seven security updates next week to patch 11 vulnerabilities, including the first that apply to Internet Explorer 10 (IE10), the company’s newest browser. As it did last month, Microsoft will also patch Windows […]
A report claims so, but given Microsoft’s attempts to harden the OS, that seems dubious. A new report released by the security firm Websense Security Labs claims Windows 8 will become one of the top three most-hacked platforms in 2013 because of its newness and Microsoft’s efforts to encourage development for the radical new platform. […]
2013: Year of the hybrid cloud Hybrid clouds, cloud brokers, big data and software-defined networking (SDN) predicted to be the major trends in cloud computing in 2013. The time for dabbling in cloud computing is over, say industry analysts. 2013 is the year that companies need to implement a hybrid cloud strategy that puts select […]