Eight security updates are now available from Microsoft that address twenty-three flaws in Internet Explorer (IE), Windows, Framework, .Net, Silverlight and some others under its portfolio. Out of the eight, two updates are tagged as “critical,” the highest ranking set by Microsoft for serious threats. These two patches are MS11-081 and MS11-078, the former is [...]
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Microsoft holds Android patent
The Software giant, Microsoft, announced Wednesday (September 28) that it has signed a deal with Samsung Electronics. An undisclosed amount for a patent-licensing deal over undisclosed patents has been made between the two companies. The terms of the agreement states that Microsoft will gain licensing revenue over every Android phone or tablet. The deal also [...]
Microsoft’s Office 365 Suffers Downed Service
On Wednesday, Microsoft’s Office 365 and its cloud computing storage service SkyDrive suffered network outages as customers claim to have lost access to their e-mail for up to four hours, along with other expected online services they could have used right on their desktops. The Redmont-based computer software giant pointed to a networking issue which [...]
Microsoft Ships 22 Bug Fixes for Windows with ETA Next Week
The Redmont software giant Microsoft today announced it will ship next week 13 new security patches that will fix 22 vulnerabilities in its applications Visio, Internet Explorer, and Visual Studio, including its Windows 7 OS. The upcoming Tuesday update lineup exceeds last month’s patch count but matches the total vulnerabilities to be fixed. Andrew Storm, [...]
Microsoft Updates Mango to App Developers
After smartphone makers got Microsoft’s Mango update to its Windows Phone 7 OS last June, the Redmont computer giant today released an updated build of the application development tools for the new OS to smartphone software developers. This is expected to test their apps well in advance of new products released in the updated OS. [...]
Microsoft Admits Bugs for Mac Office
The Redmont computer giant confirmed last week that Office for Mac users will experience some problems when running the suite on the new Lion OS X Lion Apple released last July 20. As of this writing, Microsoft has yet to officially confirm if it will support the new Lion features such as Versions and Auto [...]
Skype Chat Optimized for Apple iPad Brings Apples Closer to Microsoft
IT Industry analysts have been quick to pick up the latest Skype developments as pushing Apple increasingly closer to be part of Microsoft’s Window Live. Skype, which recently released a video chat app specifically optimized for Apple’s iPad, will also be making it available in the iTunes beginning Tuesday. It just so happens that Skype [...]
Is Microsoft’s Decline Apple’s Gain?
With Microsoft being embroiled in a lot of legal issues for the past decade, from anti-trust to monopoly concerns, it is inevitable for another company to challenge its position in the technology market. This is where Apple comes in, which became well-known since its revival in the late 1990s with its candy-colored iMacs as the [...]
More Stuxnet Theories Arise at 2010 Virus Bulletin
For the past weeks, the Stuxnet worm has been at the center of attention in the world of technology. The mysterious virus has taken the world by storm, and is now the subject of much speculation, as Iran claimed to be a victim after the worm wreaked minor havoc on the computers of the staff [...]