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Is Windows on ARM the future of the Windows operating system?
In a new blog entry posted yesterday, Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows division, elaborated at length about Windows on ARM (WOA). He pointed out how WOA builds on Read more...
Bug in Trendnet webcams exposes them to public viewing
A serious vulnerability in home security cameras made by U.S.-based Trendnet potentially exposed thousands of users to voyeurs and hackers who could watch the live video feed from the cameras over Read more...
Microsoft: How Windows 8 on ARM will be different
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has unveiled more details about its upcoming Windows 8 on ARM (known as "WOA") in a new article on the official Building Windows 8 blog. WOA is the version of Windows 8 that Read more...
Apple's iPad 3 will be unveiled first week of March, says report
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will unveil its much anticipated iPad 3 tablet in the first week of March, according to a new report on respected tech site AllThingsD. Citing sources, the report says that Apple Read more...
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday for February has 9 security bulletins
System administrators can expect a relatively light Patch Tuesday next week with a total of nine bulletins, of which four have been flagged as critical. According to Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Read more...
Chrome 17's new features enhance speed, security
In the first major update for its web browser in 2012, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has released Chrome 17. The new version quashes at least 20 security vulnerabilities, according to eSecurity Planet. More Read more...
Spotlight: Intel launches 520 Series solid-state drive
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has launched its 520 Series solid-state drive (SSD), which is a blistering fast SATA 3 SSD armed with a SandForce controller. Intel claims that the 520 Series, available in Read more...
Facebook struggles to delete old photos from servers
You may have heard that Facebook had a problem with physically deleting photos from its servers in a timely manner. In the wake of an investigation first conducted in 2009, as well as a follow-up Read more...
Hackers tried to extort $50K from Symantec over source code
A hacker group has attempted to extort $50,000 from Symantec to keep the company's source code private. This was confirmed by Symantec in a statement, which noted that "an individual claiming to be Read more...
Open-source Spark tablet could arrive as early as May
KDE plans to release a tablet that operates on the open source Linux operating system. According to a blog post written by KDE developer Aaron J. Seigo, the Spark tablet will come with a 7-inch Read more...
Adobe: Focus on defenses, not bug hunting
Speaking at Kaspersky Lab's Security Analyst Summit last week, Brad Arkin, director of product security and privacy at Adobe, suggested that security researchers should focus less on finding Read more...
Cookie-forwarding scheme can be used in session hijacking
Researchers from Microsoft Research and RSA Laboratories have released a whitepaper (.pdf) the documents their study of the ease with which individual host machines can be tracked on the Internet. Read more...
Spotlight: Skype 5.8 adds HD video calling
Released just last week, Skype for Windows version 5.8 comes with a number of notable new features that includes support for 1080p HD video calling. For the longest time, it didn't matter that Read more...
What are you anticipating the most in Windows 8?
John Brandon of Computerworld has put together a list of 13 less-discussed features about Windows 8 that he considers worth knowing about and wrote in detail about each feature here. I think it's a Read more...
Spotlight: Backup in the cloud with CloudBerry Explorer
If you're looking to backup your data in the cloud, then you may want to check out CloudBerry Explorer by CloudBerry Lab. Various versions of the company's software are available that work with Read more...
