Users told: get rid of Internet Explorer (again)
Internet Explorer users have been told to ditch the application and switch to another browser, pronto. The warning comes from Rapid7, which describes a hole that’s exploitable by visiting a…
Linux, Open Source, & anti Microsoft news
Torque 3D engine going open-source and free
Long before Unity or the Unreal Development Kit, Torque was the engine of choice for indie developers with big dreams of making their own shiny 3D games, costing only $100…
NHS eye hospital embiggens in-house open source system
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has said that it has added three new modules for prescribing, operations notes and correspondence to OpenEyes, its open source e-patient record system.
Tweet this: Twitter joins Linux Foundation
Social network Twitter has signed up as a member of the Linux Foundation. The non-profit Linux consortium welcomes the social network on the back of its extensive use of Linux…
Microsoft pushes two patches and new cert requirement
Microsoft on Tuesday released a security update for two vulnerabilities, both categorized as “important.” The update will address a Visual Studio Team Foundation Server flaw, which permit privilege escalation for…
It’s Opus, it rocks and now it’s an audio codec standard!
In a great victory for open standards, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has just standardized Opus as RFC 6716. Opus is the first state of the art, free audio…
Apache webserver updated to ignore Do Not Track settings in IE 10
Developers of Apache, the Internet’s most widely used webserver application, have released an update that causes websites to ignore privacy settings in the upcoming release of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.
Copycatting – Apple style
Apple sued Samsung Electronics for copying its iPhone and a U.S. jury made a “patriotic” ruling ordering the Korean firm to pay $1.05 billion in damages. Now, what appears to…
Microsoft to tweak Windows 8 over EU browser concerns
Microsoft is ready to introduce measures in Windows 8 to address the European Union’s antitrust concerns about users’ ability to chose between different browsers, European Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said on…
Is Congress Getting Ready to Take on Patent Trolls?
The Congressional Research Service (CRS), the research division of Congress known for its objective studies, recently released a report on the effects of patent trolls on innovation and the economy….
Microsoft: ‘Update your security certs this month – or else’
The good news is that Microsoft’s next Patch Tuesday, due on September 11, should be a breeze, bringing just two security updates. The bad news is that October’s Patch Tuesday…
Bing Vs. Google — Microsoft’s Pepsi Challenge Backfires
Remember the Pepsi Challenge? Apparently, Microsoft does. The software company on Thursday evoked that famous marketing campaign when it launched the “Bing It On” challenge, an online blind comparison test…
Laptop fingerprint reader destroys ‘entire security model of Windows accounts’
Have a laptop with a fingerprint reader and use that biometic security? Most popular laptops shipped with a UPEK fingerprint reader. If yours did, then sadly your password is not…
Microsoft awards itself Google-esque power over Hotmail, SkyDrive etc
The new terms-of-use agreement was rolled out late last week. It grants Microsoft the right to use information gathered from Hotmail, Photo Gallery, Office.com and SkyDrive accounts in a manner…
Samsung wins battle with Apple in Japan
A Japanese district court ruled Friday that Samsung Electronics did not infringe on patents belonging to Apple, sending the dispute between the two technology giants into a new phase. The…