Steam Deck is an AMD-powered handheld PC from Valve that runs KDE on Arch Linux
Valve has taken the wraps off a portable PC it has called Steam Deck, which is set to begin shipping in the US, Canada, EU, and UK in December. Ostensibly…
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Microsoft brings Windows to the cloud with Windows 365 and Cloud PC
Microsoft officially took the wraps off its newest virtualization service on July 14 with the debut of Windows 365 and Cloud PC. This new service, built on top of Azure…
Microsoft fixes 117 vulnerabilities, four exploited in the wild
Microsoft on Tuesday picked up the pace on patching for July and released fixes for 117 vulnerabilities, four of which are being actively exploited in the wild.
Windows 11 is brimming with problems, and Microsoft knows it
IT MIGHT be tempting to download Windows 11 now as it’s available… but we’d seriously advise against it as the redesigned software is packed with frustrating bugs.
Microsoft’s ‘PrintNightmare’ Windows patch accidentally broke people’s connection to their printers
Users that installed the ‘PrintNightmare’ patch, which stops hackers using a critical flaw in the Windows Print Spooler software that could result in malicious individuals running code as administrators on…
Microsoft issues emergency Windows patch to fix critical ‘PrintNightmare’ vulnerability
Microsoft has started rolling out an emergency Windows patch to address a critical flaw in the Windows Print Spooler service. The vulnerability, dubbed PrintNightmare, was revealed last week, after security…
Pentagon Cancels Microsoft’s $10 Billion JEDI Contract
The US Department of Defense said today that it was canceling Microsoft’s award of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, which was valued at $10 billion over five years….
Microsoft suspends SQL Server on Windows Containers Beta, recommends Linux instead
Back in 2017, Microsoft announced the SQL Server on Windows Containers Beta program, enabling developers to connect to SQL Server instances from inside the same container or outside it. The…
Microsoft urges PowerShell users to upgrade to protect against critical vulnerability
Microsoft has issued a warning to users of PowerShell 7.0 and 7.1 to update their software to protect against a .NET Core remote code execution vulnerability. Tracked as CVE-2021-26701, the…
AT&T Is Moving Its 5G Cloud Network to Microsoft’s Azure
Microsoft is acquiring AT&T’s Network Cloud technology and staff as part of a deal to eventually handle all of the wireless carrier’s 5G traffic, starting with the core software that…
Exploit Code Released for Critical Windows Print Spooler Flaw
There are several different proof-of-concept exploits for a vulnerability in the Windows print spooler service circulating publicly right now, some of which are able to exploit the bug even if…
New UK internet law raises free speech concerns, say civil liberties campaigners
Britain’s proposed new internet law entails a government power grab with worrying implications for freedom of speech, according to civil liberties groups, academics and the tech industry. The groups are…
Windows 11 will leave millions of PCs behind, and Microsoft is struggling to explain why
MicrosoftMicrosoft has had six years to prepare for the launch of Windows 11, but the company is still struggling to explain its new hardware requirements. Windows 11 will officially support…
Microsoft has evaded the antitrust scrutiny of its rivals playing the White Knight
For more than a year, Microsoft Corp. avoided Congress’ antitrust scrutiny with a deft strategy, but the software giant now finds itself ensnared in a debate for its finger-pointing tactics.
A driver containing rootkit malware was certified by Microsoft
Microsoft tests drivers before assigning them a digital certificate that approves them to be installed by default. Somehow, a driver called Netfilter that redirects traffic to an IP in China…