The GNOME Foundation has backed efforts to create a “freedom-oriented” smartphone that protects users’ privacy and runs only open source software. The Librem 5 promises to run privacy-centric Debian derivative…
Microsoft is making it easier for Windows 10 business customers to recover from security breaches. The tool is based on technology created by Hexadite, an Israeli cybersecurity startup that Microsoft…
Microsoft has confirmed that some users of its email service Outlook are unable to send email or access their accounts. Hundreds from around Europe have commented on the website Downdetector…
Most people are happy to use Android smartphones. Others love their Apple iPhones. But there’s some folks who really want a free-software smartphone without a trace of proprietary code or…
Linux is now the dominant operating system on Amazon’s AWS cloud service and is growing rapidly on Microsoft’s Azure platform this year, according to a report on public cloud adoption…
In total Microsoft patched 82 flaws with 21 being rated critical. There is also included the public disclosure of three additional zero-day vulnerabilities that have not been exploited.
Malware developers can abuse a programming error in the Windows kernel to prevent security software from identifying if, and when, malicious modules have been loaded at runtime.
Which of Google, Apple and Microsoft think a content security bypass doesn’t warrant a browser patch? Thanks to Cisco Talos security bod Nicolai Grødum, who found the cross-site scripting bug…
San Francisco has taken a tentative step toward deciding on whether it will become the first local government in the country to run its voting machines on open-source software.
Microsoft is paying the price for neglecting what any business needs to do: look after your customers. It isn’t just a mobile thing, although over the years mobile seems to…
You might be aware the new stealth destroyer USS Zumwalt has two 155-millimeter howitzers, 80 vertical launch missile silos, and a pair of rapid-fire 30-millimeter cannon. But did you know…
A new feature of the Windows Subsystem for Linux, allows users to chain together commands from different Linux distros and call them directly from inside Windows.
AspenCore has released the results of an embedded technology survey of its EETimes and Embedded readers. The survey indicates that open source operating systems like Linux and FreeRTOS continue to…
Mazda and Toyota are working together on a Linux-based connected car navigation and entertainment system, according to reports.
On Aug. 23, Microsoft released Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Build 16273. This late beta doesn’t introduce new features. It’s all about stabilizing the next Windows 10 update before releasing…