2019: The year that Microsoft quits Surface hardware
Canalys Channels Forum Microsoft will quit its loss-making Surface hardware business by 2019, according to execs from PC manufacturers and a channel watcher.
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New “Illusion Gap” Attack Bypasses Windows Defender Scans
Security researchers from CyberArk have discovered a new technique that allows malware to bypass Windows Defender, the standard security software that comes included with all Windows operating systems.
When Microsoft met SUSE: This Windows-Linux partnership gets stronger every day
At 25, SUSE is the oldest business Linux company. At 42, Microsoft is multi-billion dollar mature business best known for Windows. For years, Linux and Windows were at each other’s…
Linux distributor Red Hat beats profit estimate, raises forecasts
Red Hat Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its full-year forecasts, driven by strong demand for the company’s products that help make the transition to the cloud.
Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates Says He’s Using an Android Phone
Microsoft’s attempts at capturing the smartphone market have all failed spectacularly, and it appears the company’s co-founder has no faith in the current Windows 10 Mobile ecosystem. Under Satya Nadella’s…
Microsoft Has The Best Competitive Advantage In Cloud
Microsoft (MSFT) will dominate the IaaS cloud space because it has one unbreakable competitive advantage called Office 365. Its predecessor Office, and now Office 365 – a more enterprise tailored…
GNOME Foundation backs ‘freedom-oriented’ smartphone
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 Adding a Potent Security Feature to Windows 10
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 confirms Outlook issues
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…
KDE is partnering with Purism to create a Linux smartphone
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 Gains Ascendance in Cloud Infrastructures: Report
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…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 21 critical updates listed, one zero day fixed
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.
Bug in Windows Kernel Could Prevent Security Software From Identifying Malware
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.
Microsoft won’t patch Edge browser content security bypass
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 could become first local government to use open-source voting system
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.