Who would have thought that as the end-of-life of Windows XP nears, the operating system would see a surge in its market share rather than a decline? According to latest data from…
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Why is Microsoft backtracking on Windows XP end of life?
As Microsoft’s nearly 13-year-old operating system, Windows XP, nears its official retirement date, the company has announced that it will continue to offer anti-malware support until 14 July 2015, more than a…
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Update 1 rumoured for March 11 Patch Tuesday rollout
A couple of reports from unrelated sources have affirmed the fact that Windows 8.1 Update 1 might just be ready for rollout and the tentative date is March 11. First up it’s…
Google announces Pwnium 4; over $2.7 million in bounty up for grabs
Google has announced the fourth edition of its Pwnium competition for Chrome OS this March at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver. Continuing the trend starting 2013, those who can hack Chrome…
FreeBSD 10.0 release builds spotted
FreeBSD 10.0 is finally available for download after a series of delays and an additional rc build. From the looks of it FreeBSD 10.0 is currently available for all the four architectures,…
Windows 9 RTM to be signed off in October 2014 [Rumour]
Microsoft will publicly launch its Windows 8.1 Update 1 at Build 2014 Developer Conference this April and it is rumoured that the company will also give a sneak peak at its upcoming…
China gets government-backed operating system COS
China has revealed its own government-backed mobile operating system dubbed China Operating System (COS) to rival the mobile OS from Google and Apple. Developed jointly by China’s Institute of Software at the…
Microsoft backpedals on Security Essentials for Windows XP decision; extends support till July 2015
Microsoft has softened its stand on Security Essentials for Windows XP and has extended support for its antimalware software till July 2015. Microsoft has noted that although operating system patches including security…
Microsoft likely to reveal Windows 9 ‘Threshold’ at Build 2014
During its April Build 2014 event Microsoft is likely to unveil its next operating system Windows 9 aka ‘Threshold’ which will be released in April 2015. According to Paul Thurrott, a Windows…
Microsoft to abandon Security Essentials alongside Windows XP on April 8
Microsoft is set to pull the plug on Windows XP on April 8 this year and along with that it will also abandon Security Essentials for Windows XP, the company has revealed….
Windows XP usage falls below 30 percent as Windows 7, Windows 8 gain more traction
It seems that the April 8, 2014 deadline of Windows XP going EOL has got quite a few users and organizations scared as the usage of decade old operating system in December…
Windows error reports leak data claims security researcher
Windows error and crash logs send out ample of data back to Microsoft in the clear without being encrypted, which cloud allow hackers and government agencies to spy on users. Alex Watson,…
Chromebooks accounted for 21% of all commercial laptop sales in 2013 claims researcher
Latest report from NPD group reveals that Chromebooks managed to grab 21 percent share of all commercial laptop sales in 2013, which hints at more trouble for Microsoft in 2014. The numbers…
Munich declares open source project a success
Munich has declared that its decade old move to open source software is finally over and that it is a huge success with over 15,000 systems running Linux and OpenOffice. Back in…
Microsoft predicts top cyber threats for 2014; dying Windows XP one of them
Microsoft has listed out top cyber threats predictions for 2014 which includes the likes of social engineering attacks; increase in ransomware; spam and phishing attacks targeting gullible users interested in major sports…