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Microsoft Extends Free Windows 10 Upgrade “Loophole” to January 16

Microsoft Extends Free Windows 10 Upgrade “Loophole” to January 16

Upgrade for users with assistive tech still available

Apple Accused of Charging Twice as Much as Samsung for Battery Repairs

Apple Accused of Charging Twice as Much as Samsung for Battery Repairs

Battery maker claims Apple overcharges its own users

Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4056892 (Meltdown & Spectre Fix) Fails to Install

Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4056892 (Meltdown & Spectre Fix) Fails to Install

Users complaining of boot issues after installing the patch

Intel Promises It’ll Nearly Exterminate Meltdown and Spectre Bugs in a Few Days

Intel Promises It’ll Nearly Exterminate Meltdown and Spectre Bugs in a Few Days

Company says it’ll ship updates for 90% of affected devices

Intel Releases Updates to Make PCs Immune to Metldown and Spectre Security Flaws

Intel Releases Updates to Make PCs Immune to Metldown and Spectre Security Flaws

The updates only apply to CPUs made in the past five years

Intel CEO Sold Off $24M in Stock After Google Reported Chip Vulnerability

Intel CEO Sold Off $24M in Stock After Google Reported Chip Vulnerability

Intriguing timeline points to controversial stock sell-off

AMD Contradicts Intel and Says Its CPUs Are at Zero Risk from Hardware Flaw

AMD Contradicts Intel and Says Its CPUs Are at Zero Risk from Hardware Flaw

Intel is also saying that ARM CPUs are affected as well

Red Hat Says Security Updates for Meltdown & Spectre Bugs May Affect Performance

Red Hat Says Security Updates for Meltdown & Spectre Bugs May Affect Performance

Gives users the ability to enable the updates selectively to better understand their impact on sensitive workloads

The Complete Guide: How to Patch Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities on Windows

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Canonical Plans to Release Ubuntu 17.10 Respin ISOs for All Flavors Next Week

Canonical Plans to Release Ubuntu 17.10 Respin ISOs for All Flavors Next Week

The new ISO images are expected on Thursday, January 11

Ubuntu 17.04, the Last Release with Unity 7, Reaches End of Life on January 13

Ubuntu 17.04, the Last Release with Unity 7, Reaches End of Life on January 13

Ubuntu 17.04 was the last release of Ubuntu to use Unity 7

Apple Says Apple Watch and watchOS Are Not Affected by Meltdown and Spectre Bugs

Apple Says Apple Watch and watchOS Are Not Affected by Meltdown and Spectre Bugs

Apple Watch wearers shouldn't worry about the new exploits

  • Linux
  • By Marius Nestor
  • January 5th, 2018
Purism Says It's Releasing Patches to Stop Meltdown Attacks in Its Linux Laptops

Purism Says It's Releasing Patches to Stop Meltdown Attacks in Its Linux Laptops

Will soon release patches against Spectre variants as well

Linux Kernel 4.14.12 Released to Disable x86 PTI for AMD Radeon Processors

Linux Kernel 4.14.12 Released to Disable x86 PTI for AMD Radeon Processors

Users are urged to update their systems immediately

  • Tablets
  • By Marius Nestor
  • January 5th, 2018
Samsung Gives Its Notebook 7 Flexible PC a 2018 Spin Ahead of CES 2018

Samsung Gives Its Notebook 7 Flexible PC a 2018 Spin Ahead of CES 2018

A 2-in-1 designed for use at work, home, or in the classroom

  • Apple
  • By Marius Nestor
  • January 5th, 2018
Apple Says iOS Users Spent $300 Million in App Store Purchases on New Year’s Day

Apple Says iOS Users Spent $300 Million in App Store Purchases on New Year’s Day

iOS developers earned more than 30% over 2016

Valve Kicks Off 2018 with Massive SteamOS Beta Update, Adds Linux Kernel 4.14

Valve Kicks Off 2018 with Massive SteamOS Beta Update, Adds Linux Kernel 4.14

SteamOS Beta 2.141 updated was pushed to brewmaster beta

CentOS Linux Receives Security Updates Against Meltdown and Spectre Exploits

CentOS Linux Receives Security Updates Against Meltdown and Spectre Exploits

Several packages need to be updated to patch the issues

How Microsoft Wants to Install the Camera on the Folding Surface Phone

How Microsoft Wants to Install the Camera on the Folding Surface Phone

Patents provide glimpse into Microsoft’s ideas

US-CERT Says Fixing Meltdown & Spectre Involves Replacing Your CPU

US-CERT Says Fixing Meltdown & Spectre Involves Replacing Your CPU

Security org provides awkward advice in CPU bug saga

Google Chrome to Get Meltdown and Spectre Patches on January 23

Google Chrome to Get Meltdown and Spectre Patches on January 23

A method to remain protect already exists though

Microsoft Extends Free Windows 10 Upgrade “Loophole” to January 16

Microsoft Extends Free Windows 10 Upgrade “Loophole” to January 16

Upgrade for users with assistive tech still available

  • Apple
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • January 5th, 2018
Apple Accused of Charging Twice as Much as Samsung for Battery Repairs

Apple Accused of Charging Twice as Much as Samsung for Battery Repairs

Battery maker claims Apple overcharges its own users

Microsoft Mistakenly Ships Windows 10 Pro to PCs Running Windows 10 S Preview

Microsoft Mistakenly Ships Windows 10 Pro to PCs Running Windows 10 S Preview

Windows 10 Pro builds shipped to Windows 10 S insiders

Mozilla Firefox 57.0.4 Released with Meltdown and Spectre Patches

Mozilla Firefox 57.0.4 Released with Meltdown and Spectre Patches

New version of Mozilla’s browser now available for download

Windows 10 Not Slowed Down by Meltdown and Spectre Patches

Windows 10 Not Slowed Down by Meltdown and Spectre Patches

Intel said no slowdown likely to be noticed by average users

Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris Review – A Wasted Opportunity for the Sci-Fi Saga

Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris Review – A Wasted Opportunity for the Sci-Fi Saga

A first expansion that does nothing to save the franchise

Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4056892 (Meltdown & Spectre Fix) Fails to Install

Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4056892 (Meltdown & Spectre Fix) Fails to Install

Users complaining of boot issues after installing the patch

Intel Promises It’ll Nearly Exterminate Meltdown and Spectre Bugs in a Few Days

Intel Promises It’ll Nearly Exterminate Meltdown and Spectre Bugs in a Few Days

Company says it’ll ship updates for 90% of affected devices

Microsoft Releases Updates for Its Devices to Fix Meltdown and Spectre Flaws

Microsoft Releases Updates for Its Devices to Fix Meltdown and Spectre Flaws

Surface models get firmware update to block exploits

  • Apple
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • January 5th, 2018
Apple Confirms All iPhone Models Affected by Meltdown and Spectre Bugs

Apple Confirms All iPhone Models Affected by Meltdown and Spectre Bugs

The firm says there are no known exploits against users

Canonical Will Soon Patch all Supported Ubuntu Releases Against Meltdown/Spectre

Canonical Will Soon Patch all Supported Ubuntu Releases Against Meltdown/Spectre

Users are urged to update their systems immediately

Intel Releases Updates to Make PCs Immune to Metldown and Spectre Security Flaws

Intel Releases Updates to Make PCs Immune to Metldown and Spectre Security Flaws

The updates only apply to CPUs made in the past five years

SUSE Responds to Meltdown and Spectre CPU Vulnerabilities in SLE and openSUSE

SUSE Responds to Meltdown and Spectre CPU Vulnerabilities in SLE and openSUSE

Patches are coming soon for these critical vulnerabilities

Kubuntu 17.10 Users Can Now Update to the KDE Plasma 5.11.5 Desktop Environment

Kubuntu 17.10 Users Can Now Update to the KDE Plasma 5.11.5 Desktop Environment

Users are urged to update their systems as soon as possible

OnePlus 5T Sandstone White Edition Unveiled, Sales Start January 9

OnePlus 5T Sandstone White Edition Unveiled, Sales Start January 9

Price of this edition is the same as the Slate Gray model

Opera 50 Debuts as World's First Web Browser with Anti-Bitcoin Mining Protection

Opera 50 Debuts as World's First Web Browser with Anti-Bitcoin Mining Protection

It's now available for GNU/Linux, Windows, and macOS

  • Apple
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • January 4th, 2018
Apple’s iPhone Could Also Be Affected by Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities <em>UPDATED</em>

Apple’s iPhone Could Also Be Affected by Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities UPDATED

ARM confirms some of its chips are affected as well

The Complete Guide: How to Patch Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities on Windows

The Complete Guide: How to Patch Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities on Windows

Quick steps for Windows users to remain protected

  • Laptops
  • By Marius Nestor
  • January 4th, 2018
Dell Unveils Redesigned XPS 13 Laptop Powered by Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or Windows 10

Dell Unveils Redesigned XPS 13 Laptop Powered by Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or Windows 10

The laptop comes with Intel Core i5 or i7 processors

The 2018 Fappening: Faye Brookes Sex Tape Leaks

The 2018 Fappening: Faye Brookes Sex Tape Leaks

Phone hack leads to the first X-rated leak of the year

Microsoft Details Windows Security Update Addressing Meltdown & Spectre Flaws

Microsoft Details Windows Security Update Addressing Meltdown & Spectre Flaws

Redmond makes change to Edge and IE to protect users

Microsoft Office for iPhone Updated with Drag and Drop Support, Mobile View

Microsoft Office for iPhone Updated with Drag and Drop Support, Mobile View

These features are currently part of the Insider builds

Intel CEO Sold Off $24M in Stock After Google Reported Chip Vulnerability

Intel CEO Sold Off $24M in Stock After Google Reported Chip Vulnerability

Intriguing timeline points to controversial stock sell-off

Google Wants to Crush Microsoft Office with Major G Suite Improvements

Google Wants to Crush Microsoft Office with Major G Suite Improvements

Google going after Office 365 with two new projects

AMD Contradicts Intel and Says Its CPUs Are at Zero Risk from Hardware Flaw

AMD Contradicts Intel and Says Its CPUs Are at Zero Risk from Hardware Flaw

Intel is also saying that ARM CPUs are affected as well

Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4056891 Fixes Meltdown & Spectre on Version 1703

Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4056891 Fixes Meltdown & Spectre on Version 1703

Cumulative update shipped to Creators Update systems

Google Removes Fake Android Security Apps Harvesting User Data, Showing Ads

Google Removes Fake Android Security Apps Harvesting User Data, Showing Ads

The apps were published in the Google Play Store

Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4056892

Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4056892

The update fixes chip bug and several other issues

Microsoft Releases Emergency Windows Update to Fix Intel, AMD, ARM Chip Bug

Microsoft Releases Emergency Windows Update to Fix Intel, AMD, ARM Chip Bug

All Windows versions provided with critical fix

  • Linux
  • By Marius Nestor
  • January 4th, 2018
Linux Kernels 4.14.11, 4.9.74, 4.4.109, 3.16.52, and 3.2.97 Patch Meltdown Flaw

Linux Kernels 4.14.11, 4.9.74, 4.4.109, 3.16.52, and 3.2.97 Patch Meltdown Flaw

Users are urged to update their systems immediately

  • Linux
  • By Marius Nestor
  • January 4th, 2018
Red Hat Says Security Updates for Meltdown & Spectre Bugs May Affect Performance

Red Hat Says Security Updates for Meltdown & Spectre Bugs May Affect Performance

Gives users the ability to enable the updates selectively to better understand their impact on sensitive workloads

Billions of Devices at Risk of Attacks Because of Two Critical Hardware Bugs

Billions of Devices at Risk of Attacks Because of Two Critical Hardware Bugs

These bugs affect all devices made in the last 25 years

  • Apple
  • By Marius Nestor
  • January 3rd, 2018
Apple Releases iOS 11.2.5, macOS 10.13.3 & tvOS 11.2.5 Beta 3 for Public Testing

Apple Releases iOS 11.2.5, macOS 10.13.3 & tvOS 11.2.5 Beta 3 for Public Testing

Public beta testers can now install the new beta versions

Intel Says Their Processors Aren't the Only Ones Affected by the Security Flaw

Intel Says Their Processors Aren't the Only Ones Affected by the Security Flaw

They are working with AMD and ARM for workarounds

  • Mac
  • By Marius Nestor
  • January 3rd, 2018
Apple's macOS 10.13.2 Partially Patches That Nasty Intel CPU Security Flaw

Apple's macOS 10.13.2 Partially Patches That Nasty Intel CPU Security Flaw

The fix will be complete with the upcoming macOS 10.13.3

  • Apple
  • By Marius Nestor
  • January 3rd, 2018
Apple Makes Its Apple Developer Program Memberships Free to Eligible Entities

Apple Makes Its Apple Developer Program Memberships Free to Eligible Entities

It's only available for eligible institutions in the US

  • Apple
  • By Marius Nestor
  • January 3rd, 2018
Apple Outs Third iOS 11.2.5, macOS 10.13.3, tvOS 11.2.5, and watchOS 4.2.2 Betas

Apple Outs Third iOS 11.2.5, macOS 10.13.3, tvOS 11.2.5, and watchOS 4.2.2 Betas

The new beta builds are now available for registered devs

 

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