- Linux & Opensource Blog
- By Silviu Stahie
- October 11th, 2013
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The latest Samsung tablet is extremely user-friendly when it comes to UEFI
- Linux & Opensource Blog
- By Silviu Stahie
- September 25th, 2013
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New Clonezilla Live Distro Is UEFI Secure Boot Friendly
The latest version of Clonezilla can be downloaded from Softpedia
- Linux & Opensource Blog
- By Marius Nestor
- September 11th, 2013
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Semplice Linux 5 Will Protect You from NSA
This release introduces support for UEFI, LVM and encrypted LVM
- Security Fixes and Improvements
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 2nd, 2013
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Flaws in UEFI Implementation Can Be Abused to Bypass Windows 8 Secure Boot
Researchers have presented two attack methods at Black Hat 2013
- Linux & Opensource Blog
- By Silviu Stahie
- July 1st, 2013
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Linux Kernel 3.2.48 LTS Officially Released with UEFI Anti-Bricking Code
The latest version of this kernel branch can be downloaded from Softpedia
- Linux & Opensource Blog
- By Silviu Stahie
- April 24th, 2013
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Wubi Is Not Dead Yet, It Could Be Released with Ubuntu 13.04
A few developers are working to repair the problems
- Linux & Opensource Blog
- By Silviu Stahie
- April 22nd, 2013
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Calculate Linux 13.4 Ditches GNOME 3 in Favor of GNOME 2
All the Calculate Linux products have received updates
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 17th, 2013
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Kaspersky Launches Anti-Malware for UEFI
KUEFI runs before the OS and relies on Kaspersky Anti-Virus core
- Linux & Opensource Blog
- By Silviu Stahie
- April 12th, 2013
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Fedora 19 Delayed due to UEFI Problems
The launch window for the first alpha has been pushed back a week
- Linux & Opensource Blog
- By Silviu Stahie
- March 14th, 2013
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Ubuntu GNOME 13.04 Has UEFI Support – Screenshot Tour
The distribution comes with the latest LibreOffice packages and GRUB 2.0
- Linux & Opensource Blog
- By Silviu Stahie
- March 1st, 2013
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Get the latest version of Parted Magic from Softpedia
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- February 28th, 2013
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Windows 8 Was Designed with Security in Mind, Microsoft Says
The company’s goal was to “provide ground breaking malware resistance”
- Software Blog
- By Bogdan Popa
- February 11th, 2013
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Linux Developers Find Way to Boot Ubuntu on Windows 8 Computers
The Linux Foundation's UEFI secure boot system is now available for download
- Linux & Opensource Blog
- By Silviu Stahie
- February 1st, 2013
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Samsung Laptops Bricked by Booting Ubuntu 12.04/12.10 via UEFI, Kernel Patch Issued
A new version of the Linux kernel which integrates this patch will be launched soon
- Linux
- By Silviu Stahie
- November 22nd, 2012
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Microsoft Delays UEFI Workaround for Linux
The Linux Foundation is making a serious effort to provide an UEFI workaround
- Software Blog
- By Bogdan Popa
- November 9th, 2012
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Windows 8 Is the Most Secure Operating System on the Market – Security Expert
Microsoft’s security efforts are now applauded by security gurus
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 27th, 2012
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Researchers Highlight the Pros and Cons of Windows 8 Security Systems
Windows Defender, UEFI and ELAM analyzed by Trend Micro experts