It was starting to look like Google was going to skip another month of dashboard updates. However, Google has been trying hard to fight fragmentation. Last month, Google revealed that the newest versions of its Android OS – the 5.x Lollipop releases – were installed on 18.1% of active Android devices. This calculation takes into account both Android 5.0 and Android 5.1 installs, since both of those versions are named Lollipop....

Readers and gamer may remember that Steam servers were down on Christmas day between 11.50am PST and 1.20pm PST. At that time, many sources tried to dispel the DoS attack fears and sought to blame the outage on a “configuration error.” However as per the statement released by Steam, its servers had indeed been blasted with a DoS attack and the attack allowed some users to see Steam Store pages that had been generated for other users....

The latest iOS attack dubbed as “Trustjacking” exploits a vulnerability in iTunes Wi-Fi Sync, a feature that allows iOS devices to be synced with iTunes without having to physically connect the iOS device to the computer. This feature can be enabled by physically connecting an iPhone/iPad to a computer once with a cable, specify that the iOS device can trust the computer henceforth, and then enable iTunes Wi-Fi Sync from the PC....

For those unaware, KPM is a password manager developed by Russian security firm Kaspersky, which allows users to securely store passwords and documents into an encrypted vault, protected by a password. All the sensitive data stored in the encrypted vault is protected with a master password. This product is available for various operating systems such as Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Web. It also allows users to create generate random, strong passwords from a given “policy”, which consists of password length, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and a custom set of special chars....

According to The Korean Times report who cited industry sources claims that LG has decided to pull out of the smartphone business and relocate its employees to other units of LG’s business. “LG has considered various options such as a sale, split sales or pulling out of the smartphone business, but decided recently to pull out of the business,” the news outlet quoted a source as saying, adding that the company will make an official announcement at its board meeting on Monday, April 5th....

Researchers discover a backdoor in the widely available drones that lets anyone hijack itConsumer drones Consumer drones Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have moved from being a military toy to commercial consumer sector within the past few years. Companies find it relatively cheap to produce, tiny, personal UAVs and it can be purchased by anybody save in select countries where drones are banned due to security reasons. The commercial drones are used for variety of purposes like advanced photography, capturing sports, hobby and even pizza delivery....

However, the cyberattack has slowed down drastically over the week with Microsoft urging its unaffected users to update their systems with the patches released, latest antivirus and anti-virus malware. Also, independent security researchers going by the names ‘Adrien Guinet’ and ‘Benjamin Delpy’ have released WannaCry decryption tools named “WannaKey” and “WanaKiwi” respectively to counter the attack. In this article, we will find out more about the 22-year-old self-taught cyber analyst who helped slowing down the spread of WannaCry virus....

The rewritten and re-designed Privacy Policy, which will be effective July 26, will make it easier to understand and reflect the latest products Meta offers, based on feedback from people who use the company’s technology and privacy experts. “Notifications that people will start to receive today on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger will direct them to information about what to expect from the relevant Privacy Policy and Terms of Service in their region,” the company wrote in a blog post on Thursday....

A few days ago, Akoto, a 33-year-old information and communications technology (ICT) teacher in Ghana, became a social media sensation after he had posted pictures of him drawing a complete Microsoft Word window in multicolored chalk on a blackboard. He did this as he wants his students to learn digital skills even without devices. Microsoft honored Akoto’s dedication to teach at the Education Exchange (E2) in Singapore by giving him a standing ovation at a gathering of almost 400 educators and school leaders from 91 countries, who were there to discuss the role of technology in education and new methods of teaching that can prepare students for success in the digital age....

According to Microsoft’s Blog on late Friday. This development will bring the manageability and security of ‘Windows 10 Internet of Things (IoT) Enterprise’ solutions to the ‘ROS’ ecosystem as well. Talking about ROS. It’s an assemblage of tools and libraries which is utilized and applied to build complex robots. Windows 10 IOT enterprise helps in producing enterprise manageability and security solutions in context to industry based IoT devices, which are used in manufacturing, retail, healthcare, and of course other industries....

The Redmond giant said it is buying RiskIQ to “help our shared customers build a more comprehensive view of the global threats to their businesses, better understand vulnerable internet-facing assets, and build world-class threat intelligence.” Further, RiskIQ’s SaaS (software as a service) platform is powered by a global internet intelligence graph that has mapped the billions of relationships between the internet components belonging to every organization, business, and threat actor on Earth....

While the Microsoft blog was hacked and with few Articles being posted by SEA, the hack also effected the Microsoft official website, The news section on the website which is designed to show the news feeds from Blog page, was showing feeds of the Article written by SEA.

“We are announcing that the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge,” wrote Sean Lyndersay, Microsoft Edge Partner Group Program Manager in a blog post on Wednesday. “Not only is Microsoft Edge a faster, more secure and more modern browsing experience than Internet Explorer, but it is also able to address a key concern: compatibility for older, legacy websites and applications.” According to Microsoft, Edge has Internet Explorer mode (“IE mode”) built-in, which allows users to access those legacy Internet Explorer-based websites and applications directly from Microsoft Edge....

Microsoft had developed Media Center suite as a full entertainment system software and it was shipped with Windows XP. Microsoft also included the media suite in Windows Vista and Windows 7 however it was given to Windows 8/8,1 users as a separate purchase. The non availability of Media Center on Windows 10 has angered the users because the Windows DVD Player was a paid application and also it has several shortcomings over the Media Center....

WinFuture, a German site reports that mentions people close to the matter, Microsoft in addition to the traditional DVDs has plan to launch Windows 10 on USB sticks too, thereby, giving another install option for users all over the world. The 32-bit and the 64-bit version of Windows 10 both will come on USB flash pens. However, both the versions will be running on the same drive and users will be given the option to choose which one to install, claims the aforementioned site....

To begin with, Microsoft Edge 99 gives the ability to personalize multi-profile experiences with profile preferences for sites. Users who have multiple profiles can create a customized list of sites for auto-switching between different user profiles. Further, users can now navigate through their PDF document using thumbnails that represent the pages. These thumbnails will appear in the pane on the left side of the PDF reader, which allows users to easily find what they are looking for on a PDF....

The latest Build 18917, which is from the 20H1 development branch, includes several improvements such as download throttling settings, WSL 2, Narrator improvements, and Windows Ink Workspace updates. However, the most exciting addition in this release is undoubtedly WSL 2. “WSL 2 is a new version of the architecture that powers the Windows Subsystem for Linux to run ELF64 Linux binaries on Windows,” Microsoft’s Dona Sarkar writes. “This new architecture, which uses a real Linux kernel, changes how these Linux binaries interact with Windows and your computer’s hardware, but still provides the same user experience as in WSL 1 (the current widely available version)....

The Ecom report indicates that Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book have helped it overtake Apple in online tablet sales in the month of October 2015. Microsoft seems to playing the right cards in the tablets market. The Surface Book and Surface Book 4 were both introduced by Microsoft in October itself. Price wise they are significantly more expensive than Apple’s iPad Pro which is the latest iPad version....

However, just days ahead of its release, a few alleged screenshots of Microsoft’s upcoming operating system were published on China’s Tieba Baidu site on Tuesday offering insight to its features. Additionally, a Windows 11 disc image (an ISO file) has also been circulating on the web. Tom Warren of The Verge who downloaded a copy of the “Windows 11 build 21996.1” has confirmed that the leaked ISO is genuine. According to Tom, the upcoming OS has a new user interface, a new Start button menu, rounded corners, new animations, colorful icons, and much more....

The Red Team researchers said that the vulnerability existed since 2011 as vulnerable APIs — that someone was using — have been observed in a Git repository from that time. This makes it particularly difficult to patch all affected devices, said the firm in a statement. The flaw, which is most severe in Android versions 4.3 and earlier, allows low-privileged apps to access sensitive data that’s supposed to be off-limits, according to a blog post published by security firm FireEye....