Stories by Gregg Keizer

Microsoft to issue more critical patches next week for Win7 than XP

Microsoft today said it would deliver nine security updates next week, four of them critical, to patch 21 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office, .Net and Silverlight.

By Gregg Keizer | 10 February, 2012 09:40

Tags: Windows, software, security, operating systems, Microsoft, Malware and Vulnerabilities

March debut of 'iPad 3' a sure bet, says analyst

Apple will introduce a new iPad the first full week of March, and will start selling it the following week, according to reports and industry analyst expectations.

By Gregg Keizer | 10 February, 2012 08:13

Tags: tablets, Mobile Apps and Services, Mobile and Wireless, Macintosh, iPad, hardware systems, Apple

FBI reveals 1991 probe of Steve Jobs

The FBI 'has made public a background investigation of Steve Jobs in 1991, when he was being considered by the George H. W. Bush administration for a spot on the President's Export Council.

By Gregg Keizer | 10 February, 2012 05:12

Tags: xerox, wall street journal, Macintosh, IT in Government, IT industry, Government use of IT, government, fbi, boeing, Apple

Google ships Chrome 17, touts more malware alerts and page pre-loads

Google today patched 20 vulnerabilities in the desktop edition of Chrome and added new anti-malware download warnings to version 17.

By Gregg Keizer | 09 February, 2012 08:22

Tags: software, mozilla, Google, browsers, App Security, applications

Microsoft fixes Windows 8 Consumer Preview launch event for February 29

Microsoft will host a launch event for the Windows 8 beta on February 29 in Barcelona, the site of the Mobile World Congress.

By Gregg Keizer | 09 February, 2012 06:45

Tags: Windows, software, PCs, operating systems, Microsoft, hardware systems, desktop pcs

Adobe confirms no Flash for Chrome on Android

Chrome for Android will not run Flash Player, the popular software that Apple has famously banned, Adobe confirmed yesterday.

By Gregg Keizer | 09 February, 2012 04:56

Tags: World Wide Web Consortium, W3C, software, smartphones, Mobile Apps and Services, Google, consumer electronics, browsers, applications, Apple, 3C

Google accelerates Android browser updates with mobile Chrome

Google's launch today of Chrome for Android may be a move to accelerate the pace of browser updates, an analyst said.

By Gregg Keizer | 08 February, 2012 12:36

Tags: software, smartphones, Mobile Apps and Services, Microsoft, IDC, Google, consumer electronics, browsers, applications

Adobe sets IE as next target in Flash security work

Adobe plans to tackle Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) in its ongoing work to "sandbox" its popular Flash Player within browsers, Adobe's head of security said today.

By Gregg Keizer | 08 February, 2012 07:54

Tags: Windows, software, security, operating systems, mozilla, Microsoft, Malware and Vulnerabilities, Google, browsers, applications

Symantec expects Anonymous to publish more stolen source code

Symantec today confirmed that the pcAnywhere source code published on the Web Monday by hackers who tried to extort $50,000 from the company was legitimate.

By Gregg Keizer | 08 February, 2012 06:12

Tags: symantec, Security Hardware and Software, security, pirate bay, Cybercrime and Hacking, bittorrent, anonymous

Microsoft drops Start button from Windows 8, reports say

Microsoft will scratch the 17-year-old Start button from Windows 8, according to reports based on a purported leak of the latest beta build.

By Gregg Keizer | 07 February, 2012 07:44

Tags: Windows, software, operating systems, Microsoft, App Development

Apple snares top smartphone sales spot

Apple has claimed titles as the world's and the US' top seller of smartphones in the last quarter, according to analysts.

By Gregg Keizer | 07 February, 2012 06:19

Tags: smartphones, Mobile and Wireless, Macintosh, IDC, consumer electronics, Apple

Kelihos botnet still dead, say Microsoft, Kaspersky

Contrary to reports, the Kelihos botnet has not crawled out of the grave, Microsoft said last week. But the company acknowledged that a new botnet is being assembled using a variant of the original malware.

By Gregg Keizer | 07 February, 2012 04:52

Tags: symantec, security, Microsoft, Malware and Vulnerabilities, kaspersky lab, Cybercrime and Hacking

Microsoft wraps up ads aimed at Google with IE9 pitch

Microsoft today wrapped up a three-day campaign against rival Google by claiming its newest browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), is superior in stopping users from being tracked by online advertisers.

By Gregg Keizer | 04 February, 2012 08:06

Tags: Windows, wall street journal, USA Today, software, security, privacy, operating systems, Microsoft, Google, browsers, applications

German gov't endorses Chrome as most secure browser

Germany's cyber security agency today recommended that Windows 7 users run Google's Chrome browser, citing the application's sandbox and auto-update features.

By Gregg Keizer | 04 February, 2012 05:26

Tags: software, security, Microsoft, internet, Google, browsers, applications

Google reveals Android malware 'Bouncer,' scans all apps

Google yesterday unveiled an automated system that scans Android apps for potential malware or unauthorized behavior, a move critics have long called the company to make.

By Gregg Keizer | 03 February, 2012 23:46

Tags: security, Malware and Vulnerabilities, Google, App Security

 
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