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Specs of Qualcomm's First ARM Processor Capable of Running Windows 10 Leaks
Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 835’s specs have leaked ahead of its CES reveal. An anonymous reader writes: According to the leaked press release, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 sports the Qualcomm Kryo 280 CPU (quad-core), Qualcomm Adreno 540 GPU, and Qualcomm Hexagon DSP…
Microsoft Could Be First Tech Company To Reach Trillion-Dollar Market Value: Analyst
Microsoft’s $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn could help the Redmond company become the first technology giant to reach a market value of $1 trillion, or so thinks a notable analyst. Analyst Michael Markowski believes that Microsoft will be able to…
Is Microsoft 'Reaping the Rewards' From Open-Sourcing Its .NET Core?
An anonymous reader quote InfoWorld: Two years ago Microsoft did the unthinkable: It declared it would open-source its .NET server-side cloud stack with the introduction of .NET Core… Thus far, the move has paid off. Microsoft has positioned .NET Core…
Microsoft to ditch Flash – sort of
Edge is getting more granular Flash controls, but that means you won’t have to have it on for all sites just so it’s on for one.
Regulators crack down on Skype and WhatsApp over privacy
OTT messaging services could soon fall under the same privacy regulations as telephone calls and SMS text messages
Microsoft Patches Publicly Disclosed IE, Edge Vulnerabilities
Microsoft patched a half-dozen critical browser vulnerabilities that have been publicly disclosed, but apparently not used in attacks as of yet.
Does Windows 10's Data Collection Trade Privacy For Microsoft's Security?
jader3rd shares an article from PC World arguing that Windows 10’s data collection “trades your privacy for Microsoft’s security.” [Anonymized] usage data lets Microsoft beef up threat protection, says Rob Lefferts, Microsoft’s director of program management for Windows Enterprise and…
Microsoft Silently Fixes Kernel Bug That Led to Chrome Sandbox Bypass
Microsoft appears to have silently fixed a two-year-old bug in in Windows Kernel Object Manager that could have allowed for the bypass of privileges in Google’s Chrome browser.
Windows 10 still needs EMET exploit protection, US CERT tells Microsoft
Doubts raised over Microsoft’s plans to discontinue threat mitigation tool in 2018