Zero Day Initiative issues advisory about an unpatched security vulnerability in IE8
Microsoft hasn’t fixed a critical IE8 security flaw that was reported to the company back in October 2013, according to […]
Microsoft, Windows
Technology
This Week in Tech 458: Choose the Guy with the Helmet
Lawsuit truce, being forgotten, robotic car dilemma, 5 year antici… , and more.
Networking, Software
Netflix’s many-pronged plan to eliminate video playback problems
NEW YORK CITY—For all of Netflix’s complaints about Internet service providers harming video performance, one of the company’s top technology
Microsoft, Technology
Microsoft stops holding Netflix, Hulu hostage behind Xbox Live Gold paywall
UPDATE (08:51AM Pacific): Well, looks like Microsoft couldn’t wait until E3. They’ve gone and gotten rid of the Xbox Live
Software
Google is testing out a complete Gmail UI overhaul
It looks as though Google is testing out a brand new design for its popular web based Gmail service, based
Hardware, Networking, Security
NSA reportedly bugs some US made routers before they are shipped overseas
The National Security Agency has intercepted and installed surveillance hardware inside some U.S. made routers before they are scheduled to
Microsoft, Windows
Microsoft extends Windows 8.1 Update deadline
When Microsoft launched Windows 8.1 Update last month, the company noted that current Windows 8.1 users would need to download
Linux, Security
Linux gets fix for code-execution flaw that was undetected since 2009
Maintainers of the Linux kernel have patched one of the more serious security bugs to be disclosed in the open
Security, Software
Avast: Websites loaded with PC-locking ransomware visited millions of times each week
Fresh statistics from the maker of a widely used free security product show the extent to which users are encountering
Technology
This Week in Tech 457: Hopped Up on Goofballs
Paying for bits, Apple and Beats, API copyright, review libel, and more.