AOL Mail hit by cyber attack; asks users to change passwords
AOL’s free email service may not be as popular nowadays compared to Outlook.com, Gmail or even Yahoo Mail. However, the
Security, Software
Linux, Microsoft, Windows
Zero-day Flash bug under active attack in Windows threatens OS X, Linux too
A day after reports that attackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser, researchers warned of a
Technology
This Week in Tech 455: Bagel Shop Loafer
Proposed FCC rules, appification, belfies, kids’ screen time, and more.
Hardware, Technology
Toshiba, SanDisk start producing smaller, faster 15nm NAND flash memory
Partners Toshiba and SanDisk have developed 15-nanometer process technology for NAND flash memory widely used in smartphones and tablets. The
Apple, Software
Apple goes the Microsoft route, offers open beta of OS X updates
Apple is now allowing any user of OS X to access the beta builds of the operating system, with a
Microsoft, Windows
Windows Phone 8.1 hits 3.1% saturation rate after a week
About a week after release of Windows Phone 8.1, the operating system is now on a bit more than 3%
Linux, Software
Ubuntu 14.04 review: Missing the boat on big changes
Canonical pushed out Ubuntu 14.04 last week. This release is the first Ubuntu Long Term Support release in two years
Apple, Security
Apple users left exposed to serious threats for weeks, former employee says
A noted whitehat hacker who spent more than a year on Apple’s security team has dealt her former employer some
Apple, Security, Technology
Apple releases Heartbleed patch for AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule Wi-Fi routers
Apple has largely remained unaffected by the Heartbleed bug. Earlier, the Cupertino-based company claimed that iOS, OSX, and other “key”
Technology
This Week in Tech 454: Kansas City, Oklahoma
Wearable market, working Coachella, maglev for all, real fake blood, and more.