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Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/04/20/windows-10-s-security-flaw-disclosed/ Details of a security flaw in Windows 10 S has been revealed by Google’s Project Zero after Microsoft failed to issue a patch within the 90-day disclosure deadline. The … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/04/20/microsoft-releases-windows-10-redstone-5-build-17650-for-skip-ahead/ Microsoft is busy trying to kill the last remaining — but problematic — bugs in the Spring Creators Update (or whatever it ends up being called) but work is … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/04/19/microsoft-kills-onenote-desktop-app/ When Microsoft releases Office 2019 later this year, it will be killing off the desktop version of OneNote. At the moment there are desktop and UWP (Universal Windows Platform) … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/04/18/microsoft-translator-offline-ai-translation/ Having a translation app on your phone is great when you’re abroad and want to be able to speak in the local lingo. But if you find yourself without … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/04/18/mac-users-you-can-now-add-windows-defender-browser-protection-to-google-chrome/ People are becoming rather wary of the security they trust, particularly after the recent bad press. With this in mind, we’ve noted that a few people are deciding to … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/04/18/windows-defender-browser-protection-chrome/ Recognizing that comparatively few people are using its Edge browser, Microsoft has released a new security tool for those who have opted to use Google Chrome — the Windows … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/04/17/cybersecurity-tech-accord/ More than 30 technology companies have signed the Cybersecurity Tech Accord, making a number of pledges relating to cyberattacks. Microsoft, Facebook, Dell, HP and LinkedIn are just a few … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/04/17/intel-threat-detection-technology-gpu-telemetry/ The Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities really focused people’s attention on the security of processors, and Intel has been at pains to convince users that it takes security seriously. With … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/04/17/microsoft-azure-sphere-linux-kernel/ Microsoft has opened up its heart to Linux in recent years, but now the company has done something that would have previously been unthinkable: it has built its own … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/04/17/windows-10-spring-creators-update-delay/ With the release of Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17134 (Redstone 4) to the Fast Ring, Microsoft has given a little insight into want went wrong with build 17133, … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/04/17/new-windows-10-spring-creators-update-rtm/ Windows 10 Redstone 4 Build 17133 was widely thought to be the RTM for the forthcoming Spring Creators Update after it rolled out to Insiders on the Fast, Slow, … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/04/14/microsoft-windows-linux-wsl-copy-paste/ For better or worse, the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) initiative seems to be moving full steam ahead. There are some very respectable distributions available in the Microsoft Store, … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/04/14/microsoft-defending-democracy-program/ Concern about Russian interference in both the US presidential election and the UK Brexit referendum highlighted the importance the internet now plays in political campaigns. But as well as … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/04/13/windows-admin-center/ It has been a while since Microsoft first mentioned Project Honolulu, and several months down the line it has now been released. Hitting general availability sees Microsoft officially revealing … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/04/12/window-10-build-17134/ It had been thought that Build 17133 that rolled out to Windows Insiders was the RTM version of Windows 10 Spring Creators Update. But with the discovery of a … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/04/11/windows-10-spring-creators-update-delayed/ The next big update for Windows 10 has been delayed while Microsoft rushes to fix a newly-discovered bug. Known variously as Windows 10 version 1803, Cumulative Update for Windows … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/04/09/file-manager-windows-10/ Cast your mind back several years and you’ll remember Windows 3.0 and earlier. This was when Microsoft started to bring home computing to the masses, and for anyone raised … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/04/02/microsoft-remote-desktop-html5-web-client-preview/ Microsoft is working on an HTML5-based Remote Desktop client to allow Windows users to control their devices from the comfort of their favorite browser. The web app was announced … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/04/02/microsoft-ai-training/ Businesses are increasingly interested in the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence across a wide range of uses. But there’s an increasing shortage of the skills needed to implement AI. … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/03/30/microsoft-releases-windows-10-spring-creators-update-build-17133-to-the-slow-ring-but-not-for-all/ Microsoft only released Windows 10 Spring Creators Update (Redstone 4) Build 17133 to the Fast ring a few days ago, but it’s already been cleared for the Slow ring. … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/03/30/microsoft-meltdown-patch-fix/ As if the Meltdown and Spectre chip vulnerabilities weren’t bad enough in their own right, the patches designed to fix them caused a further series of problems. A Swedish … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/03/29/windows-boss-terry-myerson-leaves-microsoft-as-part-of-a-major-shakeup/ Terry Myerson, the executive vice president of Windows, is to leave Microsoft “in the coming months”. Myerson has been at Microsoft for 21 years, and been involved in Windows … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/03/28/9-in-10-windows-10-users-run-fall-creators-update/ While the Creators Update roll-out was not as fast as we would have liked, things are going much better with the Fall Creators Update. The latest official upgrade to Windows … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/03/27/microsoft-windows-10-spring-creators-update-build-17133/ We’re edging ever closer to the release of the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update, due out next month. It’s believed we’re at the RTM phase now, but Microsoft will … Read more
Full Article : BetaNews – https://betanews.com/2018/03/27/top-vulnerabilities-shift-to-microsoft/ A new report from threat intelligence specialist Recorded Future looks at the changing way in which attackers are using vulnerabilities. In contrast to previous years, most of the criminal … Read more