Windows 8's user share skyrockets in October as XP's plummets

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	Windows 8's user share skyrockets in October as XP's plummets Windows 8's user share surged last month, while Windows XP's plummeted by a record amount. Read More WHITE PAPER: Onapsis Inc. How to Identify SAP Security Weak Spots Threats affecting the SAP application layer are frequently overlooked, leaving systems exposed to malicious attacks. This SAP Insider highlights the security blinds spots and explains how automated assessment and audit solutions enable organizations to monitor, detect, prioritize, and prevent threats to close security gaps and mitigate risks. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft endorses workaround for botched Windows patch KB 3000061 Is the $200 HP Windows Stream laptop a Chromebook killer? Exposing the source: 15 pieces of classic software whose code is now accessible Microsoft teases Office for Mac with Outlook-only release Apologetic Microsoft unleashes Xim globally for Android, Win Phone BlackBerry upgrades BBM with timed messages Microsoft releases stopgap POODLE protection for Internet Explorer WHITE PAPER: NetBrain Technologies A Fully Dynamic Network Mapping Solution Accurate network diagrams are the Holy Grail in enterprise network management – most network teams know they should be documenting their networks but haven't found a universally good way of doing it. Learn More Microsoft endorses workaround for botched Windows patch KB 3000061 Two weeks after users offered a fix for the MS 14-058/KB 3000061 kernel mode driver installation problem, Microsoft confirms it works. Read More Is the $200 HP Windows Stream laptop a Chromebook killer? Chromebooks have been the bargain-basement go-to for many budget-minded buyers. But that may change with the release of an HP $200 Windows 8 laptop that could be a Chromebook killer. I've got specs and details. Read More Exposing the source: 15 pieces of classic software whose code is now accessible The source code behind proprietary software doesn't always remain hidden forever. Here are a number of examples where the code behind well-known applications has come to light Read More WHITE PAPER: Symantec Conquering the Top 5 Enterprise Data Protection Challenges How are today's CIO's overcoming today's datacenter challenges? IT must push for 100% virtualization, simplified disaster recovery systems, and efficient data protection solutions to achieve greater administrative efficiencies and meet these demands. Learn more Microsoft teases Office for Mac with Outlook-only release Microsoft today took the unusual move of releasing a new version of Outlook for the Mac months before the rest of the Office suite will be ready. Outlook is the email client bundled with the Windows and OS X editions of Microsoft's Office cash cow. The debut of Outlook came just days after screenshots leaked to the Internet. And the Outlook-only release was a first for Microsoft, said Wes Miller, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft. "Microsoft likes to say 'It's a journey,'" said Miller of the Redmond, Wash. company's approach to software development. "This looks like it will be a journey, an evolution over the next year or so for Office on the Mac."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Apologetic Microsoft unleashes Xim globally for Android, Win Phone Apparently caught off guard by strong demand for Xim, a mobile photo-sharing app from its Fuse Labs researchers, a regretful Microsoft has released it globally for Android and Windows Phone, while promising iOS support is due soon. "We are genuinely humbled by the great response we have received for Xim thus far and regret the frustration our delay of worldwide availability caused some of you," wrote Fuse Labs official Colleen Estrada in a blog post Friday. People from a variety of countries, including France and New Zealand, had complained on the Fuse Labs Facebook page about not having access to Xim, which has been available until now in the U.S. and Canada.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More BlackBerry upgrades BBM with timed messages Taking a page from the Snapchat playbook, BlackBerry will let BBM messaging service users control how long messages and pictures can be viewed, hoping the feature, along with other new capabilities, will result in a new revenue stream. The BBM upgrade will be available for BlackBerry's own smartphones as well as for Android and iOS over the next couple of days. The company didn't say when the Windows Phone version would be updated. By setting a timer, users control how long messages and pictures can be viewed by their contacts. The new BBM message type is hidden until the recipient touches and holds on the chat. Then, once the timer has expired or when the recipient takes their finger off the screen, the message is gone, according to BlackBerry. The user also receives a notification if BBM detects that a screenshot of the image or message has been taken.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Microsoft releases stopgap POODLE protection for Internet Explorer Microsoft on Wednesday gave Windows customers an easier way to block attacks against Internet Explorer (IE) meant to steal browser session cookies and impersonate victims. Two weeks after Google researchers revealed the "POODLE" attack method and about the same length of time before Microsoft releases its next round of security updates, Microsoft offered one of its automated "Fixit" tools to disable SSL 3.0, an aged and vulnerable Internet encryption standard. The tool can be found on Microsoft's website.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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