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Windows emergency update live today: are you patched?

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [3]

There comes a time in every operating system's life when it needs to have an emergency patch slapped over a security hold in its guts, and for Windows, that time is today - and it's an emergency. What you're going to see here is a bulletin by the name of MS11-100 that acts as a sort of public service announcement as Microsoft wants you to update your system several weeks before the regularly scheduled "Patch Tuesday" in mid-January. What this patch does is to cut off access to a security hole that'd allow hackers to launch a DoS attack against people with Microsoft's ASP .NET application framework in place. Read The Full Story

NVIDIA high-fives Sega for Sonic the Hedgehog 4 mobile release

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [2]

Sega is coming on strong on the Sonic tip here at the end of 2011, first with Sonic CD for the mobile platform, now with Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 for Android devices sporting either an NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core or Tegra 3 quad-core processor onboard! What you'll be playing here is a new vision of Sonic in the classic setup: complete with the rebirth of an old enemy and the return of no less than everyone's favorite sidekick: Tails! And just wait until you hit the go button on the video to hear that classic "SEGA" sound effect - flawless victory! Read The Full Story

China outlines plans for space exploration

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [20]

The Chinese may be a bit upset that they were never invited to the ISS party, but they aren't sitting around angry about it. The country is set to start an ambitious space exploration program that will see them eventually aiming for manned mission to the moon. The Chinese are already working on assembling their own space station in orbit to use for research and experimentation. Read The Full Story

Oddest questions asked in job interviews this year by tech firms

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [25]

I have worked at real jobs in the past surrounded by people that were possibly the biggest idiots on earth. I knew we have all wondered at one point who exactly interviewed this person next to us in the office and decided they were worth hiring. If you don't know that person in the office, odds are you are that person everyone wonders about. I've never been asked a really weird question in a job interview, but I would be willing to be that many geeks have. Read The Full Story

Nintendo to offer a true app store for Wii U

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [0]

We have already seen the Wii U with its superior graphics and fancy touchscreen controller and it looks really cool. If you are counting the days until that console launches you will get a kick out of this. Unsurprisingly Nintendo will be offering an app store for the game console. According to the reports that app store won't be like the DSi or the Wii stores, but will be the full-blown type. Read The Full Story

Stolen Stratfor member details put online by AntiSec

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [0]

Earlier this week we talked about the security breach that happened with anonymous hacked the servers at a security firm based in Austin, Texas called Stratfor. The breach resulted in a huge number of passwords and credit card details being stolen. Anonymous has claimed that a huge amount of money had been donated to charity using the stolen credit cards already. Read The Full Story

Microsoft to launch LTE Windows Phones in 2012 on AT&T

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [3]

There have been a lot of hints and suggestions of what the Windows Phone LTE offerings will look like next year. Paul Thurrott over at Winsupersite says that with all the rumors and suggestions he is just going to out the real plans and then goes on to lay out the LTE scheme. He says that Microsoft and its smartphone partners do intend lots of LTE devices next year. Read The Full Story

Andy Rubin didn’t delete his October 2010 “definition of open” tweet

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you are an Android fan, you undoubtedly look forward to the occasional tweet from Andy Rubin. One of the best tweets to come from Rubin was posted back in October of 2010 when Rubin tweeted the definition of open in response to something that Steve Jobs had said. Apparently, that tweet later disappeared. Read The Full Story

No new iPads at MacWorld in January?

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [2]

I always find the battle between the vague sources that are cited in reports around the web about Apple gear that is coming and other tech products rather funny. At any given time you can find sources claiming that a new product is coming and sources claiming that the product isn't coming, which is why all rumors need a healthy dose of sodium with them. Take the rumor yesterday that two new versions of the iPad would be coming in January. Read The Full Story

Why A 32- to 37-inch Apple TV Isn’t Worth Buying

, Dec 29th 2011 Discuss [73]

If you’ve been following the latest rumors surrounding Apple’s television plans, you know that a new report claims the Cupertino, Calif.-based company is only planning to offer 32- and 37-inch options starting next summer.

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ComScore: Android still on top, Apple gets a boost

, Dec 29th 2011 Discuss [7]

Market research firm comScore has released its November 2011 report on US mobile subscribers, revealing unsurprisingly that Android continues to take the lead in smartphone platforms while Samsung is still on top in smartphone manufacturer market share. However, Apple saw increasing growth while the others plateaued likely due to a boost from its iPhone 4S sales. Read The Full Story

Microsoft testing fix for Windows Phone SMS bug, desktop software not immune

, Dec 29th 2011 Discuss [15]

Microsoft has found the root cause behind the SMS vulnerability in its Windows Phone operating system. The bug was reported earlier this month by Khaled Salameh, who found that the platform could be exploited via a malicious SMS message that forces a Windows Phone device to reboot and then disables its messaging hub. Read The Full Story
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