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Adobe has released a new update for its Flash Player to patch critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to install malware on computers. This new update fixes 23 security flaws of which 18 can potentially be exploited to execute malicious code on the underlying systems. Adobe is not aware of any exploits being publicly available for the fixed vulnerabilities.
The following information can be used to determine the version of the Adobe AIR runtime that is currently installed on a Windows, Mac OS X or Linux system.
Today, Microsoft has officially released its new Office 2016 productivity suite for Windows. The Office 2016 is out of preview and into a final release, which is now available as either a standalone package or as part of an Office 365 subscription.
AVG has updated its privacy policy of its free antivirus software saying that it can make money by selling your non-personal data to advertisers. These non-personal data includes your browsing and search history, your device’s brand, language and apps in use, among other things. The new privacy policy comes into effect on 15 October 2015.
Yesterday, in a ruling against Malibu Media, U.S federal judge Katherine Forrest slammed the porn company over the practices it was using to get money out of alleged pirates.
During a Q&A session today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Facebook is developing a “dislike” button that will allow users to express empathy or sadness, rather than negativity. This is a welcome news for all those users who are requesting the company to add a “dislike” button alongside its famous “like” feature.
Microsoft is sending invites to media outlets to a special Windows 10 event on October 6. The event will take place in New York and we are expecting Microsoft to unveil a range of hardware running Windows 10. Microsoft is not revealing any details about what the mysterious hardware event is about, other than a hint that they will run Windows 10.
Yesterday, Sony posted an image on its Xperia Twitter account (@SonyXperia) making fun of Apple’s “Hey Siri” press event, which is expected to feature not only new iPhones, but also a revamped Apple TV with support for third-party game downloads.
Microsoft launched Windows 10 back in July, as a living OS that will receive new features every few months. However, so far regular customers (those who are not part of the insider program) have only see patch updates for the OS. According to a rumor, that will change later this year as Microsoft plans to release its first major Windows 10 feature update.
New Horizons has collected tens of gigabits of data from its Pluto flyby and stored them on its digital recorders. Today, NASA started the process of downlink the data from the spacecraft. Due to the distance and the volume of data, it will take about one year to complete the downlink.
On Friday, BlackBerry announced their acquisition of mobility services firm “Good Technology”, to strengthen its position in secure mobile enterprise solutions.
Today, WhatsApp has announced that they now have reached over 900 million monthly active users. The company’s founder Jan Koum announced the news on Facebook.
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