Adobe fixes critical flaws in Flash Player, delays Reader and Acrobat updates
Adobe Systems released a critical security update for Flash Player that fixes 12 security vulnerabilities, but pushed back its planned patches for Reader and Acrobat by a week. The Flash Player updates, available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, address nine vulnerabilities that could lead to remote code execution and three that can allow attackers to bypass security features, including memory address randomization and the same-origin policy.
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Four no-bull facts to know about Apple Pay
Rumors about Apple devising some form of digital wallet for the iPhone were swirling thick and fast months before Tim Cook stepped on stage today and confirmed those suspicions.
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iPhone and iPad app building will be easier on iOS 8, say developers
Building iPhone and iPad apps will be made significantly less cumbersome with today's rollout of the iOS 8 mobile operating system, according to software developers. Sean Reilly, director of software development house The Infinite Kind, told Techworld that Apple currently makes it difficult for developers to test beta apps.
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FCC may put mobile under same Net neutrality rules as wired broadband
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is reexamining how it treats wireless net neutrality, in response to public comments on the agency's proposed Open Internet rules.
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Apple introduces iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
At its big fall event at in Cupertino on Tuesday, Apple unveiled two new iPhones: the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. As expected, both new models sport much larger screens than previous versions. The standard iPhone 6 now sports a 4.7-inch display, while the iPhone 6 Plus comes with a massive 5.5-inch screen, putting it squarely in "phablet" territory. Storage on both iPhone models now tops out at 128GB, double the amount of previous models, and cameras have been updated as well.
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Weave project knits together networks for Docker containers
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Comcast's open Wi-Fi hotspots inject ads into your browser
Comcast is giving users a very good reason to demand an HTTPS connection on every site they visit. The Internet service provider has started injecting ads for its services on websites where you wouldn't normally see them when you're using an Xfinity public Wi-Fi hotspot.
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Salesforce.com warns customers of malware attack
Salesforce.com users are being targeted by a new version of a computer Trojan that has typically attacked online banking customers until now. The malware threat is called Dyre or Dyreza and came to light in June. Like most online banking Trojans, it hooks the browser process to capture log-in credentials entered by users on websites belonging to financial institutions.
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What you need to know about the Home Depot data breach
On Monday, Home Depot issued a public confirmation to reports that they had experienced a data breach impacting debit and credit cards. They're the world's largest home improvement retailer, operating 2,266 stores in the U.S., as well as 10 Canadian provinces, so news that they were the next big business to be targeted by payment system malware caused immediate comparisons to the Target breach.
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Oracle completes Micros acquisition, forms new global business unit
Oracle has wrapped up its $5.3 billion acquisition of Micros, maker of hardware and software for the hospitality industry, in its biggest deal since the purchase of Sun Microsystems in 2010. Micros will form the basis for a new global business unit at Oracle focused on hotels, food and beverage, and retailers, led by Mike Webster, who is now head of Oracle's retail business unit.
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Dell's 'virtual smartphone': Too much, too late
A newly announced product from Dell, set to debut this October, is being touted as a way to turn any late-model smartphone into a managed business smartphone, with its own voice line, storage management, and app ecosystem.
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Microsoft rolls out Delve information and people discovery tool for Office 365
Microsoft has begun a months-long rollout of Delve, the first Office 365 application that taps into the suite's Office Graph machine learning capabilities and maps connections between co-workers, documents, and information. Delve, announced in March with the code-name Oslo, is designed to automatically surface colleagues, files and data that are more relevant and important to users' work.
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Lenovo, IBM x86 server strategy gets clarity as acquisition looms
With Lenovo expected to close its IBM x86 server business acquisition by year end, a glimpse at the combined server product line has emerged. Once the deal closes, IBM's System X and Flex servers with x86 chips will fill out Lenovo's high-end product line. Meanwhile, Lenovo's ThinkServer products will be targeted at small and medium-size businesses, according to an IBM presentation.
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