Posted on April 25th, 2008 by ElectroGeek
EBay-owned Skype has released into open beta testing a client for mobile phones that supports phone calls, chat and other features of the popular VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) application.
“This product is a part of our goal to be on as many platforms as possible,” said Wilhelm Lundborg, product manager, Skype for Business.
About 50 handsets [...]
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Posted on April 24th, 2008 by ElectroGeek
The death of Windows XP may have been greatly exaggerated.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company could re-evaluate its plans to phase out Windows XP by June 30, if customers demand that it stick around. So far, they have not.
“XP will hit an end-of-life. We have announced one. If customer feedback varies, we can always [...]
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Posted on April 22nd, 2008 by ElectroGeek
Computer users are increasingly at risk of being lured to Web sites that surreptitiously download malicious software onto their machines, but stolen or lost laptops still represent most of the security breaches reported, according to a new Microsoft report.
Exploits, malicious software, and hacking accounted for 13 percent of all security breach notifications recorded in the [...]
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Posted on April 22nd, 2008 by ElectroGeek
Class-action case over Vista marketing program to resume
Microsoft Corp.’s attempt to reverse a lower court’s ruling in the ongoing “Vista Capable” lawsuit was denied by an appeals court on Monday. The decision means the case can resume.
It also means that new insider e-mails subpoenaed from Microsoft and nearly 30 other companies could be made public.
In [...]
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Posted on April 22nd, 2008 by ElectroGeek
Apple was recently granted a patent that shows an interesting new application that looks eerily similar to the iPhone’s SMS feature. There are some big differences that set it apart, though. It includes new methods for interacting with ongoing conversations, including a word predictor. This could be the eagerly-hoped-for native instant messenger app.
Apple first applied [...]
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Posted on April 21st, 2008 by ElectroGeek
On Monday, Microsoft released to manufacturers (RTM) the final code for Windows XP SP3. The upgrade provides support for WPA2 and the Peer Name Resolution Protocol (PNRP) used in Windows Vista, among other things. The public version will be available for download via the Web on April 29. Based on our initial installation, the upgrade [...]
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Posted on April 19th, 2008 by ElectroGeek
After years of exploring the matter, Microsoft has finally started offering an ad-funded version of Microsoft Works in some countries.
Users who run the software see a small ad as they are writing their document or editing their spreadsheet. Although the program has the ability to update its set of ads online, today it runs mostly [...]
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Posted on April 17th, 2008 by ElectroGeek
The fixes include patching a zero-day vulnerability in Apple’s Web browser that allowed researchers to compromise a MacBook Air.
Apple on Wednesday issued a security patch for its Safari Web browser that fixes a widely reported vulnerability and three other holes, two of which affect only Windows versions.
At the CanSecWest security conference last month, security researchers [...]
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Posted on April 16th, 2008 by ElectroGeek
Symantec is warning Windows users to install a critical patch or risk losing control of their computers.
The firm has seen attempts to exploit a GDI (graphics device interface) vulnerability in Windows that Microsoft patched last week, says Alfred Huger, vice president of development for Symantec Security Response.
“It’s our belief that the vulnerability is being successfully [...]
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