Windows 8 was released late last week, and already this week French security firm VUPEN says it has broken Microsoft’s latest and greatest security features. The company claims it has developed a 0-day exploit for Windows 8 and IE10, by chaining multiple undisclosed flaws together.
Category: Software
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Apple Testing iOS 6.0.1 with Fixes for Keyboard Screen Glitch, Camera Flash Issues, and More
BGR reports that Apple has begun carrier testing of iOS 6.0.1, the first bug fix update to iOS 6 since its release just over a month ago. According to the report, iOS 6.0.1 addresses several issues including a visual glitch most commonly seen on the iPhone keyboard when entering an account password in the App Store.
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Apple Turning to Select Retail Store Employees to Help Improve Maps for iOS 6
MacRumors has learned that Apple is piloting a program to tap into its vast number of retail store employees to help improve the company’s new Maps app for iOS 6.
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VMware opens new Australian HQ
Virtualisation and cloud infrastructure vendor, VMware, has opened its new, national Australian headquarters in Sydney, more than seven years after the company first started operating in Australia.
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Google launches underwater Street View, a new virtual map of oceans
Today, Google Maps unveils a new Street View feature: underwater panoramic views of six special sea spots. The idea is to create a virtual map of the oceans, documenting the state of fragile ecosystems as they change over time, and sharing a vivid experience of part of our world that few humans get to see up close and in person, in real life.
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Apple’s home-grown Maps leaves users lost
An entire city is in the ocean, a farm has been labelled as an airport, highways end in the middle of nowhere and a hospital now covers the entire centre of British city Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s home.
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Pointpal plans Passbook integration
Pointpal already provides retailers with a loyalty programme platform supported by smartphone apps, and the company has now announced plans to integrate its system with Apple’s new Passbook feature for iOS.
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iPhone button doesn’t work? Here’s what to do
Is your iPhone home button beginning to fail? Is your thumb beginning to get sorer and sorer from pressing it over and over again? Think you may be at risk of getting arthritis if you have to keep pressing it forcefully?
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‘WebNotes’ – An Ubuntu One Notes App for iOS
If you’re an iPhone user who uses Ubuntu One then the following new App might be of interest.