Vupen claims to have found zero day Windows 8 exploit
VUPEN says in a Twitter post that they have found a way around the security features for both Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10. It is now selling that information to any companies or governments...
View ArticleWindows 8 sales are good, if not great, at 40 million copies in the first month
Tami Reller, corporate vice president (and chief financial officer and chief marketing officer) for Windows and Windows Live, announced today that Microsoft has sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses after...
View ArticleWindows 8 takes 1 percent of Web usage as Internet Explorer gains
November saw Firefox climb back up above 20 percent, Internet Explorer grow further still, and Chrome apparently suffer a surprisingly sharp drop.Internet Explorer was up 0.63 points at 54.76 percent,...
View ArticleEngineer Shows How To Pirate Windows 8 Metro Apps, Bypass In-app Purchases
This article is a follow-up to my previous 2011 article on Reverse Engineering and Modifying Windows 8 apps. In this article we’ll see how to use innate Windows 8 security attack vectors in such a way...
View ArticleHow to activate Windows Defender in Windows 8
Like every new Windows release, Windows 8 is more secure than the operating systems that came before it. That's due in large part to three major enhancements: An increased emphasis on UEFI Secure Boot...
View ArticleInternet Explorer ends the year on a high, Windows 8 slow to get noticed
Internet Explorer finished 2012 with its highest market share since August 2011. In spite of a few close calls, Firefox maintained its lead over Chrome, holding on to second place for the full...
View ArticleHow secure is Windows 8 with Windows Defender?
With the launch of Windows 8 in late 2012, there has been strong focus on safety, both from Microsoft's own ranks and from external security experts. Recent tests show that Windows 8 lets 15 out of the...
View Article'Google Now' Reportedly Coming to iOS, Chrome OS, Windows 8
Google Now is arguably the single best feature found in Android Jelly Bean, and soon, it seems, it may be coming to iOS, Windows 8 and Chromebooks everywhere.Google Now brings you search results before...
View ArticleThe one big fix that could save Windows 8
Microsoft Windows 8 has confused users and disappointed the PC industry. Windows chief Tami Reller all-but-admitted it last week. But, she also foreshadowed that help is on the way in Windows Blue. She...
View ArticleMicrosoft has a huge Windows 8 app problem
A few days ago, cloud-based PC management service Soluto released a study into the habits of 10,848 Windows 8 users, and found that consumers really aren’t running apps all that regularly on the new...
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