Apple And Google No Longer World’s Top Brands
16-February-2018
The latest Brand Finance Global 500 report out and contains some surprises this year.
In the battle of the Brands, two companies have long topped the list: Apple and Google….
Microsoft is Adding Much Needed Feature To Windows Defender
14-February-2018
Microsoft is getting tough on so-called “registry cleaners”, and it’s about time. The company recently announced a planned change to Windows Defender (the anti-malware program that comes standard with…
Malware Makers Testing Vulnerability Of Meltdown And Spectre
13-February-2018
Security researchers from around the web are reporting finding an increasing number of instances of proof of concept (PoC) code that incorporates the recently discovered Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities.
If…
If your Point Of Sale Uses Oracle, Update Now
11-February-2018
Oracle is currently the third-largest provider of POS (Point of Sale) software on the market today, which means that there’s a fairly good chance you’re using an Oracle POS…
Fitness Trackers Could Be A National Security Risk
10-February-2018
If ever there were two phrases that didn’t seem to go together, they would probably be “Fitness trackers” and “National Security Risk.” The very idea that a simple fitness…
700,000 Potentially Malicious Apps Removed From Google Last Year
08-February-2018
Google recently released their Play Store stats for 2017. The results are both encouraging and disheartening. Overall, Google caught and removed more than 700,000 malicious apps from the Play…
iPhone Throttling Issue To Be Addressed In Upcoming Update
07-February-2018
Recently, Apple found itself in hot water with its normally adoring user base. This happened when it became known that the company was intentionally throttling (slowing down) the speed…
Performance Issues Plague PC’s Updated With Spectre Patch
06-February-2018
Recently a critical flaw was found inside every Intel chip made during the last decade. The flaw makes two different exploits possible. These exploits have been dubbed “Meltdown” and…
Windows 10 Privacy Becoming More Transparent In Next Version
05-February-2018
All companies collect data on their customers, but some are better than others when it comes to being upfront about what kinds of data are collected. Over the past…
Blizzard Games Vulnerability Could Leave Gamers Open To Hacking
03-February-2018
Do you play Blizzard online computer games such as World of Warcraft, Diablo III, Hearthstone, Starcraft II, or Overwatch? If so, there’s a potential problem you need to be…