Windows PCs

8+ min ago   (238+ words) The dangerous deployment instruction was gone. So was the rule that kept the database compatible. Agent Evaluation Case #002 A release-control agent manages deployments for a payment ledger service. Its saved service profile contains three instructions: The third instruction is unsafe....

22+ min ago   (1172+ words) IFA 2026 has highlighted just how much choice Windows PC buyers have today. From ultra-light laptops and premium creator machines to gaming systems, AI workstations and developer-focused PCs, Microsoft’s partners are pushing Windows hardware in several different directions at once. The…...

13+ hour, 52+ min ago   (526+ words) Mantax Otax Android malware steals messages, PINs, and files, monitors screens, and uses ransomware and harassment to pressure victims into paying. A new Android malware can combine ransomware and spyware while tormenting victims until they pay up. Its ransomware capability…...

53+ min ago   (420+ words) While preparing an early release of my Rust and Slint Windows music player, Auricle, I ran into an antivirus discrepancy: the installer was flagged, but the application inside it was not. Here is what the investigation established, and what it…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1062+ words) Windows 11 KB5129195 is rolling out now, and it addresses multiple critical issues we found in our tests, including a bug that broke audio on some PCs. Microsoft told me today’s emergency update downloads automatically on all PCs, and it also includes…...

2+ hour, 36+ min ago   (1224+ words) Once upon a time, the most taxing thing your school laptop had to do was survive 27 open Chrome tabs while you rushed an assignment at 11.58pm. These days, uni life looks rather different. Between multi-disciplinary projects, AI tools, remote meetings, and…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago   (715+ words) Without VPP, users end up installing the Intune Company Portal themselves from the App Store. And when they do, they're prompted for an Apple ID and password. Making people type a personal Apple ID into a corporate-owned device is something…...

8+ hour, 40+ min ago   (35+ words) [Bas BotBerg] wanted to use a portable Bluetooth thermal printer to run off reports on sensor data collected by an ESP32-C3 microcontroller. But as is so often the case these days, the only official w......

15+ hour, 38+ min ago   (147+ words) To widen access, TrainSec is offering scholarships of up to 30% off the course price to individual students and self-paying freelancers. From recognizing attacks to owning the detections Much security training teaches people to recognize an attack after the fact. Detection…...

4+ hour, 46+ min ago   (146+ words) TL;DR: Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus is on sale for A$76 right now (normally A$348) — one payment, no subscription. If you’re still paying for Microsoft 365 every month, here’s the math worth doing. A Microsoft 365 Personal subscription currently runs A$139 a…...