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Over a fifth of PC users continue to operate Windows 7 Over a fifth of PC users continue to operate Windows 7 Turns out not everyone heeded the call to upgrade. Credit: IDG / Microsoft Globally, 22 per cent of PC users continue to run the outdated Windows 7 operating system, according to cyber security firm Kaspersky.  Microsoft ended Windows 7 support on 14 January 2020 as the 10-year period for which it promised to provide support for the operating system, which was r...

Singapore moves on from Windows 7, mostly Singapore moves on from Windows 7, mostly At least, compared to the rest of the world. Globally, 22 per cent of PC users continue to run the outdated Windows 7 operating system, but not in Singapore, where just 16 per cent of consumers and only 9.6 per cent of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) use the OS, according to cyber security firm Kaspersky.  Microsoft ended Windows 7 support on 14 January 2020 as the 10-year period for which it...

iTWire Tuesday, 04 May 2021 09:04 Apple patches actively exploited vulnerabilities Featured Just days after the arrival of major updates for Apples operating systems, the company has released a fresh round of security updates for macOS, iOS, iPadOS and watchOS. Apples latest security updates address issues in the WebKit and WebKit Storage frameworks that allow maliciously crafted content to execute arbitrary code. These vulnerabilities are reportedly being actively exploit...

Samsung has quietly ended software support for its Galaxy S8 and S8+ phones. The flagship duo was moved to a quarterly update schedule in May last year.

These are the old Samsung phones that will still get security updates Samsung recently extended security update duration for its Galaxy devices and now has given even more clarity on how the company plans to offer regular updates to its devices. Till now, Samsung listed three categories when it comes to the frequency in which the security updates are expected to be rolled out. These are "monthly," "quarterly," and "other regular." | Mar 12, 2021, 12:28PM IST Samsung recently extended security u...

Bay Area camera company hack reaches schools, gyms, prisons Drew Harwell, The Washington Post March 10, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail In one video, a woman in a hospital room watches over someone sleeping in an intensive-care-unit bed. In another, a man and three children celebrate one Sunday afternoon over a completed puzzle in a carpeted playroom. The private moments would have, in some other time, been constrained to memory. But something else had been watching: an internet-connected camera man...

Apple has released a set of security updates for vulnerabilities in several of its operating systems for handsets and computers, as well as the Safari web…

Samsung has promised to offer regular security updates for a minimum of four years on its Galaxy devices after their launch. The new announcement is applicable for over 40 Galaxy phones and tablets launched since 2019.

A new version of Edge is up for grabs on all platforms

Xiaomi is rolling out a new software update for the Mi A3 Lite that brings January 2021 security patch along with system optimizations.