Apple erases emerging Mac OS X trojan via malware definition update Apple Insider New malicious software reported by CNET this week has been added to Mac OS X's internal blacklist of known malware, erasing the threat even before its authors were able to get it to the point of actually functioning. ... See all stories on this topic » |
Microsoft addresses Windows 8 secure boot issue CNET The concern raised by some--in particular, Matthew Garrett, a Linux developer at Red Hat--is that the security certificates used by Microsoft to authenticate the boot environment will support only a Microsoft operating system. "A system that ships with ... See all stories on this topic » |
Ad-Technology Rivals DDS and MediaBank Plan Merger, New Open Operating System AdAge.com The open operating system, dubbed "The MediaOcean Project," would enable developers anywhere to create system applications -- much like the API on social platforms like Foursquare and Facebook, which allow outside companies to develop Foursquare and ... See all stories on this topic » |
Apple OS X Lion passwords cracked Infosecurity Magazine The president emeritus of the ONA – the Online News Association – has slammed the Android operating system for its inherent insecurity. A 10-year-old code cracker taking part in the first Defcon kids event over the weekend – part of the DefCon 19 event ... See all stories on this topic » |
Is Facebook Transforming Into an Operating System? ADOTAS But Facebook's partnership with virtual goods providers, the future partnerships with music providers and popularity on mobile devices are pointing to one possible outcome – a Facebook “operating system” that ties together the best of the web and gives ... See all stories on this topic » |
VMware Fusion 4 hands on: Lion, Windows 7, Windows 8, and more Ars Technica But if you would rather keep Windows and Mac applications separate, you can exit Unity mode and view the guest operating system and all of its applications in a single window, which can be shown in partial- or full-screen mode. ... See all stories on this topic » |
How Windows 8 could affect the future of Microsoft Hyper-V SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com Regular updates on the Building Windows 8 blog paint an increasingly detailed picture of what we can expect from Microsoft's next desktop and server operating system. Perhaps no single entry so far has been as provocative or interesting as Steven ... See all stories on this topic » |
Android tops Smartphone OS Market Share, Followed by iOS Gigjets (blog) However others mobile operating system market share continue to drop. The report shows that Android currently leads with 54 percent of the total market share, followed by iOS at 28 percent and RIM's BlackBerry OS at 13 percent. ... See all stories on this topic » |
vSphere5 sets the virtualization bar Network World By Tom Henderson, Network World VSphere 5.0, the latest iteration of VMware's "Cloud Operating System," boasts a wealth of updates, including new tools to manage fleets of VMs, and vast tiers of virtualized, vMotion-enabled storage links. ... See all stories on this topic » |