… But a few updates are still left: the August security patch, the September Pixel Drop with Android 17 QPR1, and the October security patch. After that, Google will stop sending new Android versions and monthly security fixes to the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. …
… Madness... especially if Google was serious about making progress in the enterprise, where administrators typically bristle at the thought of rolling updated software at such a rapid pace. Properly deploying software is somewhat of an art, after all. …
… Given that Windows machines were already required to enable Secure Boot by default, where's the security benefit in making the kill switch optional? …
… Neither Spectre nor Meltdown relies on any kind of software bug to work. Meltdown can be solved through hardware design and software rearchitecting; Spectre may not. …
… A majority of the app’s security messaging centers around end-to-end data encryption. …
… These concerns mainly involved the operating system’s new Virtualization-Based Security VBS , which negatively impacted CPU performance. …
… In Google's world, there are no consequences for killing software projects that people genuinely liked. In reality, there are. Bit by bit, a lot of people have become genuinely frustrated with Google's propensity to kill useful software without explanation or alternative. …
… I've blanked out the license keys themselves, but you can see how the software functions. …
… Our coverage of Windows 10 has often touched on privacy concerns, software controls, and the mandatory telemetry logging that Microsoft implemented with its latest operating system. …
… OneAPI Goes Gold Intel's other major announcement concerns its OneAPI initiative. …