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Injustice Gods Superhero Bashing |
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Written by Wayne
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Monday, 20 May 2013 01:44 |
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If you’re into the DC universe and their superheroes, you may want to know there’s a superhero fighting game out there called Injustice Gods Among Us. It’s available on consoles and it got a mobile tie-in with the same name, available for free on iOS. The game allows you to play with the likes of Batman, Catwoman, Superman, Bane, the Joker and a ton of other good guys and baddies. The battles take place in a 3 character tag team fight and you can tap the screen once to do a light attack and swipe to performa heavy attack. Pressing two fingers on the screen will allow you to block and overall the action may seem repetitive, but attacks and special attacks spice it up a little. You can upgrade your attacks, unlock special attacks and use the credits you earn after fights to buy abilities and characters, available as trading cards. Playing the iOS game allows you to unlock stuff on the console version and viceversa. There’s a resource of energy that you’ll deplete between |
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Microsoft Issues New Windows XP Warning |
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Written by Wayne
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Saturday, 18 May 2013 06:49 |
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It may seem like clockwork, but Microsoft often takes time out to remind users that it will soon be discontinuing the classic operating system that goes by the name of Windows XP. And the reason for this is that despite being released almost 12 years ago, the OS is still going strong. This only intensifies Redmond’s efforts to emphasize the risks of sticking to the old operating system instead of moving to a newer, more secure platform — be it Windows 7 or Windows 8. The latest warning call is published on the company’s new The Fire Hose blog that Microsoft recently launched. Jennifer Chen, Microsoft News Center Staff explained that Windows XP is poised to go dark in less than a year and this means that no more updates and security fixes will be provided from the company. Yet, for better or for worse (worse most probably) while most people are listening, not everyone is ready to take action. Surveys reveal that while most want to do so, only a small percentage of businesses and enterprises have currently chalked out plans to make the |
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Written by Wayne
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Tuesday, 14 May 2013 17:17 |
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Microsoft is slated to roll out ten security patches today for the company's May 2013 Patch Tuesday. Of the ten security patches, two are rated critical while the other eight are rated important. Windows 8 will see one critical update along with three important updates. Windows RT, on the other hand, will see one critical update along with two important updates and one moderate update. Microsoft's Office productivity suite and Lync will also see a security update to address remote code execution. The majority of the updates deal with remote code execution as well as elevation of privileges for all versions of Internet Explorer. However, one notable flaw made the news recently involving the US Department of Labor. According to several security firms, Chinese hackers are using this zero-day bug in IE8 to target nuclear weapons researchers running Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. Stay up-to-date with this and other Windows Security issues by visiting windows8newsinfo forum. |
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Malicious browser extension |
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Written by Wayne
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Monday, 13 May 2013 05:48 |
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In an official post on the Microsoft Malware Protection Center, Microsoft has received reports and has identified a new threat that hijacks your Facebook profile. This threat is based on a malicious browser extension that targets Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Microsoft has made no mention if this malicious extension also targets Internet Explorer, but the company did specify that it is targeting Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. This Trojan monitors a user to see if they are logged into Facebook. Once it sees that you are, it will attempt to get a configuration file from a website which includes a list of commands of what the browser extension should do. The malicious extension will then "Like" a page, share, post, join a group, invite friends into a group, chat to friends, and comment on a post without your permission or knowledge. Microsoft believes there may be more to this threat since it can change its messages, links, Facebook pages, and other activity at any time. Microsoft recommends you keep your antivirus/antimalware product up to date...Learn more by visiting |
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Configure Disk Space for Offlice Files |
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 11 May 2013 17:35 |
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Normally, we don’t bother about the space used for offline files. Sometimes we don’t know where the extra space on our drives is getting used. But being a smart Windows user, you should be careful about the disk space. By default, Windows follows the policy of configuring and allotting 10% of disk space to cache offline files. Automatic caching can be set on any network share. When a user opens a file on the share, the system automatically stores a copy of the file on the user’s computer. Sometimes this automatic caching consumes a considerable disk space. In other case, if the temporary cached files doesn’t matters for you then you may want to have no caching of disk space on your drive. To do that, you need to configure the offline files tab in order to disable amount of disk space to use for temporary offline files...Impose limitations on Windows to cache temporary offline files, according to your requirements by following this short tutorial posted on windows8newsinfo forum. |
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Fix it patch for Internet Explorer 8 |
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Written by Wayne
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Friday, 10 May 2013 06:47 |
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Microsoft has released an easy, one-click Fix it patch for Internet Explorer 8 addressing vulnerability that allows for remote code execution. This temporary fix-it is being released before the scheduled May 2013 Patch Tuesday scheduled for May 14th. "The Fix it is an effort to help protect as many customers as possible, as quickly as possible. We continue to work on a security update to address this issue and we're closely monitoring the threat landscape," Microsoft stated in an official blog post. Microsoft has released this fix to "address the known attack vectors." This Fix-it patch is available to all who run Internet Explorer 8 and does not require a reboot. Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 9, and Internet Explorer 10 are not affected by this vulnerability. If you have Internet Explorer 8 installed, head over to the source link to get this fix-it patch under way. Microsoft is scheduled to hold its monthly patch tuesday on May 14th. If you are wondering who still uses Internet Explorer 8...We have the download link posted on windows8newsinfo forum. |
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Microsoft helps you 'get to know' Windows 8 |
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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 19 May 2013 16:12 |
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Microsoft has uploaded a short video tutorial showcasing Windows 8 for those who are new to the operating system. For those of you who have been using Windows 8 for a while, this video pretty much shows you what you already know. Microsoft showcases several features in Windows 8 during the video, including the Start Screen and its ability to rearrange tiles. The video also shows you how to get around the operating system using the Charms bar as well as switching between apps. The video also highlights how one can share and search in Windows 8. This video is actually not bad for those who very recently got their hands on Windows 8. This video shows a date of February 12th during the tutorial but it makes us wonder why Microsoft didn't offer this video a lot sooner. Windows 8 is expected to receive an update very soon, called Windows 8.1, so perhaps Microsoft is gearing up for that launch with a few video tutorials. Microsoft is expected to offer a |
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Bill Gates the richest man in the world again |
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Written by Wayne
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Friday, 17 May 2013 05:10 |
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates once again the richest man in the world, valued at $72.7 billion Back in 2007, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was the richest man in the world. He lost that title to Carlos Slim, who has holdings in telecommunications, minings, and other businesses. Gates has now reclaimed the number one spot with a value of $72.7 billion dollars! According to data from Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Bill Gates has a value of $72.7 billion dollars, beating out Carlos Slim by $550 million dollars. Gates' fortune rose by $10 billion dollars just this year alone. Slim's fortune dropped thanks to a bill passed by Mexico's Congress that kills the market dominance of Slim's America Movil SAB. The bill forces phone companies who have more than 50% of the market to either break up or share their networks, enforced by regulators. Currently, America Movil has 70% of Mexico's mobile-phone subscribers and 80% of landline subscribers...Read the rest at windows8newsinfo forum. |
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With Windows Blue, Microsoft may (finally) do the right thing |
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Written by Riso
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Monday, 13 May 2013 06:03 |
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Over the past week, I've been surprised how many armchair pundits have lambasted Microsoft for its still not officially-admitted but largely expected decisions to add an optional Start Button and boot-to-desktop capability to Windows Blue. There've been reports claiming everything from Microsoft is doing a 180-degree reversal with Windows Blue, to others advising the Redmondians to dig in their heels and stay the current UI course with its coming Blue update. Windows Blue, from all leaks and tips I've received, is not a do-over. (If it were, it would take Microsoft a lot longer than nine or ten months to deliver it.) And ignoring customer confusion isn't a virtue; it's stupidity. This armchair pundit finds it refreshing to hear Windows honchos admit that Windows 8 isn't selling as well as they hoped and that they want to make its successor more comfortable, familiar and usable for the Windows installed base...There is more here than meets the eye, find out now and stop by windows8newsinfo forum. |
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No iTunes Mobile App for Windows 8/RT |
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Written by Wayne
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Sunday, 12 May 2013 03:58 |
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Microsoft revealed this week that Apple has no plans to make a "Metro" mobile app version of iTunes for Windows 8 and RT. Sounds good to me: iTunes is an anachronistic and outdated music service that hasn’t kept up with the times. Coincidentally, Apple’s dominant music service celebrated its 10-year anniversary about two weeks ago. Launched in late April 2003, iTunes was successful at first thanks to Windows users, despite the fact that Apple didn’t launch a decent version of the application on Windows until last year, with iTunes 11. Here in the 21st century, a new generation of music lovers are turning to other forms of music consumption. So while grandma is still browsing iTunes for music to buy, real music lovers are turning increasingly to online subscription services like Pandora, Spotify, Nokia Music, Xbox Music, and many others, all of which offer a heck of a lot more variety and functionality than a dopey, old fashioned services like iTunes that only offer pay-per-song capabilities...Complete details can be found on windows8newsinfo forum. |
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Change language for Office programs |
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Written by Wayne
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Saturday, 11 May 2013 17:13 |
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Many Microsoft Office users do not have English as their first language or are not experts in the English language. As such, they may prefer to see the names of display elements such as menus, buttons and dialog boxes in their native language. Microsoft Office ScreenTip Language 2013. It’s a feature that shows the text of display elements in another language by just pointing to them with your mouse. Microsoft Office uses the default input language in the Windows operating system to determine the default language for Office programs. To change the default language in Office programs, you must change the default input language for the Windows operating system, and then change the default editing language for Office. But using this tool you can change the change the editing, display, ScreenTip, and Help languages of your Microsoft Office programs, even if the default language of your Windows installation is English...Find out how to accomplish this by visiting windows8newsinfo forum. |
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Apple's user data-sharing takes a hit in Germany court |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 06:11 |
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A German court has ruled that eight of 15 clauses in Apple's privacy policy, which covers how it can share data with partners, do not comply with the country's data protection laws. Apple may need to redesign its data sharing practices for German consumers if the decision, handed down on Tuesday, by a Berlin regional court sticks. According to German consumer rights group Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband, the decision confirms that Apple is prohibited from using generalised or "global consent" for how it uses customer data. Rather, for consent to be valid, it requires a company to tell consumers specifically what the data is used for. According to VZBV, the court also prohibited Apple and its affiliates from merging user data with other information they have collected, since consumers would therefore be unclear on the limits to how the data could be used. The rights group said the court also ruled out Apple sharing location data with partners to promote its location-based services and products...Further details can be found on windows8newsinfo forum. |
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