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Samsung cripples Windows Update on its PCs, putting customers at risk | The rise of SSDs over hard drives, debunked

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Qualcomm partners with large Chinese foundry on chips
China's largest chip foundry is entering into a joint venture with Qualcomm to develop chips at a time when the country is looking for technology to emerge as a semiconductor producing powerhouse. Read More


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Samsung cripples Windows Update on its PCs, putting customers at risk
Samsung has been disabling Microsoft's Windows Update on its desktops and notebooks, leaving customers vulnerable to malware that targets already-patched vulnerabilities, a researcher reported yesterday.Microsoft confirmed the report, and said it is talking with Samsung about the Korean company crippling the default update service for all Windows PCs.The discovery by Patrick Barker, a crash-debugging and reverse-engineering expert -- and a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) -- was triggered by a report on the Sysnative discussion forum that Windows Update was being randomly disabled on a user's PC.After Barker and others investigated, they concluded that Samsung's own SW Update was disabling Microsoft's Windows Update, the patch and update service for all consumers and many businesses. Like many OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), Samsung provides a homegrown tool to keep its drivers and third-party pre-installed software up to date.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More

The rise of SSDs over hard drives, debunked
Despite reports that SSDs will soon be on par with hard drives in price, experts say that won't be happening anytime soon. Read More

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Microsoft is being squeezed out of the in-vehicle infotainment business, but it's by no means giving up on the automotive industry. It may have a future as an OS-agnostic provider of cloud-based services. Read More


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Samsung acknowledges it changes Windows Update settings on its PCs
Samsung yesterday denied it had blocked a Windows update on its hardware but acknowledged that it was manipulating Microsoft's Windows Update, a charge leveled Tuesday by a researcher."It is not true that we are blocking a Windows 8.1 operating system update on our computers," a Samsung spokesperson said in an email. "As part of our commitment to consumer satisfaction, we are providing our users with the option to choose if and when they want to update the Windows software on their products." Patrick Barker Samsung disables automatic updates on its Windows devices, changing Windows Update's setting to instead notify users that bug fixes and patches are available to download and install.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More

First look: Lenovo's new Moto-inspired Android UI, coming soon to a tablet near you
When news first broke that Lenovo was buying Motorola, plenty of people worried the company might push its heavy-handed approach to Android onto Motorola's devices. Well, surprise, surprise: Here we are, more than a year later -- and it appears the exact opposite is happening.Motorola execs have repeated emphatically that the company has no plans to change its "stock-plus" approach to Android software. And now, Lenovo is the one taking a cue from Moto and rethinking the way it handles the operating system.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More


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