Hackers use Internet Explorer flaw on VFW site - chicagotribune.com

Hackers use Internet Explorer flaw on VFW site - chicagotribune.com: "A flaw in recent versions of Internet Explorer was used to attack visitors to a website for U.S. military veterans, and also appears to have been used earlier against French aerospace industry employees, researchers said Friday."



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Smartphone Kill Switch Could Become Federal Law - InformationWeek

Smartphone Kill Switch Could Become Federal Law - InformationWeek: "A week after California State Senator Mark Leno (D-CA) proposed a bill requiring a kill switch for smartphones sold in the state, federal lawmakers have put forward a similar bill."



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Microsoft sets Oct. 31 as stop date for Windows 7 consumer PC sales - Computerworld

Microsoft sets Oct. 31 as stop date for Windows 7 consumer PC sales - Computerworld: "Computerworld - Microsoft has set Oct. 31 as the end of sales of new consumer-grade Windows 7 PCs, but for now has left open the do-not-sell-after-this-date for business machines."



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Google, Comcast Want to Make Sure You Have Fast Wi-Fi | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Google, Comcast Want to Make Sure You Have Fast Wi-Fi | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: "More than a dozen tech and cable companies have joined forces for a coalition hoping to expand and improve Wi-Fi networks.
WifiForward boasts heavyweight partners like Google, Comcast, Microsoft, Charter Communications, and Time Warner Cable. Its goal: free up more spectrum to lessen the stress on networks currently bogged down by massive use."



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Microsoft Asks Windows XP Holdouts: Upgrade to Windows 8 Already | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Microsoft Asks Windows XP Holdouts: Upgrade to Windows 8 Already | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: "Windows XP has but 59 days left to live – officially, that is. On April 8, as we've reported numerous times previously, Microsoft is officially pulling the plug on the operating system. The not-so-insignificant number of users running the legacy OS will still be able to use it, but they won't be able to count on Microsoft for patches, updates, security fixes, and other forms of support past the cutoff date."



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