Microsoft has suspended delivering the latest Windows update to certain systems with AMD processors after reports that the update was causing the machines to crash with a blue screen of death when booting. The update contains countermeasures against both the Meltdown and Spectre attacks; although AMD systems are not affected by Meltdown, they're vulnerable to Spectre. Withdrawing or suspending delivery of Windows Updates is not uncommon; while there is some testing done by Mi

Details have emerged on two major processor security flaws this week, and the industry is scrambling to issue fixes and secure machines for customers. Dubbed “Meltdown” and “Spectre,” the flaws affect nearly every device made in the past 20 years. The Meltdown flaw primarily affects Intel and ARM processors, and researchers have already released proof-of-concept code that could lead to attacks using Meltdown. The vulnerabilities allow an attacker to compromise the privileged

Microsoft couple be prepping a folding Surface Phone for 2018 Remember the Surface Phone rumours? They've come around and faded away multiple times in recent years, pretty much ever since Microsoft launched the first-gen Surface tablet , in fact. But now they're back once again. WinCentral has picked up several rumour threads, including a series of patent filings, and tied them together into a somewhat compelling case for a foldable Surface-branded smartphone that turns into

Bill Gates founder Of Microsoft has started laying out his plans for creating a “smart city” in Phoenix, Arizona. The investment was made through a group controlled by Gates’ investment firm Cascade Investment, which bought a stake in a 24,800-acre development in Belmont. The plan is for 80,000 homes to be built, with 3,800 acres reserved for industrial, office, and retail space, 3,400 acres of open space, and 470 acres dedicated for public schools. Belmont, the proposed name

Microsoft has just announced the upcoming release of a Skype Professional Account desktop client. Due to launch in the US as a preview very soon, this is a business-focused build of Skype that offers a host of extra features. Skype Professional Account will target small business owners and instructors. Skype Professional Account will allow them to do their online business easier with new features like meetings, payments, notes support and more. An instructor who uses a combin

Microsoft has introduced a new feature called ‘Near Share’ in the latest version of Windows 10 Insider Preview. The company detailed other new features along with ‘Near Share’ in Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17035. This is the first taste of new features that will be included in next year’s first big update(Redstone 4), including Microsoft’s version of Apple’s AirDrop for swiftly and easily sharing files between PCs. The new Near Share option will be available in the noti

Few other things in today's fast paced technology world had remained as dominant and popular as the good-old Windows XP had. It had been a stretch of 12 years in which this reliable OS had served many of us well and maybe even still remains a choice for many. A recent study by Flexera Software finds that even among organizations nearly 30% have not migrated to newer OS like Windows 7, 8 and the likes. But that is about to change and change fast. As of April 8 of 2014 Microsof