Before yesterday's alarming "test update" came through Windows Update, I encountered another Windows Update issue on Windows 8.1. I was being prompted to install seven updates that would never succeed. Trying them one at a time, each of them failed with error code 80070643 "Windows Update ran into a problem." The seven updates varied in size and description but all were … [Read more...]
Test update through Windows Updates causes concern
Microsoft accidentally published a test update to Windows Update today. A few users posted details of the updates with long gibberish names to a Microsoft Community thread and many grew concerned that Windows Update had been compromised. The update details for what appeared to be a 4.3MB language pack … [Read more...]
Apple builds up privacy policy and releases OS X El Capitan
Apple launches OS X 10.11 El Capitan today as a free update through the Mac App Store. El Capitan supports all Macs introduced in 2009 and later, and some models introduced in 2007 and 2008. In addition to the release of the new OS X version, Apple has also revised their privacy policy. In the policy, the company takes a strong stance on privacy, hoping to differentiate … [Read more...]
Microsoft addresses Windows 10 Privacy concerns
In a post to the Blogging Windows site, Terry Myerson address the issue of privacy in Windows 10. The answer comes several weeks late after many consumers have expressed concerns to the telemetry data in Windows 10 that was also pushed back to Windows 7 and 8 via Windows Updates. Even while the post is on the topic of privacy concerns, it does not acknowledge those concerns … [Read more...]
Amazon discounts Prime membership for today only, announces Mr. Robot streaming rights
Amazon has discounted its annual Prime membership to $67 today (normally $99) and the discount ends at midnight. The award comes in celebration of the Amazon original series Transparent winning 5 Emmy's at the past weekend's award show. On Sunday night, the star of Transparent, Jeffrey Tambor, took home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Transparent … [Read more...]