Microsoft Announces Patches For 3 Critical Windows 8.1 Flaws, Ignores Office Zero-Day Vulnerability

Microsoft has announced that it will be dishing out a set of patches for Windows 8.1 on Nov 13. The company briefly elaborated on the security vulnerabilities that will be resolved with these patches, citing three such exploits which are deemed critical. However, the company ignored the zero-day vulnerability which has been discovered in Office.

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Dell’s Quad-Core Bay Trail Processor Powered Tablet Now At $299

When Intel’s CEO Brian Krzanich made the company’s third-quarter earnings call, he also talked about the Bay Trail chips and mentioned that it would arrive in November of this year. In the mean time, Dell has started taking pre-order for its Intel quad-core Bay Trail processor powered 8-inch tablet, running Windows 8.1 OS.

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Microsoft Pulls Windows RT 8.1 Update From Windows Store

After a lot of anticipation and wait, Microsoft finally released Windows 8.1 update for RT devices recently. However, within hours of launch, users started reporting a number of problems with the update. As a result, Microsoft has pulled the update from Windows Store citing that it is investigating the situation.

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Apple iPad Puts A Dent In Global Windows PC Shipments

Apple launched the first iPad back in April, 2010. Since then, iPad has become the most popular tablet around the globe. This popularity has taken a toll on the global Windows PC shipments which have declined sharply as iPad rose to fame. A chart below illustrates this change.

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Windows 8.1 And Windows 8.1 Pro Available For Pre-order

Since Microsoft released Windows 8.1 to manufacturers, people have been eagerly waiting for the official release of this OS. It’s not unknown now that Microsoft will release Windows 8.1 officially on October 18. And now, Windows 8.1 is available for pre-order.

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Start Button Is Coming Back With Windows 8.1

When Microsoft launched Windows 8, a major concern for the users was the sheer absence of the ‘Start’ button in the OS. Apparently, the company has taken a cue from the customer feedback. The new Windows 8.1 ad dished out by Microsoft hints at the return of ‘Start’ on Windows 8 platform.

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