[German]Ad-hoc I don't know whether this is good news or bad news. According to recent reports, the EU Commission will not classify Microsoft's search engine Bing and the Edge browser as products or services subject to the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). There are formal reasons for this: the market significance of the two Microsoft products and services mentioned is simply too low to fall under this classification.
[German]Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser in the Stable Channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on January 23, 2024. There were also updates for the Extended Stable Channel. The Chrome browser Android app has also been updated. The updates contain security fixes, some of which are already being exploited. Here is an overview of these updates. Google is also planning to add AI functions to the Chrome browser in the future. Continue reading
[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5034204 for Windows 11 version 22H2 and 23H2 on January 23, 2024. The preview update brings a number of corrections for these Windows 11 versions. In Windows 11 23H2, for example, compliance with the European Digital Markets Act (DMA) is ensured.
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[English]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5034203 for Windows 10 22H2 on January 23, 2024 (D-Week). This is intended to fix numerous bugs in Windows 10 22H2. There are also adjustments for users in the EU in relation to the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Below is an overview of these updates for Windows 10. Continue reading
[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 115.7.0 on January 22, 2024. It is an update that is intended to fix some bugs and vulnerabilities.
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[German]On January 23, 2024, the Mozilla developers released the new Firefox 122 and the maintenance update of Firefox 115.7 ESR. Firefox 122 is a new development branch. Here is a brief overview of the updates in question, including the fixes and new features. Continue reading
[German]It's crazy or "what the fuck" (WTF) what printer manufacturer HP is sucking out of its fingers again. The company has attracted a lot of negative attention because it blocks third-party ink cartridges through firmware updates, even retrospectively. There have been judgments against HP that have awarded compensation to blocked users. Now the HP boss has come up with a new, adventurous justification for blocking third-party ink cartridges. This is the only way to protect buyers of HP devices from "viruses" that are "lurking around" in ink cartridges with third-party chips to infect the poor HP printers.
[German]Apple released the first update, iOS 17.3 for iPhones and iPadOS 17.3 for iPads, yesterday, January 22, 2024. In addition to a "Device Protection" function, it also fixes the first 0-day bug in the operating system. Here is a brief overview of this update.
[German]It looks like Microsoft's sales department has bagged its sheep (aka customers) clean. Everything is jumping on the Microsoft 365 subscription solution to get in on the action. And now they are being milked – despite the subscription, many components in Microsoft 365 are only available for an extra charge, as has now been discovered.
[German]The logging of events by Windows leaves room for improvement. Companies do not have a sufficient overview of the activities on their workstations and servers with Microsoft's standard specifications. The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) have published a guide to configuring Windows logging that provides tips on how to improve logging in Windows.
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