Tag Archives: Linux

Google Finally Patches ‘Dirty COW’ Linux Vulnerability With December Android Security Update

HIGHLIGHTS Active exploits of the flaw were discovered two months back Latest security update fixes several critical vulnerabilities The patch for the flaw was earlier expected to come in November In October, Linux security researcher discovered that a nine-year old Linux kernel flaw (CVE-2016-5195) was witnessing active exploits in the wild. The flaw was dubbed “Dirty COW”, an acronym for ... Read More »

Opera 42 for Windows, Mac, Linux Gets Built-in Currency Conversion and More

HIGHLIGHTS Currency conversion is now built-in with Opera 42 It supports the INR currency as well Opera 42 also made improvements in news feed discovery Internet browser Opera has released a new stable desktop version for all users, and it comes with a few nifty features worth highlighting. The biggest addition in Opera 42 is the built-in currency converter tool ... Read More »

Opera 42 for Windows, Mac, Linux Gets Built-in Currency Conversion and More

Opera 42 for Windows, Mac, Linux Gets Built-in Currency Conversion and More HIGHLIGHTS Currency conversion is now built-in with Opera 42 It supports the INR currency as well Opera 42 also made improvements in news feed discovery Internet browser Opera has released a new stable desktop version for all users, and it comes with a few nifty features worth highlighting. ... Read More »

Microsoft Contributes Its Sonic Linux Networking Suite to Open Compute Project

Microsoft is taking a major step in the world of free, open-source software. The Windows maker has announced that it is giving away Sonic, its own designed software, to users for free. At the Open Compute Project US Summit, Microsoft announced that it is proposing to contribute Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (Sonic) to the project. The suite ... Read More »

Things You Have to Know About Linux Virtual Server Hosting

In a nutshell, a Linux virtual server hosting is a secure cloud storage platform that enables you to host your websites or blogs at a very reasonable price. Besides that you can save money by using this option, you will also be in a position to manage more websites at once, which is crucial for the majority of webmasters. In ... Read More »