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Latest News

  • Hackers offered $100,000 for browser and phone exploits

    Brownie points will be gained if the same flaw works on Vista and XP, although the assumption would be that this would be highly likely anyway.To make the contest tougher, attackers can't use third-party plug-ins such as Adobe Flash on day one of…
  • Microsoft bans native code on Windows Phone

    Only applications running in the Silverlight runtime environment or games in the XNA Game Studio runtime will be allowed.That was the answer by Todd Brix, Senior Director for Mobile Platform Services Product Management, to a question from UK-based…
  • Adobe Reader most attacked application, says F-Secure

    Hackers adore Adobe Reader, and have pushed it into first place as the software most often exploited in targeted attacks, F-Secure said today. Hackers adore Adobe Reader, and have pushed it into first place as the software most often exploited in…
  • Microsoft warns of zero-day IE hole

    In mid-January, Microsoft said that a flaw in IE had been used to attack several companies' networks , including Google's and Adobe's. Microsoft has warned of a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer that is already being exploited by hackers…
  • Reader exploit prompts Adobe update alert

    Users of Adobe PDF Reader should check they are running the latest version of the software after the discovery of an exploit that takes advantage of a serious flaw patched only two weeks ago. Users of Adobe PDF Reader should check they are running…
  • Microsoft reveals existing apps not compatible with Windows Phone 7

    Silverlight is Microsoft's multimedia runtime that competes with Adobe's Flash. While Microsoft still isn't commenting on whether current Windows Mobile phones will be upgradeable to its new Windows Phone 7 software, it has finally officially…

Latest Features

  • Mobile developers speak out on Windows Phone 7

    Comics, whose e-commerce site is built on Adobe Air. For Ribreau, the critical issue will be what he calls the "war" between Adobe and Silverlight. For us, it's a very very big deal," he says.On websites, Silverlight doesn't have the penetration of…
  • Firefox add-ons that protect your privacy

    Adobe currently only provides an online only website storage panel to manage them, which is hardly user-or-privacy friendly. Worried about preserving your privacy in an online world where privacy is disappearing?
  • Here comes Linux's iPad clones

    Some of them will not force DRM on your content and, unlike the iPad, you'll be able to watch Adobe Flash videos on them. Apple's iPad is now available for preorder, but before pulling out your credit card keep in mind that there are going to be…
  • HTML 5 to shake up the web

    Standards bodies by their very nature move slowly, but work on HTML 5 is being driven by large, motivated vendors, including Adobe, Apple, Google, Microsoft, the Mozilla Foundation, Opera Software, and others.
  • Overlooked online threats

    Sometimes it also comes in the form of one of Adobe's other products, for example, an infected .pdf document, which opens spontaneously upon visiting an ad. If you run the updater within Acrobat, for instance, you aren't informed about updates to…
  • Apple iPad offers IT department opportunities

    Also, due to a long running spat between Apple and Adobe, the iPhone/iPad does not support Flash, which rules out access to any websites that rely on it. Martin Bailey argues the iPad will find its way into the enterprise and CIOs in retail and…
 

How-Tos

  • Security tips for large and small businesses

    The assistant is more likely to be stressed, behind a deadline, and pressured to avoid delaying important messages--and thus more likely to make a poor computer security decision.For similar reasons, a general counsel or staff attorney at an…
  • How to fix the most common Internet problems

    It automatically strips quizzes and other application notices from your Facebook home page For everyone else, there's Facebook Lite, which strips your feed down to its bare essentials.Too Much PhishingThe number of schemes that pop up on the…
  • How to run Windows 7 on Mac OS X

    Now opening a document from Outlook or Windows Explorer will launch the app on the operating system you prefer.Other applications that I use a great deal are Adobe's products; PhotoShop, DreamWeaver, Acrobat, etc.
  • How to optimise photos for your digital scrapbook

    While we use Photoshop CS4 for this example, and the instructions are specific to this version, note that you can achieve similar image editing results with Adobe Photoshop Elements, iPhoto '09, and the previous version of Photoshop.
  • How to avoid joining a botnet

    Most machines, 63 percent, were lacking security patches for the operating system, office application and programs like Windows Media Player and Adobe Flash. It's getting more difficult to keep employees stay safe and free from malicious activity…
  • How to get a free application education

    It's called TechPosters, and it's home to hundreds of quick-reference guides for Windows, Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, and even Google. It's called TechPosters, and it's home to hundreds of quick-reference guides for Windows, Microsoft Word…

Reviews

  • Sony VAIO EB12FX/T review

    Fortunately, web-based video looks quite good, now that Adobe Flash 10.1 Beta 3 incorporates support for the integrated Intel HD graphics. The Sony VAIO EB12FX/T is an affordable all-purpose notebook that impresses with its style, features, and…
  • Canon PowerShot S90 review

    The other Jpeg settings can be changed using the Function button on the back of the camera.You also have the option of shooting in RAW (3648x2736) and process the files using the bundled Digital Photo Professional software by Canon, or by using…
  • Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z review

    In Adobe Photoshop, it took 415sec to complete a workload, which is only 16sec slower than what a pre-production A70z running a 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo and 4GB of DDR3 RAM recorded. The Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z is very much a workhorse PC devoid of bells…
  • Palm Pixi Plus review

    We'll update this review with WebOS 1.4's new features when they become available.Unlike the Palm Pre and Pre Plus, the Palm Pixi Plus won't be able to download Adobe Flash Player 10.1 right away due to some unspecified hardware issues.
  • Lenovo ThinkPad X100e review

    Compared to slimline laptops such as Toshiba's Satellite T110, which runs an Intel Pentium CPU, the ThinkPad X100e is actually a little slow.In particular, the Adobe Photoshop and the multitasking tests took longer to complete on the Lenovo…
  • Firefox 3.6 RC review

    For example, Adobe Flash, which most of us use for web video, has had numerous security problems fixed in the last year. Google's Chrome browser is faster than fast and there's serious thought that Internet Explorer may actually lose its top spot…

White Papers

  • PDF converter professional

    Unfortunately, the high cost of Adobe Acrobat forces organisations to limit its use to a fraction of their staff – and subsequently limit PDF productivity gains to a select few. Download this whitepaper to learn how you can save 50% or more on PDF…
  • Unlocking PDF

    Adobe PDF is used universally but end users need ot consider carefully the security management of the fomat. Unlocking PDF Elcomsoft Guaranteed password recovery for Adobe Acrobat whitepaper Documents saved as PDF files can be viewed on virtually…
  • Adobe Flex Data Services 2

    The purpose of this document is to help the reader better estimate what the hardware requirements for an Adobe Flex application using Flex Data Services 2 might be in a production environment. The following are three simple examples of performance…
  • Capacity Planning for Adobes Macromedia Flex 1.5

    All this translates to server CPU cycles.Flex departs from this model by providing a client technology (Macromedia Flash from Adobe) for the user interface, relying on the server solely for the data. The purpose of this document is to help the…
  • How PatchLink Meets the Top 10 Requirements for Enterprise Patch and Vulnerability Management

    This includes more than 10,000 multi-language patches for all major operating systems and over 40 of the most common third-party applications such as Adobe Acrobat, Macromedia Flash, Internet Explorer, MSN Messenger, SharePoint, RealPlayer, and more.
  • Managing Patches in Diverse Environments

    While attacks on, and patches for, Microsoft Windows get the most attention, other popular applications such as Adobe Acrobat and open-source software such as Linux draw more fire from hackers as more organizations rely on them for…
 
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