Concerns over pace of school computer rollout

Highland councillors have raised concerns about the pace of a rollout of computers to school pupils.   All children in P6 and 7 and all secondary school pupils are to get a device to help with their studies in the flagship Highland Council project. Some...

Hacker briefly hijacks insecure printers

A hacker has briefly hijacked more than 150,000 printers accidentally left accessible via the web.   The attacker made the devices print a warning urging their owners to cut off remote access. Large printers in offices, domestic devices and tiny receipt printers...

Microsoft will stop support for Windows 7 in 3 years.

Microsoft corporation recommends expediting the transition from Windows 7 to something more up-to-date as Windows 10 claiming it is no longer safe.   After a successful debut in 2009, Windows 7 conquered the world and became the most popular operating system in...

Samsung reveals cause of Galaxy Note 7 phone fires

The company apologises to customers and promises it has “taken several corrective actions to ensure this never happens again”.   Samsung has blamed faulty batteries for the fires that led to last year’s humiliating recall of its Galaxy Note 7...