HTC 10 gets a new firmware update with optimizations and patches

The HTC 10 flagship has already got the Nougat treatment a month ago, but it’s now time for yet another update. As of today, HTC is seeding a new firmware version over the air, which turned out quite hefty at

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Microsoft patches 68 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Edge, and more

Microsoft has patched 68 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Edge, Internet Explorer and SQL Server, two of which have already been exploited by attackers and three that have been publicly disclosed. The patches are covered in 14 security bulletins, one dedicated

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Android patches fix Drammer RAM attack, but leave the Dirty Cow exploit to roam

Google released a new monthly batch of security patches for Android, fixing a dozen critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to compromise devices. One of the mitigated issues is a bit-flipping attack against memory chips that could lead to privilege

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New Samsung Galaxy Note Edge update brings security patches, other changes

Samsung has started pushing out a new update to its Galaxy Note Edge smartphone. Weighing in at over 350MB, and carrying a firmware version of XXU1DPJ1, the update brings along Android security patches for the month of October. In addition,

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Android device updates: August security patches are on their way for Nexus devices

The Android update world slowed to a crawl this week. But there was plenty of other news to get our attention, with Samsung showing off the Galaxy Note 7 and several new rumors about all the new software tricks in

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Latest Priv Marshmallow beta brings August security patches

BlackBerry has started rolling out another Marshmallow beta update to its Priv smartphone, making it the eighth beta build that has been rolled out to the device. The update weighs in at around 186MB. Carrying a build number of AAF960,

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Android receives patches for severe flaws in hardware drivers and media server

The June batch of Android security patches addresses almost two dozen vulnerabilities in system drivers fornumerous hardware additives from several chipset makers. the most important number of essential and excessive severity flaws had been patched in the Qualcomm video driving

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