Java 7 Update 21 has been released by Oracle. Oracle has been working tirelessly to make sure that Java remains secure in the future. Java was in danger of its existence when many security vulnerabilities were found of which some were already being exploited on the Internet. If anyone is interested in reading the history … Read more
Oracle has updated Java 7 Update 15 to Java 7 Update 17. The update comes just after the vulnerability found by FireEye, a Polish security firm. Java 7 Update 17 fixes two important vulnerabilities of which one was exploited in the wild. The Java updates are always coming in odd numbers now. This is very … Read more
Adobe has released yet another security update for Adobe Reader 11. The new Adobe Reader 11.0.2 is available for download (direct download links at the end). Since Adobe was the founder of Portable Document Format (PDF), their native reader for PDF documents is the most popular software for reading and manipulating PDF files. Since the … Read more
Oracle had released an out of the band patch for Java which was Java 7 Update 13 on 1st of February. This was because the vulnerabilities found by experts were critical and were already being exploited by hackers and pirates. There were some vulnerabilities that remained un-patched at the time. Java 7 Update 15 deals … Read more
Java 7 Update 13 has been released by Oracle today. The latest update fixes at least 50 vulnerabilities and security flaws in Java. According to the Oracle advisory the critical patch update is a collection of patches for multiple vulnerabilities. The update also includes non-security fixes to the language and run-time. The actual Java 7 … Read more
Oracle has released a new version of Java 7 Update 11. The direct download links to the offline installers are included at the end of this article. Java Runtime Environment (JRE) allows users to run programs and applications programmed in Java language. Java became popular because of its portability. Programs developed in Java could be … Read more
Oracle has released a new version of Java 7 Update 10. The direct download links to the offline installers are included at the end of this article. While we were closing in on Java 8 for the cloud, a Java vulnerability was discovered which put millions of users at risk. Most of the experts advised … Read more
With the release of Windows 8 Final, Microsoft has also released Visual Studio 2012 and .NET framework 4.5 to the web. Like Windows 8, Visual Studio 2012 and .NET Framework has been made available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers first and will be available to others afterwards. According to Microsoft: The Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 … Read more
Adobe has updated Adobe Reader and Acrobat X. As a result, a new version of Adobe Reader is ready to be downloaded and installed, Adobe Reader 10.1.3. This is majorly a security update where Adobe has addressed security vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat X. Most of the fixed vulnerabilities include the crashing of Adobe … Read more
Soon after the release of Adobe Flash Player 11.2 final, Adobe has released the first beta of Flash Player 11.3. There are quite a few interesting and exciting features added to Flash Player 11.3 like full screen keyboard input support and protected mode in Firefox browser. Let’s discuss some of the features of the new … Read more
