Maintained computer base line operations and kept it up
with all security updates program patches and licensing for up individual users.
Windows 10 Spring Creators Update will be released only for Windows 10 PC, while the Mobile version remains on life support
with security updates until late 2019.
Whereas 80 to 90 percent of iPhones and iPads run the latest version of iOS, the Android update process has tended to be a fragmented mess,
with security updates reaching individual handset months late, if ever.
Development on Windows 10 Mobile has come to an end, with Microsoft only servicing the platform
with security updates when necessary.
It is nice to see, that Samsung supports older phones
with security updates (J1 2016, S6) and middle series like A5 2017 and A7 2017, but WTF where is the support for the highend Galaxy Note 8 950F??? We are still on August security update!
Well, it's nice to know that just like
with security updates, Essential does care about updating the whole experience.
Updates are also more seamless,
with security updates automatically downloaded, and a simple fresh boot - up of your device will see you run the latest offering.
Based on the notification, the new system updates comes
with security updates, a new battery management page, enhanced multitasking options, photo effects as well as filter previews and a keyboard update that improves language predictions.
Windows Phone 8.1 is actually dead for more than two years,
with no security updates and new features rolling out to the devices.
The Pixel and Pixel XL will both see their final Android updates in October 2018,
with security updates finishing up exactly a year later.
Google Nexus, Samsung, and LG have all committed to updating their phones
with security updates once per month.
Driver updates may be bundled
with security updates or feature updates, according to Microsoft's documentation.
Google has started updating their smartphones
with security updates for 3 years and it looks like that is something Microsoft agrees with for Windows Phone 8.1.
Also, who should the responsibility and cost associated
with security updates fall to?
HMD said it will keep up
with security updates from Google, so if that's important to you then the Nokia 6 is the way to go.
Then again, that's how it is
with security updates for all of Samsung's devices, so we're not surprised.
The current Firefox ESR release is based on Firefox 52 and will be supported
with security updates until June 26, 2018.
I'm not pleased with Huawei's update track record either, which is currently leaving the P10
with security updates from three months ago.
But the bigger question is whether the Honor 9 will receive the right updates for U.S. users and whether you'll be patched up monthly
with security updates.
They say they're speeding up the update process — «rather than waiting for months and bundling together a bunch of improvements into a larger update as we did for the Windows 8.1 Update, customers can expect that we'll use our already existing monthly update process to deliver more frequent improvements along
with the security updates normally provided as part of «Update Tuesday.»»
If you're going with Ubuntu, you'll probably want to stick with the long term service (LTS) release, which is supported for five years
with security updates.
Currently, Firefox ESR is based on Firefox 52 and will be supported
with security updates until June 26, 2018.
ASUS also does a decent job
with security updates.
So, when Windows 7's Service Pack 1 came out, Microsoft updated both the original release and Service Pack 1 versions of Windows 7
with security updates for two years.
Microsoft will be supporting each of
them with security updates, and they're all intended for different types of PCs.
Windows 10 is supported
with security updates until October 14, 2025.
Microsoft initially announced that only some computer models running Intel's 6th - generation CPUs (Skylake) would be supported
with security updates, but most PCs with Skylake would be left out in the cold.
Here's what this actually means: Microsoft won't provide
you with security updates via Windows Update if you install Windows 7 or 8.1 on a PC with one of these modern CPUs.
This is somewhat confusing because Windows 7 is in its extended support period, and is officially supported by Microsoft
with security updates until 2020.
Worse yet, Java bundles this junkware
with security updates.
Windows 7 will be supported
with security updates until January 14, 2020, while Windows 8.1 will receive security updates until January 10, 2023.
Both Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 are still supported by Microsoft
with security updates, and will be for years to come.
Maybe they won't continue
with security updates, which, as we just saw, are important, or they'll just stop working altogether.
ASUS also does a decent job
with security updates.
They will support the phone
with security updates and firmware upgrades for the next three years.
The new bill would require tech companies that sell connected devices to the U.S. government to ensure their products can be patched
with security updates.
Sprint has started pushing out a new firmware update EL30 for the Samsung Epic 4G handset, carrying some usual tweaks for the Qik and Asphalt 5 apps along
with the security update.
Along
with the security update and patches that apply to every Android device, some bug fixes and software improvements are inbound for Google's family of devices.
But even with these improvements, Ludwig acknowledged that «in North America, just over 78 percent of flagship devices were current
with the security update at the end of 2016.»
Not exact matches
This year, Apple is rumored to be
updating its iPad Pro lineup
with an iPhone X-style design that has narrower bezels and the iPhone X's TrueDepth camera that's used for FaceID and Animoji, according to a report from analyst Jun Zhang of Rosenblatt
Securities obtained by Macworld.
In an email to staffers later published on Twitter, Pichai denounced extremist violence: «Specific to Barcelona, our
security team has helped several Googlers on the ground get to safety, and everyone we've heard from so far is safe,» the executive said, noting that the company has activated an SOS alert for those in the city,
with news, a map, and local
updates from the police.
They will be the must - have tool that allows marketers not to have to worry about compliance
with new email
security updates.
Left
with the choice of sticking
with an outdated operating system that would no longer get
security updates or buying bigger - selling devices that get regular
updates like Apple's (AAPL) iPhone, the NYPD chose the latter.
The company has acknowledged the issue, and blamed it on AMD and its documentation: «Microsoft has reports of customers
with some AMD devices getting into an unbootable state after installing recent Windows operating system
security updates,» Microsoft's post reads.
The software maker urged the more than 1 billion users of Flash on Windows, Mac, Chrome and Linux computers to
update the product as quickly as possible after
security researchers said the bug was being exploited in «drive - by» attacks that infect computers
with ransomware when tainted websites are visited.
The company filed its quarterly report
with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, and
updated investors about ongoing legal matters.
VeriSign Inc.'s Internet
Security Intelligence Briefings,
updated periodically
with information about fraud and attack trends
PackageKit is the nicest
update manager I've tried in Linux,
with big, friendly icons for bug fixes and
security updates.
Now, thanks to an
updated filing
with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), we now have have a clearer sense of just how wealthy the move will make co-founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy.
From the overhead that SQL Server imposes to the use of Outlook as your company's nerve center to the many other choices in productivity tools,
with their ensuing
update schedules and
security issues, choosing Small Business Accounting has a lot of implications.