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Sleeping Tabs in Microsoft Edge: Delivering better browser performance

2020-12-10 KENNETH 0

Sleeping Tabs in Microsoft Edge: Delivering better browser performance Note: We’re in the process of deploying this feature starting with today’s release of Beta 88, so it might be a little while before you see it in your channel and build. New to sleeping tabs? Read more in our previous blog post. The Microsoft Edge team is on a mission to create a browser that keeps up with you and never slows you down. To us, delivering world-class performance means better speed and responsiveness, all while using fewer system resources. To improve the memory and CPU usage of the browser, we’ve launched ‘sleeping tabs’. Just like a good night’s sleep allows you to stay focused and productive the next day, sleeping tabs helps optimize your browser’s performance by freeing up resources for the tabs you’re really using. Using sleeping tabs [ more… ]

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Latest Sea of Thieves update now available: Festival of Giving

2020-12-10 KENNETH 0

Latest Sea of Thieves update now available: Festival of Giving The latest Sea of Thieves monthly update, Festival of Giving, is now available and free for all players with Windows 10, Xbox Game Pass and across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox Game Pass and Steam. Pirates can rake in riches and a range of prizes through a line-up of time-limited Events. In the 12 Deeds of Giving Event running through to Jan. 20, beating Challenges grants goodies. Alongside this, pirates are encouraged to give generosity a go in Plundered Presents, which brings bonus payouts and Gold Hoarder goods in return for gifting treasure to other crews. On Dec. 30 this makes way for a line-up of half a dozen new Challenges with their own rewards to send pirates roaring into 2021. You can also grab stats on your 2020 [ more… ]

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Climb Howling Peaks with free Minecraft Dungeons downloadable content

2020-12-10 KENNETH 0

Climb Howling Peaks with free Minecraft Dungeons downloadable content With the release of the free Howling Peaks downloadable content, those who play Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition can now climb a mountain – without ever having to leave their couch or desk. Also available now: a free game update and new Season Pass. Head over to Minecraft.net to get all the details. Source: Climb Howling Peaks with free Minecraft Dungeons downloadable content

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USN-4665-2: curl vulnerabilities

2020-12-10 KENNETH 0

USN-4665-2: curl vulnerabilities USN-4665-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in curl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Varnavas Papaioannou discovered that curl incorrectly handled FTP PASV responses. An attacker could possibly use this issue to trick curl into connecting to an arbitrary IP address and be used to perform port scanner and other information gathering. (CVE-2020-8284) It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled FTP wildcard matchins. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause curl to consume resources and crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-8285) Source: USN-4665-2: curl vulnerabilities

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USN-4668-1: python-apt vulnerability

2020-12-10 KENNETH 0

USN-4668-1: python-apt vulnerability Kevin Backhouse discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled resources. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause python-apt to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. Source: USN-4668-1: python-apt vulnerability