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AOL Buys Two Local Online Media Companies

AOL has acquired two local online media companies Patch Media Corp. and Going Inc. in an effort to further build on its current local network. Patch is a local news platform focused on smaller towns and Going is a local platform for people to find and share information about things to do in a number of cites.

"Freaky Outty" Microsoft Working On Bug Fix

New Zealand hacker Beau Butler pointed out an ancient (1999) computer bug still posed problems for web browsers all the way up to modern versions.

No Patch Tuesday For Microsoft In March

The new Daylight Savings Time starting date, three weeks earlier than in past years, may have prompted Microsoft to skip issuing patches on the second Tuesday of the month as they normally do.

Official Windows Mobile Daylight Savings Patch

Microsoft has capitulated to a lot of annoyed and loud customers, releasing a patch for Windows Mobile that fixes the Daylight Saving Time issue. Microsoft is doing this despite the fact that it has always been the responsibility of device makers, they weren’t going to let those companies screw their customers and mess up Outlook Mobile.

Skype Patches URL Handling Flaw

A vulnerability in Skype's VoIP software could have permitted file transfers from one Skype user to another without requiring consent from the recipient.

Microsoft's Patch For Flash Player Flops

Microsoft made a step this week towards working cooperatively with other applications, but it resulted in a decidedly less than a positive outcome. A patch for the Adobe Flash Player, offered through the Windows Update service, seems to create more problems than it resolves.

Slow Down, Simplify

Microsoft's most recent updates apparently caused problems more than a few users: Microsoft Patch Snafu Grows, Users Seek Workaround.

Patent Woes Force MS Office/Access Patch

Microsoft is being required to issue patches for new installations of Office Professional Edition 2003, Office XP Professional, and Access 2002 and 2003 after losing a 2005 patent infringement case. This means that companies in the process of new installations of the affected products must update them.

Microsoft Releases WMF Patch Early

Rather than wait through the weekend until Patch Tuesday, Microsoft made a patch for the critical flaw available today.

Google Mini Needed Big Security Patch

The search appliance that has been part of a recent Google hardware promotion contained a "highly critical" flaw leading to the presence of several exploitable bugs.