Neowin News Feed for: Bug

Security certificate problems affect Bing.com

Ben Buffone — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:47:14 +0100

When navigating to the Bing web site through a secure connection, a security certificate error message greets you in most browsers. At present, certificate providers are mostly likely to blame. Read more...

Windows 7 update bug is causing machines in Brazil to enter reboot-loop

Brad Sams — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:46:34 +0100

A recent security update is causing Windows 7 machines in Brazil to enter an endless reboot cycle but there is a work around if you have a already installed the update. Read more...

Surface Pros oversleeping, refusing to wake up from sleep mode

Ben Buffone — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:25:41 +0000

Microsoft Surface Pro users have been unable to wake their devices from sleep mode. Microsoft have not yet acknowledged the issue, however forum users have found an easy fix. Read more...

Apple: Wait for 'Do Not Disturb' bug to resolve itself

Rob Schorman — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:03:29 +0000

New Year's Day introduced a software bug in iOS 6 that caused the 'Do Not Disturb' feature to remain on even past the scheduled time. Apple has a solution for the bug, but a rather special one: wait Read more...

New Year's Day Do Not Disturb bug hits some iOS 6 users

John Callaham — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:02:26 +0000

Many iOS 6 device users are experiencing a bug today that keeps their Do Not Disturb setting on even if it goes past the previously scheduled time for it to end. Read more...

Webpages getting ‘liked' without user intervention through Facebook's social plugins

Andrew Stevenson — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:47:09 +0100

A security researcher in the US has discovered a bug with Facebook's social plugins when simply commenting on a post or page could add two likes to the total number. Read more...

NeoBytes :) First computer 'bug' found 67 years ago

Christopher White — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 09:27:21 +0100

It was a mere sixty-seven years ago when the first computer bug was found and removed. Do you know what the problem was and who fixed the bug? Read more...

Firefox 'new tab' feature exposes secured information

Steven Parker — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 12:12:12 +0100

Firefox 13 is proving an unlucky number for some due to a bug that exposes information saved from secured communications over HTTPS; that info can be viewed by anyone using the new tab page. Read more...

Kickstarter bug exposed unreleased projects

John Callaham — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:59:47 +0100

The Kickstarter website has admitted that an API bug, now fixed, allowed unreleased funding projects to be seen by others. Kickstarter claims no financial information was exposed. Read more...

Apple still doesn't understand how DST works, issues reported

Brad Sams — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:44:56 +0000

It is being reported across Twitter that the infamous DST bug in iOS is still alive and affecting some users. It seems that a simple toggle of the airplane mode can amend the issue. Read more...

OS X Lion fails to check passwords if authenticating via LDAP

Brad Sams — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:43:12 +0100

A new vulnerability in OS X Lion has been discovered that allows you to bypass a password if authenticating using LDAP; Apple has reportedly confirmed the bugs existence. Read more...

Dropbox bug allowed users into accounts without a password

Andrew Lyle — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 02:15:14 +0100

A serious Dropbox bug allowed anyone into another users account, without a correct password for hours yesterday. According to Techcrunch, the security vulnerability was opened after a code update at 1:54 PM PST, allowing anybody to... Read more...

DST bug strikes iPhone again

Andrew Lyle — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:31:23 +0000

Now where have we heard this one before? It appears the iPhone software has once again become a victim to the dreaded DST bug. Experiencing it first hand this time, I noticed that my iPhone had... Read more...

Zero-day flaw hits most Windows versions

Matthew Jones — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:01:52 +0000

Microsoft has warned of a new zero-day flaw in all versions of Windows except Windows 7 and certain versions of Windows Server 2008. The flaw in the Windows Graphics Rendering Engine could allow an attacker to... Read more...

iPhone alarm bug still present on January 3rd

Brad Sams — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:24:44 +0000

Apple seems to have a little problem with its iPhone alarm. First it was DST adjustment that sent things aloof and then January 1st rolls around and the alarm bug makes another appearance. Apple claims... Read more...

Android bug playing Russian Roulette with text messages

Matthew Jones — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 08:17:19 +0000

Android users are fuming over a bug in Google's mobile OS that causes SMS messages to be sent to contacts other than the one chosen, or even to an entirely random contact. To make matters worse,... Read more...

iPhone bug creates angry bosses across Europe as alarms fail

Tom Warren — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:38:38 +0000

New Zealand was hit by a nasty iPhone Daylight Savings bug in late September after the country turned off DST. The New Zealand case meant iPhone owners were awoken an hour early from their deep sleep.... Read more...

Facebook applications being added without authorizations, again?

Brad Sams — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:49:23 +0100

Not too long ago, there was a bug on Facebook that allowed applications to be installed on your account without your authorization. Facebook claimed that they had fixed this bug, and that users... Read more...

Twitter fixes flaw that allowed users to force anyone to follow them

Brad Sams — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:13:59 +0100

Twitter, the popular short message service experienced a serious flaw that impacted feeds and timelines. If you tweeted accept @bdsams, you would automatically be added to that persons follow list. What exactly does this mean?... Read more...

Ubuntu 10.04 bug causing Firefox crashes

Benjamin Rubenstein — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:39:50 +0100

NoScript, which is one of the most popular add-ons for Firefox, allows you to only run Java and other executable content from domains that you trust. This greatly enhances the security of the Firefox's browsing... Read more...