Software : Microsoft goof allows anyone to grab upcoming Windows 8.1 update

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Microsoft goof allows anyone to grab upcoming Windows 8.1 update Posted: Too impatient to wait until next month to download the first big update to Microsoft's latest desktop OS? If you know where to look, you might not have to - but then again, you may not want to just yet. Mashable caught wind of a release to manufacturing (RTM) build of the forthcoming Windows 8.1 Update 1 making the rounds of public cloud storage services after mistakenly being released by none other than Microsoft themselves. Although the update won't be released to the public at large until April 8, the leaked build is what manufacturers use to make sure their hardware is ready to go, especially for PCs that will ship with the latest and greatest version already installed. Adventurous types won't have to wait nearly that long, since the RTM build of Update 1 is now available for download, assuming you know where to look. Mega leak The problem began with Microsoft's enthusiasm for getting Update 1 into the hands of its employees, using the public Windows Update servers to post the build with a file name that wouldn't be obvious to outsiders. That tactic apparently backfired, allowing non-employees to access and download the files using little more than a "simple software tweak," and it didn't take long for those files to get uploaded to cloud storage lockers such as Mega. But just because you can download now, doesn't mean you should: The report notes the RTM build is likely missing many "hardware-specific drivers" as well as links to services that have yet to be updated, making Update 1 a dubious prospect at the moment. Windows 8.1 Update 1 will include improvements to the so-called "modern" UI including the ability to boot straight into the Desktop, the return of shutdown on the Start screen and a more familiar task bar that aims to unify the old and new user interfaces. Research before buying with our comprehensive PlayStation 4 review!

'Post your porn elsewhere,' says Vine as it bans explicit uploads Posted: Twitter's video sharing social network Vine has announced posts featuring explicit sexual content will no longer be permitted. In a blog post, the firm said it had no problem with porn per se, but didn't want its wide selection of user-uploaded, 6-second loops to be permeated by all manner of filth. "As we've watched the community and your creativity grow and evolve, we've found that there's a very small percentage of videos that are not a good fit for our community," Vine wrote. "So we're making an update to our Rules and Terms of Service to prohibit explicit sexual content." Get your porn fix elsewhere! The company said the new policy wouldn't change anything for the vast majority of users who don't feel the need to share their favourite sex scenes, or even their own body parts, with the rest of the community. "For more than 99% of our users, this doesn't really change anything. For the rest: we don't have a problem with explicit sexual content on the internet – we just prefer not to be the source of it," Vine added. For those unsure, the company has even offered a guide to what constitutes explicit sexual content, which you probably don't need to read. Anyway, here's to no more videos of excited members! Did you know Vine recently launched web profiles?

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