Software : Microsoft fixes critical flaws in Internet Explorer and Office |
- Microsoft fixes critical flaws in Internet Explorer and Office
- Microsoft launches Office Delve for mobile, updates Office 2016 Preview for Mac
- Lenovo's WRITEit app makes text input a doddle
| Microsoft fixes critical flaws in Internet Explorer and Office Posted:  Microsoft has patched four critical vulnerabilities that could have allowed attackers to carry out a remote code execution. The fix was included in the latest "Update Tuesday" concerns vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Graphics and HTTPS.sys that needed immediate patching. The HTTP.sys patch repairs a flaw in Windows that would have allowed a remote code execution if an attacker sent a specially created HTTP request to an affected Windows system. The Internet Explorer patch, meanwhile, closed a potential loophole for remote code executions built into specially crafted webpages. If successful the attacker would have gained same user rights from the website viewer, potentially a disastrous threat for those with admin rights. Lastly, Microsoft fixed a Office vulnerability that could allow a remote code execution if the user opened a custom-built Microsoft Office file. Open a nefarious file would allow an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user and potentially gain access to admin rights. Smaller fixes tooThe final critical update concerns Microsoft Graphics where a remote code execution could have infected systems if the user visited a specially crafted website, opened a specific file or browsed to a directory containing a specialised Enhanced Metafile (EMF) image file. In this case, Microsoft stated that attackers wouldn't have been able to force users to do so and instead would have to persuade them via instant messages or emails. Microsoft also issued various less critical fixes for Sharepoint Server, Task Scheduler and Windows that prevent attackers from compromising user accounts and applying changes. Another pair of patches fix disclosure flaws in Active Directory Federation Services and the .NET Framework whereas the final two patches repair problems in both Windows Hyper-V and XML Core Services.
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| Microsoft launches Office Delve for mobile, updates Office 2016 Preview for Mac Posted:  Microsoft released new Office Delve apps for iOS, Android, and Android Wear users. With the Delve app, users will be able to see the shared files that their colleagues are working on, receive updates of any changes to documents and collaborate on ideas from their mobile devices. Delve shows information in a card-based UI, similar to Google Now. Delve integrates with content from Exchange, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint, and Yammer, with more content sources coming soon. As a social platform for work projects, Delve leverages new improvements in the Office 365 profile experience that allows users to learn more about people in their organization and share information about themselves. "The more you and your colleagues work together, by viewing, editing and sharing each other's documents, the more useful Delve will be for all of you," Microsoft said of Delve. "Delve learns from how you and your colleagues work, and tailors the information to each of you. What you see in your views in Delve is different from what your colleagues see in theirs." New in DelveThere is a new people-based search and discovery feature that tells you more information about your colleagues, so you can seek out the right talent in your organization to work and collaborate on new projects. Delve shows their contact information, their projects, their role in the organization, their blog and what's trending around them. Delve is optimized to show search results on different screen sizes, from small four-inch displays to large tablets and notebooks. Blogs on Delve are integrated with Yammer, Office 365, OneDrive for Business, and Office 365 Video. Users can embed files from OneDrive, Office, or Office 365 Video in their Delve blog posts, and pages can be directly posted to Yammer. The Delve app is available to iOS and Android users, and from Microsoft's video, there is also integration with Android Wear smartwatches. The apps alert users with notifications whenever any changes are made. Delve requires iOS 8 or Android 4.4 or later. Microsoft says that it is working on a Universal Windows app for Windows Phone owners. Office 2016 Preview for Mac updatedMicrosoft has updated its Office 2016 for Mac Preview on Wednesday, a month after the software initially launched. The update adds features like macro recording, meeting time suggestions and Analysis ToolPak support to Microsoft's productivity suite to OS X users as well as some visual changes. Update notes for Office 2016 for Mac Preview reveal improvements to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, including better VoiceOver accessibility support. In Word, Microsoft has improved scrolling performance and keyboard shortcuts. Word for Mac now supports the most popular keyboard shortcuts from Word for Windows with the latest Office update. New to Word are a macro recording feature, search feature for templates online, custom dictionaries and user information settings in program preferences. New to Excel and OutlookNew Analysis ToolPak and Solver features are bundled in the Excel update. The Analysis ToolPak is an add-in for Excel that allows users to perform complex data analysis, while Solver helps users solve what-if problems by targeting specific cells to find their optimal maximum or minimum values, or subject them to constraints. Those who use Outlook will now see a Propose New Time feature for meetings. "Meeting attendees can propose a new time for a meeting, and meeting organizers can view and modify meeting proposals and send updates," Microsoft said of the feature in its release notes. There are also new networking improvements for Exchange accounts. Office 2016 Preview is a free download and does not require an Office 365 license. The update is available from Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac.
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| Lenovo's WRITEit app makes text input a doddle Posted:  Lenovo wants to revolutionize the way we input text into our Windows 8.1 tablets and PCs through a new app that makes handwriting more useful than ever. WRITEit gets users to handwrite information on a pen-enabled tablet or PC that it then converts to text to be used by the website or program in question with an engine that is designed to work seamlessly. "Users told us they wanted a more natural, intuitive and accurate handwriting experience, and that's exactly what WRITEit delivers," said Mark Cohen, VP of the Ecosystem and Monetization Business Group at Lenovo. WRITEit's technology works in the background to convert handwriting into text characters and there is even a suggestion tool that provides alternatives to words that aren't recognized by the system. Which slates get it?The technology works well with email, social media, online forms and more, according to Lenovo, and is so far only available for the ThinkPad Yoga, Helix, and 10, and the Yoga Tablet 2 8-inch with Windows featuring AnyPen technology. It can be downloaded right now free of charge and Lenovo hopes to bring it to more Windows devices later on this year.
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