Hasta La Gadget!

The folks over at Microsoft are as good as their word, as they have paid out the promised $100,000 to a UK security researcher who managed to discover methods to get around the myriad of security defenses that have been built into Windows 8.1 Preview, which is the most recent version of Redmond’s operating system. The recipient of this bounty happens to be a certain James Forshaw, who is also head of vulnerability research at Context Information Security during his day job.

Earlier this year in June, Microsoft introduced a trio of bounty programs which would reward researchers who have managed to successfully discover new techniques that are capable of bypassing built-in OS mitigations and protections, the various defenses that were supposed to stop those bypasses in the first place, as well as discovery of vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer 11 Preview. So far, Microsoft has already paid out up to $28,000 to half a dozen security researchers who managed to report 15 different bugs in the preview release of Internet Explorer 11, and Forshaw was one of them, which means his grand total of money collected from Microsoft now stands at $109,400.

Only after Microsoft has come up with a security fix for this flaw that Forshaw discovered will they detail it, so right now, it is all a very hush hush operation.

Microsoft Pays Out $100,000 Bounty To Man Who Broke Windows 8.1 original content from Ubergizmo.

It was not too long ago that we brought you word about Nokia teasing the masses with an October 22nd press event that will be happening in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This particular press conference is all set to kick off at 8am UK time, which would be an hour before noon in Abu Dhabi. Not only that, there will be a live webcast which will be streamed, so that all of those who are interested can get a look at what is going on at the press event in real time. Not only that, those who are unable to make it to Abu Dhabi in the flesh will be on the receiving end of an additional treat in the form of a second round of webcasts, which is set to happen right after the main announcement is made.

What will the second round of webcasts be all about? They happen to be additional interactive sessions which will see additional detail and light shed on what devices were announced earlier on in the morning. The Lumia 1520 is to be expected, and do bear in mind that such press events tend to have been reserved for the press, bloggers, partners and analysts who attend Nokia World in the past, so it is nice to see how everyone else will now be able to participate in it. [Press Release]

Nokia Press Event Happening this October 22nd original content from Ubergizmo.

Fujitsu is set to launch a new touchscreen all-in-one desktop PC, the ESPRIMO WH77 / M. Powered by an Intel Core i7-4702MQ processor, this space-saving system is equipped with a 21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 Full HD touchscreen display, an Intel HM86 Express Chipset, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 2TB hard drive, an HD webcam, a BDXL drive, an SD card slot, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 + HS and runs on Windows 8.1 64-bit OS with Office Home and Business 2013. The ESPRIMO WH77 / M will hit the market from October 18th for around 220,000 Yen (about $2,264). [Fujitsu]

NEC is bringing you their newest Android 4.1 tablet, the LaVie Tab E TE307/N1W. Specs-wise, the tablet packs a 7.0-inch 1024 x 600 5-point multi-touch display, a 1.2GHz MediaTek MT8317 dual-core processor, a 1GB RAM, a 16GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, a 0.3MP front-facing camera, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, built-in stereo speakers and runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS. The LaVie Tab E TE307/N1W sells for 17,850 Yen (about $185). [NEC]

The DashDrive Choice HC630 is ADATA’s newest line of USB 3.0 portable hard drives. Coming in 500GB, 750GB and 1TB sizes, these fashionable hard drives feature a metallic enclosure etched with a colorful and elegant diamond pattern, a USB 3.0 connection interface and a brilliant blue LED indicator for indicating power and data transfer status. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing yet. [ADATA]