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See allYouTube keyboard shortcuts help you save time on the site
YouTube is one of the most popular video streaming sites on today's Internet. What many desktop users do not know is that it supports keyboard shortcuts that may help save time on […]
Microsoft OneDrive turns 15; gets a redesigned web interface called OneDrive Home
Microsoft's OneDrive has turned 15. The Redmond company is marking the occasion by introducing a new design called OneDrive Home. The cloud storage service debuted in August 2007, under the name Windows […]
Twitter confirms that a data breach leaked email addresses and phone numbers of users
Twitter has confirmed that it suffered a data breach which leaked the email addresses and phone numbers of users. The issue came to light after a hacker leaked a sample of the […]
Google's merging of video chat app begins: now there are two Google Meet apps
Some say, it takes a fulltime job to keep track of Google's communication applications. The company has created, rebranded, merged and terminated so many communication apps, that it seems impossible to keep […]
Facebook has started to encrypt links to counter privacy-improving URL Stripping
Facebook has started to use a different URL scheme for site links to combat URL stripping technologies that browsers such as Firefox or Brave use to improve privacy and prevent user tracking. […]
Mozilla and Meta develop privacy preserving advertising tech IPA
IPA, which stands for Interoperable Private Attribution, is is a new advertising technology that a team from Mozilla and Meta (ex Facebook) have developed. IPA is designed to address the needs of […]
WhatsApp Web gets a Custom Sticker Maker; Desktop version to follow next week
WhatsApp has announced a new way that allows you to personalize your chats. One feature that has grown quite popular among IMs is stickers. Today, the Meta-owned messaging service has released a […]
Facebook scatters privacy settings all over the place on mobile
Every other year, Facebook announces that it has changed the settings of its web version and/or applications. This month's change is rolling out to all users of Facebook's mobile application, and its […]
Apple
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Apple's Business website is blocking Firefox. Here is how to gain access
When you open Apple's Business website in Mozilla Firefox, you are greeted by a "your browser is not supported" prompt. The message is displayed for all recent versions of Firefox, including Firefox […]
Apple's Lockdown Mode for iOS 16, iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura 13 will protect users from targeted spyware attacks
Apple has announced a new security feature called Lockdown Mode, to help protect users from targeted spyware attacks. What does Lockdown Mode do? In a nutshell, it restricts the functionality of apps […]
Apple's new rule allows app subscriptions to be auto-renewed at higher prices without informing the user
Apple's new App Store rule may not be welcome amongst users. The company has decided to allow app subscriptions to be auto-renewed without requesting the user's permission. There are many apps that […]
EU will enforce the Digital Markets Act in Spring 2023 and it could allow iOS users to install apps from third-party sources
The European Union will enforce the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in 2023, and this could have a huge impact on Big Tech companies such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta (Facebook). […]
Microsoft
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Microsoft OneDrive turns 15; gets a redesigned web interface called OneDrive Home
Microsoft's OneDrive has turned 15. The Redmond company is marking the occasion by introducing a new design called OneDrive Home. The cloud storage service debuted in August 2007, under the name Windows […]
Microsoft Store will not ban legitimate paid open source programs
A few days ago, Microsoft published an update to a policy, forbidding open source programs from being sold on the Microsoft Store. This didn't sit well with some developers, who caused an […]
Microsoft warns admins about upcoming Server retirements
Several of Microsoft's Server products will reach end of support in 2022 and 2023. The products are Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2, and SQL Server 2012. Additionally, Windows Server 2008 and […]
Don't redeem Microsoft Rewards points right now: you may get banned
Microsoft customers who plan to redeem Microsoft Reward points should not do so right now, as redeeming points may result in a ban of the associated Microsoft account. Microsoft Rewards gives customers […]
Amazon
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Amazon is retiring Amazon Drive in 2023
Amazon is sending out emails to customers that use Amazon Drive currently to inform them that it plans to retire the cloud storage service in 2023. Customers need to download files from […]
Opinion: it is time to drop your Amazon Prime subscription
Amazon just announced that it is going to increase the price of Amazon Prime in several European countries in September 2022. The price for an Amazon Prime membership in Europe's five biggest […]
Amazon hides Developer Options on Fire TV devices by default
A new update for Amazon Fire TV devices hides the Developer Options on the device by default, which makes it difficult to enable sideloading and use other development related features. Previously, Developer […]
How to switch to a different regional Store in the Amazon App
Amazon operates regional stores that customers may buy products from. The Stores are not limited to customers from a specific region, but some products may not be purchasable if a customer comes […]
Twitter confirms that a data breach leaked email addresses and phone numbers of users
Twitter has confirmed that it suffered a data breach which leaked the email addresses and phone numbers of users. The issue came to light after a hacker leaked a sample of the […]
Twitter launches its Tor Project onion address
Twitter may now be accessed via its dedicated Tor Project onion website. Tor users may point their browsers to https://twitter3e4tixl4xyajtrzo62zg5vztmjuricljdp2c5kshju4avyoid.onion/ to access Twitter directly. Twitter follows a handful of major sites, including […]
How to bypass Twitter's "See more Tweets from" and "See what's happening" prompts
When you browse Twitter in a web browser without being signed in, you will soon run into roadblocks as Twitter displays "see more tweets from" and "see what's happening" messages after a […]
How useful is Twitter's new "Soft Blocking" feature?
Twitter is rolling out a new feature on the web version of the service that enables users to soft block followers. Basically, what it allows users of the service to do is […]
Youtube
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YouTube keyboard shortcuts help you save time on the site
YouTube is one of the most popular video streaming sites on today's Internet. What many desktop users do not know is that it supports keyboard shortcuts that may help save time on […]
How to subscribe to YouTube RSS Feeds without third-party services
YouTube, at one time, supported RSS feeds. Anyone could subscribe to channel feeds to receive updates in any RSS reader. Google made it harder over the years to subscribe to channels, likely […]
Huge update for third-party Android YouTube client NewPipe released
The developers of the third-party Android YouTube client NewPipe released an update this week for the application. NewPipe 0.23.1 introduces support for new technologies that YouTube uses, which improve the performance of […]
Play YouTube Shorts like normal YouTube videos
YouTube Shorts brings short-form videos to YouTube. The integrated service resembles what other short-form video services, such as TikTok, bring to the table: time-limted videos in portrait mode. Google's been late to […]
Yahoo
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Yahoo Answers will cease to exist on May 4th, 2021
If you have been to the Yahoo Answers website recently, you may have noticed a big banner at the top stating that the site will be shut down on May 4th, 2021. […]
Farewell Yahoo Groups! Shutting down on December 15, 2020
Yahoo announced this week that it will shut down Yahoo Groups on December 15, 2020. Yahoo Group users are informed by Yahoo via email about the shutdown timeline. Dear Yahoo Group Moderators […]
It is time to opt out of Yahoo Mail email scanning
Yahoo Mail and AOL Mail, which both fly under the Oath banner, a Verizon owned company, scan emails that arrive in user inboxes to improve advertisement targeting. An article published by The […]
The end of Yahoo Groups? Not quite yet but close
Yahoo announced far-reaching changes to the company's Yahoo Groups service recently. The changes affect the visibility of groups, uploaded content, and upload functionality. Yahoo Groups was one of the world's largest discussion […]
Google's merging of video chat app begins: now there are two Google Meet apps
Some say, it takes a fulltime job to keep track of Google's communication applications. The company has created, rebranded, merged and terminated so many communication apps, that it seems impossible to keep […]
Google is adding another option to combat Google Calendar spam
Google is rolling out a change to Google Calendar that gives customers more control over email event invitations. Google announced in 2019 that it would do something about spam on Google Calendar. […]
Google Hangouts will shut down in November 2022, users are being redirected to Google Chat
Google Hangouts will shut down in November 2022. The instant messaging service, which debuted in 2013, will be replaced by Google Chat. This isn't unexpected, we reported about it in 2019. Last […]
Google is turning Meet and Duo into one voice and video calling application
Google announced plans to merge the company's applications Meet and Duo into a single voice and video calling application. The company plans to keep the Google Meet name and the Google Duo […]
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