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You’ll find many services and apps on the web that you can access via browsers. Some of these are useful, while others aren’t. We’ll review them here while also giving you updates on the latest news and features worth looking at or downloading.
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See allOpera Limited buys back 20.6% of shares from 360 Security Technology Inc
Norwegian company Opera Limited announced that it intents to buy back all of its shares from Chinese company 360 Security Technology Inc. in an all cash transaction. The purchase would move 20.6% […]
Vivaldi says its ad blocker will continue working even after changes in Manifest V3
Vivaldi has outlined the future of its ad blocker, and how it could work when Manifest V3 is enforced. Google says that the changes it brings will protect users from loading remotely-hosted […]
Brave integrates privacy friendly translate option in its browser
Brave browser users may have noticed translate prompts in the browser when they visit foreign language sites for several weeks now. Brave, which relied on Google Translate up until now, has switched […]
Don't use Chrome's and Edge's Enhanced Spellcheck features
Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge include options to improve the basic spellchecking functionality of the web browser. Chrome's Enhanced Spellcheck and Microsoft Edge's Microsoft Editor are designed to improve spellchecking further, but […]
VPNs
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Mullvad VPN codes are now available on Amazon
Swedish VPN provider Mullvad has expanded the accepted payment methods to include Mullvad VPN codes bought on Amazon to the list. Mullvad VPN is a privacy-first VPN provider that does several things […]
Mullvad VPN drops option to create new recurring payments
Swedish VPN service Mullvad announced that it will no longer accept new recurring payments using PayPal or credit card payments. Nothing changes for existing customers for at least 6 months. The company […]
NordVPN Meshnet: virtual LAN, file sharing and Internet traffic routing
NordVPN launched Meshnet today, a new option baked into the company's NordVPN application. Meshnet allows users to connect directly to other devices, owned by themselves or by family members, friends or colleagues. […]
Surfshark VPN Review: good performance, good options
Surfshark VPN is a commercial VPN service based in the Netherlands, initially release in 2018. Surfshark is available for MacOS, Windows, and Linux, as well as browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, and […]
Brave
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Brave integrates privacy friendly translate option in its browser
Brave browser users may have noticed translate prompts in the browser when they visit foreign language sites for several weeks now. Brave, which relied on Google Translate up until now, has switched […]
Brave 1.42 released: security fixes and Edge import support
Brave Software released a new stable version of the company's Brave web browser today. The new version of Brave includes several security fixes, the ability to import data from the Chromium-based Microsoft […]
Configure Brave Browser to display all articles in Reader Mode
Most Internet browsers support Reader Mode functionality, which is designed to improve the readability of articles. Firefox, Brave, Microsoft Edge, Vivaldi and many more browsers support reader mode functionality by default. Chrome, […]
Brave partners with Guardian to bring a paid VPN and Firewall to its browser
Brave Software, maker of the Brave web browser for desktop and mobile operating systems, is integrating firewall and VPN functionality into its web browser. Brave 1.39 for Android includes the new functionality, […]
Microsoft Edge
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Don't use Chrome's and Edge's Enhanced Spellcheck features
Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge include options to improve the basic spellchecking functionality of the web browser. Chrome's Enhanced Spellcheck and Microsoft Edge's Microsoft Editor are designed to improve spellchecking further, but […]
Microsoft Edge 105.0.1343.42 Stable fixes 8 security issues
Microsoft released a security update for the stable version of the company's Edge web browser. Microsoft Edge 105.0.1343.42 fixes eight security issues in the web browser. The security update is already available. […]
Microsoft is testing an video ad-blocker in Edge for Android
Microsoft implemented a new feature in the company's Edge Canary browser for Android. Called Edge Block Video Ads, its purpose is to block video advertisement on sites such as YouTube. The experimental […]
Workaround for Microsoft Edge 105 startup problems
Microsoft published a new version of its Edge web browser to the Stable channel today. The new Edge browser fixes 15 different security issues, including one rated critical. Most of the security […]
Vivaldi
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Vivaldi says its ad blocker will continue working even after changes in Manifest V3
Vivaldi has outlined the future of its ad blocker, and how it could work when Manifest V3 is enforced. Google says that the changes it brings will protect users from loading remotely-hosted […]
Vivaldi Web Browser Review
The first stable version of Vivaldi, a new web browser by Vivaldi Technologies, was released on April 6, 2016 to the public. The web browser, launched by Opera co-founder John von Tetzchner's […]
Vivaldi 5.4 for Android with improved privacy stats launches
Vivaldi Technologies released a new version of its Vivaldi for Android browser. Vivaldi 5.4 for Android makes a number of changes, including improved privacy statistics, a new close other tabs option, and […]
Vivaldi 5.4 launches with Rocker Gestures and Web Panel improvements
Vivaldi Technologies, maker of the Vivaldi web browser, released Vivaldi 5.4 today to the stable channel. The new version of Vivaldi comes with a series of usability improvements, including custom rocker gestures […]
Pale Moon
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Pale Moon 31 is out now
Pale Moon 31 is the latest version of the desktop web browser. The new version of the browser comes after Pale Moon 29.4.6; this is done to avoid confusion regarding the Pale […]
Fix Pale Moon browser not passing Cloudflare's "Checking Your Browser" verification
The Pale Moon web browser runs into an infinite "checking your browser" loop on sites that use Cloudflare's browser integrity check feature. I confirmed the issue in the latest release versions of […]
Pale Moon 30.0 out with important changes
The developers of the Pale Moon web browser have released Pale Moon 30.0 to the public for all supported operating systems. Pale Moon 30.0 is a milestone release that includes several important […]
Pale Moon Project announces change of direction
Pale Moon development will see a course direction in 2022 according to a new post by project owner Moonchild on the official Pale Moon forum. Pale Moon, an open source web browser […]
Internet Explorer
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Microsoft explains how it is retiring Internet Explorer
On June 15, 2022, Microsoft is retiring its Internet Explorer browser. The move affects most Windows 10 devices, but there are devices on which Internet Explorer remains available. Even on Windows 10, […]
Microsoft: please stop using Internet Explorer before it runs out of support next month
Microsoft announced in mid 2021 that it will retire the company's Internet Explorer 11 browser in most Windows versions in June 2022. That day is coming nearer, and while many Home users […]
Internet Explorer 11 retires in three months
Last year, Microsoft announced the retiring of its Internet Explorer 11 web browser for most versions of the Windows 10 operating system. Yesterday, Microsoft published a reminder that support for Internet Explorer […]
Can You Remove Internet Explorer 8 From Windows 7?
The topic came up recently on our How To Uninstall Windows Internet Explorer 9 guide: Is it possible to remove or uninstall Internet Explorer 8 from Windows 7? The short answer is […]
Search
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Would you pay for an advertisement-free search engine?
A handful of search engines dominate the market. There is Google Search, which dominates in most regions, Microsoft's Bing, Baidu and Yandex. Core functionality is shared among the search engines. You may […]
Microsoft Bing's annotation feature: price history, coupons and ethical choice
Microsoft added a ton of new features to its Bing search engine over the past couple of years. The latest addition to Bing is an annotations feature that adds information directly to […]
DuckDuckGo is soon protecting you from most Microsoft scripts
DuckDuckGo CEO and founder Gabriel Weinberg announced today that the company's apps and browser extensions will block Microsoft tracking scripts soon as well. DuckDuckGo found itself at the center of a controversy […]
Brave Search Goggles: boost your favorite sites, downrank or remove others
Brave launched a beta of Brave Search 12 months ago. The search engine is now out of beta and the default search engine of the Brave Browser in several regions. Goggles is […]
Google Maps
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Google Earth's Timelapse feature shows videos of how the planet has changed over 30 years
Google has announced a new feature called Timelapse, for its popular satellite imagery service, Google Earth. These stunning visuals show us how our planet has changed over 37 years, due to natural […]
Bing Maps 3D
Bing Maps, which was formerly known as Virtual Earth, is Microsoft's answer to Google Maps. The maps service is directly available on the Bing homepage and offers a 2D mode by default. […]
Local Search Ads on Google Maps
Google Maps users may soon see a new form of advertising when they use the popular mapping service that displays local search ads when the product is being used. The ads will […]
Play with and understand WiFi Positioning System
A few months ago, Mozilla generated lots of buzz through its Geode extension, which locates users through the WiFi access point they were using. Other popular tools have similar features, such as […]
Opera
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Opera Limited buys back 20.6% of shares from 360 Security Technology Inc
Norwegian company Opera Limited announced that it intents to buy back all of its shares from Chinese company 360 Security Technology Inc. in an all cash transaction. The purchase would move 20.6% […]
Opera Software shareholders greenlight sale
The sale of Opera Software to a Chinese consortium for 1.2 billion US Dollars has received the required 90% shareholder acceptance rate. Rumors that Opera Software was up for sale emerged as […]
Opera 92 Dev channel update introduces an option to hide the sidebar automatically
The Opera 92 update has landed for the Developer channel. The patch adds an auto-hide option for the web browser's sidebar. The setting is not enabled by default, but you can switch […]
Opera Browser is flooding the Windows Reliability Monitor with entries (fixed)
Opera users who run a recent version of the web browser on Windows may notice that the browser is flooding the Windows Reliability Monitor with entries. Update: Opera Software has fixed the […]
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