Microsoft brings account brute-force protections to older versions of Windows
Microsoft unveiled plans in July 2022 to roll out brute force protection against local accounts in the next version of Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022.
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Steam mobile app update brings a new UI, sign in with QR code
The new Steam mobile app for Android and iOS is here.
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What makes digital marketplaces so appealing to gamers?
Long gone are the days when you had to take time off your busy schedule and go shopping.
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Microsoft is adding support for iCloud Photos in Windows 11's Photos app; Apple TV and Apple Music apps are coming to PCs next year
Windows 11's Photos app is gaining support for iCloud Photos in the Dev Channel.
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0Patch promises 2 additional years of security patches for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will get at least an additional 2 years of security updates, courtesy of the micro-patching solution 0Patch.
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Google Chrome 106 point update fixes 6 security vulnerabilities
Google released a new stable version of its Chrome web browser today.
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File Explorer tabs are now available for all users in Windows 11 Build 22621.675 Release Preview
Microsoft has announced the availability of Windows 11 Build 22621.
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Google promotes cloud gaming Chromebooks mere days after killing Stadia, its cloud gaming service
Oh, the irony.
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Vivaldi 5.5 for Android launches with improved onboarding and automatic tab discarding
After launching Vivaldi 5.
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Microsoft Windows Security Updates October 2022 overview
It is the second Tuesday of the month, and that means that Microsoft released security updates for all supported client and server versions of Windows.
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Windows Hello sign-in may not work after upgrade to Windows 11 version 22h2
Microsoft confirmed another issue today on the Windows 11 release health website.
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VirtualBox 7.0.0 Final is now available
Oracle published the final version of its virtualization software VirtualBox 7.
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Facebook has identified over 400 malicious Android and iOS apps that stole user logins
Meta has identified over 400 malicious apps on Android and iOS that were used to steal the login information of Facebook users.
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Lansweeper: Windows 11 is on 2.61% of PCs in organizations
Lansweeper published the results of a scan that it ran on about 30 million Windows devices from 60,000 organizations earlier this week.
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Twitter is preventing users from taking screenshots on iOS, and wants them to share links instead
Twitter is testing a way to prevent users from capturing screenshots via its mobile app.
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Intel is dropping Pentium and Celeron brandings
Intel announced plans to change the names of some of its processor families from 2023 onward.
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Microsoft cuts PowerToys size significantly in latest release
Microsoft released PowerToys 0.
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Microsoft gives the starting signal for third-party widgets development for Windows 11
When Microsoft launched Windows 11 a year ago, it introduced a dedicated icon on the taskbar that would open the Widgets panel.
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Mozilla rushes to address an Avast bug that causes crashes in Firefox
Thousands of Firefox users reported crashes of the Firefox web browser to Mozilla, the maker of the browser.
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Thunderbird 102.3.2 is a big bug fix release
The team that is behind the open source email client Thunderbird has released a new version.
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Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25217 adds support for developers to test 3rd party widgets
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25217 to the Dev Channel.
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Hyperkey for macOS goes freeware
Hyperkey for macOS has gone freeware.
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Microsoft: Turn off security features to improve Windows 11 gaming performance
If you have upgraded a PC to Windows 11 and noticed a deterioration in gaming performance, your system may have suffered from the Nvidia performance issue.
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Neeva search engine launches in Germany, France and the United Kingdom
Search engine Neeva announced today that it launched officially in the three European countries Germany, France and the United Kingdom.
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Google releases mysterious update for Google Chrome 106
Google announced on Wednesday that it has released updates for the company's Google Chrome web browser.
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OneDrive DLL Sideloading vulnerability exploited in the wild
Security services provider BitDefender published information about a DLL sideloading vulnerability of OneDrive that is exploited in the wild.
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Microsoft is rolling out the Windows 11 2022 Update to more systems
Released last month, the first feature update for Windows 11 is now unlocked for more devices running Windows 11.
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Spark Mail is now available on Windows with a new UI, and a premium subscription
Spark Mail, a popular email client for macOS and iOS, is now available for Windows.
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Vivaldi 5.5 ships with Task Panel and account improvements
Vivaldi released a new version of its stable Vivaldi browser a moment ago.
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Twitter's edit button is available for Blue subscribers in 3 Countries
Twitter finally lets you fix your typos, the Edit Tweet button is here.
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Firefox 105.0.2 fixes 5 different issues in the browser
Mozilla plans to release Firefox 105.
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The Command Palette is now available in the stable version of Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge 106 has been released to the stable channel.
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Windows 11 2022 Update: performance issue when Copying large files
Microsoft confirmed a new issue that is affecting machines that run the company's newest operating system, Windows 11 2022 Update.
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Microsoft Edge 106 is out with security fixes
Microsoft released Edge 106 to the browser's stable channel on October 3, 2022.
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Microsoft's implementation of Tabs in File Explorer is lacking severely
If you follow this site, you know that Microsoft plans to launch the first feature drop for Windows 11 later this month.
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Maigret: create user dossiers based on username searches on thousands of sites
Maigret is an open source cross-platform tool to create profiles on users using just username searches.
