First Chrome browser with Manifest V3 for extensions expected in late July
The first public version of the upcoming Manifest V3 for Chrome extensions is expected to be released in late July or beginning of August.
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Joplin: Note taking app for iOS, Android, Windows
Joplin is a free note-taking app that uses Markdown, offering excellent privacy via end-to-end encryption and local-first storage.
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Firefox will use BITS on Windows for updates going forward
Mozilla plans to change the updating technology that the organization's Firefox web browser uses on the Windows platform.
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Firefox 69 Nightly: Fission can now be enabled (for testing)
Mozilla added an option to recent Firefox Nightly version, version 69 at the time of writing, to enable Fission in the web browser.
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Microsoft ends Visual C++ Redistributable Chaos
Microsoft streamlined the "Visual C++ Redistributable Chaos" by unifying runtime libraries starting with the 2015-2019 (and later 2022) packages, replacing the
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Mozilla omits CPU architecture information from Firefox's user agent
Mozilla plans to omit CPU architecture information from Firefox's user agent and several supported APIs to reduce the digital fingerprint of Firefox users.
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KB4503277 and KB4503283 for Windows 7 and 8.1 released
Microsoft released two update previews for the company's Windows 7 and Windows 8.
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Microsoft releases Microsoft Edge Chromium Group Policies preview
Microsoft released an early preview of the policies that it plans to support in the Microsoft Edge Chromium web browser.
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Mozilla plans far-reaching changes to Protective features in Firefox
Mozilla plans to improve the protective features of the Firefox web browser further by making user interface changes, introducing social blocking as a new track
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Vivaldi 2.6 is out featuring abusive advertisement blocking
Vivaldi Technologies released a new version of the company's Vivaldi web browser on June 20, 2019.
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Microsoft Edge Chromium for Windows 7 and 8.1 released
Microsoft announced the official availability of preview versions of the company's Microsoft Edge Chromium web browser for Windows 7, 8, and 8.
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Google releases Suspicious Site Reporter extension for Chrome
Suspicious Site Reporter is a new browser extension by Google for the company's Chrome web browser that provides users with options to report sites to the compa
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KB4501371 and KB4503288 for Windows 10 version 1809 and 1803 released
Microsoft released cumulative updates for several supported versions of the company's Windows 10 operating system on June 18, 2019.
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Microsoft to enforce updates for devices running Windows 10 version 1803
Microsoft plans to start enforcing updates on devices running Windows 10 version 1803 to make sure that the systems continue to receive updates released by the
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Firefox 68 features a new Add-ons Manager
Firefox's Add-ons Manager is one of the core components of the web browser, at least for Firefox users who install browser extensions, themes, or language packs.
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Firefox 67.0.3 fixes 0-day vulnerability
Mozilla released a new update for the Firefox web browser, Firefox 67.
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Firefox 69 gets a password generator
Mozilla is working on a new feature for the Firefox web browser that helps users generate random secure passwords when they create new accounts on the Internet.
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Microsoft Edge (Chromium) may also block media keys on Windows 10
The most recent development versions of the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser comes with a new feature that uses media controls on Windows 10 devices.
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Windows 10 black screen startup issue after installing latest patches
Some Windows 10 devices may boot to a black screen when they are started for the first time after installing the latest updates for the systems.
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Block autoplaying video and audio in Firefox 69+ natively
Most modern web browsers mute audio content that plays automatically on websites that users visit on the Internet.
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Important Changes coming to Google Photos and Google Drive
Google revealed on June 12, 2019 that it plans to "simplify the experience across Drive and Photos" by disabling the automatic synchronization of photos and vid
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Prepare for a Google Chrome Color Explosion (New Tab Page)
Google's Chrome web browser is not really a browser known for its customization options when it comes to the browser's user interface; that might change soon, h
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Firefox's Session Restore code is changing, bugs possible
Firefox users may experience bugs and issues related to the browser's Session Restore feature while Mozilla is working on changing the feature's code.
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Fake (Commercial) versions of Open Source applications on the Microsoft Store
The Microsoft Store, formerly known as Windows Store, has had its fair share of application related issues in the past that ranged from copycat applications, de
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Firefox Focus not a high priority currently
Mozilla released quite a few web browsers for Android in the past and is working on a new mobile browser for the operating system at the time of writing.
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Krisp: mute background noise during calls
Krisp, a background noise cancelling application that was released for Mac OS X initially, is now also available for Windows devices.
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Chrome 76 blocks sites from detecting Incognito Mode
Google Chrome 76, the next stable version of Google's web browser, will block sites from detecting whether Incognito Mode is enabled in the browser.
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A quick look at Vov Podcast Downloader for Windows
Vov Podcast Downloader is a program for Windows to download podcast episodes from RSS feeds that you add to the application.
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Microsoft: tell us if you want us to build an ad blocker into Edge
Microsoft's Edge development team held an interesting AMA on Reddit yesterday.
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Firefox Lost All Saved Passwords? How to Get Them Back
If Firefox lost all your saved passwords, they are usually not gone.
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Microsoft introduces Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 in latest Windows 10 20H1 build
Microsoft plans to integrate the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 in the first major Windows 10 feature update after Windows 10 1903, the Windows 10 20H1 update.
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GIMP 2.10.12 update: faster painting, support for user-installed fonts, and more
The development team behind the open source graphics editor GIMP released GIMP 2.
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Chrome's Adblocker controversy: Google raises maximum limit
You have probably read a lot about the upcoming Manifest V3 for Google Chrome extensions and the controversy surrounding changes affecting ad-blockers and other
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Can't pair certain Bluetooth devices anymore on Windows 8 or 10? That's intentional
Microsoft released security updates for all supported versions of the Windows operating system on June 11, 2019.
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Windows 10: Event Viewer error after installing KB4503293 and KB4503327
Windows administrators who open the local Even Viewer after installation of KB4503293 or KB4503327 may receive an error message when they select Custom Views in
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Revo Uninstaller Free: Windows Apps uninstallation added
Revo Uninstaller is a popular established program for Windows to uninstall programs and to deal with traces of uninstalled programs that default uninstallers of
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A closer look at Firefox's Tracking Protection feature
Tracking Protection is a privacy feature of the Firefox web browser designed to block certain unwanted elements on sites visited in the browser.
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Microsoft Windows Security Updates June 2019 overview
Microsoft released security updates for all supported versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system on the June 11, 2019 Patch Day.
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Opera launches Opera GX, a browser for gamers
Opera launched a first version of Opera GX, a new browser made specifically for gamers and gaming, on June 11, 2019 during the E3 2019 event.
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Here is what is new in Firefox 67.0.2
Mozilla released Firefox 67.
