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Firefox 53: JSON Viewer on by default

January 12, 2017

Mozilla plans to enable the built-in JSON Viewer of the Firefox web browser for all browser channels including Firefox Stable in Firefox 53.

Opera Neon: a new concept browser for the desktop

January 12, 2017

Opera Software revealed a new concept browser called Opera Neon a moment ago both in a life stream and on the official Opera Blogs website.

Steam skin maker: how to create custom Steam skins in the new client

January 12, 2017

A Steam skin maker is a tool that changes the colors, fonts and layout of the Steam desktop client.

Windows 10 Creators Update: Blue Light mode

January 12, 2017

Blue Light mode is another new feature that Microsoft will introduce with the Creators Update for Windows 10 that will be out in April 2017.

Windows 10 Creators Update: Dynamic Lock

January 12, 2017

Dynamic Lock is a new feature of the recent Windows 10 build 15002 Insider Build release designed to lock the PC automatically when you are away.

Warning: latest Adobe Acrobat Reader DC installs Chrome extension

January 11, 2017

When you install the most recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, Adobe's free PDF reader, you may notice that it installs a Chrome extension along with the

Firefox Cliqz Test Pilot experiment available

January 11, 2017

Mozilla has published a new test pilot project for the organization's Firefox web browser that brings Cliqz suggestions to Firefox's address bar.

WSUS Offline Update 10.9: download security updates only

January 11, 2017

WSUS Offline Update 10.

Windows 10 privacy changes announced

January 11, 2017

Privacy is one of the hot topics when it comes to Microsoft's latest operating system Windows 10.

Microsoft Security Updates January 2017

January 10, 2017

It is the second Tuesday of the month, and that means it is once again Patch Day over at Microsoft.

The future of Yahoo's Web Properties

January 10, 2017

If there are not any last minute changes, the last days of the once-mighty Yahoo company have begun.

How to setup Windows Hello for all Windows 10 users

January 10, 2017

Windows 10 supports Windows Hello, a biometric authentication feature that allows you to sign in using your face or fingerprint.

Firefox 52: Adobe Primetime CDM removal

January 10, 2017

Mozilla plans to remove the Adobe Primetime Content Decryption Module in Firefox 52 Stable.

Windows 10 Build 15002 ships with many new features

January 9, 2017

Microsoft just shipped the first Windows 10 Insider Build of the year 2017, Windows 10 Build 15002, to the Fast Ring Insider channel.

Of Apple and Windows: Gartner's OS forecast is useless

January 9, 2017

You have probably read about Gartner's latest forecast already which sees Apple shipping more combined devices than Microsoft / Windows in the year 2017 and the

CryptoPrevent 8: Windows malware prevention software

January 9, 2017

CryptoPrevent 8 is the latest version of the popular malware prevention software for devices running Microsoft's Windows operating system.

Windows 10 Share "soon with" Ads

January 9, 2017

Microsoft is working on the next feature update for Windows 10 called the Creators Update.

ClickMonitorDCC: control your monitor's brightness and contrast

January 8, 2017

ClickMonitorDCC is a free portable program for Microsoft Windows devices that enables you to control a monitor's brightness, contrast and volume using mouse and

Kaspersky System Checker

January 8, 2017

Kaspersky System Checker is a free portable program by Russian security company Kaspersky that runs diagnostics on your PC.

Microsoft broke search in Windows 10 somehow. Fix inside

January 7, 2017

So if you have been getting nothing but blank results when running searches on Windows 10, you are not alone in this.

Microsoft Edge: show address bar all the time

January 7, 2017

The following guide provides you with information on configuring Microsoft Edge so that the browser's address bar is displayed all the time.

Microsoft: Windows 10 Bitlocker is slower, but also better

January 6, 2017

If you encrypt the hard drive of a computer running Windows 7, and then on the same computer running Windows 10, you will notice that the encryption process is

Silverdog: a sound firewall for Chrome

January 6, 2017

Silverdog is a free browser extension for Google Chrome -- it should work in other Chromium-based browsers as well, and maybe even Firefox (not tested) -- that

Chrome: let downloads overwrite existing files

January 6, 2017

Downloads Overwrite Already Existing Files is an extension for the Google Chrome web browser that changes Chrome's handling of duplicate file downloads.

Browser Autofill data may be phished

January 5, 2017

Most modern web browsers support comfortable features like auto-filling forms on sites using data that you have entered in the past.

Opera 44: non-MSE video hardware acceleration, malware shortcut blocking

January 5, 2017

Opera Software has released the first Developer version of the upcoming Opera 44 web browser to the public today.

MusicDNA: Android music player with interesting visualization

January 5, 2017

MusicDNA is a music player app for Android that combines the majority of features you'd expect from a music player for Android with interesting visualization.

Nvidia reveals GeForce Now game streaming service

January 5, 2017

Nvidia revealed the game streaming service GeForce Now for Mac and PC yesterday at the company's CES 2017 keynote event.

Vivaldi shows Chrome how to handle extension icons

January 4, 2017

One of Google Chrome's big usability issues, at least if you ask me, is that you cannot hide extension icons anymore completely in the browser.

Show tags Facebook adds to photos automatically

January 4, 2017

Whenever you upload a photo to Facebook or one of the company's other services -- more than 2 billion each day -- tags are added to these photos.

Major Stylish add-on changes in regards to privacy

January 4, 2017

Stylish is a cross-browser add-on available for Firefox and Chrome, and browsers based on those, that allows you to install so-called userstyles in the browser.