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Fake virus alerts are a common yet dangerous weapon often used by cybercriminals. These alerts masquerade themselves as legitimate security warnings, tricking users into actions that end up compromising their own digital […]

The Command Palette is now available in the stable version of Microsoft Edge

The Command Palette is now available in the stable version of Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge 106 has been released to the stable channel. The update, which is based on Chromium 106 brings various security fixes, an improved SmartScreen, and a new feature called the Command […]

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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. The new Microsoft Edge version is a security and content update for the browser. As always, Edge users may […]

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Google released a second Chrome security update this week

Google published a new security update for the company's Chrome web browser that addresses three security issues in the browser. The new update comes less than a week after the release of […]

Brave claims it will support Manifest V2 extensions like uBlock Origin even after Chrome drops them

Brave confirms it will support Manifest V2 extensions like uBlock Origin even after Chrome drops them

Last week, we reported that Vivaldi's ad blocker will continue working even after Manifest V3. And now Brave has done the same to reassure its users that it too will support ad […]

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Google delays the death of Manifest V2 extensions to 2024

Google announced an extension of the deadline to remove support for Manifest V2 extensions in the company's Chrome browser and the open source Chromium core. The change does not impact the core […]

Mozilla criticizes Google, Apple and Microsoft's for using their operating systems to force users away from other browsers

Mozilla criticizes Google, Apple and Microsoft for using their operating systems to force users away from other browsers

Mozilla has criticizes Google, Apple and Microsoft for pushing the default browser in their operating systems aggressively. It has published a report that highlights the anticompetitive practices of the tech giants that […]

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Container Tab Groups: group sites securely in Firefox

Container Tab Groups is a browser extension for the Mozilla Firefox web browser. It extends Firefox's partitioning feature Containers with a tab grouping feature. Firefox's Container feature is a unique feature of […]

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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 […]

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Mozilla reaffirms that Firefox will continue to support current content blockers

From next year onward, extensions for Google Chrome and most other Chromium-based browsers, will have to rely on a new extension manifest. Manifest V3 defines the boundaries in which extensions may operate. […]

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Windows 11 2022 Update: security improvements

Microsoft released the first feature update for Windows 11 this week. The new version of Windows 11 introduces a number of usability improvements and some new features, with more promised to be […]

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Google continues extensions Manifest v3 push even though some APIs are not ready yet

Remember when Mozilla switched to WebExtensions? Back then, developers had to port their extensions to the new extensions system for them to remain compatibility with Firefox. Mozilla did not release major APIs […]

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Freeze Dried Tabs improve Chrome's startup by 20% on Android

Android users who run Google Chrome on their devices may have noticed an improvement in the startup time of the browser. Thanks to a new feature that Google calls Freeze Dried Tabs, […]

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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. […]

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Firefox Relay: integration in Firefox, phone number forwarding and new price

Firefox Relay, Mozilla's email alias service to protect your real email address, is soon getting support for protecting phone numbers as well. The service will also be integrated into Firefox and the […]

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Opinion: it is time to switch from Chrome to another browser

Google Chrome is the dominating desktop browser and a strong browser on mobile as well. Google, being an advertising company first and foremost, gets a ton of data from browser use. What […]

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uBlock Origin Minus: an experimental Manifest v3 compatible extension

Raymond Hill, the creator of the popular content blocker uBlock Origin, has published the experimental extension uBO Minus for Chromium-based browsers. (Update: it is now called uBlock Origin Lite) The experimental extension […]

Windows Defender notifications about Win32/Hive.ZY virus were false positives

Windows Defender notifications about Win32/Hive.ZY virus were false positives

Many users have reported that Windows Defender had notified them about a Win32/Hive.ZY virus on their computer. Microsoft has confirmed that a bug was causing the issue, and has fixed it. Windows […]

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Bypass Paywalls Clean browser extension review

Bypass Paywalls Clean is an open source browser extension for Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and other Chromium-based web browsers that loads paywalled articles once installed. More and more sites implement paywalls as […]

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Google releases Chrome 105 emergency update to address security issue

Google released an emergency update for the company's Chrome web browser on September 2, 2022. The update addresses a security issue in the browser that is rated high and exploited in the […]

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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 […]

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AdGuard launches Manifest V3 compatible ad-blocker for Chrome

AdGuard, the company best known for its content blocking solution, launched what it calls the "world's first ad blocker built on Manifest V3". Chrome and Chromium-based browser users who have not followed […]

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Websites may write to the clipboard in Chrome without user permission

If you run Google Chrome or another Chromium-based web browser, then websites may push anything they want to the operating system's clipboard without user permission or any user action. Computer users may […]

Opera 92 Dev channel update introduces an option to hide the sidebar automatically

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 […]

Google Chrome is getting an RSS feed reader on desktop

Google Chrome is getting an RSS feed reader on desktop

Google introduced a built-in RSS reader in Chrome for Android last year. And now, the feature is on its way to Chrome for desktop and ChromeOS. The feature was spotted in the […]

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Google Chrome 104: patches critical security issue and a issue that is exploited

Google released a new version of the company's Google Chrome browser on August 16, 2022. The new stable version is a security update for the browser that addresses 11 security issues. It […]

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Firefox Translations is going to be a game changer, if...

Firefox Translations is a translation service for Firefox that Mozilla is working on currently. It is already available as a limited preview that supports a handful of languages and can be installed […]

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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 […]

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Mozilla is working on a single Extensions button for its Firefox web browser

Firefox users may soon have access to a single Extensions button in the browser's toolbar to manage all of the installed and enabled browser extensions. Firefox extensions that are installed in the […]

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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 […]

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Google Chrome 104 released: fixes 27 security issues

Google has released a new stable version of the company's Chrome web browser. Google Chrome 104 is available for all supported desktop operating systems, as well as for Google Android and Apple […]

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Who Wrote That reveals authorship information on Wikipedia

Who Wrote That? is a browser extension for Mozilla Firefox and Chromium-based browsers, such as Google Chrome, that provides you with authorship information on Wikipedia. Most articles on Wikipedia are free to […]

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Google releases Chrome OS Flex for PCs and Macs

Chrome OS Flex is a special version of Google's Chrome OS that is bringing the operating system to Windows PCs and Apple Macs. Several Windows and Mac operating systems will run out […]

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Reggy for Chrome: create anonymous accounts with a few clicks

Reggy is a browser extension for Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers that is designed to speed up the creation of anonymous accounts on sites. Many websites prompt users to create an […]

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Opinion: if you want peace of mind, run Extended Support editions of browsers

Most web browsers are available in different editions, which can be loosely divided into stable and development groups. Firefox, for example, is offered as Firefox Stable and Firefox ESR, as well as […]

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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 […]

Opera 89 introduces a redesigned account pop-up panel

Opera 89 introduces a redesigned account pop-up panel

The Opera 89 update has been released to the stable channel. It brings a redesigned account pop-up panel. This is what the Opera sync panel looked like prior to this update. The […]

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Toucan: Can you learn a language while browsing the web?

Can you learn a new language by just browsing the web, like you always do? Toucan, a browser extension for Chrome, Edge, other Chromium-based browsers, and Firefox, suggests that you can. Learning […]

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A Year after other browsers, Chrome is finally getting a partial translate feature

When Google launched its Chrome web browser in 2008, Google included native integration of the company's translate service in the browser shortly after. Chrome users could use the feature to translate webpages […]

Google begins rolling out the new Gmail design to users as the default option

Google begins rolling out the new Gmail design to users as the default option

Earlier this year, Google revealed a new Gmail design. The email service is now rolling out the new interface for users as the default option. New Gmail design The new Gmail design […]

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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 […]