Online privacy and security are a hot topic these days and for a good reason. It seems like every year there is more news about data breaches, ransomware and phishing attacks, spyware and large companies using sophisticated tracking strategies to track your every online move. Another bitter reality is that as a Windows user, you’re more likely to be targeted by malicious … [Read more...] about Best Free Browser Extensions to Stay Anonymous and Secure on your Windows PC
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Chinese app ban: Xiaomi Mi Browser Pro and other apps now banned by the government
In the last two months, the Indian government has banned a lot of Chinese apps. In June this year, 59 Chinese apps were banned in India, the reason being “threats to sovereignty and integrity.” Last month, 47 more Chinese apps were proscribed and now, 15 new apps have been added to the list. One of them is Xiaomi’s ‘Mi Browser Pro – Video Download, Free Fast & Secure’ … [Read more...] about Chinese app ban: Xiaomi Mi Browser Pro and other apps now banned by the government
Firefox 57 “Quantum”– 2x Faster, Lighter, Smoother Web Browser Released: Download For Windows, Mac, Linux
Have you ditched Firefox browser a while ago after it seemed slow compared to other browsers like Google Chrome? Now it’s time to give Firefox another chance. Since the last couple of years, Mozilla is working hard on the ‘Project Quantum’ to give back Firefox the position it once had. And as promised, the Mozilla Foundation released its much awaited Firefox Quantum (aka … [Read more...] about Firefox 57 “Quantum”– 2x Faster, Lighter, Smoother Web Browser Released: Download For Windows, Mac, Linux
Vivaldi Browser 1.13 Released with Improvements
Vivaldi browser has reached the new stable 1.13 release with improvements to download and tabs functionality. Vivaldi Browser 1.13 features: Warning dialog if a download is incomplete Ability to pause and resume downloads Download speed displayed in the progress bar Window Panel and tree-style tabs functionality Download / Install Vivaldi Browser: For Ubuntu, it … [Read more...] about Vivaldi Browser 1.13 Released with Improvements
QupZilla browser 2.2.2 Released with Various Bug-Fixes
The second bug-fix release for QupZilla 2.2 series was release a few hours ago. The new release features following changes: updated available user agent strings added support for “font” option in AdBlock fix build with Qt 5.10 fix build on macOS < 10.12 fix showing irrelevant domain completions in locationbar fix showing site icons on some systems fix clearing … [Read more...] about QupZilla browser 2.2.2 Released with Various Bug-Fixes
Vivaldi Browser 1.13 Released with Improvements
Vivaldi browser has reached the new stable 1.13 release with improvements to download and tabs functionality. Vivaldi Browser 1.13 features: Warning dialog if a download is incomplete Ability to pause and resume downloads Download speed displayed in the progress bar Window Panel and tree-style tabs functionality Download / Install Vivaldi Browser: For Ubuntu, it … [Read more...] about Vivaldi Browser 1.13 Released with Improvements
Google Adds Antivirus Feature For Chrome Web Browser On Windows PC
Google has announced that it is rolling out a basic antivirus feature for the Chrome web browser for Windows PC. Google Chrome will now be able to detect suspicious or unwanted programs in the user’s Windows PC and give the user the option to remove them in one click. The first feature that Google has announced actually began rolling out to users last month. Google Chrome on … [Read more...] about Google Adds Antivirus Feature For Chrome Web Browser On Windows PC
QupZilla 2.2.0 released as ‘Final Series’ of the Qt browser
QupZilla 2.2, the final release series of the cross-platform Qt web browser, is now available. QupZilla will now get only bug-fix releases, and next major release will be named Falkon as a KDE project. QupZilla 2.2.0 release highlights: added back print element background option added back print preview dialog added session manager tab icon is now hidden when page … [Read more...] about QupZilla 2.2.0 released as ‘Final Series’ of the Qt browser
Fix: Edge Browser Is Slow In Windows 10
Microsoft Edge is one of the fastest web browsers around for Windows 10 operating system. It starts under 2 seconds, loads web pages faster, and is low on system resources as well. However, at times, you might find that the Edge browser is slow or extremely slow. If the Edge takes more than a few seconds to load websites, you can try out the given below solutions to … [Read more...] about Fix: Edge Browser Is Slow In Windows 10
How To Block Cryptocurrency Mining In Your Web Browser – 4 Best ways
Apart from ransomware, cryptocurrency mining malware is rising in popularity at an exponential rate. As crypto-mining has gained popularity, the website owners are now using cryptocurrency mining scripts to use the CPU power of the visitors for earning profits. A few days back, the world’s most popular torrent website, ‘The Pirate Bay’ drew sharp criticism from users as it … [Read more...] about How To Block Cryptocurrency Mining In Your Web Browser – 4 Best ways