Microsoft is releasing a set of patches for all of its currently supported versions of Internet Explorer. The security updates follow the discovery of a vulnerability that could allow hackers to gain full user permissions over a PC, allowing them to install programs, view and delete data, and much more simply by visiting a malicious website. The […]
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Facebook made some impressive strides in privacy at their annual conference today, announcing a new feature that would let users log into connected apps without giving any personal data. There will also be the option for users to tick off which Facebook permissions to allow an app on the initial set-up. On the web, Facebook’s App […]
Google today released a new set of productivity apps to help iPhone and iPad users manage their documents on the go. Google Docs and Sheets are separate standalone mobile apps that will allow users to edit, create, and view files both on and offline. Slides, an app dedicated to presentations, is coming soon, according to the company blog. The Google […]
Google Drive’s Presentation features may not be the most famous slideshow tool (the award goes to Powerpoint for that), but it’s free and pretty robust. Now it’s gotten slightly easier to use with Chromecast support.P The feature’s has been tested quietly with a few users for a while, but it’s live for everyone now. From […]
Skype has announced this week that video conferencing for up to 10 peoples will be available to everyone for free. Whether you’re wanting to chat away with friends about the latest episode of Game of Thrones, or collaborating with employees, it’s now easier (and cheaper) to get started with Microsoft’s communication platform. The company has removed the […]
Among the other new features in Windows 8.1’s latest update, Microsoft has also added a small rundown of what’s taking up space in your home folder and Recycle Bin. If you want to see what’s taking up space on your computer, you can download anawesome disk space analyzer like WinDirStatand get more information than you […]
Linux installs on USB sticks are nothing new, sure. But Tails is an operating system optimized for anonymity—and it’s used by the likes of Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald to keep their digital lives as secure as possible. In its developers’ words: Tails is a live system that aims to preserve your privacy and anonymity. It helps you […]
Android, the world’s most popular operating system, is a platform that nearly everyone would associate with Google nowadays. And that’s only natural – after all, the search giant has brought it to its global success. But did you know that Android was not born in the Googleplex?In fact, it was not until 2005, a whole […]
Windows XP Replacement’ Linux, and Ubuntu in particular, missed a golden opportunity to truly break into the mainstream market during the early days of Vista. The buggy operating system (prior to SP1) left consumers angry and willing to consider alternatives, but at the time, even Ubuntu was still a little rough around the edges to draw widespread […]
