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With Kaspersky banned in the US, what should customers do?
The United States are banning Kaspersky products. Starting July 20, Kaspersky is no longer allowed to sell its products to new customers. Software updates remain available until September 29, 2024.
Customers who use Kaspersky products in the United States need to find different security solutions, as Kaspersky products will not be updated after September 29 anymore.
Vivaldi Browser 6.8 launches with updated Mail client and Chrome extension imports
Vivaldi Technologies released a new version of its Vivaldi web browser to the public. Vivaldi 6.8 improves the built-in email client significantly, but this is not the only change.
Reports say that Qualcomm Snapdragon X Series laptops offer poor performance in games
The first reviews of Qualcomm's first Snapdragon X Series laptops have been published. But things are looking less than impressive in the gaming department.
Google disrupted YouTube video playback on Firefox, again
Being a Firefox user can be quite difficult these days. Besides getting regular prompts to switch to the browser of a mega-corpo, excuse the Cyberpunk slang, it is predominantly issues with certain websites and services that Firefox users have to battle against.
One of the latest examples comes from Google-owned YouTube. Some Firefox users noticed playback issues on YouTube for several months. These affected high resolution videos only, from 1080p and up. To make matters worse, no clear pattern could be identified.
If you use an adblocker, you need to read this!
A fundamental shift that concerns adblockers will happen in the next twelve months. You may have heard about Google ending support for the old ruleset for extensions in favor of a new one. Google, citing security, privacy, and performance for the change, has been heavily criticized for it.
One of the main objections is that content blockers will lose effectiveness once the change goes live. While Google did make adjustments to the new ruleset, it never addressed the main point of criticism that developers of adblockers had.
Microsoft is testing new features in Windows Recall: Screenray and Topics
It appears that Microsoft is not yet done with Recall. The A.I. tool, which was postponed due to some concerns regarding the quality and security, is getting some new features.
Chrome sends AI history search data to Google
Google is working on a new feature in Chrome that gives artificial intelligence control over a user's browsing history. Chrome users may then interact with the AI when they run searches in their browsing history.
Here are the highlights:
Bitwarden Authenticator now lets you import TOTP tokens from other authenticator apps
Bitwarden Authenticator has added support for exporting and importing Time-based One-Time Passwords (TOTPs) tokens from other apps. The news was shared by a Bitwarden employee on the company's Reddit community.
The end of Windows 11's Recall AI feature? Microsoft postpones launch
When Copilot Plus PCs launch next week, it will be without the controversial Recall feature.
Recall was unveiled by Microsoft in May 2024 as the core feature of Copilot+ PCs. This new PC type comes equipped with a neural processing unit to process AI tasks on the device faster.
Seeing Ads on YouTube? Google is testing server-side ads that break adblockers
If you run an adblocker in your browser of choice and still see ads on YouTube, then you have been selected for an experiment on the popular streaming website.
macOS 15 Sequoia announced with Window Tiling, iPhone Mirroring, Passwords app and more
Apple has announced the next version of macOS. Here are the best features in macOS 15 Sequoia.
What's new in macOS 15 Sequoia
Continuity - iPhone Mirroring
The Continuity feature in macOS 15 now lets you view your iPhone screen on your Mac. Apple calls this iPhone Mirroring. You can use your Mac's trackpad or mouse, keyboard, to interact with all apps and notifications on your iPhone. As for your phone, it stays locked even when you access it via your Mac.
The Windows Security Updates of June 2024 are now available
The June 2024 security updates for Windows are now available. Microsoft released security updates for other company products as well on the June 2024 Patch Tuesday.
Our overview provides system administrators and home users with actionable information. It lists known issues for each operating system, links to support pages and other resources, and lists the main changes of each of the updates.
Firefox 127 out with DNS Prefetching, security updates, and more
Mozilla has released a new stable version of the organizations' Firefox web browser. Firefox 127.0 introduces several new features and important security fixes. It may also break media playback on certain sites.
All Firefox editions are updated as well to the following versions:
- Firefox 127 for Android
- Firefox ESR 115.12
- Firefox 128 Beta
- Firefox 128 Dev
- Firefox 129 Nightly
Executive Summary
iOS 18 announced with Apple Intelligence, ChatGPT in Siri, Passwords app, Photos and Messages improvements
Apple has officially announced iOS 18 beta, along with the beta versions of iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia. Here are the biggest improvements and new features for iPhone.
Report: HP released faulty ProBook BIOS update that bricked machines
HP released a BIOS update for its ProBook 455 G7 laptop in May 2024. This update appears to have been faulty, as users started to flock the HP Support forum to request assistance.