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Firefox blocks 23 Extensions for collecting user data

By AyushVij@TWCN | August 18, 2018

Mozilla’s Firefox is one of the world’s most popular browser. It is available on almost all types of devices and platforms. It is available for Windows 10, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS and others as well. The most highlighted feature of […]

Mozilla wants us to help decide on the new logo for Firefox

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | August 2, 2018

Mozilla is redesigning the logo, and it is asking for help from all of us to decide on the next Firefox logo. As most of us are aware, Mozilla is now not just about the browser. The company offers a […]

GitHub Windows Edition offers a classical Windows 98 look for GitHub users

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | July 10, 2018

Microsoft recently acquired GitHub at $7.5 billion. The deal was concluded at a price that was more than three times the initial estimates. As expected many of the folks started switching to other services once Microsoft announced the GitHub acquisition. […]

Microsoft Rewards app for Xbox One is now available

By AyushVij@TWCN | July 10, 2018

In order to build up and implement a centralized Rewards program, Microsoft has finally depreciated the Xbox Live Rewards program and its app and replaced it with the Microsoft Rewards app. This latest change is welcomed on Xbox One gaming […]

Third party App developers are reading your Gmail messages, Google responds

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | July 6, 2018

A recent Wall Street Journal report has revealed that third-party app developers are reading Gmail messages of users and that too without needing any special permission. Apparently, the report takes a dig at Google for allowing many third-party app developers […]

Microsoft new Xbox Adaptive Controller is aimed at helping players with limited mobility

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | May 18, 2018

Video games have evolved into something more than a past time. With the advent of advanced gaming consoles like the Xbox video games have become an important passive medium that lets players have different experiences. While the difficulty level of […]

Mozilla has announced Firefox Reality, a web browser for Mixed Reality headsets

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | April 6, 2018

Mozilla has always been at the forefront when it comes to offering innovative new features to enrich user experience. The Quantum engine powered Mozilla Firefox is exceptionally fast and intuitive to use. Mozilla has now announced that it will be […]

Microsoft introduces AI training courses for the general public

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | April 4, 2018

All the spotlight of the tech world is currently focussed on Artificial Intelligence, This technology is potentially so powerful that it has already begun to change the way we see the world. Digital assistants like Cortana are getting smarter day […]

Facebook to introduce new Privacy shortcuts and allow users to delete Facebook History

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | March 30, 2018

Facebook has been going through tough times. The recent Cambridge Analytica expose, bundled with the previous data privacy issues has snowballed into a big controversy. Facebook has been accused of collecting personal data and giving them access to it to […]

Facebook Video app now available for Xbox One on Microsoft Store

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | March 23, 2018

Facebook seems to be omnipresent these days. After taking over our smartphones and tablets Facebook has now arrived on Xbox One albeit in a different form. The Facebook Video app is now available for Xbox One and with this, you […]

SwiftKey Keyboard 7.0 receives a major update

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | March 17, 2018

In a big update, Microsoft’s market-leading intelligent keyboard SwiftKey has decided to replace its archaic Hub with an innovative Toolbar. So, beginning today, when users launch their keyboard an expandable menu will appear on the device’s screen thereby offering fast […]

Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI) to be retired

By AyushVij@TWCN | March 13, 2018

There are many users on the Internet who use Secunia or Flexera Personal Software Inspector (PSI) to keep their devices secure. What PSI does is, it detects outdated or vulnerable software on your machine running Windows. In this way, it either applies […]

Microsoft starts making paid Fonts available in the Microsoft Store

By Karan Khanna | February 28, 2018

Microsoft has been quietly preparing a new version of Windows 10 that is due to be released in the very near future (anticipated in April) and is codenamed Redstone 4. Under the new update, it is predicted that Microsoft will […]

A Telugu (Indian Vernacular) character can crash iPhone

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | February 17, 2018

I use an Apple iPhone 7 as my daily driver, and despite being an accomplished device, the iPhone (or rather the iOS in general) does get rundown by bugs. Last year around there was a bug which shut down the […]

Google Drive Comment functionality extended to Microsoft Files

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | February 12, 2018

Lately, the gap between different platforms is immensely shrinking. Google has now announced that it will be extending the Google Drive’s comment capabilities to Microsoft files, PDFs and images. With this functionality in place, users will be able to comment […]

Google will soon start marking HTTP pages as “Non-Secure”

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | February 12, 2018

Google Chrome has been pushing the websites to migrate to the more secure HTTPS encryption as opposed to the current HTTP encryption. Starting from now the browser will mark all the websites on HTTP as “Non-secure.” Remember the padlock icon […]

Mozilla writes an open letter on AADHAR and India’s data privacy laws

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | February 12, 2018

Ever since its inception, Aadhaar has been embroiled in running battles with an assorted group of privacy and rights activists. They fear the huge biometric database is susceptible to the threat of information leak. Moreover, it has few or no […]

Ultimate Windows Tweaker has been updated to v 4.4.1

By AnandKhanse@TWC | February 3, 2018

Ultimate Windows Tweaker has been updated to v 4.4.1 to accommodate the requirements of the users of Windows 10 v1709. Apart from including over 200 tweaks, this popular freeware tweaker now lets you remove 3D Objects folder for This PC […]

Panasonic new tablet can be used in ‘potentially explosive environments’

By AyushVij@TWCN | February 1, 2018

Panasonic recently announced a new 10-inch rugged Windows 10 tablet. This Panasonic Toughpad is ATEX Certified and can be used in Potentially Explosive Environments. One of the main highlighting features of this tough tablet is its support of 14-hours of battery […]

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck hacked; loses half a billion dollars

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | January 29, 2018

Owning a currency riding in a speculative way has inherent dangers. The description holds true for Bitcoins holders in Japan. In an unfortunate incident, Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck lost $530 million to hacking. Coincheck hacked; loses half a billion dollars […]

Google removes four Chrome Web Extensions for injecting malicious codes

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | January 20, 2018

Security researchers from US cyber-security firm ICEBRG have unearthed four Chrome extensions which were being deployed as a payload for malicious code. The worst part is that all of the extensions were available on the Google’s Chrome Web store. As […]

Corsair’s new wireless gaming keyboard offers 75-hour battery life

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | January 10, 2018

Gaming and battery backup are often mutually exclusive to each other. Most of us realize that gaming guzzles up all the power and drains the battery quickly as opposed to normal usage. Well, the new Corsair wireless gaming keyboard is set […]

Indus OS becomes the second highest used operating system in India

By Karan Khanna | January 9, 2018

An indigenous operating system created by a group of Indian entrepreneurs has become the second highest used mobile operating system in India. Beating out competition from Apple and Microsoft, the software came from a need to enable first-time users to […]

VTime for low-end devices launched on Microsoft’s Mixed Reality platform

By Karan Khanna | January 6, 2018

Potential blockbuster startup VTime has been launched for low-end devices on Microsoft’s Mixed Reality platform. The platform is Microsoft’s stab at the growing VR phenomenon and has been well received by the industry. As there is no sign of a […]

WHO classifies Gaming Addiction as a Mental Disorder

By Karan Khanna | January 4, 2018

Gaming addiction is to be classified as a mental health disorder by the World Health Organisation. Its 11th International Classification of Diseases (ICD) will include the condition “gaming disorder”. Currently, in draft format, the document describes the disorder as “precedence […]

Tech Support scams are on constant rise and mostly target Windows users

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | December 19, 2017

The world is not exactly a safe place and internet is no better. We hear about malware, ransomware and other viruses on daily basis. However, Tech Support Scams are an online attack that many of the internet users are probably […]

Cult software Classic Shell to close down

By Karan Khanna | December 6, 2017

The developer of a software suite dedicated to improving Windows functionality is going to close its doors. Cult software Classic Shell has been in existence for 8 years and helped Windows users to customize their experience. It offers enhancements to […]

Google decides to block third party injections in Chrome browser

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | December 6, 2017

Injecting malicious codes into the browser is one of the oldest methods used by attackers to obtain details and hijack the browser. Ironically it is also one of the most preferred methods by anti-virus software to monitor the browsers. We […]

Firefox Rocket browser launched in Indonesia

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | October 18, 2017

Mozilla has released a new web browser called as Firefox Rocket exclusively for the Indonesian market.  Designed for the mobile platform, Firefox Rocket is currently in beta testing and may get a full release version soon. Indonesia, a country not […]