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Holiday Video Disasters: Common Issues and How to Solve Them

Best Software Aug 28, 2024

The arrival of summer is often accompanied by cameras ready to capture every special moment of our vacations. However, too often we discover upon returning home that those memories have various types of errors. From videos that won’t play to corrupt files that prevent us from reliving our experiences, it’s…

August 24 Tech news roundup: Windows will remove Control Panel soon, Chrome gets a critical security update, Access Apple Podcasts on any browser

News Aug 24, 2024

Windows 11 Control Panel will be removed soon Microsoft has confirmed it will remove Control Panel from Windows 11. This has been coming for a long time, since 2015 to be precise. A recent update to a document on Microsoft’s website reveals that the legacy app is being deprecated, in…

July 6 Tech news roundup: Netflix is discontinuing its Basic Ad-free plan, Authy suffers another security breach, Google Translate supports 110 new languages

News Jul 6, 2024

Microsoft’s Weather app is displaying more ads Microsoft has made a server-side update to its Weather app. The desktop app, which is pre-installed in Windows 11, now displays multiple advertisements. This is not the first time that the Redmond company has made such a change, it did something similar last…

Adobe Acrobat Pro announces new features

News PDF September 2, 2022

Disclosure: Our team is always looking for things we think our readers will value. We have received compensation for publishing this article. Many of us that have been working hard since the 90s and early 20s will remember the days we fought with word-processing applications. Back then, we could... Read more

Softonic’s Online Safety Measures: Compliance and Processes

News Privacy and Security April 11, 2022

If you’re checked on or downloaded any apps or games over the years, or perhaps read a review, the chances are you discovered it on Softonic. It’s one of the leading brands when it comes to trusted content. There are plenty of guides that will show you how best... Read more

NordVPN vs. ExpressVPN

Software Reviews VPN Software Reviews VPNs September 2, 2021

If you’re looking at VPNs, you’ve likely heard of at least one of these two names before. NordVPN and ExpressVPN are the two biggest VPN providers on the global market and are renowned for their premium quality and rapid speeds. As the world becomes an increasingly digital place, internet... Read more

Google now allows you to play podcasts within search results

Audio Internet News August 8, 2019

The podcasting world has always been a bit of the Wild West. You’d discover a series through word of mouth or maybe by way of an article listing recommendations. Then it’s on you to use a podcasting app or go to the website to download the episode and listen.... Read more

How to turn on tracking prevention on Microsoft Edge

How To Internet Privacy and Security July 3, 2019

There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch, or at least so they say. When we’re browsing free websites on free web browsers, it is easy to think that the old adage doesn’t apply to you, when deep down you know that it most certainly does. The common... Read more

Google Maps will tell you if your bus or train is crowded or late

Mobile News June 28, 2019

You’re rushing out the door for your commute. You get to the train station. The train doesn’t come when it’s supposed to. And when it finally does come, it’s jam-packed. Now you’re going to be late and your day is off to a terrible start. Today, Google is trying... Read more

Chrome is tracking you to an absurd degree

Desktop Internet News Privacy and Security June 24, 2019

Cookies make the web a little easier. If you’ve previously visited a site, it can make the return visit a little smoother. But some of those cookies can be more invasive than we’d like. According to a recent Washington Post article, just one week of desktop surfing generated more... Read more

Fake ads on Windows 10 apps lure victims

Internet News Windows June 4, 2019

Some Windows 10 users are complaining that ads from Microsoft’s own apps invite them to use deceptive applications. These ads would appear in native Windows 10 applications such as the News app. Specifically, these ads are disguised as false warnings that warn users of non-existent security threats. The security blog... Read more

Google admits storing passwords in plain text

Internet Mobile News Privacy and Security May 28, 2019

It wasn’t that long ago that Facebook was lambasted for keeping a lot of user passwords in a plain text database. The social media giant tried to defend itself, saying that the database was only available internally, to Facebook employees, but the fact remained that basic carelessness had put... Read more