Articles tagged "Desktop software"

Around this time last year, Google's Chrome browser started labeling HTTP pages with text fields as "Not secure" when you enter any information. And today the company has announced the next and final step in its strategy meant to get website owners...

The new Firefox Quantum web browser is now out of beta. Mozilla, the not-for-profit organization that makes Firefox, claims Quantum is twice as fast as its original browser was six months ago. It achieves the speed boost thanks to a new browsing...

Today Skype is introducing a new look across its desktop apps for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This is in line with the latest redesign of the service's mobile apps. The new version of Skype for desktop has been in a preview state for a while, but...

Last month Apple ripped the App Store out of iTunes for PC and Mac, alongside ringtones and other features, without bothering to tell anyone beforehand. Understandably, a few people have been upset ever since at the fact that iTunes 12.7 is less...

Apple has released the final stable version of macOS 10.13 High Sierra to users. It is now available for download for free on the Mac App Store and is about 4.8GB in size. With its yearly update schedule Apple has already reduced the...

After being available on macOS, iOS and Android for a while, popular DJ software djay Pro is now available for Windows 10. The app is mostly identical to those on other platforms but has been built from the ground up for Windows 10. This...

According to a report by Ars Technica, Spotify has reportedly been writing huge amount of junk data to your computer’s storage for almost five months now. The Spotify app for Windows, macOS, and Linux has been found to write hundreds of gigabytes...

Perhaps as many of you, my image drawing and editing days started off on MS Paint. As you may have heard, Microsoft is completely revamping the app, giving it 3D capabilities. Twitter user Gustave M published the AppX file signed by Microsoft for...

Opera might be past its glory days, bathing in a sea of user love, but that doesn't mean its past its prime. The company is still working hard on innovations in the browser realm and now has yet another intriguing feature to offer its loyal fans and...

Popular synthetic CPU benchmarking tool Geekbench has been updated to version 4. The new version comes with multiple changes and is available across all major platforms. One of the major changes in Geekbench 4 is the removal of separate...

If you are currently using a free antivirus solution, chances are either Avast or AVG is lingering in your task bar, as we speak. Both are pretty powerful all-round solutions, but do tend to target slightly different markets - a fact that vouches...

Withings (recently bought by Nokia) has a new smart scale out. The Withings Body Cardio adds heart rate measurements to the usual weight-based readings, plus one unique measurement - Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV). Essentially, as your heart pumps...

Opera has definitely had its glory days and was once a formidable force on the web browser scene. And even if nowadays its popularity is down to a few loyal fans and few companies have actually contributed as many innovations to the market as Opera...

We first heard of Vivaldi back when it was released in beta form early last year. The browser is now finally out of beta, and available for Windows, OS X, and Linux. Vivaldi is a browser by Vivaldi Technologies, an Oslo-based company...

Right on time, Microsoft Office 2016 is now available for Windows, following the Mac release from July. You can either get it as part of an Office 365 subscription, or you can go with a one-time purchase. The latter option has become available for...

After the Opera Mini update, the browser maker has issued a new version of its core product – desktop Opera. The update brings improved privacy, security and personalization options. First up is support for SurfEasy – Opera's own VPN network...

The wait is almost over if you're a big fan of Microsoft Office. The next version of the productivity suite now has an official release date, thanks to a Microsoft announcement. Office 2016 for Windows will become available on September 22. It...

Despite some hiccups, LastPass is one of the most popular password managers out there. And today it's introduced some significant changes to how its freemium app model works. Up until now, LastPass was free for desktops and laptops, but if you...

Pushbullet has announced that it's starting to support end-to-end encryption for the main features of its apps. End-to-end encryption will work for notification mirroring, universal copy & paste, and SMS. All of this information has been...

Today Mozilla has announced the release of Firefox 40. The latest version of the well known web browser comes with a few new things, but perhaps the most notable is its enhanced support for Windows 10. Previous versions of Firefox have worked...