With the latest update to the mobile version of its Edge browser, Microsoft is ramping up efforts to combat fake news. The Edge app now includes a rating system called NewsGuard that alerts you to the trustworthiness of a website. Previously, NewsGuard was available only as an extension to the desktop version of Edge. But …
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An embarrassing bug that compromised the privacy of FaceTime calls on iOS and Mac has surprised many Apple users. The problem occurred when you tried to place a call, but before the call connected, you could hear the audio of the person on the other end. Apple took over a week to respond to the flaw, which has prompted an investigation from the …
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Mozilla should concede defeat to Chrome and adopt Google’s browser technology, a Microsoft executive suggested Friday, provoking rebuttals over the weekend that Firefox’s independence is now more important than ever. Chrome is built atop Google’s Chromium open-source software project, which lets anyone else use the code for their own projects, modify it and offer their changes back. With Chrome’s dominance …
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Mozilla has released a new version of Firefox that lets you strike a better balance between maintaining privacy and breaking websites. Firefox 65 updates its controls for how the web browser manages content like tracker software and cookies — small text files a website can store on your computer that are handy for things like remembering what’s in your e-commerce …
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China’s government may not have censored Microsoft’s Bing search engine after all. The service’s outage stemmed from a technical problem, Reuters reported Monday, citing an anonymous source. Microsoft didn’t get any prior notice of a block from the Chinese government and it wasn’t an intentional move, the source reportedly said. The Financial Times reported last week that the outage was …
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The next time you open up a new Apple computer, go to the App Store to start downloading apps, and type in “Microsoft Office,” you’ll actually get something. Until now, anyone who wanted to use Microsoft Office and its popular Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote apps had to do so by going to Microsoft’s website and downloading it all from …
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A Google plan to improve the Chrome web browser has triggered an explosion of concern that it’ll also cripple extensions designed to block ads, improve privacy and protect against security problems. Google’s proposed approach would torpedo ad blocker uBlock Origin, tracker blocker Ghostery, privacy and password manager Privowny, JavaScript software blocker NoScript and a malware blocker from F-Secure, according to …
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Microsoft’s Bing search engine is inaccessible in China following a government order, the Financial Times reported late Wednesday. State-owned telecom company China Unicom confirmed that the government had ordered the block, the Financial Times reported, citing a source. Microsoft didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment but is reportedly investigating the matter. If Bing is indeed blocked in China, …
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Microsoft showed off affordable Windows 10 S-mode laptops at its annual education-focused event at the Bett show in London on Tuesday. Laptops on display are mostly updated and priced below $300, which converts to about £230 or AU$420. They include a Windows version of the Lenovo 300e two-in-one Chromebook, which lets you write on the screen with a traditional graphite pencil as …
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There is a more elegant method for blocking your webcam than sticking a piece of tape over it. And it won’t leave a sticky residue behind should you later decide you’d like to use the cam. With the Device Manager in Windows, you can easily disable and enable your webcam. Now playing: Watch this: Top 5 favorite Microsoft duds 4:10 …
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