Microsoft’s new Edge browser may share the same underpinnings as the popular Chrome web browser, but it takes a much more active role in minding your privacy than Google’s browser does. Microsoft’s Chromium-based browser for Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) and MacOS gives you control over how you are tracked across the web and what …
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Microsoft’s support for Windows 7 is officially over, so if you’re still running a PC on it, you’re doing it at your own risk. You can upgrade to Windows 10 and, if you’re currently running a licensed and activated copy of Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 Home or Pro, here’s how to do it for free. But, in my own experience …
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Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has taken the wraps off a pair of new phones: the 9X Pro and the View 30 Pro. I’ll start with the View 30 Pro. It’s becoming more and more difficult for companies to make their phones stand out from the crowd, so Honor’s tactic with the View 30 Pro is to use a different shape of …
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Mozilla has a new virtual private network service and if you have a Chromebook, a Windows 10 computer or an Android device in the US, you can start using a beta version now. Called Firefox Private Network, the new service is designed to function as a full-device VPN and give better protection when surfing the web or when using public Wi-Fi networks. The company …
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MacOS got dark mode a few years ago in Mojave, allowing Mac users to apply a dark theme across apps. Android 10 got a systemwide dark mode setting last year, making it drop-dead easy to go dark in the latest version of Google’s mobile OS. And iPhones and iPads got a dark theme in last year’s iOS 13 and iPadOS. You …
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Windows 10 power users and novices alike can benefit from customizing the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system to fit their unique needs. Whether it’s removing an unwanted app, tweaking the Windows Taskbar, or swapping the Microsoft Edge browser for another browser like Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, there are dozens of ways to make every Windows install more efficient …
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You may be hearing a lot of talk about Microsoft’s Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) operating system lately, since the tech giant recently ended support for its predecessor Windows 7 ($5 at Target) and is encouraging users to upgrade their devices. But Windows 10 isn’t the only version of the OS out there: There’s also Windows 10 S, a stripped-down …
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Samsung on Tuesday finally revealed details of its new flagship phone, the Galaxy S20, and its next folding device, the Galaxy Z Flip, at its Unpacked event. The Korean tech giant also talked up partnerships with companies such as Google, Netflix and, on the gaming front, Microsoft. David Park, Samsung’s director of strategy, said on stage that the company is working with …
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For many creative professionals, Photoshop and Premiere are the gold standard against which literally every other photo- and video-editing program is judged. The “Elements” editions of these programs are far less potent, but even so they have enough horsepower to accomplish most routine jobs. If you sauntered over to Amazon to buy the Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020 & Premiere Elements …
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The long-sought-for holy grail for those who use a laptop and phone is a seamless handoff between the two for anyone who doesn’t want to stop what they’re doing on one screen to do something else on the smaller display. Now Microsoft helps bridge the divide by letting you make and answer phone calls right from your PC. You can also send …
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