Windows Software Archive
08 Sep 2015
The Best Free Antivirus for 2015
The Best Free Antivirus for 2015 Maybe you think your computer doesn’t need antivirus protection. You don’t keep important information on it, you just use it to surf the web and watch funny cat videos, so why spend money on an antivirus utility? Then one day you turn the PC on and find that it’s
07 Sep 2015
Chrome 45 to Use Less Memory, Power
Chrome 45 to Use Less Memory, Power Google Chrome is about to get a speed bump. With Thursday’s launch of Chrome 45, Google is promising “a ton of improvements to make your browsing use less memory and power.” Chrome lets you “continue where you left off,” or return to the tab you were looking at
31 Aug 2015
Firefox to Support Chrome Extensions
Firefox to Support Chrome Extensions Extensions are a popular way to add functionality to your browser, but just like app development, developers often have to make several different versions of their extensions for different browsers. Mozilla wants to cut down on that hassle and allow extensions made for Chrome to also work on Firefox. “We
31 Aug 2015
Add Your Food Pics to…Google Maps?
Add Your Food Pics to…Google Maps? Google Maps is reportedly testing a new feature on its Android app that lets users upload food-related photos. Based on the now-defunct Tablescape service, Google is encouraging people to share “foodographs” (pictures of food) on the mobile mapping app. The experimental Tablescape launched in February, and synced with Google+
31 Aug 2015
Panda Antivirus Pro 2016
Panda Antivirus Pro 2016 AMAZON $19.99 PROS Impressive antivirus scores in our tests and independent lab tests. Firewall protection. Can block all untrusted apps. Wi-Fi protection. Includes a license for Android security app. CONS Less effective against phishing sites. Firewall fails to stealth ports. Firewall program control limited. BOTTOM LINE Panda Antivirus Pro extends
31 Aug 2015
Windows 10 on More Than 75 Million Devices
Windows 10 on More Than 75 Million Devices Less than a month after launch, Windows 10 is now running on more than 75 million devices. Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President for the Windows and Devices Group, announced the milestone on Twitter this morning. That’s a jump from the 14 million or so devices
31 Aug 2015
Instagram Adds Portrait, Landscape Orientations
Instagram Adds Portrait, Landscape Orientations Instagram is thinking outside the box—er, square—with a new update that allows for photos and videos in portrait and landscape orientation. The filtered-photo application has finally set users free: no more inventive cropping or black-bar frames. Now, when choosing content to post, tap the format icon to move between
31 Aug 2015
Why I Ditched My Mac for a Chromebook
Why I Ditched My Mac for a Chromebook When it came to replacing my laptop, I didn’t want another Apple product, so I did the unthinkable and bought a Chromebook. It started last month during a video conference call, when the fan on my MacBook Air started to sound like an old WWII Spitfire. Then
31 Aug 2015
Chrome to Begin Pausing Most Flash Ads Next Week
Chrome to Begin Pausing Most Flash Ads Next Week Google Chrome is about to get a major upgrade. Beginning Sept. 1, the browser will automatically pause many Flash ads by default to improve user performance, according to a Google+ post. Google first announced the move in June, and rolled it out to the beta
07 Aug 2015
Update Firefox now: major vulnerability could steal your data
Update Firefox now: major vulnerability could steal your data vulnerability discovered by Mozilla lurking in an advertisement shown by a Russian news site could steal your files and upload them to a Ukrainian server without you ever knowing. The flaw exploits Firefox’s PDF viewer and the JavaScript context to inject a script that can search for and