Venkat Eswarlu
Venkat Eswarlu

Venkat is an independent technology journalist and the founder of Techdows. He has been covering web browsers, Windows, and software news since 2009. His exclusive scoops on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge features have been cited by Forbes, TechCrunch, Wired, CNET, and other major publications.

Microsoft Edge’s ‘Sleeping Tabs’ feature will Save Memory

Microsoft Edge browser has got the ability to automatically freeze background tabs after a specified time to save precious system resources. The feature is available in Canary version for testing. Edge calling the feature as “Sleeping tabs”. Google Chrome discards or freezes certain tabs automatically after a certain period of time, Microsoft Edge is testing …

KB4576754 update force installs new Edge on Windows 10 2004

Microsoft is pushing new Microsoft Edge to Windows 10 devices running versions 2004, 1909, 1903, and 1809 with update KB4576754. The update will be automatically installed on systems that were running Classic Edge. Contrary to complaints reported before, we noticed the new Edge’s first-run experience has been improved and is not annoying. If you’ve installed …

Microsoft Edge can now generate strong and unique passwords for you

New Microsoft Edge based on Chromium, not only alerts when it finds compromised passwords it can now also suggest strong, unique passwords for online accounts. If you select them, Edge saves and autofill the username and password next time when you visit the website. The password generation feature is now available for Microsoft Edge in …

Microsoft Edge 87 lets you view PDF Table of Contents and create InPrivate mode desktop shortcut

Microsoft Edge Canary and dev versions have received support for Table of Contents for PDFs and Edge v87, now allows users to create a desktop shortcut for InPrivate mode. Microsoft has a hectic task in hand when it launched the new Microsoft Edge browser based on Chromium because of high expectations from users to bring …

Chrome tests a new User Interface for Global Media Controls

Google Chrome lets you manage audio/video playing the browser right from the toolbar through Global Media Controls UI or also known as, media hub. Currently, Google is redesigning the feature UI to make it look more modern. Global Media Controls shows music playing in Chrome along with album thumbnail, playback, and Picture in Picture controls. …