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 Dev 79 Update adds more customization options to the New Tab Page

The most awaited new features with more new tab page customization options have been brought by Microsoft to Edge dev with version 79.0.287.2 and is available via update and for manual download from Microsoft Edge insider homepage. Chromium-based Edge in dev version has got the most requested media autoplay blocking and brings a more customizable …

How to Get rid of annoying News Content on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge Chromium for Good

We’ve recently reported Microsoft offered News feed disable option on the New Tab Page to some users in Edge Canary, it’s now available for everyone in the latest Microsoft Edge Canary 79 build. If the News content on NTP in Edge browser is annoying you, you can now remove it, here is how. Edge Canary […]

Microsoft releases Lake Baikal theme for Windows 10

After the recent Japanese landscape, and Mountain’s Glow themes, Microsoft published a new wallpaper pack – “Lake Baikal” – containing 15 images on the Store and is available to download for Windows 10. The theme description says Baikal lake that lies in the southern Siberia, Russia is the largest and deepest freshwater lake in the […]

Google Chrome to unload heavy ads that use most of the system resources

Google Chrome with ad filter built-in automatically blocks ads on sites that violate Better Ad Standards, now Google is ready to implement a solution in Chrome which unloads ads that consume device’s precious resources. The browser will unload “ad iframes that use an egregious amount of CPU or network bandwidth.” After seeing Firefox and Chromium …