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The latest technology news from Techdows: browser releases, Windows updates, new software versions, and notable changes across the tools you use every day. We focus on practical, verified updates that genuinely affect how you use your PC, without the hype.

News

Avast 19.1 is out in 2019 to bring new Settings, Speed and improvements

January 5, 2019 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment

Avast 19.1 released on January 04 ,2019 is first full 64bit Avast version, comes with a new installer and redesigned settings with search function included,

Posted in: News, Security
Google Chrome
Chrome tab hover cards

Google tests Tab Hover Cards in Chrome 73 to replace tooltips on tabs with cards

January 4, 2019 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Chrome tab hover cards

New Tab Hover Cards flag in Chrome will replace tooltips on tabs with cards that show page title and domain information when you hover over a tab.

Posted in: Google Chrome, News
Firefox
Firefox Mozilla PKIX error mitm detected

Firefox 66 to show ‘Mozilla_PKIX_ERROR_ MITM_Detected’ when AV interferes with SSL connections

January 3, 2019 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Firefox Mozilla PKIX error mitm detected

Starting with Firefox 65, Firefox browser will show this new error page “Mozilla _PKIX_MITM_Detected’ to users when antivirus scans https websites

Posted in: Firefox, News
Google Chrome
Chrome with dark mode enabled on Windows

You can now enable dark mode for Chrome on Windows, here is how

January 3, 2019 by Venkat Eswarlu 2 Comments
Chrome with dark mode enabled on Windows

It’s now possible to force dark mode on Google Chrome for Windows, here is how.

Posted in: Google Chrome, News
News
Windows 10 1803 to 1809 upgrade disables built in adminsitrator account

Windows 10 1803 to 1809 Upgrade disables built-in Administrator Account

January 2, 2019 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Windows 10 1803 to 1809 upgrade disables built in adminsitrator account

Upgrading from Windows 10 version 1803 to 1809 currently disabling built-in administrator account, Microsoft is working to release hotfix in January 2019.

Posted in: News
Google Chrome
Google Chrome on Windows 10 to get dark theme support

Google Chrome on Windows 10 to get dark mode Support

December 31, 2018 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Google Chrome on Windows 10 to get dark theme support

Google Chrome to get dark mode support on Windows 10, Chrome developer acknowledges work is in Progress.

Posted in: Google Chrome, News
Firefox
Firefox reportedly showing ads on New Tab Page under Snippets Area

Mozilla Partners with Booking.com to Show ads on Firefox New Tab Page

December 31, 2018 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Firefox reportedly showing ads on New Tab Page under Snippets Area

Reportedly Firefox has used snippets section in New Tab Page to deliver ads to the user to book a hotel using Booking.com which triggered some debate on social sites.

Posted in: Firefox, News
Firefox
Find tabs

Firefox 66 adds ‘search tabs’ option to All Tabs Menu

December 26, 2018 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Find tabs

Mozilla has made the tab searching feature discoverable in Firefox 66 by adding search tabs option to All Tabs Menu.

Posted in: Firefox, News
News

Windows 10 1903: Disk Cleanup now shows warning for Downloads Folder

December 20, 2018 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Disk Cleanup tool in upcoming Windows 10 version 1903 will show a warning to the user there are files in the Downloads folder

Posted in: News
Google Chrome
Chrome Picture in Picture back to tab button

Chrome Picture-in-Picture Mode gets Back to Video tab button

December 19, 2018 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Chrome Picture in Picture back to tab button

Picture-in-Picture feature in Chrome 73 to receive back to tab button to let user return to the main video tab from Picture in Picture Window

Posted in: Google Chrome, How to, News
News
Vivaldi 2.3 exit confirmation dialog

Vivaldi 2.3: Exit Confirmation dialog, Save WebPage as MHTML

December 18, 2018 by Venkat Eswarlu 5 Comments
Vivaldi 2.3 exit confirmation dialog

First snapshot of Vivaldi 2.3 released on December 17, 2018, shows confirmation dialog when exiting browser, allows to save webpages as MHTML files,

Posted in: News, Vivaldi
News

Microsoft announces custom tags for OneNote App in Windows 10 and Mac

December 18, 2018 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

The most requested custom tags for OneNote App in Windows 10 and Mac, has been announced by Microsoft and will be available in January 2019 to users.

Posted in: News
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