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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.

Firefox
Firefox 55 flags non webextension add ons with legacy

Firefox 55 flags Non-WebExtension Add-ons as Legacy

May 2, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Firefox 55 flags non webextension add ons with legacy

From Firefox 57 onwards, Firefox browser won’t load any type of legacy add-ons. Latest Firefox 55 Nightly started showing the non-WebExtension add-ons with a legacy badge … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, News
News
BSNL broadband new reduced top up charges

BSNL Slashes Broadband Top Up Charges

May 1, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
BSNL broadband new reduced top up charges

Good news for those who restore higher speed for their BSNL Broadband using TOP Ups whenever needed or after FUP, the state-owned telecom company has revised the data … [Read more…]

Posted in: News
News
Vivaldi 1.10 docked developer tools

Vivaldi 1.10 docks Developer Tools to main window

April 28, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Vivaldi 1.10 docked developer tools

After Vivaldi 1.9 release with Ecosia search engine, Vivaldi team has released first snapshot of Vivaldi 1.10 for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms and the most … [Read more…]

Posted in: News, Vivaldi
Firefox
Firefox Photon UI Nightly

How to enable Firefox’s new Photon UI in Nightly?

April 28, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Firefox Photon UI Nightly

After Australis, Firefox is going to get another UI overhaul. Mozilla is working on a new UI for Firefox browser, called Photon, likely to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, How to, News, Tips and Tricks
Freeware
NET Version Detector

.NET Version Detector adds support for .NET 4.7

April 28, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
NET Version Detector

Do know recently released Windows 10 Creators Update comes pre-installed with .NET framework 4.7, Microsoft will announce when .NET 4.7 will be available for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware, News
News
Vivaldi 1.9 with Ecosia search engine

Vivaldi 1.9 Released, Adds Tree-Planting Search Engine Ecosia

April 27, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu 2 Comments
Vivaldi 1.9 with Ecosia search engine

Vivaldi 1.9 stable version based on Chromium 58 is out for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms, and available with inclusion of a new Search … [Read more…]

Posted in: News, Vivaldi
Firefox
Firefox Activity Stream with Pockets Trending Stories integration

Mozilla integrates Pocket into Firefox Activity Stream

April 27, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Firefox Activity Stream with Pockets Trending Stories integration

Activity Stream, currently available as a test pilot experiment, replaces new tab page and displays thumbnails for top sites and Highlights – these are … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, News
Firefox
Firefox Nightly release notes

Mozilla offers Release Notes for Firefox Nightly

April 25, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Firefox Nightly release notes

No one expected this. Mozilla already informing Nightly features through a twitter handle and with a blog post they post for every two weeks. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, News
Freeware
Enable KeyScrambler anti keystroke profiling

KeyScrambler now protects against Keystroke Profiling

April 25, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Enable KeyScrambler anti keystroke profiling

The anti-keylogging software, KeyScrambler, has received an update recently, KeyScrambler 3.11 has been released. The update has not only added support for Windows 10 Creators … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware, News, Security
Firefox
Firefox 55 Nightly sidebar on right side

Firefox 55 : Sidebar Moved to right side

April 24, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Firefox 55 Nightly sidebar on right side

The sidebar button which you can add to Firefox toolbar or menu from customize dialog allows to quickly access Bookmarks, History and social features … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, News
Firefox
Firefox 55 Nightly Lazy Session Restore

Firefox Nightly Gets Lazy Session Restore Feature

April 22, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Firefox 55 Nightly Lazy Session Restore

Firefox Session Restoration – which loads tabs and windows from previous session – time has significantly improved by volunteer contributor Kevin Jones and the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, News
News
Google Talk will be replaced with Hangouts message

Google Talk will be replaced with Hangouts on June 26, 2017

April 21, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Google Talk will be replaced with Hangouts message

Google Talk in Gmail sidebar soon will be replaced with Hangouts. Gmail has started alerting Talk users to switch to Hangouts with a message : … [Read more…]

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