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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.

Freeware
Kaspersky Cleaner

First Look at Kaspersky PC Cleaner Freeware

February 22, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Kaspersky Cleaner

Kaspersky, a company good at making security products has released a free PC Cleaning tool— Kasperksy Cleaner— in beta and is available to download. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware, News, Security
Firefox
add-ons.mozilla.org new look

Preview Mozilla add-ons Site’s New Design in Firefox Right Now

February 18, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
add-ons.mozilla.org new look

adons.Mozilla.org, which we simply call as AMO — that hosts add-ons for Firefox, Thunderbird –has got a visual refresh. Mozilla to launch this new … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, News
News
Opera 37 logo

Opera 37 drops Windows XP and Vista Support

February 17, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Opera 37 logo

Initial Opera 37 developer release is here for Windows, Mac and Linux, and is available to download. Opera says on its blog they’re readying … [Read more…]

Posted in: News, Opera
News
Opera 12.18

Opera 12 last Update, Opera 12.18 stable released

February 16, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Opera 12.18

Opera software has released a security update for Opera 12, Opera 12.18 is now available to download, if you’re using Opera 12, you’ll be … [Read more…]

Posted in: News, Opera
News

Microsoft introduces new Release Preview Ring for Windows 10 Insiders

February 11, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

If the reason for you to be not part of Windows Insider Program is the risk of installing unstable builds with bugs on your … [Read more…]

Posted in: News
Freeware
CCleaner 5.14

CCleaner 5.14 introduces a new Browser Plugins section to manage browser startup Items

January 26, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
CCleaner 5.14

Piriform has released CCleaner v5.14 and is available to download from its website. With this version, Piriform has separated all supported browsers –Internet Explorer, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware, News
News
Malwarebytes Anti Ransomware

Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta is now available to download

January 26, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Malwarebytes Anti Ransomware

Malwarebytes Corporation has released the first beta version of Malwarebytes Anti-ransomware and is available to download for testing. Malwarebytes Anti-ransomware uses advanced proactive technology … [Read more…]

Posted in: News, Security
News
Windows 10 an app default was reset notification

Windows 10 build 11102 resets App Defaults

January 24, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Windows 10 an app default was reset notification

Latest Windows 10 build 11102 rolled out to insiders in the fast ring is resetting app defaults, we’ve received a series of notifications from action … [Read more…]

Posted in: News
Firefox
Xpinstall signature required preference present in Firefox 44

Mozilla delays the Removal of Add-on Signing disable preference to Firefox 46

January 23, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Xpinstall signature required preference present in Firefox 44

xpinstall.signatures.required preference to stay in Fireofx 44  & 45, but will be removed from Firefox 46.As per the announcement made by Mozilla earlier, Firefox … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, News
Freeware
Foxit Reader 7.3

Foxit Reader 7.3: Open PDF files from Google Drive and OneDrive

January 23, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Foxit Reader 7.3

Foxit Software has released Foxit Reader 7.3 by adding support for OneDrive and Google Drive cloud services, this means, after adding either or both of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware, News
News
Video playing in YouTube from now on shows loop option when you right click on it

YouTube offers Loop Option for Videos on desktop browsers

January 22, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Video playing in YouTube from now on shows loop option when you right click on it

Finally, YouTube is now offering the loop option for its videos, users who need to repeat videos on YouTube, need to right click on video that … [Read more…]

Posted in: News
Google Chrome
Chrome Unknown Installer Error

Google Fixes Chrome Standalone Installer’s ‘Unknown Installer Error’

January 15, 2016 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Chrome Unknown Installer Error

Till now we’re familiar with the Chrome installation failed error that occurs when installer fails to start, that happens when you try to install … [Read more…]

Posted in: Google Chrome, News
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