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Avast Free Antivirus 2015 Beta available with Home Network Security and Smart Scan Features

August 1, 2014 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

First beta for Avast 2015 products has been released and available for download. Avast Free Antivirus 2015 Beta is available with Home Network Security, Smart Scan and HTTPS scanning features. Interface not changed much (check its screenshot below), it stayed […]

Posted in: News, Security
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Opera 25 Developer Update Enables the Bookmark Manager

August 1, 2014 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment

Test the new Bookmark manager and bookmarking in Opera. The Opera desktop team has been working on a new bookmark manager -which is behind Bookmarks flag and not enabled by default- for a while now, today Opera 25 developer update […]

Posted in: News, Opera
Google Chrome

Chrome beta offers User Menu to Switch Users, Access Incognito and enter Guest Mode

August 1, 2014 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Google Chrome 38 beta available for Windows, Mac and Linux with Guest mode feature and user switching option. Chrome beta makes things simpler for users, who share their computer with others with the new ‘User menu’. You can notice this […]

Posted in: Google Chrome, News
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Opera Developer renamed to Opera developer

August 1, 2014 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Last update for Opera Developer has enabled bookmark manager, Opera has released an update for Developer stream today by changing its name from Opera Developer to Opera developer. Another name change is coming, any guesses? Opera Next could be Opera […]

Posted in: News, Opera
Freeware

Panda Cloud Antivirus now available as Panda Free Antivirus with XMT Engine

August 1, 2014 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Panda Cloud Antivirus gets a new name. Panda Security has released their consumer products for 2015, Panda Global Protection 2015, Panda Internet Security 2015, Panda Antivirus Pro 2015, Panda Mobile Security 2.0 and Panda Gold Protection. And no Panda Cloud […]

Posted in: Freeware, News, Security
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ESET Releases betas for Smart Security 8 and Nod32 Antivirus 8

August 1, 2014 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

ESET has released betas for ESET Smart Security 8 and ESET Nod32 Antivirus 8 and available to download for testing. This version’s Exploit Blocker now protects users from zer0-day Java exploits and the Firewall in Smart Security, offers Botnet Protection […]

Posted in: News, Security
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Google makes Unsubscribing feature official in Gmail

August 1, 2014 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Finding unsubscribe option for messages in Gmail is now easier than before. No more searching through the content of the message for ‘unsubscribe‘ link in Gmail? You’ll now find it on top next to the sender’s address. This can be […]

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IObit Uninstaller 4 lets you remove Windows 8 Apps

August 1, 2014 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

First beta for IObit uninstaller 4 has been released and available to download for testing. When you run this version in Windows 8, you can see, apart from ‘Programs’ and ‘Toolbars & Plugins’ tabs, you can see new ‘Win8 Apps’ […]

Posted in: Freeware, News
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Lavasoft releases Web Companion Beta for Ad-Aware

August 1, 2014 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Ad-Aware to go toolbar-free, Lavasoft has launched the beta version of Web Companion application, which to replace that. Lavasoft to say goodbye to its Ad-Aware Security Toolbar  and it has newly launched Web Companion application for Windows, which is currently […]

Posted in: News, Security
Firefox

Mozilla Speeds Up location Bar Searches in Firefox 33

August 1, 2014 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Firefox 33 offers an improved search experience through the location bar. Unlike to Chrome’s omnibox, Firefox has an address bar and search bar. When you search for a single word or number in the location bar, Firefox first looks up […]

Posted in: Firefox, News
Firefox
Firefox New Tab page Enhanced tiles

Mozilla tests Enhanced Tiles for the New Tab Page in Firefox 34

July 28, 2014 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Firefox New Tab page Enhanced tiles

In the latest Firefox 34 Nightly, when you open the New Tab Page you can notice a gear icon on top-right side corner, which … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, News
Freeware
Notepad now with Google Drive support

Notepad++ 6.6.8 adds Google Drive Support for Settings

July 28, 2014 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Notepad now with Google Drive support

Till now Notepad++ lets you access its settings on Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrive, yesterday released Notepad++ 6.6.8 version update has added support for

Posted in: Freeware, News
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