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Google Chrome
Google Search for this image Chrome

Chrome 30 Enters Beta Channel, Brings ‘Search by Image’ Feature to the Browser

August 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Google Search for this image Chrome

‘Google Search by Image’ Feature now available in Chrome by default if you’re using Google as default Search Engine in the browser. Google Chrome 30 has entered beta channel and this release has made their own extension, Google Search by […]

Posted in: Google Chrome, News
Google Chrome

Google Adds “Search By Image” Feature to Chrome’s Context Menu

August 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

If you’ve installed and using Google Search By Image extension in Chrome, you no longer need that extension in future because Chrome to natively get ‘Google Search by Image’ feature. Google is integrating useful features that are made available by […]

Posted in: Google Chrome, News
Google Chrome
Google Chrome New Tab Page with Search box at the center

Chrome’s New Tab Page with (Google) Search Box is awful and Redundant

August 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Google Chrome New Tab Page with Search box at the center

Google is planning to make their experimental New Tab Page available for a small set of users, on Chrome stable channel. Even though Google Chrome’s New Tab Page with Search Box is not available to users on all channels by […]

Posted in: Google Chrome, News
Internet Explorer

IE11 for Windows 7 is Coming, Developer Preview now Available

July 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

First developer Preview of IE11 for Windows 7 has been released and is available for download, you must be using Windows 7 SP1 to install this preview. If you felt, Internet Explorer 11 might not be available for Windows 7

Posted in: Internet Explorer, News
News
Adblock Plus Redesigned First Run page

Adblock Plus Now with New Features, Lets you Block Malware Sites and Disable Ad Tracking

July 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Adblock Plus Redesigned First Run page

Adblock Plus extension trying to go beyond blocking ads by offering users more options on its first run page and on its home page like disabling tracking, malware domains and social media buttons. There is lot of controversy recently over […]

Posted in: News
News
Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft Releases Security Essentials 4.3.216.0 Final

July 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft has released new version 4.3.216.0 for its anti-malware, Microsoft Security Essentials and is available for download. Few days back, Microsoft has made public beta of MSE 4.3 available for testing, now it is out of beta and available for

Posted in: News, Security
Freeware
IObit Advanced SystemCare 7 Beta 1

IObit Advanced SystemCare 7 Beta Now Available for Download

July 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
IObit Advanced SystemCare 7 Beta 1

First beta for next version, 7 of IObit’s flagship product “Advanced SystemCare” is available for download for testing purposes. ASC 7 beta has added Skip UAC, AutoClean (feature for Free edition), Driver Booster and Program Deactivator. ASC functions like Registry

Posted in: Freeware, News
Freeware
Opera Next

Opera Next 16 Based on Chromium 29 Now Available for Windows and Mac

July 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Opera Next

Chrome 29 Beta has been released recently and Opera has released its first Next build based on Chromium 29 . Opera Next 16 has brought jump-lists support on Windows 7/8  and experimental features Opera: flags which you already familiar in

Posted in: Freeware, News
Freeware

Bitdefender Releases Safepay as Standalone Desktop App, Makes Wi-Fi HotSpot Protection as Premium Feature

July 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment

Security vendor Bitdefender has released free version of Safepay, integral part of its Internet Security Suit 2014 as standalone Desktop app for Windows and is available for download. If you ask what’s the catch in this for Bitdefender? all much

Posted in: Freeware, News, Security
News
Pinterest Personalization setting

Pinterest Site Now Tracks You by Default, Here is How to Opt-Out

July 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Pinterest Personalization setting

Pinterest has announced they’ll track you through cookies to suggest boards and pins, you can opt-out of this easily. Like many other sites, to bring personalized experience to their users Pinterest to suggest pins and boards on their site based […]

Posted in: News, Tips and Tricks
News

Chromium Based Opera is getting Bookmarks back, Opera 16 Coming Soon to Next Channel

July 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Opera To bring bookmarks back to Its Chromium based browser after criticism from users as they not felt Stash and speed dials as bookmarking replacements in Opera 15. Here is good news for anguished Opera fans over the non-existent Bookmarks

Posted in: News, Opera
Freeware

Revo Uninstaller 1.9.5 Adds Windows 8 Support

July 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Though Revo Uninstaller has worked on Windows 8 from Developer Preview version till the  current final one, official wording has to come from VS Revo group, and it has arrived now. Revo Uninstaller 1.9.5 Freeware version has been released with

Posted in: Freeware, News
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