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November 1, 2022 by Vertical Axion
DuckDuckGo announced on October 18, 2022, that the beta version of its Mac desktop app is now available for all Mac users. DuckDuckGo is a browser that focuses on privacy. It has many new features designed to make web browsing …
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October 25, 2022 by Vertical Axion
On October 18, 2022, Firefox 106 Stable and Firefox 102.4 ESR were released to the public. New features A new Colorways theme, Firefox view, PDF editing, text recognition, and extraction on macOS are all included in the most recent Firefox …
October 10, 2022 by Vertical Axion
Engineers at Microsoft recently announced performance improvements for their Edge browser. A blog post that the company published recently explained how. A blog post from the company explained how: “Beginning with Microsoft Edge 102 on Windows, Microsoft Edge automatically compresses …
October 4, 2022 by Vertical Axion
The most recent version of Firefox, version 105, was made available for download on September 20, 2022. This version is a minor update that does not offer as many new features as previous versions. However, the most striking improvement in …
September 7, 2022 by Vertical Axion
If you haven’t heard of DuckDuckGo, it’s a tiny browser that only gets a fraction of the traffic that Google does. If we’re being honest, it gets only a fraction of the web traffic that Bing does. The search engine …
July 15, 2022 by Vertical Axion
It may seem as though Internet Explorer is the browser that will not die, but according to Microsoft, it is now a step closer to breathing its last virtual breath. Microsoft has struggled in the browser wars for the entire …
May 20, 2022 by Vertical Axion
Researchers at Bitdefender have discovered a new malware campaign. This one uses an attack method that has fallen out of favor in recent months, called the Exploit Kit. Exploit Kits used to be all the rage. Flash Player was a …
April 15, 2022 by Vertical Axion
One of the latest revelations to come from the Windows 11 development team is that Microsoft is working on streamlining the process of setting a default web browser for Windows 11 users. The new paradigm under development will allow the …
January 17, 2022 by Vertical Axion
A new threat has appeared on the horizon. Even if the name is not familiar to you this malware strain is bad news indeed. Called RedLine it is an information-stealing malware that specifically targets popular web browsers including Opera, Microsoft’s …
December 11, 2021 by Vertical Axion
It’s no real secret that Microsoft has never been a big fan of Chrome, FireFox, or any other web browser that it didn’t build. The company clearly hasn’t gotten over the fact that it lost the browser wars and lost …
November 19, 2021 by Vertical Axion
If you spend a lot of time browsing the Windows Store you may have noticed something unexpected. You can now download Mozilla’s Firefox browser from that source. Previously Mozilla was unable to upload its browser to the Windows Store because …
November 9, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Hackers have a new tool in their toolbox you should be aware of. Called SEO Poisoning or sometimes “search poisoning” the attack relies on Black Hat SEO techniques to optimize web content. Researchers from Menlo Security have spotted two separate …
October 30, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Internet ads are annoying. People tend to go to great lengths to avoid them if possible which is why ad blocking software and browser extensions are so popular. One of the more popular options is AllBlock which is a Chromium …
October 19, 2021 by Vertical Axion
With the release of Firefox 92 back in September Mozilla made a change that may well doom the browser. If you use Firefox you have probably already noticed it. When you start typing an address you will find sponsored Firefox …
July 27, 2021 by Vertical Axion
There’s good news for anyone who uses the Firefox web browser. Beginning with the release of Firefox 87 which was released in March of this year (2021) Mozilla has introduced a new SmartBlock feature. The new feature helps ensure that …
July 17, 2021 by Vertical Axion
In the world of internet browsers, most people only think of the Big Three: Chrome, Safari, and Microsoft Edge. Occasionally, Firefox gets an honorable mention, but there are a whole raft of smaller browsers out there if you’re looking for …
May 13, 2021 by Vertical Axion
If you’re a Microsoft Edge user, be aware. Beginning in July, with the release of Edge 92, the browser will automatically redirect users to a secure HTTPS connection any time they visit a website via the HTTP protocol. Microsoft is …
April 21, 2021 by Vertical Axion
At long last, Microsoft has a web browser that the market seems to like. Their new Chromium-based Edge browser has enjoyed rampant growth over the past twelve months, seeing its market share increase by 1300 percent for the year. It …
March 31, 2021 by Vertical Axion
If you rely on TCP port 554, you’ll probably want to do a bit of reconfiguration. Last year, security researchers discovered a new version of the NAT Slipstream vulnerability that allowed hackers to deploy malicious scripts in order to bypass …
January 28, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Google is unquestionably the dominant search engine on the web, but how secure is their position? If recent trends are any indication, they’re in no immediate danger. However, it’s clear that pressures are mounting on the search giant, and some …
September 25, 2020 by Vertical Axion
Do you use Microsoft Edge? Unfortunately, Microsoft doesn’t care whether you do or not, they’re force-installing the browser on Windows 10 systems as part of their updates. Ostensibly, this is because the company is retiring their older versions of Edge …
September 1, 2020 by Vertical Axion
Recently, Microsoft made an announcement that may have a profound impact on your business if you’re still using Internet Explorer or the legacy version of Microsoft Edge. The Redmond giant published the dates when Microsoft 365 and Windows 10 will …
August 20, 2020 by Vertical Axion
Cookies have been part of the internet experience since the early days of the web’s history. Advertisers commonly use them to track users. Many users don’t appreciate being tracked, and have made this known to the companies that make the …
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