With Firefox 87, Mozilla is making the next privacy enhancement to its browser. From now on, the Referrer value will be shortened by default and gives less information about where the visitor to a website comes from.
Your Phone app gets a connection status indicator
After adding lots of new major features to the Your Phone app in Windows 10, Microsoft switched its focus on little things that improve the user experience. Not long ago, Your Phone received controls for quick settings, such as do not disturb mode, silent mode, music, and Bluetooth. Now, there is a new connection status indicator that shows whether your phone is connected to the app or not.
Compat2021 is a joint initiative by Google and Microsoft to improve the Internet
Microsoft joins forces with Google, Igalia, and the web community in committing resources to a cross-browser effort called #Compat2021. The goal of this movement is to improve compatibility for different web browsers. The companies will work on improvements in five major areas.
Microsoft is looking to acquire Discord for $10 billion
Unsuccessful attempts to buy TikTok and Pinterest did not discourage Microsoft, which is one of the world's most valuable companies, from looking for another promising acquisition. Recently, Microsoft bought ZeniMax Media, the parent company of famous game publishers, such as Bethesda Softworks, Arkane Studios, and Machine Games. Now, Bloomberg reports that the software giant wants to buy a popular gaming chat service, Discord.
Remove Open in Windows Terminal Context Menu in Windows 10
How to Remove Open in Windows Terminal Context Menu in Windows 10.
When you have Windows Terminal installed, it add the Open in Windows Terminal entry to the right-click menu of folders in File Explorer. If you are not happy to have it, here's how to get rid of that item.
The list of DNS over HTTPS providers is back in Microsoft Edge
With the release of Edge 86, Microsoft introduced DNS over HTTPS support (DoH) in the stable channel. It makes the browser resolve DNS queries over the encrypted HTTPS protocol. It has several advantages: DNS over HTTPS improves privacy, prevents man-in-the-middle attacks, and improves performance. Also, using DoH allows bypass censorship and connection filtering by DNS.
Site Isolation is coming soon with Firefox 88 Beta
After successfully shipping the Electrolysis multi-process architecture Firefox 48, Mozilla continued working on improving its implementation. Now, the developers are getting ready to ship its next iteration known as Fission or Site Isolation.
How to Enable or Disable Side Panel in Google Chrome
Here's how to enable or disable Side Panel in Google Chrome. It is another improvement made to the browser. The new feature extends the recently introduced Reading List feature that will now appear in a sidebar on the right of the browser's window, along with bookmarks.
Microsoft continues fixing printing mess in latest cumulative updates
The recent cumulative updates that Windows 10 received this month, caused disturbance among users with Type 3 printing drivers. Any attempts to print a document on an unpatched system cause BSOD with the APC_INDEX_MISMATCH error code. Microsoft was quick to acknowledge the problem. The company offered a temporary workaround and, after a few days, released two out-of-band patches to address the issue.
Microsoft Edge gets a built-in dictionary for PDF Reader
The Define command in Microsoft Edge has received a few updates in the latest Canary version. Finally, it properly displays a word definition, and its UI is now more polished.
