Yet another minor update to Mozilla Firefox is released today. Quickly after version 82.0.2, the company is rolling out version 82.0.3.
Intel GPU driver update brings significant performance improvements to Windows 10
Intel has released an update for its GPU drivers, available for Windows 10 version 1709 and above. The DCH driver version 27.20.100.8935 is notable for improvements made to performance and a number of other graphics enhancements that allow smoothly running many games.
Windows 10 hacked at Tianfu Cup Hackathon in China along with Ubuntu and Chrome
Participants in the Tianfu Cup 2020 managed to successfully hack several popular software, including Windows 10, Ubuntu, and the Chrome browser. The winner received $744,500 for taking the first place.
Disable Programmable Taskbar in Windows 10
How to Disable Programmable Taskbar in Windows 10
Windows 10 version 20H2 comes with a cleaner, more personalized, cloud-driven contents of the Taskbar. Microsoft evaluates the performance of individual default properties, monitoring diagnostic data and user feedback to assess an audience’s reception. If you have linked an Android phone to your Windows 10, you will get the Phone app pinned to the taskbar. If you are using the Xbox app, it will be automatically pinned for you.
GIMP 2.99.2 is the first GTK3-based release with Wayland support
The GIMP image editor app has reached a major milestone in its life cycle. GIMP 2.99.2, which is what will eventually become GIMP 3.0, is the first app version that is built using GTK3. The use of GTK3 has finally allowed to bring Wayland support to the app.
33% of Android devices soon won’t be able to recognize Let’s Encrypt certs
Let's Encrypt, a non-commercial certification authority controlled by the community and providing certificates free of charge to everyone, has announced the upcoming transition to generating signatures using only its own root certificate, without using a certificate cross-signed by the IdenTrust certification authority. The cross-signed certificate expires on September 1, 2021. This means that 33% of Android devices will stop recognizing Let's Encrypt certificates.
Microsoft begins upgrading Windows 10 version 1903 due to end of support
Microsoft will soon end support for Windows 10 version 1903, also known as 'May 2019 Update' and '19H1'. The OS will stop receiving security updates starting on December 8, 2020. So, Microsoft has started upgrading users of the OS to a newer release.
Edge is now able to redirect PWAs to installed Store apps
Microsoft is testing a new feature in the Canary version of the Edge browser. If the user has both PWA and the Store version of the same web app, the browser can automatically launch the Store app instead of the installed PWA.
Tab and History Sync now available to all Insiders in Microsoft Edge Canary
A bit earlier, Microsoft has enabled the open tab and browsing history sync options to a small select group of Insiders. But today, with release of Edge Canary 88.0.962.0, more insiders can give it a try and check the extended sync options in action.
Thunderbird 78.4.1 released with one new feature and several fixes
The team behind the Thunderbird email app has released version 78.4.1. This is a maintenance release with a number of important fixes. Also, there is a new minor feature that changes how Thunderbird works with an Address book entry with multiply email addresses.
