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At least once per month since the year began, news arrives of a Microsoft update either causing bugs or breaking a critical feature in Windows 10. Tap or click here to see what the last faulty update ruined. But now, Microsoft’s updates are buggy enough that they’re not just breaking Windows features, they’re messing up other programs, too! Chromium, the engine that powers the web’s most popular browsers, suffers a major security flaw when the latest Windows update is installed....

1. Brave Brave is a free and open-source internet browser based on Chromium, and slowly, it is gaining popularity for its speed and privacy. Compared to Google Chrome, which is also based on Chromium, Brave offers less a cluttered experience with enhanced privacy-focused features and less power resource consumption. The browser is available across all major computer platforms: Linux, Mac, and Windows. On Linux From your desktop, right-click on the Brave shortcut and click Properties....

Alongside the Redmi Y2, Xiaomi also unveiled the global version of MIUI 10. The update focuses on four key aspects: speed, design, sounds, and portrait mode. Xiaomi introduced a bunch of speed improvements and optimizations with MIUI 9, and with MIUI 10, it has further managed to reduce app loading times by 10 percent. It might seem like a small difference but MIUI 9 was already known for its quick app loading times....

As smartphone companies like Google and Apple try to put a bigger focus on health and fitness, of course it makes sense that Google would try to incorporate artificial intelligence into that effort. According to a report this week from Android Police, Google is working on a project known internally as “Project Wooden”. This may or may not be called Google Coach when it launches, but from the sounds of it this is a pretty big initiative on Google’s part to try and jump ahead in the health and fitness department, especially as it relates to smartwatches and wearables....

The court found Google imposed various contractual obligations, including a 30% commission fee, against developers without providing them with the opportunity to negotiate in good faith, according to a Bloomberg report. The decision comes after four years of litigation from France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, who raised lawsuits against Apple and Google as he found the tech giants were not playing fair with French developers and startups. Along with the €2 million fine, the Parisian court has reportedly ordered Google to amend seven clauses from contracts dated back to 2015 and 2016, including clauses that required developers to provide a 30% commissioner on revenues generated on apps downloaded from the Play Store....

Face detection is one of the best features Google Photos has to offer. I personally use this feature to search for photographs of my friends and family. Until now Google Photos face detection worked automatically. However, this is set to change with the latest Google Photos update which allows you to manually tag people. Google Photo’s face detection works very well, however some times it just misses out tagging pictures....

Google will likely unveil the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL in early October at its Made by Google event. The company itself has revealed a few key details about the handsets but a lot still remains unknown about them. Spoiling Google’s party, live images of the Pixel 4 XL have leaked giving us a clear look at its design. The live image leaks of the Pixel 4 XL show off its rear design in all its glory including the squarish camera hump....

When the Google Pixel Buds launched last year, the wireless headphones were only available in two countries: The United States and Canada. That is finally changing, as first noticed by Android Police. Beginning today, Google Pixel Buds are now available in three new areas: Australia, Germany, and in the United Kingdom. In Australia, the Pixel Buds will cost a customer $249 AUD, and in Germany the headphones cost €179. Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, to get a pair of Google’s Pixel Buds you’ll need to hand over £159....

By bringing the Pixel launcher to the marketplace, Google is surely aiming for more frequent updates. Although, it is quite bewildering how the company has even left out their own Nexus brand. Nevertheless, we expect it to be available for anyone in the near future like the Google Now launcher. If you can’t wait, you can go ahead and download the APK file which will, in fact, work on your phone....

Huawei’s online-only brand Honor today launched their latest handset in India today: the Honor 5c. The handset sits right below the Honor 5x in the company’s lineup, and its the first budget handset from the company to use its own Kirin 650 chipset that is based on the 16nm fabrication process. The octa-core chip features 4x high-power Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 2GHz and 4x low-power Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1....

From government agencies, airlines, hotels, retail chains and restaurants to unsecured databases, information theft is so commonplace nowadays that it’s no longer a question of “if” a company is going to get hit – it’s a question of “when.” This time it involves one of the most popular home improvement sites around called Houzz. Now, if you have a Houzz account and have used its services, you better read on and see how this latest breach can affect you....

In the past, organizations failed to access the right content at the right time due to legacy enterprise content management (ECM) systems and outdated manual processes. Most have since embarked on a digital transformation journey, digitizing content-centric processes — such as documents, emails, video, web, mobile, and social media — using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies. Additionally, organizations are moving from an on-premise IT infrastructure to the cloud, so content can be shared more efficiently....

Google also introduced lots of significant changes to the mobile operating system like the Gestures. The latest version of Android offers few gesture features like Gesture navigation, gestures to launch Google Assistant, and more. However, what if I tell you that you can add customized gesture controls to your Android? It is possible, but you need to use some third-party apps. Methods to Add Customized Gesture Controls To Your Android So, in this article, we have shared a detailed guide on how to add customized gesture controls to any Android....

Fixing Google Chrome Kill Java and upgrade Flash Java has gone notorious, in the last couple of months the reputation of this app which powers 3 billion devices across several platforms has tumbled. Not only it makes your system vulnerable to the zero exploits, but just its presence make your browsing experience lag. To remove Java from your Windows computer, go to the Control Panel -> Programs and Features / Uninstall a program and uninstall from your system....

Recently, Google has been spotted testing a new multi-functional screenshot tool like Microsoft Edge’s Web Capture tool for its Google Chrome desktop version. First, this feature was seen in policy 2020. After two years of delay, the company has finally made it available. Now You Can Access Your Google Translate History A couple of months ago, a warning was seen by users on Google Translate, which mentioned that the search history would “soon” be available on Google Translate for only those who logged into their Google account....

These malicious apps were using tricks to fool the users by asking for their personal information and steal money. It asks the users to log in via Facebook and enter the details. Three Photo Editing Apps Removed from Google Play Store A security researcher firm Kaspersky spotted the three apps that are now banned from Google Play Store. There are many web services and apps that use the “Login with Facebook” button to authenticate users and allow them to access the service without creating a username and password....

Google Glass received an update to Android’s KitKat version back in April of 2014, and most recently we heard about a brand new piece of hardware with 2GB of RAM right out of the box that would start shipping to new owners of the wearable. Today, though, Google has updated the software to bring a slight visual improvement to the table. For those who own Google Glass, software updates are just about as common as they are on stock Android devices, and generally they can either offer quite a bit in new stuff, or just trim the very surface of new content....

Instead, as long as the Android phone you’re switching to is running Android 12 or above, you’ll be able to transfer all of your personal data and information from your iPhone to your shiny new Android phone. More specifically, the app will move your free apps, contacts, photos, videos, call history, music, and messages from iPhone to Android. Apple and WhatsApp recently announced the two companies worked together on making it possible to transfer your WhatsApp account, complete with conversation history, using the Move to iOS app from Android to iPhone....

Although you may find Google Maps ideal as is, Google continuously tries to improve user experience with the addition of features and upgrades. Over the years, that’s included traffic alerts for delays, such as construction or car accidents, and displaying the posted speed limits. Tap or click to learn how to use Google Maps to make holiday travel easier. While those features are made to draw attention to what’s happening around you, there’s a new feature coming to iOS that does the opposite....

Lately, Google’s also planning to enhance the Pixel series with other devices, such as the Pixel series’ first smartwatch, the new smartphone Google Pixel 6a, and also entry into foldable smartphones have also been spotted. There is also rumored that Google is planning to launch high-end earbuds to make it compete with Apple’s AirPods Pro and Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Pro. Let’s explore its latest leaks forward. Google Pixel Buds Pro Presence & Launch Has Been Suggested According to the latest leaks shared by Jon Prosser in a Tweet, Google has scheduled Pixel Buds Pro variants to launch soon....