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A corrective update for Firefox 73.0.1 has been released, which includes 5 fixes: The issue causing browser crashes on some Linux distributions while playing encrypted multimedia content has been resolved; An error that led to premature termination when exiting preview mode before printing has been fixed; Problems with connecting to the RBC Royal Bank site have been addressed; Crashes on Windows systems have been corrected that occurred when […]
Mozilla, the company behind the popular web browser Firefox, has been working on its own VPN service for quite some time. It has now announced the launch of the beta version of the Firefox Private Network VPN client, available by subscription to users of Android devices. The developers claim that unlike free alternatives, their VPN service does not log user traffic and does not keep a history of visited […]
Google continues to enhance the Android user experience with mobile games. According to reports from various sources, soon Android device owners will be able to launch games without waiting for them to fully load. Despite the continually growing popularity of Android games, quality applications in this category often take up considerable space. This means users have to wait for a while before they can start interacting […]
Microsoft has published an updated list of plans for the development of the Edge browser. The creation of a version for Linux is no longer just mentioned by Microsoft developers at conferences, but has been confirmed as a planned feature that has undergone discussion and review. The timeline for implementation has not yet been determined. Plans also include support for synchronization of extensions and history across devices, the ability to navigate through PDF file contents, and a mode […]
After nearly a year of development, Intel has released the network configurator ConnMan 1.38. The package is characterized by low system resource consumption and flexible means for extending functionality through plugins, making ConnMan suitable for embedded systems. The project was originally founded by Intel and Nokia during the development of the MeeGo platform, and later the ConnMan-based network configuration system was […]
In Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers, to copy a password you need to click on the eye icon, and then you can view or copy the characters. Although this is a fairly obvious solution, it has its drawbacks. Specifically, someone could easily glance at the password, making it pointless. And now Google is working on adding […]
The release of Deno 0.33 is available, offering a Node.js-like platform for running applications written in JavaScript and TypeScript in isolation, which can be used to execute applications without being tied to a browser, for example, to create server-side handlers. Deno uses the V8 JavaScript engine, which is also used in Node.js and Chromium-based browsers. The project's code […]
The release of the lightweight MX Linux 19.1 distribution has taken place, created as a result of the collaboration of communities formed around the antiX and MEPIS projects. The release is based on Debian's package base with improvements from the antiX project and numerous custom applications that facilitate the configuration and installation of software. The default desktop offered is Xfce. Both 32-bit and 64-bit builds are available for download, totaling 1.4 GB […]
The GNU Shepherd 0.7 service manager (formerly dmd) is now available, developed by the maintainers of the GNU Guix System as a supporting dependency alternative to the SysV-init initialization system. The managing daemon and Shepherd utilities are written in Guile (one of the Scheme language implementations), which is also used to define the settings and startup parameters for services. Shepherd is already implemented in the GuixSD GNU/Linux distribution and […]
Microsoft has gradually shifted its focus away from the Cortana voice assistant in Windows 10. Nevertheless, the company intends to continue developing the concept of voice assistance. According to recent information, Microsoft is looking for engineers to work on the voice control feature for Windows 10X. The company has not shared details about the new development; it is only known that this […]
An experimental release of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 5.2 has occurred. Since the release of version 5.1, 22 bugs have been closed and 419 changes have been made. The most important changes include: Improved compatibility with Windows character encoding mapping tables. Files with encodings from the Microsoft Open Specification set have been utilized. Encodings not present in Windows have been removed. NLS file generation for tables has been implemented […]
The developer of the Waterfox web browser has announced the transfer of the project to System1, a company specializing in driving traffic to client sites. System1 will fund further work on the browser and will help transition Waterfox from a one-enthusiast project to a product developed by a team of developers aiming to serve as a full alternative to major browsers. The original author of Waterfox will continue to work on the project, but […]