Category: Applications

Google testing larger cache in Chrome to improve performance

Google testing larger cache in Chrome to improve performance

Google is testing whether increasing the cache in Chrome can mitigate performance losses from a previous update. The company had decided to separate the cache for different websites for security reasons. Until version 85 of Chrome, Google used a single pool to store all browser cache. The browse... Read more

date3 years ago
Microsoft bringing personal feeds to new Edge tabs

Microsoft bringing personal feeds to new Edge tabs

A screenshot has been leaked of the new tab page in future versions of Microsoft Edge. The tabs have a more personal look with information about emails and the weather. The screenshots were shared on Twitter by user Alumia. The new tab page shows an overview of frequently visited websites, upcom... Read more

date3 years ago
Windows 10X to support Modern Standby

Windows 10X to support Modern Standby

Windows 10X will have a standby mode where basic programs keep running, and the computer can quickly resume working. This is similar to the locking feature that smartphones use by default. Modern Standby was already available on Windows 10 for some time, but a support document from Microsoft con... Read more

date3 years ago
Microsoft Power BI announced new Datasets Hub

Microsoft Power BI announced new Datasets Hub

On Monday, Microsoft announced a new Datasets hub in the Power BI personal app and Power BI service in Teams. The addition will allow users to find, explore and use datasets in their respective organizations. The datasets hub can be used in scenarios like: For users to see dataset usage metrics,... Read more

date3 years ago
Microsoft Teams is getting a new “History menu” in February

Microsoft Teams is getting a new “History menu” in February

This latest feature aims to make life easier for Teams users. Tracking online meetings, video conferencing and other events in Microsoft 365 is about to get easier, thanks to a new "History menu" feature in Microsoft Teams. The Microsoft 365 Roadmap entry indicates that the feature will launc... Read more

date3 years ago
Parallels makes Windows 10 possible on Apple’s M1 chip

Parallels makes Windows 10 possible on Apple’s M1 chip

Parallels Technical Preview program is experimenting with running Microsoft OS on Apple Silicon. Parallels, a virtualization software company, has announced that it is now possible to run the Windows 10 ARM operating system on Mac computers with Apple’s M1 chip. This is achieved through the la... Read more

date3 years ago
Facebook and Google agreed to cooperate in antitrust lawsuits

Facebook and Google agreed to cooperate in antitrust lawsuits

Google and Facebook have made agreements to help each other in the event of an antitrust lawsuit. The companies were aware that their practices in the online advertising market could trigger such a court case. US attorneys accuse Google and Facebook of entering a partnership on online advertisin... Read more

date3 years ago
Microsoft has fixed the Windows 10 update that caused boot failures

Microsoft has fixed the Windows 10 update that caused boot failures

A faulty update was wreaking havoc with the boot process and also damaged files. Microsoft has apparently fixed some buggy Windows 10 updates that they rolled out over the past month. These updates contained a defective version of chkdsk that damaged the file system on some PCs and made Windows ... Read more

date3 years ago
Watchdog: EU laws for regulating tech giants have problems

Watchdog: EU laws for regulating tech giants have problems

The European Commission's Regulatory Scrutiny Board has approved the EU's proposed rules to limit tech giants' power. Nevertheless, the watchdog has highlighted a couple of shortcomings. According to the Board, the proposal should better justify the identification and selection of core platform ... Read more

date3 years ago
Updating to macOS Big Sur 11.1 causes problems

Updating to macOS Big Sur 11.1 causes problems

Several users and administrators who want to upgrade Apple computers to macOS Big Sur 11.1 have encountered problems. It appears to be a simple bug in Mobile Device Management. Users briefly receive a notification that an update to version 11.1 is ready. Unfortunately, this message disappears qu... Read more

date3 years ago
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