Tag: Software
Sonos updates its privacy policy and seemingly hints they’ll begin selling user data
Audio brand Sonos is ruffling the feathers of its user base again after it was discovered the company had made an important update to its private policy. As pointed out by YouTuber and repair technician Louis Rossman, the change affects the “How We May Share Personal Information” section. The old…
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Windows 10’s Beta channel is now officially live to bring in new features for testing – but don’t get excited yet
Microsoft recently announced that it’s resurrecting the Beta channel for Windows 10 in order to test new features – which means, yes, the OS is officially being actively worked on – and the very first preview build has arrived in this channel. The not-so-exciting news is that build 19045 (aka…
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Apple to empower privacy on iOS 18 by letting users choose who can have access to their contacts
iOS 18 is slated to launch later this year, and many people are looking forward to all of the app upgrades and redesigns. However, one of the areas we feel has been overshadowed by all the shiny new features is the series of security updates the system is set to…
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YouTube could soon make it impossible to use ad blockers on its videos – here’s how
YouTube’s crusade against ad blockers has seen the platform try out multiple strategies, from auto-skipping entire videos to crippling third-party apps. Now they’re trying something new, though. The company is now experimenting with what could be its most insidious tactic yet – server-side ad injection. This news comes from the…
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Apple Passwords app works with Chrome and Edge – and that could tempt Lastpass fans to switch
Alongside a roar of applause for the Calculator app for iPad at Apple’s WWDC 2024 keynote, the crowd seemed pretty happy with the debut of Passwords as well. It’s an aptly named app that takes the popular password manager feature of iCloud Keychain and gives it a home outside of…
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Still using classic Outlook? You can get Copilot features without migrating to the ‘new’ Outlook version
You may remember that Microsoft introduced a new Outlook app for Windows 11 (and Windows 10) at the end of last year, though plenty of users have stuck it out and held onto the ‘classic’ Outlook email app. If you aren’t willing to move over to the new app but…
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