YouTube tests song search by humming feature on Android devices

Via: https://bit.ly/45lVh0W

Windows 95 is 28 years old today

Microsoft released Windows 95 on August 24, 1995, with many improvements and innovations that marked a significant milestone in the world of personal computing. It introduced the Start menu, taskbar, and iconic "Start" button that became synonymous with the Windows operating system. With its user-friendly interface and multitasking capabilities, Windows 95 revolutionized the way people interacted with computers.

How ubiquitous keyboard software puts hundreds of millions of Chinese users at risk.

Chinese users often download third-party keyboard apps onto their devices, but a recent report by Citizen Lab found that Sogou, a popular Chinese app, had a security flaw.
The app could intercept and decrypt user input, leaving encrypted communications vulnerable to government surveillance.

Via: MIT Tecnology Review

Microsoft is removing several tools from its Microsoft Edge browser to improve the user experience and simplify the browser.

Starting with Microsoft Edge 117, which Microsoft plans to release in September 2023, users will no longer have access to the Math Solver, Picture Dictionary, Citations, Grammar Tools and Kids Mode.

Via: ghacks

These torrent sites got a huge traffic boost from the demise of RARBG

source: torrentfreak

A github list of alternative open source front-ends for popular internet platforms (e.g. YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, etc.)

Source: GitHub: alternative-front-ends

Turns out switching in and out of full screen mode (F11) noticeably improves load times.

#windows #tips

Via: https://bit.ly/3EBv1UI

Microsoft Edge 117 Stable released, supports restoring recently deleted bookmarks

#microsoft #windows #edge #browser

Via: askvg

YouTube has started to artificially slow down video load times for Firefox users using the following piece of code:

setTimeout(function() { c(); a.resolve(1) }, 5E3);
5E3 being 5000ms, or simply put 5 seconds.

To resolve this problem, try adding this to your ublock rules:

www.youtube.com##+js(nano-stb, resolve(1), *, 0.001)

source: https://bit.ly/3MVQmg8

Microsoft pre-releases 'Windows App', an application that allows you to remotely use Windows devices and applications from iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Windows PC.

source: https://bit.ly/47PCzQs

Firefox for Android is getting 400 new browser add-ons.

Mozilla plans to launch over 400 Firefox extensions compatible with Android on 14 December, extending the library of desktop extensions to Android and giving users more options.

#android #browser #tools

source: Mozilla Add-ons Community Blog