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ZAO - Popular Chinese Alternative to FaceApp May be Dangerous

The Chinese application ZAO, which allows you to superimpose your face in a video or photo, breaks records of popularity. In an instant, it became the most popular downloadable program in the Chinese App Store and... a true deep-fake machine.

hardware & software

Konrad Serafinski

September 3, 2019

ZAO - Popular Chinese Alternative to FaceApp May be Dangerous

Highly-popular Android App Contained Dangerous Virus

CamScanner - Phone PDF Creator app has been containing a dangerous virus that installs other harmful files on your phone. The effects of atheTrojan can be very serious. The program has already been removed from Google Play Store, but in the past, it was very popular - it was downloaded over 100 million times.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

August 29, 2019

Highly-popular Android App Contained Dangerous Virus

Open Beta-tests of Chromium-based Microsoft Edge Have Started

Tests of the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge began in April this year, but only now did it enter official open beta-tests, and can be downloaded from the developer's website.

hardware & software

Barth Faryna

August 22, 2019

Open Beta-tests of Chromium-based Microsoft Edge Have Started

Discord Go Live Will Enable Us to Stream a Game to Our Friends

Discord is about to introduce a new feature. It will be Go Live, enabling us to broadcast our games directly to a group of friends. This service is similar to Share Play on PlayStation 4.

video games

Konrad Serafinski

August 10, 2019

Discord Go Live Will Enable Us to Stream a Game to Our Friends

Chrome Extensions are a Failure? Very Limited Numbers of Installations

Chrome Browser Extensions are great and useful tools that can be very helpful in many situations. At least that's what sounds like in theory. Practice shows that most of them do not have many applications and almost nobody uses them.

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Barth Faryna

August 6, 2019

Chrome Extensions are a Failure? Very Limited Numbers of Installations

VideoProc - Movie Editing App for Free in Special Offer

VideoProc, a highly rated movie editing software, is now available for free on the developer's website. The promotion will last for less than three weeks. The application seems to be an interesting alternative to expensive competition.

hardware & software

Konrad Serafinski

July 23, 2019

VideoProc - Movie Editing App for Free in Special Offer

The Controversial FaceApp is Registered in Russia

Wireless Lab, the owner of FaceApp, is registered in Russia, which raises some doubts among its users. The developers have already made an official statement, and in the United States, Senator Chuck Schumer has written a letter to the FBI asking for an investigation into the processing of user data.

hardware & software

Julia Dragovic

July 18, 2019

The Controversial FaceApp is Registered in Russia

Microsoft Word Installed on a Billion Android Devices

The mobile version of Microsoft Word, designed for Android devices, has reached another milestone. The application has recently exceeded the threshold of one billion installations.

hardware & software

Barth Faryna

July 16, 2019

Microsoft Word Installed on a Billion Android Devices

Windows 10 Now Shows Notifications From Android

Your Phone app for Windows 10 has a new feature that enables it to display notifications from your smartphone on your computer screen. The program also allows you to view photos and read and write SMS.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

July 4, 2019

Windows 10 Now Shows Notifications From Android

Corel Painter Essential 6 Available for Free

Full version of Corel Painter Essential 6, graphics program for aspiring artists, can now be downloaded for free. The app will be available until July 18.

hardware & software

Jacob Blazewicz

June 12, 2019

Corel Painter Essential 6 Available for Free

You're Using an Old Photoshop? Adobe May Sue You

Adobe has informed customers using Creative Cloud software that using older versions of the application may expose them to a third-party lawsuit. The case is relevant to the ongoing lawsuit and illustrates how small little rights are given to the end users by licence agreements.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

May 15, 2019

You're Using an Old Photoshop? Adobe May Sue You

Paint's Not Dead Yet. The App Will Remain in Windows 10

Brandon LeBlanc from Microsoft announced on Twitter that the plans to remove MS Paint from Windows 10 had been suspended. Ffor the time being, the program will remain part of the new versions of the OS.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

April 25, 2019

Paint's Not Dead Yet. The App Will Remain in Windows 10

Microsoft Edge on Chromium Engine is Open for Testing

Microsoft has released an early version of the new Edge browser. The program abandons the EdgeHTML engine in favor of the popular Chromium technology.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

April 9, 2019

Microsoft Edge on Chromium Engine is Open for Testing

Steam Reveals New Layout and Functionalities

Among the highlights of Valve's panel during this years Game Developers Conference were the reworked layout of Steam library and developer events. The former can be examined up close, and some interesting details have been revealed concerning the latter.

video games

Christian Pieniazek

March 22, 2019

Steam Reveals New Layout and Functionalities

Microsoft Enables Streaming of PC Games on Xbox

Microsoft has released Wireless Display, an app enabling us to stream pictures from PC screen to Xbox One. The software can be used for gaming and watching movies.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

March 14, 2019

Microsoft Enables Streaming of PC Games on Xbox

Chrome Gains, Firefox Loses Ground

The most popular Internet browser in February 2019 was Chrome. Google's app has increased its share of the market. The developers of Safari have reasons to be happy, Firefox, however, is losing ground.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

March 4, 2019

Chrome Gains, Firefox Loses Ground

Google Assistant Gets a Physical Button in Smartphones

Google's expansion in the AI market continues. Smartphones from producers that cooperate with the American giant will feature a dedicated button for launching Google Assistant.

hardware & software

Agnes Adamus

February 25, 2019

Google Assistant Gets a Physical Button in Smartphones

Free VPN in Latest Mobile Opera

In the mobile edition of Opera browser appeared an interesting feature known from its "big," computer variety – a VPN, totally for free. The function is available in the beta version dedicated to Android devices.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

February 11, 2019

Free VPN in Latest Mobile Opera

Microsoft Suggests Companies Stop Using Internet Explorer

Microsoft posted a message on the company's official blog, in which it advises companies still using Internet Explorer browser to switch to a newer browser.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

February 11, 2019

Microsoft Suggests Companies Stop Using Internet Explorer

8 changes coming to Steam in 2019

The annual Steam summary has brought a list of changes to be implemented to the service in 2019.

video games

Milosz Szubert

January 15, 2019

8 changes coming to Steam in 2019