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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
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
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
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
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.
hardware & software
Barth Faryna
August 6, 2019
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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