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What is Steam Inventory Helper and is It Safe?

What is Steam Inventory Helper and is It Safe?

In this article, we examine a tool called Steam Inventory Helper, describe its use, and answer a question related to its security.

hardware & software

Christian Pieniazek

October 29, 2024

What is Steam Inventory Helper and is It Safe?
Windows Update Makes it Harder to Switch to Google Chrome

Windows Update Makes it Harder to Switch to Google Chrome

Quick change to Google Chrome as the default browser has become a thing of the past with the recent Windows 10 and 11 updates.

hardware & software

Agnes Adamus

May 4, 2023

Windows Update Makes it Harder to Switch to Google Chrome
Chrome Will Get New Browsing History, What Does This Mean?

Chrome Will Get New Browsing History, What Does This Mean?

Google says it's working on experimental features for the Chrome browser. One of them will group visited pages in history to make content easier to find.

hardware & software

Arkadiusz Strzala

October 4, 2021

Chrome Will Get New Browsing History, What Does This Mean?
Changes in Chrome May Restrict Ad Blockers

Changes in Chrome May Restrict Ad Blockers

Google has announced a timetable for moving away from the Manifest V2 spec. Its abandonment may cause big problems for ad blocker developers.

hardware & software

Adrian Werner

October 2, 2021

Changes in Chrome May Restrict Ad Blockers
Google Chrome 94 Introduces Controversial AFK Detection

Google Chrome 94 Introduces Controversial AFK Detection

Chrome browser is introducing a feature that many may see as another level of surveillance. The new API that detects user inactivity takes into account much more data.

hardware & software

Arkadiusz Strzala

September 24, 2021

Google Chrome 94 Introduces Controversial AFK Detection
Google Sued for Incognito Mode Tracking

Google Sued for Incognito Mode Tracking

An American court will hear the class action lawsuit filed against Google. The plaintiffs accuse the corporation of not being clear enough about the limitations of incognito mode in the Chrome browser and are demanding $5 billion.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

March 15, 2021

Google Sued for Incognito Mode Tracking
Chrome 87 Offers Improved Performance and New Features

Chrome 87 Offers Improved Performance and New Features

Google has released another version of its browser, numbered 87. The app has noticeably higher performance than its predecessor, better resource management and offers several new options.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

November 18, 2020

Chrome 87 Offers Improved Performance and New Features

Augmented Steam Plugin Offers Enhanced Steam Experience

Steam with advanced filters and information about price changes, player activity, DRM, etc.? No, this is not a new update from Valve, but the Augmented Steam plugin. The expansion for Chrome and Firefox makes browsing Steam's catalogue much easier.

hardware & software

Jacob Blazewicz

September 10, 2020

Augmented Steam Plugin Offers Enhanced Steam Experience

Google May be Accused of Monopolistic Practices - Again

According to the Reuters news agency - citing several anonymous sources - U.S. Department of Justice investigators may soon be bringing several monopoly charges against Google. The accusations concern mainly two areas - web browser and contracts on the advertising market.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

September 7, 2020

Google May be Accused of Monopolistic Practices - Again

Battle of Web Browsers Across the Last 25 Years

Pie Chart Pirate channel published a video, showing the evolution of popularity of individual web browsers between 1994-2019.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

August 31, 2020

Battle of Web Browsers Across the Last 25 Years

New Google Chrome Function Will Extend Battery Life by Up to 2 Hours

Google conducted an experiment which proved that limiting the functioning of JavaScript in browser's tabs can extend laptop's working time by up to 2 hours.

hardware & software

Arkadiusz Strzala

July 7, 2020

New Google Chrome Function Will Extend Battery Life by Up to 2 Hours

Chrome Will Use Less RAM on Windows 10

The new version of Chrome browser will use less memory. Google's programmers will use a different way of managing RAM - the so-called SegmentHeap, known from Microsoft Edge.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

June 22, 2020

Chrome Will Use Less RAM on Windows 10

Chrome Extensions Stole User Data

More than 70 different extensions and add-ons have been found spying on and sending sensitive data of Google Chrome users, according to Reuters UK.

hardware & software

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz

June 19, 2020

Chrome Extensions Stole User Data

Fewer Ads in Chrome and Bookmark Grouping

Google has revealed plans to introduce to Chrome a limit of resources that can be used by ads on website. This is to reduce battery consumption and transfer.

hardware & software

Arkadiusz Strzala

May 15, 2020

Fewer Ads in Chrome and Bookmark Grouping

Someone Just Developed an Autopilot For Chrome's T-Rex Game

If you're bored, why don't you create something like an automatically running T-Rex? TikTok user built a simple „autopilot” mechanism for the offline game implemented in Google Chrome.

hardware & software

Mateusz Popielak

April 3, 2020

Someone Just Developed an Autopilot For Chrome's T-Rex Game

Netflix Party Enables us to Watch TV Shows With Our Friends Over the Internet

This is Netflix Party - a special extension for the Google Chrome browser, which enables us to watch movies and shows from the popular VoD website together with others over the web. This is a convenient solution, especially in the face of quarantine.

movies & tv series

Milosz Szubert

March 19, 2020

Netflix Party Enables us to Watch TV Shows With Our Friends Over the Internet

Google Chrome Tracks Us Even When We Use VPN, TOR or Are Logged Out

There has been a change in Google's privacy regulations. Chrome browser monitors user traffic even if the user is not signed in to their account or is using a proxy server.

hardware & software

March 12, 2020

Google Chrome Tracks Us Even When We Use VPN, TOR or Are Logged Out

Chromium-based Browsers Will Start Blocking Ads in Videos

The Coalition for Better Ads announced in a press release that it has developed a new standard for short video advertising. Chromium-based browsers, starting with Google Chrome in August this year, will implement solutions to force changes on website administrators.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

February 6, 2020

Chromium-based Browsers Will Start Blocking Ads in Videos

No More Tracking? Google Says it Will Block Cookies in Chrome

Jason Schuh, director of the engineering team responsible for the Chrome browser, said in a blog note that the said app will prevent companies from tracking web traffic using cookies in the future. The idea would come into effect in two years' time and is currently being consulted with representatives of other companies.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

January 15, 2020

No More Tracking? Google Says it Will Block Cookies in Chrome

Google Chrome Will Continue to be Supported on Windows 7

Google has assured that Chrome web browser will continue to receive updates on Windows 7. The company wants to support the application for at least 18 months after Microsoft abandons the system.

hardware & software

Paul Wozniak

January 12, 2020

Google Chrome Will Continue to be Supported on Windows 7