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August 24 Tech news roundup: Windows will remove Control Panel soon, Chrome gets a critical security update, Access Apple Podcasts on any browser

News Aug 24, 2024

Windows 11 Control Panel will be removed soon Microsoft has confirmed it will remove Control Panel from Windows 11. This has been coming for a long time, since 2015 to be precise. A recent update to a document on Microsoft’s website reveals that the legacy app is being deprecated, in…

July 6 Tech news roundup: Netflix is discontinuing its Basic Ad-free plan, Authy suffers another security breach, Google Translate supports 110 new languages

News Jul 6, 2024

Microsoft’s Weather app is displaying more ads Microsoft has made a server-side update to its Weather app. The desktop app, which is pre-installed in Windows 11, now displays multiple advertisements. This is not the first time that the Redmond company has made such a change, it did something similar last…

Editor’s Pick

Top 5 Helpdesk Apps

Best Software Business CRM Software Reviews June 15, 2017

Smash your next CSAT scores with these great solutions. Gaining customers is hard work. Keeping them is vital. Aid customer retention and satisfaction with this selection of great helpdesk apps. A smart ticketing system that filters all incoming tickets and organizes, prioritizes and sorts client requests and assigns them... Read more

Tor Browser: Private And Anonymous Browsing Made Simple

Internet Privacy and Security Software Reviews April 26, 2017

Easy to use software for online privacy, anonymity and security. Tor Browser is perhaps the single most accessible piece of software you can use to keep your online activities private and anonymous, while at the same time enhancing your security. It’s also incredibly easy to use, using as it does, a... Read more

Top 5 Best Free Programs To Speed Up Your PC

Best Software Software Reviews System Tuning March 30, 2017

Tune up your Windows PC with these five great system optimization programs. You buy your new PC and the love affair begins… It’s so fast! With so much memory! This relationship will never go bad! But alas, over time, the shine wears off and your amazing new super-computer starts to slow down.... Read more

Word From Our Editor: Tech Prices Take Advantage Of World Politics

News February 24, 2017

Apple, Dell, Microsoft and now Sonos. The list of those profiting from global events keeps growing. We live in constantly changing and uncertain times. From Brexit to the American election, there’s been massive upheaval in the political, and economic, landscape for many months now. And these politico-economic changes appear... Read more

Word From Our Editor: National Cyber Security Centre Highlights Scale Of Threat

News Privacy and Security February 16, 2017

New centre is the public face of the government’s online security efforts. On February 14, the Queen officially opened the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). Based in central London, it can be viewed as the public face of the UK Government’s fight against cybercrime. All the sexy, top-secret, national... Read more

Word From Our Editor: Flying Cars Might Just Happen After All

News February 9, 2017

The stuff of fantasy for decades, are flying cars to become reality at last? It’s easy to think that our fascination with flying cars is a recent phenomenon. However, way back in 1940, Henry Ford famously predicted: “Mark my word: a combination airplane and motorcar is coming. You may... Read more

UC Browser For Windows: Like Chrome, With Extras

Internet Software Reviews February 1, 2017

UC Browser is and has been one of the most popular mobile browsers for Android for quite a few years now and has garnered a reputation for being a fast and reliable browser. But the Chromium based browser is also available for Windows, and if anything, it’s better than... Read more

Word From Our Editor: Scams To Watch Out For On Amazon, WhatsApp And PayPal

Internet News Privacy and Security January 26, 2017

Online fraud is on the rise and we’re all at risk… You’re too smart to be caught out by a scam, right? We probably all think it could never happen to us, but the fact is online fraud is on the rise – affecting millions of people around the... Read more

AVG TuneUp: The All In One Solution To Keep Your PC In Top Shape?

Software Reviews System Tuning January 18, 2017

Optimise your Windows PC, Mac or laptop with new AVG TuneUp. Even the newest, most powerful laptops and PCs can begin to experience slow-downs, battery drain, storage issues and performance bottlenecks in just a matter of months. But how do you improve your computer’s performance? It used to be that... Read more

Word From Our Editor: Our Top Five Tech From CES 2017

News January 12, 2017

CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) is a colossal electronics and technology tradeshow that takes place every January in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s an orgy of all the newest tech that’s about to change our lives – from the cool to the downright crazy. From Pet ‘emotion trackers‘ and intelligent jeans,... Read more

Word From Our Editor: Five Key Tech Trends For 2017

News December 28, 2016

Well, that’s 2016 done. And what a crazy year it was! But we’re putting political upheaval and the seeming death of every celebrity we loved to one side, to focus on the year to come. More specifically, we’re looking ahead at the five key tech trends for 2017 –... Read more

Word From Our Editor: The Best Free Photo Editing Software

Best Software Photo and Image Software Reviews December 22, 2016

It’s that time of year when we fill our memory cards up with a gazillion photos of festive fun and New Years’ antics. So what better time to take a look at some great free photo editing software? Whether it’s pics of your loved ones opening their presents; of... Read more

Word From Our Editor: CUJO, The Next Big Thing In Cyber Protection

Privacy and Security Software Reviews December 15, 2016

Every now and then a new piece of tech comes along that stops you in your tracks and makes you say, wow, I need this in my life! CUJO is definitely one such piece of tech. Simply put, CUJO is a smart firewall that keeps your connected home (or... Read more

Word From Our Editor: Privacy, Security And VPNs – What The ‘Snooper’s Charter’ Means For You

News Privacy and Security December 8, 2016

Despite months of debate, outrage by campaigners, and a petition signed by more than 130,000 people asking the UK government to repeal it, the Investigatory Powers Bill has now received Royal Assent and is likely to become law early 2017. According to the government, the Investigatory Powers Act 2016... Read more

Word From Our Editor: Why You Need AntiVirus

Antivirus News December 1, 2016

If there’s one thing 2016 has taught us, it’s that it’s a scary world out there! Whether you’re a well-loved celebrity, a disillusioned voter, or a giant internet company brought to its knees by massive DDoS attack, this year has proved you can’t afford to be complacent… I’m going... Read more

Win A MacBook Pro With Opera And FileHippo!

Internet Mac News August 2, 2016

New And Improved: Opera Version 39 To Hit The Web August 2nd Last month we at FileHippo joined forces with Opera to give away a Surface Pro,and this month we’re doing it again. Except this time, it’s not a Surface up for grabs but a MacBook Pro! Filehippo and Opera... Read more

Move Over, Trello, Microsoft Planner Is Here

Project Management Software Reviews June 15, 2016

With the launch of Planner, Microsoft’s answer to Trello, some of Microsoft’s premium customers can already take advantage of the new tile in their Office 365 apps. Microsoft has certainly been busy. Windows 10 is a done deal, the purchase of LinkedIn is rolling along, so why not launch... Read more

BullGuard And The World’s First IoT Security Scanner

Internet Privacy and Security Software Reviews June 15, 2016

The internet of things is awesome…and BullGuard aims to keep it that way by keeping hackers out of your connected devices with its IoT Scanner. The Internet of Things has steadily taken off, perhaps not in the overnight world-changing manner that many people hoped, but in the ongoing rollout... Read more