November 2015

Vivaldi unveiled the official beta version of the company's web browser a couple of minutes ago marking the next step in the company's plan to win over disgruntled Opera users and Internet users who want control over how their browser looks and behaves.

Firefox 42 will be unveiled officially on November 3, 2015 by Mozilla. This guide walks you through the core changes and feature editions of Firefox 42 for the desktop and Android.

All other Firefox channels will receive updates as well on this date. In particular, this means that Firefox Beta will be updated to Firefox Beta 43, Firefox Developer Edition to version 44, Firefox Nightly to version 45, and Firefox ESR to version 38.4.

In recent years, new technologies have found their way into modern web browsers. Designed to improve or add functionality to the browser to support web applications making use of them, they sometimes have side-effects that can affect a user's privacy on the Internet.

It became known only recently for instance that the two browser features HTTP Strict Transport and HTTP Public Key Pinning can be abused for tracking purposes while they have been designed to make user connections to HTTPS more secure.

How well is Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system doing after three months, and is its growth slowing down or picking up?

Usage-share stats from companies like NetMarketShare are one indicator of how well an operating system is doing after its release.

While the stats are not accurate, as they are based on large sample sizes instead of hard value which only Microsoft could provide, they do highlights trends.

So, how are things for Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system?

One of the -- many -- things that I really like about the new Xiaomi Mi4c smartphone is the security application and preferences it ships with.

Specifically, I like how it puts you in charge of permissions on your phone. As you may know, Android apps may request grouped permissions, for instance to gain access to features such as SMS, the contacts or phone.

While permissions may be required for the functionality of the app, a new contacts manager needs access to the contacts for instance, they are sometimes not required for the apps' core functionality.

You may grab a license for the excellent software update management program SUMo PRO in the next 72-hour period that is valid until April 1, 2016.

When it comes to updating software, you have four main options: automatic updates if supported by the program, manual updates, using a third-party tool to check for updates and -- maybe -- install them, or ignore updates.