A web browser (commonly referred to as a browser) is a software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and may be a web page, image, video or other piece of content. Hyperlinks present in resources enable users easily to navigate their browsers to related resources.
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A beginner’s guide to web scraping with Python and Scrapy
Since their inception, websites are used to share information. Whether it is a Wikipedia article, YouTube channel, Instagram ...
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Google Chrome introduces tab search — here's how to use it
We've all been there: there are too many tabs open on our Chrome and we can't really find the one we're looking for. Luckily, ...
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How to change your default browser in iOS 14
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...
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20 best JavaScript charting libraries
With the advent of big-data, good old spreadsheets just don’t cut it anymore. If you're looking for better ways to visualize ...
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The story of how web browsers changed us forever
This article was originally published by Matthew Guay on Capiche, a secret society for SaaS power users, building a new ...
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Web scraping with Python: common roadblocks and solutions
Web scraping has been used to extract data from websites almost from the time the World Wide Web was born. In the early days, scraping was mainly done on static pages – those with known elements, tags, and data. More recently, however, advanced technologies in web development ...
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Microsoft brings Edge's hidden Surf Game to everyone
Back in February, Microsoft hid a nifty little surfing game into its Edge browser, which started out as an easter egg to ...
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Chrome is testing dark mode for Google Search
You might soon be able to rummage through the internet... but in dark mode. Chrome is testing a dark theme for Google Search. ...
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Google Chrome's grouped tabs feature is now rolling out — here’s how to use it
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...
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Chrome will soon block ads that unnecessarily tax your CPU and battery
Google is making some changes so Chrome users won't have to endure annoying ads that tax their CPU and drain their battery ...
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Google Chrome will let you group and label tabs starting next week
"There are two types of people in the world: tab minimalists who have just a few tabs open at a time and tab collectors who ...
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Xiaomi is collecting browser data even in incognito mode, researchers say
You might want to stay away from Xiaomi's browsers if you care about your privacy, or so suggest a couple of concerned researchers. ...
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How browser fingerprints identify you even when you have cookies turned off
Web tracking is the practice by which websites and third-party companies collect information about users’ online activity. ...
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Instagram just rolled out DMs on web -- here's where to find them
Instagram just rolled out its DMs to everyone on the web version of its platform. Here's where you can find them on the site. ...
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Microsoft Edge overtakes Firefox — but good luck dethroning Chrome
Mozilla Firefox has lost its spot as the second most popular browser to Microsoft Edge — but Google's Chrome still lords ...
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This handy tool lets you record GIFs straight from your browser
Are you tired of installing software to capture GIFs? Then GIFcap might just be the thing for you. All you need is Chrome ...
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Digital fingerprints are the new cookies — and advertisers want yours
More and more advertisers are using 'fingerprinting', which is when a company creates a profile of your device’s unique ...
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Here are some mobile and browser games you can play online with friends
Stuck inside with only a phone? Here are some mobile and browser games that you can play with friends online to get you through ...
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How to use Chrome's media controls to easily switch between videos and podcasts
This is how you use Chrome's media control button to switch between YouTube, Netflix, and Spotify content without juggling ...
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How to find the secret surfing game in Microsoft Edge
Microsoft is putting a secret surf game in its Edge browser. Here's how you can find it, access the different modes, and ...
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3 years later, Google Earth finally works on Firefox, Edge, and Opera
After nearly three years of waiting, Google Earth finally works on browsers other than Chrome, including Firefox, Opera, ...
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How to clear your computer of distracting clutter
Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to bringing the biggest names in tech to showcase inspiring ...
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Google Chrome to block insecure downloads starting this spring
Google today announced that it would soon warn Chrome users about “insecure” downloads, the first move in a plan to block ...
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Your beginner's guide to Honey, the anti-Amazon shopping extension
Honey is a popular browser extension that helps you save money with coupons and by basically thumbing its nose at Amazon. ...
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Bitcoin fans just turned their Tesla car into a full node
If you've got a Tesla, please don't try this at home. Just live vicariously through these Bitcoin fans, better for your car, ...
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Firefox will now let you delete your collected data
Firefox browser will now let you delete all data it collects in its upcoming version rolling out on January 7. The company ...
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AI creativity will bloom in 2020, all thanks to true web machine learning
TensorFlow.js is a gamechanger for AI. It's an end-to-end open source ML library that is capable of running pre-trained AI ...
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Dodgy Google Chrome extension reportedly causes $16K crypto theft
A malicious Google Chrome extension has reportedly cost one user Ledger user around $16,000 worth of the cryptocurrency Zcash. ...
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The evolution of web design in the 2010s
Creative web design changed dramatically in the last decade, beginning with the death of the beloved Flash, and then empowered ...
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The pros and cons of how Google Chrome encrypts DNS activity
Thanks to the expansion of HTTPS, the secure version of the original HTTP protocol, most internet traffic is encrypted today, ...
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Microsoft wants devs to submit Chromium Edge add-ons ahead of its launch
Microsoft is now accepting developers' submissions of add-ons for its upcoming Chromium-based Edge browser, so as to extend ...
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Don’t trust Google Chrome’s incognito mode
Privacy is fast becoming a hard-to-earn luxury. As you browse through websites, it’s hard to shake off the creepy ...
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Safari gets support for hardware security keys with iOS 13.3
Apple's iOS 13.3 update comes with a new nifty feature that allows Safari users to use hardware security keys for two-factor ...
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Google and Facebook are gonna hate Apple's new privacy-preserving online ads
Apple has outlined a new Safari feature, called Privacy Preserving Ad Click Attribution, that aims to stop online ads from ...
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PSA: Scammers are exploiting a Firefox bug to lock users out of the browser
Firefox users are being targeted by malicious websites that display a fake warning message and then completely lock them ...
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New technology will make your web browser more private - but it might help criminals avoid justice
A new technology promises to make your web browser more private than ever, keeping your internet activity from prying eyes. ...
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Major Chinese browser ‘Maxthon’ has a bug that allows anyone admin access
One of China's most popular browsers, Maxthon, has a bug in its Windows version that can allow a hacker to take admin control ...
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Chrome and Firefox will now alert you about data breaches involving your accounts
Mozilla and Google add password breach notification tools natively into Firefox and Chrome browsers respectively in the latest ...
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Apple under scrutiny for sending Safari browsing data to China's Tencent (Updated)
Apple attracts scrutiny for using Chinese internet conglomerate Tencent as a Safe Browsing provider to verify if websites ...
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Fake Russian Tor browser purloins $40,000 in Bitcoin from dark web shoppers
There's a malicious version of the Tor browser going round – the program used to access the dark web – and it's stealing ...
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Zen is an elegant browser-based text editor for minimalists
Zen is a minimalist browser-based text editor. And it means business — there's no clutter, it only stores data locally, ...
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Google follows Apple with its own anti-tracking policy for Chromium-based browsers
Google has announced a new Privacy Sandbox initiative that aims to fundamentally enhance privacy on the web while serving ...
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Opera 64 now protects users against tracking scripts
Opera keeps getting better
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Google is integrating its password checkup feature into Chrome — here's how to use it
Google is building its Password Checkup Chrome extension, which it launched earlier this year, right into Google account ...
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Google accused of 'privacy gaslighting' over its anti-tracking policy
Google's watered-down anti-tracking policy for the web has invited fresh criticism from privacy experts who say the search ...
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Adware campaign exploits Chrome and Safari bugs to serve over 1B malicious ads
eGobbler exploits "obscure" bugs in WebKit and Chrome browsers to serve over 1 billion malicious ads in less than two months, ...
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Here’s how you mute individual tabs on Chrome
Chrome already has a mute feature in the tab menu, but unfortunately it works for websites (and not individual tabs). Here's ...
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How to change the default translation language on Chrome
Here's how how to change the default translation language on Chrome to whichever tongue you prefer — so you never have ...
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Chrome finally introduces a visual tab switcher that's easy to use on mobile
We all have been in the situation where we've lost count the number of browser tabs we’ve opened on our phones. To help ...
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LastPass fixes flaw that leaked your previously used credentials
Popular password manager LastPass has fixed a serious flaw in its latest update that could allow a malicious website to access ...
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Mozilla begins charging for services — starting with Firefox premium support for enterprises
The Firefox maker is rolling out a new offer for organizations that run the browser in enterprise environments with a premium ...
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Brave browser catches Google tracking users with hidden web pages
Brave, the budding browser with its own native cryptocurrency, is going after Google for allegedly tracking users using secret ...
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How to try Microsoft's Chromium-powered Edge Beta
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...
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Apple will soon treat online web tracking the same as a security vulnerability
Apple ups its privacy batte with a new "WebKit Tracking Prevention Policy" that aims to prevent all forms covert tracking ...
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Google, Apple, and Mozilla won't budge on Kazakhstan's sneaky plot to spy on citizens
Google and Mozilla are deploying a technical solution to block the use of Kazakhstan root CA certificate Qaznet Trust Network ...
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The Club, an 'MMO' from one of the Stanley Parable devs, is bonkers
Sometimes I come into work and my European colleagues have had a relatively quiet day. Other days I come in and someone tells ...
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Microsoft Edge can now read aloud websites with human-like voices
Microsoft's Edge browser has a neat feature you might not have been aware of: it can read websites out loud for you. Handy ...
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Over 50% of Google searches result in no clicks, data shows
Google is hungry for your clicks. But it turns out that more than half of all Google Search queries now result in no clicks. ...
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Moonday Mornings: IBM wants to put your browser history on the blockchain, forever
Welcome to another Moonday Mornings. Let's waste no time and take a look at the weekend's cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines ...
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Web advertising 5 times more profitable than crypto-jacking, research says
New academic research has found that crypto-jacking is way less efficient at generating website revenue when compared to ...
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How to make Twitter’s new design suck less
I know, I know – lots of people hate Twitter's new design. But you should try these tricks before you give up on it. You ...
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Chrome 76 is out, making it easy to get past paywalls
A few weeks ago, we reported Chrome 76 would make it harder to run Flash - because Flash just won't die - as well as potentially ...
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MyDashWallet was compromised for 2 MONTHS — users, move your cryptocurrency
Hackers have targeted DASH cryptocurrency users, after web wallet MyDashWallet was found compromised for two whole months. ...
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Firefox Quantum now comes with curated extensions and a Reader dark mode
Firefox Quantum gets better and better
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How to reset Chrome to its default settings
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...
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Moonday Mornings: Facebook scammers target UAE investors with fake Bitcoin ads
Welcome to another week and another Moonday Mornings. It's Hard Fork's wrap-up of the weekend's top Bitcoin, cryptocurrency ...
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You can now test Mozilla's new fast and secure Android browser
Mozilla has announced the first preview of a redesigned version of Firefox browser for Android that will replace the current ...
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Opera officially launches its blockchain-ready browser for the iPhone
Opera already launched its cryptocurrency and blockchain-ready browser for Android and PC users. Today it launches its iPhone ...
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Mozilla fixes second Firefox zero-day bug used in Coinbase hack attempts
This is the second 'zero-day' exploit patched by Mozilla in a week week, as reports indicate spearphishers have been targeting ...
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Hackers exploit Mozilla Firefox bug reportedly affecting Coinbase users
Mozilla has urged Firefox users to update their browsers immediately, after its team patched a critical security flaw appearing ...
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Google Chrome 76 will make it easier to bypass paywalls
Google disables Flash by default, and makes it easy to bypass pawalls in the beta version of Chrome 76 browser that was released ...
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Mozilla will launch a paid version of Firefox this fall (Updated)
Firefox premium will launch by October that'll have features like VPN (Virtual Private Network) and secure cloud storage. ...
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You can now try out Microsoft's Edge browser for macOS
Microsoft has officially announced a preview of its Microsoft Edge browser for the macOS, the first web browser since Internet ...
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Brave now lets you tip people on Twitter with cryptocurrency
You can now tip your favorite Twitter users directly with cryptocurrency with the latest build of the Chromium-based open ...
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Opera will support ‘multiple blockchains’ in its browser, starting with TRON
Opera will soon be adding support for the TRON blockchain in its cryptocurrency-focused browser. Up until now, the browser ...
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Opera: Self-sovereign identity is the next target for dapps
Margarita Khartanovic took to the Hard Fork stage at TNW2019 this morning to talk with Charles Hamel, Opera's crypto product ...
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Mozilla rolls out new automated crypto-jacking filtering in Firefox
Mozilla's Firefox beta has new automated protections against illicit, in-browser cryptocurrency mining (cryptojacking) and ...
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You can now try Microsoft's Chromium-powered version of Edge
Back in December, Microsoft surprised everyone - those who hadn't been following the rumors, anyway - by announcing it was ...
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Opera releases its browser with built-in cryptocurrency wallet to everyone
Opera’s long-awaited web-browser, Reborn 3, which features an integrated cryptocurrency wallet is officially launching ...
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Japan court lets Monero cryptojacker walk away free
A Japanese web designer is walking free after appearing in court for using his visitor's computers to mine cryptocurrency ...
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PSA: MetaMask reveals your Ethereum address to sites you visit, here’s how to hide it
There's a setting disabled by popular Ethereum service MetaMask by default, and its putting the privacy of cryptocurrency ...
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PSA: Update Firefox to block autoplaying videos by default
Firefox 66 will now block the autoplaying videos automatically. That's great when you're working in a public environment. ...
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Toby is my new favorite browser extension for wrangling tabs
This flexible Chrome extension makes it easy to save tabs into collections that you can retrieve and launch from the New ...
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New macOS malware steals your cookies to swipe your cryptocurrency
Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 have uncovered a new cryptocurrency stealing malware that specifically ...
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Use Apple Music in your browser with this pretty web interface
I use Apple Music as my primary streaming service, but it bums me out that it doesn’t have a web interface. So I have to ...
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Celebrities accused of harassment won't be forgotten, thanks to this Chrome extension
Back in October 2017, Tarana Burke's #MeToo went viral, empowering women and survivors of sexual harassment and abuse all ...
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These Chrome tab shortcuts will help you handle your tab addiction
Google's Chrome is arguably the world's most popular desktop browser at the moment, and just like me, there are a lot of ...
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Brave browser switches to Chromium code base for faster performance
After Edge, privacy-focused browser Brave announced that it has moved its entire codebase to Chromium with its latest release: ...
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Opera launches its cryptocurrency-oriented browser for the decentralized web
Opera is finally rolling out its cryptocurrency-equipped browser specifically designed for surfing and interacting the Ethereum ...
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Firefox 64 offers better tab management and personalized extension recommendations
Firefox introduced its latest variant – Firefox 64 – last night with features like improved tab management and smart ...
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How to stop sites from autoplaying videos on your desktop
One of the pesky things about surfing the internet is the recent barrage of autoplaying videos on websites. You might ...
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Mozilla is deeply concerned about Microsoft killing EdgeHTML
Monopolies are bad.
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Please appreciate Mozilla’s security-focused gift guide
Shout out Mozilla. The not-for-profit company behind the web-browser Firefox has put together a gift guide with a difference. ...
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Tattoodo wants to be the Booking.com of getting inked
Tattoodo has launched a platform that will allow people from across the world to find and book their next tattoo online.
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Without coaching our privacy, does Google even have a business?
Google is on a seemingly-ceaseless crusade to turn every one of its users into an open book that it can exploit for valuable ...
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Securing web sites with HTTPS made them less accessible
In the middle of last month — July 2018, I found myself staring at a projector screen, waiting once again to see if Wikipedia ...
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Browser mining is generating over $250K worth of cryptocurrency every month
Academic research has discovered that embedded cryptocurrecy miner CoinHive is generating $250K worth of Monero every month. ...
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Google bans cryptocurrency mining apps from the Play Store
All cryptocurrency miners are now banned from Google's Play store. The new ruling came with new updates to Google’s Developer ...
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Etherscan rushes to plug vulnerabilities following strange hacking attempts overnight
The most widely used Ethereum blockchain explorer, Etherscan, quickly patched vulnerabilities overnight after a set of strange ...
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Opera is expanding its suite of cryptocurrency tools with a built-in wallet
Opera is preparing to give Android users a built-in Crypto Wallet, the latest in its suite of tools for cryptocurrencies. ...
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PSA: MyEtherWallet compromised in hack, urges users to move tokens now
Popular Ethereum interface and defacto token wallet MyEtherWallet (MEW) has been caught up yet another goddamn hack, this ...
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This Chrome extension makes it easy to record your desktop, tabs or webcam for YouTube
Recording your screen
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Find My iPhone doesn't work on an Android device
If you've misplaced your iPhone and only have an Android device to track it down with, you're sadly out of luck. Find My ...
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Google Chrome's developer tools are finally getting a dark theme
Your eyes won't hurt thanks to Google Chrome's new developer tools theme.
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9 responsive design mistakes you don't want to make
As explained in UX Design Trends 2015 & 2016, responsive Web design has become the industry’s recommend approach for ...
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JavaScript is incredible: run Windows 98 or Linux entirely in your browser
I'm a sucker for this: run Windows 98 with no plugins right in your browser, all thanks to JavaScript.
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Sending a single link can cause anyone's smartphone to crash
There's a link doing the rounds on social media today that can crash almost any smartphone, just by opening it in your browser. The ...
