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Microsoft Edge: Can optional features be removed soon?

[German]Has the Edge browser already become too complex for users? According to reports, Microsoft's developers are testing a way in the Canary builds for the user to remove non-essential features of the browser. Then things like sidebar, split view, etc. … Continue reading

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Microsoft Edge feature "Follow creators" sends nerly all visited website URLs to Bing API

[German]There are reports, that the Microsoft Edge browser is  transmit the URLs of all websites visited by the user to the API of Microsoft's search engine Bing. The "Follow creators" feature, which is now being rolled out more broadly for … Continue reading

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Firefox 112.0.2: Fix for Memory Leak

[German]The Mozilla developers have probably corrected the bug in Firefox 112.0.1, which led to high memory consumption with version 112.0.2. As of April 25, 2023, the maintenance update to version 112.0.2 has been released, which is supposed to fix the … Continue reading

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Edge 112.0.1722.54

Microsoft updated the Edge browser to version 112.0.1722.54 (security and bug fixes) on April 19, 2023 in the Stable Channel. Readers have alerted me to the browser's new update. According to the release notes, the Chrome vulnerability CVE-2023-2136 is closed.

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Google Chrome 112.0.5615.137/138

[German]Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser 112 in the stable channel for Mac and Windows on April 18, 2023. These are security updates that fix critical vulnerabilities. The apps for Android has also been updated.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Firefox 112.0.1 released

[German]The Mozilla developers had released version 112.0 of Firefox with some new features on April 11, 2023. On April 17, 2023, the maintenance update to version 112.0.1 had to be released, which is supposed to fix bugs.

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Google Chrome 112.0.5615.121 / Edge 112.0.1722.48

[English]Google has released unscheduled updates to Google Chrome Browser 112 in the Extended and Stable channels for Mac, Linux and Windows as of April 14, 2023. Microsoft has also update the Edge browser version 112. They are security updates that … Continue reading

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Microsoft fixes 5-year-old Defender bug that slows down Firefox

[German]A few days ago, Microsoft fixed a bug in Defender that had been known for five years. The bug caused Defender to create a high CPU load on Windows when the Firefox browser was running. Users had to create an … Continue reading

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Edge 112.0.1722.34 with new features

[German]Microsoft updated the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 112.0.1722.34 on April 6, 2023. The browser gets new features (e.g. Enhanced Security Mode improvements) as well as security and bug fixes.

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Google Chrome 112.0.5615.49/.50

[German]Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser 112 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on April 4, 2023. These are security updates that fix critical vulnerabilities. The apps for Android and iOS have also been … Continue reading

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