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The full version of this article, along with thousands like it, can be found here: Google has released an emergency patch for the Chrome browser Google is urging all users of its popular Chrome web browser to update their installations as soon as possible. The emergency update comes just days after the Mountain View, California-based tech titan released the regular monthly security update for the Chrome web browser. The previous update patched a total of 78 security issues in the web browser including high and medium severity issues. The update brings the Stable release version of the browser to 99.0.4844.84. The update is already available for all supported desktop systems and Google notes that it will roll out automatically to all devices "over the coming days/weeks". "Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2022-1096 exists in the wild," the browser vendor said in an advisory post published on its blog on Friday . The update fixes a single security issue ...

The full version of this article, along with thousands like it, can be found here: Epic Games pledges humanitarian aid for Ukraine Epic Games, which is one of the biggest video games producers in the world has pledged its support to the people of war-torn Ukraine. From the 20th of March through to the 3rd of April, the North Carolina-based games industry player will commit proceeds from its ultra popular title “Fortnite” to humanitarian aid for those impacted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Epic posted a message about its efforts across its social media on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook . The company plans to support Direct Relief, the UN's Children Fund, its World Food Programme and the UNHCR. In an article posted to its website , the company said "Xbox is joining us in this effort and is committing their net proceeds for Fortnite during this time, so that we can get more aid to the people of Ukraine." “We’re not waiting for the actual funds to come in from ...

The full version of this article, along with thousands like it, can be found here: Android has a brand new taskbar and multi-window function Google’s Android OS was originally designed for smartphones, but eventually found its way to tablets and notable other devices such as Smart TV's and e-readers. The Mountain View, California-based initially positioning Chrome OS as its operating system for laptops such as Chromebooks… but it seems that a new version of Android could be about to change that. A recent look at a beta version of Android 13 has all but confirmed the rumours that had been doing the rounds for the past few months. It seems that Google has started to look into ways of positioning Android on larger screen devices, such as desktop and laptop pc's. For example, the recent Android 12L update added a taskbar and updated layouts for tablet devices and it now appears that the next major release of Android (Android 13) is continuing the trend with a new interface twe...

The full version of this article, along with thousands like it, can be found here: Microsoft looking to bring advertising into more of its software? It seems Microsoft is getting ready to integrate advertising into more of its products. Some Microsoft power users have noticed an advert in the latest iteration of Windows 11 File Explorer, available last week. The advert is said to promote other in-house products, notably Microsoft Editor. Still, the bigger story here is the fact that ads are being injected into the File Explorer in the first place. The Washington state-based tech titan has had various advertising platforms over the last two decades, with varying degrees of success, but its latest platform seems to be gaining traction over the past few years, as the ROI for clients has been good. Better than many other programmatic advertising networks, where the CPC (cost per click), or CPM (cost per mille) is unacceptably high. Along with its platform, Microsoft has often used cr...

The full version of this article, along with thousands like it, can be found here: Microsoft looking to bring advertising into more of its software? It seems Microsoft is getting ready to integrate advertising into more of its products. Some Microsoft power users have noticed an advert in the latest iteration of Windows 11 File Explorer, available last week. The advert is said to promote other in-house products, notably Microsoft Editor. Still, the bigger story here is the fact that ads are being injected into the File Explorer in the first place. The Washington state-based tech titan has had various advertising platforms over the last two decades, with varying degrees of success, but its latest platform seems to be gaining traction over the past few years, as the ROI for clients has been good. Better than many other programmatic advertising networks, where the CPC (cost per click), or CPM (cost per mille) is unacceptably high. Along with its platform, Microsoft has often used cr...

The full version of this article, along with thousands like it, can be found here: Reggie Fils-Aimé is not a fan of Facebook’s metaverse The future potential of the Metaverse, which could best be summarised as a new iteration of Second Life, is a subject that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has identified as a defining opportunity for his company. With much talk of the 'Metaverse' within boardrooms across silicon valley, Zuckerberg become the first notable player to make a formal move and thus created an outline of what the next iterations of the social media giant will look like. To reinforce the move, he renamed Facebook, Meta Platforms . Over the last weekend at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, the former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé talked to Bloomberg reporter Emily Chang about disruption in the entertainment sector. During the discussion, he was asked about his thoughts on the subject. He didn't hold back. Whilst Reggie Fils-Aimé believes cert...

The full version of this article, along with thousands like it, can be found here: New Google Messages functionality and features announced Google has just announced a slew of new features that are either coming to coming to Google Messages, or already launched and available to some users. In a blogpost announcing the features, the Mountain View-based company had a dig at its main competitor in the smartphone OS sector, Apple by saying, “when people with Android phones and iPhones message each other, not everything works the way it should. That’s because these conversations rely on SMS, an outdated messaging standard, instead of RCS, a modern, more secure industry-standard Android uses that enables high-quality videos, emoji reactions, end-to-end encryption.” Upon reviewing the functionality announced, the trend seems to be towards building interoperability and synergy between iOS and Android. For example, 'likes' and other reactions sent from one persons iPhone will now ...