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Battle Royale Games Boost Sales of High-Speed Internet

Due to the increasing popularity of online games such as Fortnite, 31% of homesteads in Great Britain have decided to upgrade their Internet speed. The data was published by MoneySuperMarket.

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Milosz Szubert

March 26, 2019

Battle Royale Games Boost Sales of High-Speed Internet

Facebook Stored Unencrypted User Passwords

Passwords of hundreds of millions of Facebook users were stored on company servers in unencrypted form since at least seven years, reports KrebsOnSecurity.

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March 22, 2019

Facebook Stored Unencrypted User Passwords

Google Stadia Requires 25 Mb/s For Smooth 1080p in 60fps

Phil Harrison, the boss of Google Stadia project, has shared some information about the bandwidth required to be able to play in FullHD and 60 fps.

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March 21, 2019

Google Stadia Requires 25 Mb/s For Smooth 1080p in 60fps

Valve Purges Steam of Homages to Christchurch Terrorist

Kotaku reports that Steam has been purged of over a hundred various material that approved of the Christchurch terrorist. Valve does not comment on the situation, but consequently removes all reported cases of rule abuse.

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Conrad Hazi

March 18, 2019

Valve Purges Steam of Homages to Christchurch Terrorist

Security Gap in Chrome, Google Suggest Immediate Update

Google programmers have pointed out a new security vulnerability in Chrome. It is recommended to update the browser as soon as possible and restart the app.

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Bart Swiatek

March 8, 2019

Security Gap in Chrome, Google Suggest Immediate Update

Chrome Gains, Firefox Loses Ground

The most popular Internet browser in February 2019 was Chrome. Google's app has increased its share of the market. The developers of Safari have reasons to be happy, Firefox, however, is losing ground.

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Bart Swiatek

March 4, 2019

Chrome Gains, Firefox Loses Ground

Piracy is Dying out, New Research Suggests

Research carried out by Vocus Group NZ shows that the scale of piracy is constantly decreasing. The reason for this state of affairs is the wide availability of much more convenient solutions, which do not burden our budget too much.

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Christian Pieniazek

February 26, 2019

Piracy is Dying out, New Research Suggests

Google Won't Block Ad Blockers

Google decided to withdraw from the planned changes to the Chromium engine, the technology behind the Chrome browser, which were to prevent users from employing ad-blocking browser plugins.

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Bart Swiatek

February 18, 2019

Google Won't Block Ad Blockers

The World Cracks Down on Pirate Websites

Websites with games, films, music and other illegal materials are increasingly often being blocked by internet providers. The scale of their activities is growing and their efficiency is being praised by MPA.

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Conrad Hazi

February 13, 2019

The World Cracks Down on Pirate Websites

Tencent Invests $150 Million in Reddit

The Chinese Tencent corporation has invested 150 mln dollars in Reddit. The famous message board intends to use the money to develop its own advertising platform and expand on new markets.

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Bart Swiatek

February 12, 2019

Tencent Invests $150 Million in Reddit

Russia Briefly Pulls Plug on the Global Internet.

Russian press agencies inform of a planned experiment to cut off the Russian Federation from the global Internet.

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Conrad Hazi

February 12, 2019

Russia Briefly Pulls Plug on the Global Internet.

Free VPN in Latest Mobile Opera

In the mobile edition of Opera browser appeared an interesting feature known from its "big," computer variety – a VPN, totally for free. The function is available in the beta version dedicated to Android devices.

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Bart Swiatek

February 11, 2019

Free VPN in Latest Mobile Opera

Microsoft Suggests Companies Stop Using Internet Explorer

Microsoft posted a message on the company's official blog, in which it advises companies still using Internet Explorer browser to switch to a newer browser.

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Bart Swiatek

February 11, 2019

Microsoft Suggests Companies Stop Using Internet Explorer

Spotify Will Ban for Ad Blockers

Soon, Spotify will change its treatment of users that block the site’s ads. The company intends to ban any account on which ad blockers are detected.

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Adrian Werner

February 9, 2019

Spotify Will Ban for Ad Blockers

Spotify Boasts 207 Million Users

Spotify can boast 207 million users, 36% of which have a subscription. The company has also managed to record profit for the first time in history.

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Adrian Werner

February 7, 2019

Spotify Boasts 207 Million Users

Firefox Will Disable Automatic Video Playback

Soon Mozilla Firefox will be able to turn off automatic playback of video materials.

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February 5, 2019

Firefox Will Disable Automatic Video Playback

YouTube May Remove Thumbs Down

YouTube intends to put a leash on thumbs down as counterattack against haters who took a liking to bombing contents of some particular creators.

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February 5, 2019

YouTube May Remove Thumbs Down

Facebook paid users for sensitive data

Tech Crunch reports that Facebook used a special app to collect the data of its users for money.

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Bart Swiatek

January 31, 2019

Facebook paid users for sensitive data

YouTube plans to reduce the visibility so-called borderline content

YouTube informed that it intends to change the website’s system of recommendations – the aim is to limit the visibility of so-called borderline content.

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Bart Swiatek

January 29, 2019

YouTube plans to reduce the visibility so-called borderline content

Google Chrome may disable ad-blocks

Google is getting ready to take on advertising blocking (using AdBlock type plug-ins). The most popular browser will probably see a modification of the employed engine - Chromium.

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Agnes Adamus

January 24, 2019

Google Chrome may disable ad-blocks