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Following the block on third-parties to easily switch the default browser in Windows 11, Microsoft has now publicly admitted that its implementation is actually a "fix" for "improper redirection".

Mozilla has circumvented Microsoft's anti-hijacking protections in Windows 10 and Windows 11 in order to allow users a simpler one-click process to change their default browser to Firefox, à la Edge.

It appears that the TouchPal keyboard app, which comes pre-installed on many Android devices - primarily HTC's - has suddenly started to show advertisements, leading to online backlash.

While Windows 10 Build 10568 seems to have very little in terms of actual new features, the build does reveal that Microsoft really wants Windows users to be loyal to its default apps.

Bliss, the photo taken by Charles O'Rear that later became the basis for the default wallpaper in Microsoft's Windows XP OS was not altered by O'Rear but did get a color boost for its wallpaper use.

Google has announced on the Official Gmail Blog that they have begun rolling out default https settings to all Gmail accounts. For users that don't want this setting, or if it causes some sort of...

Microsoft plans to make a key Internet Explorer default change to thwart attackers trying to hack into its Web browser. The software maker will enable DEP/NX (Data Execution Prevention/No Execute) by default in IE 8...

Activewin reports that Michael Howard mentions on his blog that recently MS had all the major OEMs on campus to discuss SDL (Security Development Lifecycle). MS asked the OEMs to enable DEP/NX in the BIOS...