The world’s most popular open-source emailing client, Thunderbird, was recently updated to Thunderbird 78. The major release was a significant upgrade, and brought with it a host of new features such as color customization of folder pane icons, additional enterprise policies, the preference to disable OpenPGP functionality, the chance to add event preview to ICS […]
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ConsumingTech is mainly a website focused on tutorials, but we also cover some news when worthwhile stories break. Here you will find news articles for computer software brands such as Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS; and web browser brands such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Opera, and more. Much of the news we cover is related to new features becoming available for your software.
Thunderbird 78.0.1 Released: Key Revocation, Extending Key Expiration, and Secret Key Backup
Thunderbird 78 has been updated to 78.0.1. Thunderbird 87 had four beta versions that already resulted in any improvements being made, but version 78.0.1 comes with 11 new fixes that make it better than the initial Thunderbird 78 release. Thunderbird 78 doesn’t support classic XUL add-ons like its predecessors did, but you do get some […]
Thunderbird 78 Released: Add Multiple Email Addresses per Field, New Icon Colors for Folders, and More
The popular open-source email client RSS Thunderbird has just been updated to a new major release named Thunderbird 78. The new version of the leading open source email client comes with the option to add multiple email addresses per field, the chance to add colors to folders, a new message column with icons to select, […]
Microsoft Windows Insider Program Gets New Channels on Website and in Settings
Microsoft probably never predicted the sheer number of people who would be interested in helping them create a better Windows operating system, especially for free as it has been up until recently, even though Microsoft has now started at least some attempt at a rewards program for those who do help out. There are thousands […]
Alt + Tab Shortcut Now Includes Microsoft Edge Browser Tabs
The Microsoft Edge web browser has been updated to offer another multitasking improvement, namely the ability to use the Alt + Tab keyboard shortcut to browse closed tabs. The Alt + Tab shortcut has long been a feature in Microsoft Windows, but it was used for opening previously closed applications. Since more and more people […]
Microsoft Closes Mixer, Leaving Millions of Streamers Without a Platform
As of July 22, 2020, Microsoft is no longer operating out of the gaming platform website Mixer.com and will instead shift the same type of gaming experience over to Facebook gaming. Mixer was a direct competitor to alternative streaming services like Twitch. While it may not mean a whole lot to Microsoft what happens to […]
Windows 10’s Disk Management Tool Features Now Appear in Settings
Yet another major Control Panel applet has been replaced in Windows 10, this time the Disk Management Tool. Starting from Windows 10 build 20175, you can find the equivalent of what the Disk Management Tool was offering from the Settings app. For a long time those who have covered Windows news have speculated that Microsoft […]
Intel Delays 7nm Processors Until 2022
Intel has announced it won’t be offering any 7 nanometer (nm) processors until 2022. The news sent Intel’s stock into a dive as it fell over 17% and competitor AMD overtook the stock price for the first time. Intel has been under a lot of pressure over the past 12 months as many consumers and […]
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Windows 10 Cumulative Updates KB4557957 & KB4560960 Now Available Via Windows Update & Offline Installer
Windows 10 Cumulative Updates KB4557957 & KB4560960 are now rolling out to computers as part of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for June 2020. The two new updates include various security and bug fixes. The two new updates are rolling out to computers that have either of the May 2020, November 2019, May 2019, or October […]
Windows 10 Build 18363.900 Now Available Via Windows Update & Offline Installer
The Windows 10’s June 2020 Patch Tuesday, labeled the Windows 10 KB4560960 cumulative update, is now rolling out to many computers via Windows Update. There are also direct download links for the Windows 10 KB4560960 offline installers available. The June 2020 Patch Tuesday update comes with security fixes and a number of other improvements. The […]
Dell and Lenovo Reveal Test Device List Compatible with Windows 10 (Version 2004)
Microsoft is planning its biggest software update of the year with its Windows 10 version 2004 update, also known as the Windows 10 May 2020 update, which will include with it all of the all features and fixes from past cumulative updates up until Windows 10 version 1909. Everyday users won’t have a problem letting […]
Mathway User Records Being Sold on Dark Web
A data breach broker is selling the user information of 25 million people who have used the website Mathway and who still have active accounts there. Mathway is an online calculator that offers people the chance to do math with a calculator without having to sign up, but they also offer the chance to create […]
ZLoader Banking Malware Spotted in Over 100 New Emails
The banking malware named ZLoader has been seen once again in as many as 100 emails. ZLoader hasn’t been noticed online since December of last year. Before then, nobody had heard of ZLoader since the very beginning of 2018. ZLoader is a Trojan that is under active development and has been observed in at least […]
You Can Use Google Chrome’s Offline Installer to Install Chrome Without Internet
If you don’t have an internet connection, it usually poses a problem for anything to do with webpages. However, in recent years we are starting to see more and more brands offer an offline installer which allows you to install files during all those times you are forced offline. Google is now offering an offline […]
Google Meet Premium is Free for Everyone to Use
By now you have probably heard the talk of many people no longer returning to the office once this pandemic is over. In fact, several big-name companies including Facebook and Twitter have already suggested returning to the office won’t be necessary for many of their employees. This is in part because companies are realizing how […]
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More Security Controls Coming to Google Chrome
Google Chrome is receiving an update that brings with it easier to use controls, better control of third-party cookies, easier access to browser extensions, new safety checks, and more. In recent years Google not only overtook the Microsoft-owned browser for the most used browser in the world but took the lead in a big way […]
Windows Terminal 1.0 Released, Requires Windows 10 Version 18362.0 or Higher
In June of 2019, Microsoft representatives announced a new open source Windows Terminal application, called Windows Terminal, that was meant to supersede the old Command Prompt in Windows that had become outdated and lacked features people had been requesting for a long time. Since it’s announcement, there has been little talk of the new Terminal […]
Microsoft Teams Now Comes With Own Certified Devices
If you’re working from home during this pandemic and part of a larger organization, there is a decent chance you’re connecting with colleagues using Microsoft Teams. While not the biggest name in communication platforms, Microsoft Teams is often the preferred platform for many companies who want to stick with Apple or Microsoft brands. To make […]
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3+ Brings Faster Charging, Available for 1000+ Accessories and Devices
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3+ is now out, and it brings with it faster and more efficient charging. Qualcomm Quick Charge 3+ is available for 1000+ accessories and devices around the world. If you have experience with power bricks or charging your smartphone from a laptop, you may have noticed that charging can occur at different […]
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Google Showing New Message When It Thinks It Doesn’t Find Matches for Google Search
Google is now showing a message when they’re letting you know that nothing managed to match your search particularly well. So now you know not to bother clicking around, which will be interesting since Google doesn’t give exact matches or anything close to it anymore. Google is constantly updating the search results, up to at […]
What’s New to Microsoft 365 in April 2020
Now that we’re close to a month in from working from home, more and more people are realizing new things they may need from the same Microsoft Office applications that they didn’t when they weren’t working remotely. Microsoft is doing its darnedest to meet the needs of people who are working remotely, and the team […]
Microsoft Outlook Spaces is Board to Help Organize Emails, Documents, and Meetings
Microsoft Outlook Spaces is a new feature that brings Google Keep-styled tabs that you can pin to the backdrop. You can use Spaces to bring together your most important subject matters within Microsoft Outlook and pin them together in one place. One of the best-kept secrets for managing your daily tasks is Google Keep, an […]
Vivaldi 2.11 Released: Improves Pop-out Video, Match OS Themes, Quicker Navigation
The Vivaldi web browser has been updated to version 2.11. This version of the browser comes with the added ability to pop-out videos independently of the webpages in which you have found them easier than before. Other features include the chance to match the operating system’s theme (light or dark modes) easier, and quicker general […]
Final Update to Windows 7 Blackens Desktop Wallpaper
The last software update rolling out for Windows 7 is removing the wallpaper and replacing it with a black screen. While it sounds alarming, the new black screen is thought of as a bug rather than Microsoft turning out the lights on a version of its operating system that it has been trying to get […]
‘Google SeachLiaison’ Suggests Desktop Favicons May Still Change
A couple of weeks ago, Google rolled out an update to the desktop search results to include the website favicon (icon) next to the text. The move was made to mimic further mobile search results, which have been using the favicons for some time already. The favicons offer a way for Google to be more […]
Windows 10 Mobile No Longer Supported By Microsoft
As of January 14—the same date Microsoft put an end to Windows 7 support—Windows 10 Mobile has come to the end of its support life, with Microsoft preferring to recommend users still use Windows apps but to get them from Android and iOS app stores instead. Like with Windows 7, it also means you’ll want […]
Windows 7 Users Issued Final Windows 10 Upgrade Warning
The end of Microsoft support for Windows 7 happened a few days ago, on January 14 (2020). As a final reminder to those still using Windows 7, Microsoft has sent out an upgrade warning. The screen Windows 7 users will begin to see is titled “Your Windows 7 PC is out of support,” and it […]
How New Microsoft Edge Will Roll Out for Windows 10 Users
In December of 2018, Microsoft publicly announced they were changing course from the EdgeHTML Microsoft Edge was developed on, and it would be succeeded by a Chromium-powered Edge browser instead. Microsoft never publicly announced why the change would be occurring, but some publications did suggest Microsoft had accused Google of purposefully preventing some websites from […]
Avast and AVG Browser Extensions Caught Spying via Chrome and Firefox
According to a report posted on The Hacker News today, you should reconsider any trust you have put into Avast and AVG antivirus security programs. The list includes Avast Online Security, AVG Online Security, Avast SafePrice, and AVG SafePrice. A lot of people know that both Avast and AVG are two of the better free […]
Fluent Design Coming to Microsoft Office for iOS and Android
Android’s material design was first announced in 2014, and most people were familiar with it by the time their smartphones ran on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Android didn’t do a great job of explaining precisely what material design was — some saw it as a different logo and other design elements, others presumed it was the […]