Edge browser’s ‘scareware blocker’ tool is now enabled by default
Hey, you! Yes, you, on the iPhone! You’ve got a virus in your Windows PC! Better download this totally legit free app and let it scan all your files for threats and such. So goes…
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A new default text editor is coming soon to Windows 11
When MS-DOS 5.0 was launched in 1991, one of its major innovations was the MS-DOS Editor, a classic text editor that quickly became popular with users. These days, it’s old news—yet fondly remembered. This past…
Senator blasts Microsoft for making default Windows vulnerable to “Kerberoasting”
A prominent US senator has called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Microsoft for “gross cybersecurity negligence,” citing the company’s continued use of an obsolete and vulnerable form of encryption that Windows uses by…
Microsoft Word documents will soon auto-save to the cloud by default
Since a while back, there’s been a setting in Microsoft 365 that makes it possible to auto-save Word documents to the cloud. It’s a convenient feature that helps mitigate the risk of losing data in…
iPhone’s default apps: What to change and why you shouldn’t choose WhatsApp
What was long considered impossible has now been a reality for almost four years: iPhone owners are allowed to pick their own default apps for core functions such as email, phone, messaging, and web browsing.…
Microsoft’s new “passwordless by default” is great but comes at a cost
Microsoft says it’s making passwordless logins the default means for signing in to new accounts, as the company helps drive an industry-wide push to transition away from passwords and the costly security problems they have…
WhatsApp can now be your default iPhone messaging and calling app
With iOS 18.2, Apple added a number of new options in the Default Apps section of Settings, likely in response to antitrust scrutiny around the globe. Among them are the ability to designate default calling…
A single default password exposes access to dozens of apartment buildings
A security researcher says the default password shipped in a widely used door access control system allows anyone to easily and remotely access door locks and elevator controls in dozens of buildings across the U.S.…
No, you can’t set a default Save As location in macOS
It seems obvious: when you open a file in an app through the File > Open menu item, you would like to have the same location chosen when you choose File > Save for a new file or File >…
Apple Intelligence is enabled by default in iOS 18.3 and macOS 15.3
From its introduction in iOS 18.1, Apple Intelligence has been an opt-in feature. Users had to decide to enable it, with Apple even going so far as to put people on a waiting list before…