Firefox update introduces vertical tab and smartblock embed
Mozilla has released Firefox 136 update With some very important characteristics. The Open Source browser now supports the vertical tab, allowing the users to switch to a vertical mode from the traditional horizontal tab bar that lists all your tabs on the sidebar of the firefox. This can be useful on widescreen monitor.
Another important feature is that Firefox is called with 136 ships Smartblock embedAs the name suggests, it is a safety facility, and the increased tracking of the firefox is part of the security, which protects the user’s privacy. This is designed to block the tracking script on web pages, which caused issues when the trekking safety of firefox is capable. Smartblock embedly replaces the original tracking script with wannabes, to ensure that the web pages do not break, and do not track the user.
The firefox is yet to support tab groups in the stable channel, but this feature is currently being tested in the night version of the browser.
YouTube premium light is launched in America
YouTube premium light Has been resumed. Google discontinued the budget -friendly level in 2023, but has resumed the membership plan. as a reminder, YouTube premium price Recently it was raised in many countries around the world. Many users who had earlier taken membership of service chose to cancel it as it was very expensive. YouTube premium light can provide more affordable options.
But, there are some things that someone should keep in mind before choosing for cheap options. YouTube premium light does not allow you to download videos to watch offline. The background playback is not available in either cheap tier. However the main drawback is that Youtube premium light does not actually provide advertising experience. Google says that this material will allow creators to include sponsored sections in their video to allow them to earn additional revenue, and will not block the YouTube premium light these ads.
YouTube premium light Currently available to users in the US, for a price of $ 7.99 per month. Google says the scheme will soon be available to users from other countries including Thailand, Germany and Australia.
Brother denied that it brick the printer to use third party ink.
A printer manufacturer has been accused of bricking his products to use third-party ink. No, we are not talking about HP. This time, the company under consideration is brother. Louis Rosman, a YouTuber, Solemn The brother has released some firmware updates for his printer, which causes problems when a user opposes third-party ink or toner instead of people manufactured by Japanese company.
Some users claimed that the quality of printing was reduced when they used a third-party ink, while the other claimed that they ran into other issues with their own printers, such as unable to use other toner. The company is allegedly removing older versions of firmware from its server.
The brother has denied the allegations, stating that its firmware does not brick the printer or deliberately degrades the print quality to use third -party ink. The company says that confusion can result in some misunderstanding of how its standard procedures are followed. Its support team encourages customers to use real ink and toner for optimal performance and to solve problems related to equipment.
Google and Doj in conversation to avoid the company’s breakup
Google and US justice department have caught Discussion To determine the future of Tech Mogul. The search giant was accused of maintaining an illegal discovery monopoly in the US in August 2024. The DOJ is considering ways to measure the status, between which the company is likely to break.
Google search, Android and Chrome can be divided by tech giants, which can badly kill the company’s revenue. The company is quite desperate to prevent it from happening, which is why it is discussing things with DOJ. Google is advocating against proposals, claiming that it can have a serious impact in the Internet search industry, and user can create threat to security, national security and American economy.
A test will determine measures starting in April, while a final decision is expected in August 2025.
Amazon Prime Video introduces AI dubbing for English and Spanish
Amazon Prime Video is getting a new feature, AI-Invented DubbingCurrently this feature is being tested to dub some films and TV series, officially in English and Latin American Spanish. SUbtitles, caption, audio details Often help break the language barrier, allowing audiences to watch videos in languages, which they are not familiar with. However, AI-Dabing of Amazon Prime Video can take it to a new level.
Traditional methods to dub a video may be expensive, time-consuming, but AI-operated dubbing has some of their challenges. The main issue is how the AI-rich voices sound, and express emotions, not to mention the ability to distribute lip-skin. Amazon is likely to expand the support of the feature by introducing more languages when the pilot program is successful. This localization initiative can also affect other services in the industry, which can also opt for similar technologies.
Google Play Store removes 180+ apps included in advertising-fraud schemes
Google is Confirmed It has removed more than 180 apps from its play store for advertising-fraud. In question, 180 apps downloaded over 56 million.
Integral advertising science (IAS), who is an advertising verification seller, calls these apps as “vapor” apps, as they do not offer any useful functionality once downloaded, and are filled with advertisements instead. Called as a comprehensive and sophisticated advertising fraud scheme, these misleading apps are appointed to mimic valid apps. The uploader targets popular categories to release the application, and when installed on the user’s device, they bomb them with excessive advertisements, information and more annoyance.
The fact is that such malicious apps were able to bypass Google Play Protects, raising alarm bells among the Android community. Users are concerned about the safety of Android ecosystem, and legitimate developers are concerned that their apps were rejected for trivial reasons, while the malware app went through the approval process.
