Software

Best map app? Google Maps, Petal Maps, Waze, Apple Maps, CoMaps...

Best map app? Google Maps, Petal Maps, Waze, Apple Maps, CoMaps...

Is Google Maps the best map app? For most people, yes, but there are also very good alternatives. More
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Google's free flight simulator now runs right in your browser

Google has built a free flight simulator into the web version of Google Earth, which works directly in the Chrome and Safari browsers. It is controlled using the keyboard, and the new feature is ... More
WeatherNOW: weather app from an independent Slovenian developer

WeatherNOW: weather app from an independent Slovenian developer

Weather apps are one of those that almost everyone has on their phone - at least one, if not more, so that in changeable weather conditions like the current one, we can monitor the weather and ... More
Would you like to try out 600 operating systems?

Would you like to try out 600 operating systems?

The Virtual OS Museum (https://virtualosmuseum.org) is a comprehensive digital collection of over 1,700 different installations and over 600 operating systems for over 250 platforms, which ... More
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Goodbye, Google: European Parliament introduces French competitor Qwant as default search engine

The European Parliament will replace Google with the French search engine Qwant as the default search engine on MEPs' computers on June 4th. The move is aimed at supporting European digital sovereignty, ... More
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Finally revealed when the all-European office suite Euro-Office will be available

A group of European companies will offer Euro-Office for download on June 9. It is an open-source online office suite that enables document editing and real-time collaboration... More
A look into the future of Windows without embellishment

A look into the future of Windows without embellishment

Instead of announcing Windows 12, Microsoft's Build 2026 conference will focus on improving the speed of Windows 11 through the K2 initiative, the transition to the native WinUI 3 framework... More
New attack threatens Microsoft 365 users

New attack threatens Microsoft 365 users

The FBI warns of the Kali365 platform, which uses artificial intelligence to steal OAuth tokens and bypass multi-factor authentication in Microsoft 365. The attack is carried out via a fake ... More
Companies are introducing “per-meter” spending due to the huge costs of AI agents

Companies are introducing “per-meter” spending due to the huge costs of AI agents

Microsoft is ending the era of carefree spending on AI tokens by withdrawing its Claude Code licenses. Businesses will continue to buy programming tools for productivity, but... More
Firefox announces refresh

Firefox announces refresh

The Firefox web browser is getting a major visual makeover that will bring users a revamped settings section. The main goal of this change is to simplify the search... More