Windows 10 offers a background update feature for programs to update themselves in the background without any interruption. The service is called BITS or Background Intelligent Transfer Service.

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The web browser software industry has evolved quite a lot over time. More and more browsers keep showing up in the marketplace, but only a handful of them are good and fit for day-to-day usage. The ...

The ability to expand Firefox's functionality through add-ons makes the browser useful in a business environment. Because the add-ons are created by third-party developers, there is a risk that some ...

The Cambridge Analytica scandal has thrust Facebook privacy settings into the national conversation after the political firm used the personal data of about 50 million people without their consent.

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Dear Lifehacker, I have Firefox installed on three separate computers, and I find it difficult to keep the same Add Ons/Preferences synchronized between all three machines. Is there an automated way ...

Mozilla this morning unleashed the largest update to Firefox since... well, ever. Firefox 29, which is available to download now for for Windows, Mac, and Linux, introduces an entirely new UI -- ...

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