
The MP3 file format was always encumbered with patents, but as of 2017, the last patent finally expired. Although the format became synonymous with the digital music revolution that started in the …

The MP3 file format was always encumbered with patents, but as of 2017, the last patent finally expired. Although the format became synonymous with the digital music revolution that started in the …
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"1000+ Firefox for Android extensions now available – Mozilla Add-ons Community Blog"
The new open ecosystem of extensions on Firefox for Android launched in December with just over 400 extensions. Less than five months later we’ve surpassed 1,000 Firefox for Android extensions. ...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15291489
The new open ecosystem of extensions on Firefox for Android launched in December with just over 400 extensions. Less than five months later we’ve surpassed 1,000 Firefox for Android extensions. That’s an impressive achievement by this developer community! It’s exciting to see so many developers embrace the opportunity to explore new creative possibilities for mobile browser customization.
What are some of your favorite new Firefox for Android extensions?
A new Windows 11 update is rolling out this week.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14644487
Microsoft is starting to enable ads inside the Start menu on Windows 11 for all users. After testing these briefly with Windows Insiders earlier this month, Microsoft has started to distribute update KB5036980 to Windows 11 users this week, which includes “recommendations” for apps from the Microsoft Store in the Start menu.
Luckily you can disable these ads, or “recommendations” as Microsoft calls them. If you’ve installed the latest KB5036980 update then head into Settings > Personalization > Start and turn off the toggle for “Show recommendations for tips, app promotions, and more.” While KB5036980 is optional right now, Microsoft will push this to all Windows 11 machines in the coming weeks.
Microsoft’s move to enable ads in the Windows 11 Start menu follows similar promotional spots in the Windows 10 lock screen and Start menu. Microsoft also started testing ads inside the File Explorer of Windows 11 last year b
Implement the required runtime changes (profile settings, chrome flags, group policies, etc.) with the appropriate values that enable the Brave Pro experience. Using Brave in this mode with its def...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/11414061
It seems possible that Brave are building Brave Pro, which looks like its a subscription based service of some kind. A note on the Android implementation of the project reads (GitHub link):
"Implement the required runtime changes (profile settings, chrome flags, group policies, etc.) with the appropriate values that enable the Brave Pro experience. Using Brave in this mode with its default settings and making changes to the Brave Pro defaults require an active paid subscription.
When the browser has no active credentials for Brave Pro, the panel UI will promote the service and include the initial payment CTA. When credentials are present the panel UI will include the appropriate toggles for making changes to the default settings."
It also links to a private Google Doc.
The classic DOOM game over htop, the text-based process viewer - 0x0mer/doom-htop
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.smeargle.fans/post/149503
After the EU commission fined Apple $2 billion and announced that it’s not satisfied with the changes the company made...
System would detect paused content on external devices and show ads on top.
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No, you're not dreaming. Killer Bean is back.
In the coming months Mozilla will launch support for an open ecosystem of extensions on Firefox for Android on addons.mozilla.org (AMO). We’ll announce a definite ...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.smeargle.fans/post/32389
The homepage will look a lot different if your watch history is off.
cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/7046320
YouTube is changing the homepage experience for users who have their watch history turned off. They will now see an almost blank homepage with just a search bar and buttons for Shorts, Subscriptions and Library. This is intended to make it clear that personalized recommendations rely on watch history data. The new design aims to avoid extreme thumbnails and instead focus search. Some users have already started seeing this change, though it may not be fully rolled out yet. The goal is to both help those who prefer searching over recommendations, and potentially encourage users to turn their history back on. Overall this represents a major interface change focused on watch history preferences.
What's been your experience with youtube recommendations? For me they are consistently hot garbage.
Hobbies are no longer hobbies when they require you file taxes. That's just a job.
According to Firefox data, 78% of pages loaded use HTTPS. That’s tremendously improved from 27% in 2013 when Let’s Encrypt was founded. There’s still a lot of work to be done to get to 100%. We hope you’ll join EFF and Let’s Encrypt in celebrating the successes of ten years encrypting the web, and t...
cross-posted from: https://yiffit.net/post/777905
The stretch goal for multiplayer has also been reached. Next is for a console version.
Collection of free map generators for tabletop role-playing games and worldbuilding.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2508047
A Collection of free map generators for tabletop role-playing games and world building: Generate realms, city maps, districts, mansions, villages and dungeons.
Don’t worry: the non-enhanced 1080p is still available.
cross-posted from: https://radiation.party/post/63528
Google users will get a notification when new personal information such as their address or phone number gets listed in Google’s search results
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2662137
New Google tool lets users track and delete search results about themselves::Google users will get a notification when new personal information such as their address or phone number gets listed in Google’s search results
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/2118464
Tap the account switcher in the top left corner and you should see the option.
See my comment for a screenshot. I don't know why I can't seem to post a screenshot in the body of post. Every time I try it gets removed.