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You can see the sites I’ve added as Favorites above the Workspace name (WORK). Jack Wallen/ZDNETThe Arc browser has put the fun back in browsing. It’s unique and well-designed, and the longer you use the browser, the more features you’ll find to help you enjoy the web even more. One feature I’ve discovered that makes collaboration (or just sharing information) easier is Shared Folders. Folders? In a browser?Also: 5 ways Arc browser makes browsing the web fun againSeriously. And they’re really helpful for keeping your tabs even more organized. You can create folders for any topic or category and drag and drop open tabs into them so they don’t clutter the interface.Those folders also serve another purpose — sharing. You can create a folder, fill it with tabs, and then share it with others — regardless of which browser they use.One thing to note: The folks with whom you’ve shared folders will not receive updates about the folders, and you cannot delete the permalink for a folder. Therefore, the only way to revoke access to a folder is to delete the folder. With that in mind, I like to think of Shared Folders as temporary repositories for links that I will eventually delete when I’m finished with them. More

New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia BackyardProduction/Getty Image I have 2 Gigabits per second (Gbps) of fiber internet in my home for $120 a month. I’m lucky. I have access to that kind of broadband and the money to pay for it. Many people aren’t that fortunate.  On May 1, the Affordable Connectivity Program […] More

akinbostanci/Getty Images Many people were surprised to hear recently that ICQ — the once-popular instant messaging (IM) client — will shut down on June 26. I suspect more people were surprised to hear that ICQ (supposedly short for “I Seek You”) was still around. Back in 1996, though, ICQ was the IM client. Launched by Mirabilis, […] More

Microsoft Microsoft Edge will soon let you watch and listen to certain online videos in other languages. At its Build conference on Tuesday, Microsoft announced that the new AI-powered feature will translate videos in real time on YouTube as well as a range of other sites. On a Microsoft Edge features page, the company revealed […] More

SEAN GLADWELL/Getty Images Although we’re still in the 5G era, Samsung is already looking ahead to try and solve the problems that could make a 6G rollout far more difficult. Samsung Research, the research and development arm of the Korean tech giant, has partnered with Arm to develop technologies that would address parallel packet processing […] More

Yuichiro Chin/Getty Images We’ve known for some time that satellite texting will be included with Android 15, but we might finally have a hint as to which carrier will be the first to get it. Initially reported by AndroidAuthority, several users on the T-Mobile subreddit who have downloaded a beta version of Android 15 have […] More

Jack Wallen/ZDNETMost people believe Google is enough — type your search string into the address bar, hit enter, and comb through the results. What if I told you that there were better ways to search using Google Chrome? With the help of a few simple extensions, you can extend and simplify the search process right from your browser.Also: 5 ways to declutter your Chrome browser – and take back control of your tab lifeFor those who’ve never installed an extension in Chrome, it’s simple:Go to the extensions page in the Chrome Web Store.Click Install.When prompted, click Add Extension.Before I continue, a word of warning: While searching for these extensions, I found several add-ons in the Chrome Web Store that were not verified by Google. Because some extensions require access to your Google account to function, I won’t recommend any option that has not been verified. You do not want your account information compromised! Therefore, even if an extension looks like it’s exactly what you’re looking for, if it’s not verified, featured, or doesn’t have a decent amount of positive reviews, avoid it.Similarly, if you filter extensions by either “Featured extensions” or “Established publishers,” you can trust that any extension listed is Verified.With that in mind, here are a few extensions I’ve found and used that can enhance your search experience.1. Search YouTubeSure, you can add YouTube as a site search in Chrome’s settings, but a handy extension called Search YouTube makes this a bit easier. Once installed, the Search YouTube extension adds a right-click menu entry so all you have to do is highlight a string of text on a webpage, right-click your mouse (or double-finger-tap your trackpad), and select Search YouTube for “X” (where X is your search string).Also: How to download YouTube videos for free, plus two other methodsYou can also pin the YouTube icon to your toolbar extension section. Click that icon to go directly to YouTube. This featured extension doesn’t offer much more than that, but if you search YouTube often, it comes in handy.You can install this free extension from the Chrome Web Store. More

Jack Wallen/ZDNETMicrosoft has released the latest version of its Chromium-based Edge web browser that could entice users to migrate away from Chome.First off, there aren’t a lot of new features to be found in the latest stable version of Edge (124.0.2478.80). There are, however, two security vulnerabilities patched in this latest version, which are CVE-2024-4331 and CVE-2024-4368, both of which allowed a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption with a malicious HTML page. These two vulnerabilities were marked High, which means it’s important that you update to the latest version to patch these flaws. Also: Arc browser is now available for Windows and it’s so much better than ChromeThe big-ticket item for this new update to Microsoft Edge is a “built-in” speed test tool. I place built-in between quotes because the feature is really just a quick link to the Bing speed test page. Even so, for those who regularly depend on a speed test for troubleshooting network issues, it’s handy to have quick access to such a tool.Speaking of which, accessing the speed test tool isn’t exactly user-friendly. To do so, click + on the right sidebar and type tools in the search field. From the pop-up, click “Tools” (with the toolbox icon) and you’ll see the speed test tool at the top of the sidebar. Click “Start” and a new tab will open to Bing and automatically run the latency, download, and upload speed tests. More