Entries by Nicole Batac (11987)

Sunday
Dec232018

Bethesda gives ‘Fallout 76’ three free games

Bethesda is hoping to make up for all the issues that plague Fallout 76 by offering players a free copy of Fallout Classics Collection. These include Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics. It’ll be playable on the PC but the offer will be given to any player who logged into the full Fallout 76 game this year—whether you played on the PC or console. According to Bethesda, the freebie will be available in early January. While this doesn’t address the ongoing issues of the game, the developer is hoping this will appease its gamers a bit. As Engadget points out, though, one other way Bethesda can make up for things is by fixing the game and its issues.

Sunday
Dec232018

Google Canvas lets you doodle right from your browser

You can think of Google’s new web app as a web-based version of Microsoft Paint. Called Chrome Canvas, this web app works on browsers that support WebAssembly (which include Chrome and Firefox). Just type in canvas.apps.chrome in the address bar to launch the app. It’s a place where you can doodle or take down notes without much fuss. It sticks to the basics for now with only a handful of tools with varying opacities and widths. It also has a colour palette that lets you pick from any hex tone.

Your work will automatically save to your Google account and the sketches will be exported in PNG. You can revisit these doodles on whatever device can access your Google account. Chromebook owners can install canvas right into your app drawer by just tapping on the three-dot menu and selecting “Install Canvas” option.

Source: Inquirer.net

Sunday
Dec232018

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup - 12/16 – 12/22

Friday
Dec212018

Mozilla improves on do-not-track tools for Firefox Focus on Android

Mozilla’s latest update to its privacy-minded browser, Firefox Focus, brings its Enhanced Tracking Protection feature to the Android version of the app. It lets users select which sites will have access to their data, block cookies from all sites or third-party ones or those cross-site trackers that follow your behavior across the web. It was first introduced in October with Firefox 63. This feature brings back a sense of privacy as they can opt out of having all their online activity recorded online. It also helps speed up your internet experience as it takes away the trackers that bog sites down. Android version of the app also gets Google’s Safe Browsing service to keep its users from landing on shady websites. You’ll get in-browser warnings when you land into a flagged URL. Meanwhile, iOS users get search suggestion features. You can now share what you type with search providers and get automated suggestions based on your queries.

Source: Engadget