Google Chrome Launches Built-In Ad Blocker to Help Remove Standards Violators

In the latest update to Google Chrome, the built-in Ad Blocker went live. What does this mean for end users? For website owners? The first thing to note is that this Ad Blocker won’t be similar to the popular extensions many consumers employ. This change will be mostly used to squelch advertisements from sites that… Read more »

Report: Software Failures Caused $1.7 Trillion in Losses Last Year

Software testing is an investment that can save companies valuable time and money in the long run. In some cases, however, businesses try to cut corners by rushing products to market that haven’t been adequately tested for bugs, compatibility issues and security flaws. More often than not, these short-sighted decisions come back to haunt them…. Read more »

Twitter Is Making It Easier to Send “Tweetstorms”

After expanding its character count limit to 280, Twitter is beta testing another new feature in response to emerging patterns of user behavior. Recently, the company confirmed that users will soon be able to publish strings of connected texts with a “Tweet All” button embedded in the app’s UI. Currently, users must manually compose these… Read more »

MacOS Security Bugs Shake Confidence in Apple’s QA

Apple’s desktop operating system MacOS is well known for providing a stable, secure and relatively bug-free user experience.  In fact, the operating system’s ironclad security has long been one of its major selling points. Recently, however, a few glaring bugs in the new MacOS High Sierra have left some users wondering if Apple’s quality assurance… Read more »