Computeractive – Issue 662, 19 July-1 August 2023
English | 76 pages | pdf | 39.61 MB
Welcome at Computeractive Magazine Issue 662, 19 July-1 August 2023
If you believe much of the tech media, the most thrilling launches of 2023 are expensive gadgets like virtual-reality headsets and foldable phones. We tend to get more excited about releases that cost less (preferably nothing) and make fewer headlines but have more impact on your everyday computing.
It’s why I had no hesitation in devoting a Cover Feature to DuckDuckGo’s new browser. As Robert Irvine explains, it protects your privacy and blocks adverts just as effectively as its search engine does. Barely a month old, it’s already a serious alternative to Google Chrome.
I have no doubt what its most popular feature will be: Duck Player. This clever tool blocks personalised ads on YouTube without you needing to install an extension. And with YouTube threatening all-out war on ad blockers (see page 8), it’s arrived just in time.
Please let me know what you think about DuckDuckGo’s browser. I’ll wager a hefty sum you’ll find it more useful than exploring the metaverse with overpriced space goggles strapped to your head.
Daniel Booth
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