Opera software is probably best known for making web browsers. But over the past few years the company launched a handful of standalone apps including an Opera Max data saver application and an Opera VPN app that took features that first debuted in the company’s web browsers and made them work with third-party apps. Then […]
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Opera’s VPN is now available as a standalone Android app
The developers of the Opera web browser have been tacking new features into their browser apps in recent months, including a built-in ad blocker and built-in VPN service. But now you can take advantage of one of those new tools without actually using the Opera browser. The company has launched an Opera VPN app for […]
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Opera browser now has a built-in VPN
Recently Opera became the first major web browser to feature a built-in ad blocker that doesn’t require you to install a third-party extension. Now Opera has also become the first major web browser to include a built-in VPN. The latest developer channel build of Opera comes with a virtual private network that you can use […]
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Netflix goes global… but blocks VPN and proxy users from accessing global content
This month Netflix launched in 130 new countries, bringing the total number of markets where you could use the service to stream movies and TV shows to 190. While Netflix original programming such as Daredevil, House of Cards, and Marco Polo is available in every single most markets where Netflix operates, the rest of the […]
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Set up a virtual private network at home with Raspberry Pi
Want to make it tougher for anyone to track your internet activity? You could pay for a VPN service… or you could build your own. If you have a bit of patience and a Rasberry Pi, the BBC has published a guide for creating your own, personal virtual private network (VPN) to browse the Web […]
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Lilbits (4-25-2014): Asus Chromebook on the way, Samsung Chromebook 2 delayed
Samsung’s Chromebook 2 laptops went up for pre-order recently, with promised ship dates of late April. Now it looks like the ARM-based, octa-core Chrome OS laptops will ship in late May instead. Meanwhile, there’s mounting evidence that the first Chrome OS laptops from Asus will launch soon. Here are some of the latest tech headlines […]