XDA Developers on MSN

This two-app PDF setup is 10x faster than Adobe Acrobat or any other all-in-one tool

For years, Adobe Acrobat was my default PDF tool. It felt like the obvious choice. PDFs came from Adobe, so its software had ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Secure Offline: A Hardware-Bound Cryptographic Framework for Software License Validation in Internet Constrained Educational Environments ()

The system employs HMAC-SHA256 (Hash-based Message Authentication Code using SHA-256) for license integrity verification. SHA-256 refers to the Secure Hash Algorithm producing 256-bit hash values (see ...
Tobacco Control

Examining the impact of England’s menthol cigarette ban on postban smoking cessation: longitudinal findings from the England arm of the 2020–2022 ITC Four Country Smoking ...

Background In May 2020, England banned menthol as a characterising flavour in cigarettes. However, the sale of menthol accessories (eg, filters, flavour cards) remains permitted. This study assessed ...
Tobacco Control

Nicotine and tobacco-specific nitrosamine exposure among youth in England who smoke cigarettes and/or vape

Significance Compared with adults who smoke cigarettes, adults who vape nicotine are exposed to similar levels of nicotine ...
GIGAZINE

Firefox 145 official release, adding comments to PDF documents

The PDF viewer now has a new feature for adding comments within PDF documents. This allows users to add comments anywhere within a PDF document. To add a comment, open the PDF document, select the ...
theregister

Another chance for JPEG XL? PDF will support format as 'preferred solution'

The PDF Association will add support for the JPEG XL (JXL) image format to the PDF spec, according to a recently published presentation from the org's European conference. This inclusion means that ...
Nextgov

Direct File won’t happen in 2026, IRS tells states

The IRS has notified states that offered the free, government tax filing service known as Direct File in 2025 that the program won’t be available next filing season. In an email sent from the IRS to ...
Beebom

How to Password Protect Files and Folders in Windows 11

We have included six different ways to password-protect files and folders in Windows 11. You can password-protect documents like Word, PowerPoint, and PDF as well ...
Bleeping Computer

New MatrixPDF toolkit turns PDFs into phishing and malware lures

A new phishing and malware distribution toolkit called MatrixPDF allows attackers to convert ordinary PDF files into interactive lures that bypass email security and redirect victims to credential ...
Engadget

How to combine PDF files

PDFs remain a common way to share documents because they preserve formatting across devices and platforms. Sometimes, however, you end up with several separate PDFs that would be easier to handle as a ...
TWCN Tech News

Best free batch PDF to Word converter software for Windows 11/10

Many online tools let you convert a PDF file into a Word document for free. Many online tools come with a batch PDF to Word conversion feature. Also, some of these have some limitations in the free ...