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it's safe to use internet explorer once again I'm Bridget Carey and this is you're seen that update Microsoft has fixed the serious Internet Explorer security flaw that made it possible for a hacker to hijack your computer the update was released Thursday for all versions of the internet explorer browser and there's even a fix for Windows XP even though Windows XP isn't supported anymore Microsoft was feeling generous to offer a patch to protect the 12-year old system you see without the patch if you accidentally click on a bad link you could load a website that automatically installs software to give hackers the power to take control of your computer without your knowledge so make sure you have automatic updates enabled on Windows to get that patch entity of Windows XP you got lucky today with this patch but it's seriously time to move on that system was designed for a different age of the Internet and there's no guarantee it'll be protected the next time someone discovers a new bug right now XP is on about 26% of computers that's according to the web traffic monitored by the group Net Applications it's the second most popular desktop system and it's likely because it's used by many small businesses that don't have the resources to easily upgrade but there are a few other updates to talk about in the world of apps you can now finally chat with someone on snapchat the app grew popular as a way to send photos that disappear in 10 seconds or less after they're opened but now snapchat has evolved beyond fleeting photos you can hold a conversation with someone with texting and real-time video calls you can save a chat by taking a screenshot or tapping on it to save it and when you both are in chat mode you can press the screen and hold to share face to face video gamers should take note that the PlayStation 4 console just got an update the system added many new features including share factory it lets you edit your gameplay video and add cool effects before sharing it with the world streaming quality also improved and you can adjust the brightness of the light bar and if you need to do some grocery shopping you could pick up items from Groupon a new service called Groupon basics offers some basic household items like vitamins soap and tissues but you'll be buying it in bulk so I hope you need $92 worth of tissues but at that price Groupon doesn't charge for shipping so yay Groupon is trying to take on the Costco's of the world since you don't need to pay for a membership feed and buy in bulk Amazon also recently got into the grocery game with Amazon Prime pantry that's your tech news update you can head to cnet.com for more details from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey