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Author: Martin Brinkmann

When I was young, I studied German, History and English at Essen University in Germany. I worked in computer support for several years at the time to help other computer users when they ran into issues. Writing started out as a passion project, as I wanted to help more users and not just the ones that I handled in support. This lead to the founding of Ghacks Technology News in 2005. First, as a side-project, but shortly thereafter as a full-time project as the site's popularity exploded. I sold Ghacks to Softonic some years ago, but stayed on as Editor. You can still read my articles on the site. I do publish on Betanews as well. In recent years, I started to write and publish technology books, including my latest book "Windows 11 From Beginner to Advanced", which is available on Amazon. I'm also a freelance writer for the German publisher Gamestar. Chipp.in is my newest project. I want to use it to talk about my book projects, sell my books directly, and write about technology, as this is what interests me.
Block Breaker Google Search

You can now play Block Breaker on Google

Posted on February 3, 2025February 3, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Google loves to add little easter eggs to its products. It is not uncommon for the company to add games to its search engine. When you run searches for Pac Man, Snake, or Minesweeper, you may get the chance to play that game directly on Google Search. The latest addition to Google Searches’ growing list…

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Hide Gemini removes Google AI features on the Internet

Posted on February 2, 2025February 2, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Google, just like Microsoft, puts lots of effort into adding its Gemini AI to its products. AI is changing the Internet as we know it. There is the AI Overviews feature, which gives searches an AI generated answer on Google Search. Other examples include the Gemini button on properties such as Gmail or Google Docs….

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Windows 10

Microsoft cancels a Defender feature that gave subscribers a free VPN

Posted on February 1, 2025February 1, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Microsoft introduced a new feature that it called Privacy Protection less than two years ago to Microsoft 365 Home and Family plans. The feature gave subscribers access to a VPN service along with 50 gigabytes of traffic per month. Microsoft limited the feature to the Microsoft Defender app, subscribers, and users from a handful of…

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NordVPN says new Whisper protocol circumvents VPN filters, but details are scarce

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Using a VPN makes sense in a lot of situations. To protect your data when using networks that you do not have full control over, to protect your data from being sold by your ISP, or to access content that would be blocked otherwise. Services and ISPs may use filters to limit the use of…

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Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge: scareware blocker is now available

Posted on January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Microsoft has added a new security tool to its Edge browser. Called Scareware Blocker, it is designed to detect and prevent attacks that fall under scareware. Good to know: Scareware attacks use pressure to get users to do something that they should not. Common types are warnings about viruses found or that data has been…

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0-click attack promises to narrow down a user’s location geographically

Posted on January 28, 2025January 28, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Internet users have a few weapons in their arsenal when it comes to disguising their location. Some have good reasons for wanting to do that, from making sure that activity cannot be traced back to them to watching streaming content that is available only in other regions, or paying less for certain goods and services….

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NoBloatBox is another app to take care of preinstalled Windows apps in bulk

Posted on January 27, 2025January 27, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

When you install Windows or start a PC for the first time that comes preinstalled with Windows, there is a high chance that you have dozens of apps installed already on the system before the first sign in. Some of these apps are all-time classics, like Notepad or Calculator. Others are not liked nearly as…

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Batteries

Windows 11 is getting a better battery indicator on the taskbar finally

Posted on January 26, 2025January 26, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

When you use a mobile Windows device, you see a battery icon on the taskbar that ideally should indicate the remaining battery live before the device needs to be charged. Problem is, this icon is so bad on Windows, that it is barely workable. To get a true reading, it is necessary to hover the…

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Google Search

Google Search: mobile results get simplified URL views

Posted on January 25, 2025January 25, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

The URL, which is the site address of webpages, offers essential information to Internet users. It allows Internet users to verify that they are on the right website or verify links before they are visited. The details: Google announced that it is stripping the address of results on Google Search on mobile so that only…

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Brave personalized search

Brave Search: raise or discard domains in search for custom results

Posted on January 24, 2025January 24, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Brave launched a new search feature today that introduces reranking options. The core idea is to give users of the search engine an option to see more results of websites they like or prefer, and less or nothing at all of sites that they do not like or want to see. This is especially useful…

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