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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.

Report claims that Nvidia RTX 5000 video cards have a thermal design flaw

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

When Nvidia launched the initial batch of RTX 5000 video cards, it received praise for their performance but also complaints about the price. Reports from buyers appeared on various sites shortly thereafter claiming that the cards were getting incredibly hot. An analysis by Igor’s Lab, a German site focusing on hardware tests, suggests that the…

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Yahoo is working on a web browser and eying a Chrome acquisition

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Yahoo, once an Internet powerhouse, is only a shadow of its former self. This is not keeping company officials from working on new products and services to restore some of the former glory of the company. Yahoo, apparently has been working on a browser prototype for the past couple of months and expressed interest in…

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Windows 11 is removing an option to bypass Microsoft account and internet during setup

Windows 11, version 25H2 will (likely) install quickly

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

Microsoft has released two types of feature updates in the past. Those that require just a small enablement patch for the upgrade and those that require a lengthy installation as they make fundamental changes to the underlying system. The current feature update, Windows 11, version 24H2, belongs to the latter category. Users who have bypassed…

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LG TVs may soon use AI to determine your emotions and beliefs, and display better ads

Posted on April 23, 2025April 23, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

What would you say if your smart TV uses artificial intelligence to analyze your emotions and beliefs, put you into certain groups, to display targeted ads to you? Ads may be based on your viewing habits, what you watch, when you watch, what you search for and so on. What sounds like something straight out…

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Why you may not want to say “thank you” or “please” to AI

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

What is the proper etiquette when chatting with AIs? Do you say “thank you”, “please” or “see you next time”, or do you prefer the direct approach and avoid any form of politeness when communicating with AI tools? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was recently asked about the electricity costs that these pleasantries would generate. According…

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TidyOS: little Windows System Tweaker for debloating

Posted on April 20, 2025April 20, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Tweaking apps offer a user-friendly option to customize the Windows operating system. Most focus on the removal of apps, disabling certain features, or improving privacy. While it is possible to apply any tweak manually, it is probably safe to say that the majority of Windows users prefers apps for the job. TidyOS is an open…

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Tor Browser 14.5 brings Connection Assist feature to Android

Posted on April 18, 2025April 18, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

The developers of the anonymizer Tor Browser have released a new version for all supported operating system. The big feature in this release is the introduction of Connection Assist on Android. The feature, which has been available in Tor Browser for desktop operating systems for quite some time, aims to help users establish a connection…

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About “The ActiveX content in this file is blocked” messages in Microsoft Office

Posted on April 16, 2025April 16, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Microsoft is changing how Microsoft 365 and Office 2024 handle documents with ActiveX content. Currently, Office displays a prompt that informs users that ActiveX content found in the document is disabled and that they may enable it. Going forward, Office simply shows “The ActiveX content in this file is blocked” instead, with no option to…

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Firefox Link Previews

Firefox’s Link Preview feature is quite good – here is why

Posted on April 15, 2025April 15, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Mozilla has officially launched a preview of the upcoming Link Preview feature of its open source Firefox web browser. Unlike traditional link preview extensions, Firefox’s implementation offers a modern take by incorporating AI for summarizing key points. The AI runs locally on the device, which is excellent for privacy. The tradeoff is that computing will…

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Thunderbird for iOS: first alpha coming this year

Posted on April 14, 2025April 14, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

The Thunderbird open source email project is making huge strides. After readying the first mobile version of Thunderbird for Android, the team has set its sight on the second big mobile operation system Apple iOS. The details: Philipp Kewisch, mobile engineer at MLZA Technologies, the organization behind Thunderbird, revealed the good news officially in a…

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