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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.

European Consumer Organization renews criticism of Meta’s “pay-or-consent” policy

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

Meta’s attempt to appease consumer rights organizations in Europe continues to draw sharp criticism from consumer protection groups. The company introduced a pay-or-consent policy on its main platforms as a response to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act. The policy gives users of its platforms two options: give Meta consent for advertising and tracking, or…

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Like Clockwork, Netflix is rising prices again

Posted on January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Years ago, I predicted that streaming companies would raise subscription prices regularly, maybe even yearly. Today, news broke that Netflix is raising the price of subscriptions again. The details: Here is the new price structure in the United States: This is the first price increase since October 2023, when Netflix increase the price of Premium…

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Firefox 134.0.2

Firefox 134.0.2 is here with a few non-security corrections

Posted on January 21, 2025January 21, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Mozilla plans to release a second point update for Firefox 134 later today. Firefox 134.0.2 is another non-security update that addresses a few pressing problems in the browser that had to be fixed early. Most Firefox installations will be upgraded automatically once the update is released. As this does not happen in real-time, some users…

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Google Needs to Strengthen Ad Security After Latest Malvertising Incident

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

A recent incident has shown another security vulnerability in Google’s advertising platform: advertisers can display URLs of legitimate websites in their ads while redirecting clicks to malicious destinations. This deceptive practice has recently been exploited in a concerning incident. Here is what happened. The popular macOS package manager Homebrew became the target of cybercriminals in…

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YouTube Premium Lite Check

Here is how you find out if you can subscribe to YouTube Premium Lite

Posted on January 19, 2025January 19, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

YouTube Premium, Google’s subscription-based plan for its video streaming service YouTube, is either quite expensive or a great deal, depending on who you ask. If you are just after getting rid of ads on YouTube, it is quite expensive in the eyes of many. One reason is that Google added YouTube Music to the subscription….

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Microsoft starts automatic (forced) upgrade to Windows 11, version 24H2

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

If you still run an earlier version of Windows 11 on a PC that meets the minimum system requirements, then you may have the latest version of Windows 11 installed automatically on your PC. Microsoft says that Windows 11, version 24H2 has reached a new stage of distribution. Previous stages required manual interaction with Windows…

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Linux Mint 22.1 is available with a big list of changes

Posted on January 17, 2025January 17, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

A new version of the Linux distribution Linux Mint is now available. Linux Mint 22.1 is a long term service release that will be supported until 2029. Downloads are already available on the official website and various mirror servers. As always, Linux 22.1 is available in three editions: Cinnamon, Xfce, and MATE. Cinnamon is the…

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Windows 10

Microsoft to end support for Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10 on October 14, 2025

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

Microsoft plans to end support for its Windows 10 operating system on October 14, 2025. Its advice to customers is simple: upgrade the PC or buy a new one to run a supported operating system. While Microsoft is offering a support extension for the very first time for home users, it is only a one-year…

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Firefox 134.0.1

Firefox 134.0.1 fixes a crash and an issue on YouTube

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

Mozilla plans to release a point update for Firefox 134 later today. Firefox 134.0.1 is a small non-security update that addresses three main issues. The details: Firefox 134.0.1: the fixes The big fix of this update is the crash fix. A bug prevented some Firefox Stable users from upgrading the browser to the recently released…

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Winget Tips to get the most out of the Windows software manager

Posted on January 12, 2025January 16, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Winget is a software manager that Microsoft integrated into its Windows operating system years ago. It is a command line utility that you can use to find, install, uninstall, or update many Windows applications. Tip: there is WingetUI, which is a third-party application that adds a user interface to winget. Great if you prefer this…

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