Mullvad announced this week that it has enabled quantum-resistant tunnels in the VPN’s Windows client. The company plans to enable the feature on its mobile clients for Android and iOS in the future as well. This comes just a few months after Mullvad added protections against AI traffic analysis to its VPN. What are quantum-resistant…
Author: Martin Brinkmann
VLC Media Player: 6 billion downloads and counting
Computer users have plenty of options when it comes to using a media player. All operating systems include one by default, but some users prefer to download a third-party app. These may offer better functionality, privacy, or other features. VLC is a household name when it comes to media players. The cross-platform open source tool…
Firefox 134 improves video playback on Windows
Mozilla has released the first Firefox update of 2025. Firefox 134, Firefox 115.19.0, and Firefox 128.6.0 are already available. The details: Tip: Most Firefox installations are configured to update automatically. You can speed up the process by selecting Menu > Help > About Firefox. Firefox 134 The official release notes list just a few changes….
Microsoft’s 2025 year of Windows 11 PC refresh message needs a reality check
Microsoft’s Consumer Chief Marketing Officer Yusuf Mehdi published a story yesterday on the Windows Experience Blog in which he revealed what Microsoft believes is going to happen in regards to Windows 11 in 2025. For Microsoft, it is the year that hundreds of millions of Windows 10 users will upgrade their devices to Windows 11,…
Mozilla warns: add-ons will be deactivated in outdated Firefox versions
Firefox users who run outdated versions of the web browser will run into troubles in March 2025 according to Mozilla. The details: Firefox installations on all supported platforms but on iOS are affected, if they do not meet the following minimum versions: Upgrading Firefox is the only way to prevent issues caused by the expiring…
Windows 11: Fix Keep personal files and apps unavailable
When you upgrade a Windows 10 PC to Windows 11 or run an in-place upgrade on a Windows 11 PC to upgrade to a newer version, you get to “choose what to keep”. Windows Setup offers three options: The first option, keep personal files and apps, may be unavailable under certain circumstances. Most of the…
Firefox Translate is finally getting support for Japanese, Chinese, and Korean
Firefox Translate is a built-in translation feature of the Firefox web browser that is special. It is special, because its translation engine runs locally. That’s great for privacy, as no translation service needs to be contacted on the Internet with information on the site you visited or the content that you want translated. The main…
Should you be worried about Windows 10’s upcoming end of support?
Microsoft plans to end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. This means that the company won’t release security updates anymore for the operating system for free. Media outlets will pick this up and some will create sensationalist headlines, for the clicks. If you run Windows 10 systems, should you be worried about the…
Mozilla releases Deep Fake Detector for Firefox
Mozilla has released another Firefox extension after Orbit. Deep Fake Detector is a free beta extension for Firefox that determines whether text has been created by AI or humans. It is part of Fakespot, a service that Mozilla acquired some time ago. Fakespot checks reviews on popular shopping sites to determine whether they are legitimate….
First look at Mozilla’s Orbit AI-extension for Firefox
Orbit by Mozilla is a browser extension that brings AI-functionality to Firefox. It was announced in September 2024 and is currently available as a beta. Orbit supports a few options right now, but there are also limitations. As far as these are concerned, it is available only for pages in English at the time of…