LANIPScanner is a new free and portable network scanner for Windows by one of my favorite developers NirSoft. The main idea is simple: quickly scan which devices are connected to the same network as the Windows PC that you run the program on. As is the case with all Nirsoft apps, it is a portable…
Author: Martin Brinkmann
Mozilla extends Firefox for Windows 7 support again and it may not be the last time either
Mozilla’s Firefox web browser continues to be supported on Windows 7 and older versions of Apple’s macOS operating systems, according to an update that Mozilla published on its website. According to the update, Firefox ESR 115 support is extended until at least March 2026. Mozilla plans to evaluate the end of support again in March…
Google is hunting YouTube Premium Family subscribers now that are not living in the same household
Last month, Google confirmed that it is trying to end a loophole that allows YouTube Premium subscribers to subscribe for less. The idea was simple: instead of subscribing from a country where YouTube Premium costs an arm and a leg, you use a VPN or other means to subscribe from a country where it costs…
Proton launches Emergency Access feature for paid accounts
Proton AG has been quite busy lately. It launched Proton Authenticator, a free open-source two-factor authentication app, and the privacy-friendly AI Lumo in the past month. Today, the company announced a new feature for paid members. Emergency Access is designed to provide a way into a user’s account under certain circumstances, such as injury or…
0Patch promises to keep Microsoft Office 2016 and 2019 secure after official end of support
Windows 10 is not the only Microsoft product that is reaching end of support in October 2025. Microsoft Office 2016 and 2019 will also reach end of support in that month. The two Office products do not get an option for extended security updates, unlike Windows 10. Windows 10 home users may extend support by…
Starting next year, all Android apps need to be registered by verified developers, even sideloaded ones
Android users have two main options to install apps on their devices. Through Google Play, if the marketplace for apps is installed, or through sideloading. Up until now, releasing apps through Google Play required a verified developer account. This meant that the developer had to verify their identity before apps could be published. Starting in…
Windows 11: Resuming apps from Android is coming, again
Microsoft released a new Windows 11 test build this week that is bringing the Dev channel version to 26200.5761. With it comes a new option to “seamlessly resume apps from Android phone on PC”, at least for some users, as Microsoft has the habit of split testing features even in developer builds. Microsoft admits that…
Google could go after YouTube Premium users who bought the subscription in another country
YouTube users who want to sign up for YouTube Premium have one or multiple options to do that. Officially, you get to pick between YouTube Premium, which is completely ad-free, and YouTube Premium Lite, which includes some ads in some videos. The price of the subscription differs significantly from region to region. Some Google users…
Ecosia latest to make an offer for Chrome, sort-of
Google is battling it out with the United States Department of Justice currently. If things go really bad for Google, the company could be forced to sell its web browser Google Chrome or make other changes to its business. Plenty of companies announced interest in Google Chrome already. Perplexity made a bid, Yahoo is eying…
Sony announces PS5 price increase by $50 in the US
The price of gaming consoles used to go down the longer they were on the market. Now it seems that the opposite is happening. In early August, Nintendo announced a price increase for Switch hardware in the United States. In May, Microsoft announced price increases for Xbox hardware and games. Now, Sony, maker of the…