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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.
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Obscura VPN partners with Mullvad to create two-party VPN service

Posted on February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

VPN services offer an excellent way to improve privacy while online. To be precise, good VPN services do, while bad ones either leak your data or sell it outright. Mullvad is considered to be one of the best when it comes to online privacy. The Sweden-based provider gets audited by third-parties regularly and offers several…

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Stellantis testing annoying ads in infotainment systems of cars

Posted on February 11, 2025February 11, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Most modern cars come with infotainment systems. These control a variety of functions, including the radio, calls, navigation and more. It was only a matter of time before some car manufacturers started to play with the idea of displaying ads on those screens to their customers to increase their profit margin. Stellantis, the fourth-largest manufacturer…

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Using “last used” as a metric for software uninstallation on Windows

Posted on February 9, 2025February 9, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Even careful Windows users may accumulate a good number of software programs over the years. Some of these are used daily or weekly, while others may sit idly on the hard drive for months or years without any use. It is certainly possible to use a program just once every six months or once a…

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Brave Browser gets support for injecting scripts into websites

Posted on February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Remember userscripts? These little scripts are a useful alternative to browser extensions. They can be used for lots of things, most often for changing something on websites, like removing elements. Brave Software announced support for scriplets in the company’s Brave Browser today. These work similarly to userscripts. Users of the browser may add scriptlets to…

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Google Chrome is getting an automatic picture-in-picture mode

Posted on February 6, 2025February 6, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Google plans to roll out an automatic picture-in-picture mode in Chrome 134. The browser will be released next month. When it does, Chrome may continue to show video content on certain sites when the user scrolls away from the video content. This feature works for the most part identical to that of Mozilla Firefox, which…

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I took Opera Software’s new browser Air for a spin

Posted on February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 by Martin Brinkmann

Opera Software launched a new web browser today. Called Opera Air, it is the second specialized browser by the company after Opera GX, a browser with a strong focus on gaming. Opera Air is in early access. Opera says that it is “the world’s first browser with mindfulness at its core” that offers a “focused,…

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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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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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  • January 16, 2026 by Martin Brinkmann Samsung's Internet browser for Windows is now available worldwide, but should you get it?
  • January 15, 2026 by Martin Brinkmann Personal Intelligence: Google pivots Gemini towards an all-seeing AI
  • January 14, 2026 by Martin Brinkmann New Year, New Zero-Day: The January 2026 Windows Patch Tuesday Breakdown
  • January 13, 2026 by Martin Brinkmann Firefox 147 Just Dropped: 5 Features That Make It Worth Updating Today
  • January 12, 2026 by Martin Brinkmann WinSlop: The Open-Source Response to Microsoft’s AI Push—Strip the Bloat and Take Back Control of Your OS

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