Android 15 could ship with a taskbar on smartphones. This taskbar works similarly to the one known from tablets or operating systems such as Windows. Android Authority’s Mishaal Rahman discovered the taskbar feature recently and has published information about its functionality and current state. Up until recently, taskbars on smartphones were frowned upon. Google, Apple,…
Author: Martin Brinkmann
Like Clockwork: Disney+ is getting another price increase
Disney just announced that it will increase the price of Disney+ in the United States again. The company will charge $15.99 per month from October 2024 onward. Here are the details: Disney has more than doubled the price of its ad-free plan since its launch in 2019. Back then, customers paid $6.99 per month for…
Google is replacing Chromecasts with Google TV Streamer boxes
Google unveiled Google TV Streamer today. The box will replace the company’s own Chromecast devices to compete against the likes of Apple TV. Here are the main details: Google says that TV Streamer supports Matter and Thread, and that it comes with Gemini technology. Here, Google says that Gemini may provide “full summaries, reviews, and…
Zen Browser: first look at new open source Firefox-based browser
Recently, there has been a bit of a revival when it comes to forks of the Firefox browser. After Mullvad Browser, it is now Zen Browser that is trying to win the Internet by storm. The Firefox-based browser is available as an alpha at the time of writing. Despite that, it felt very stable during…
Microsoft installs KB5001716 update on older versions of Windows
If you still run an older version of Microsoft’s Windows 10 or 11 operating systems, then you may have noticed that Windows update KB5001716 was installed recently on your devices. It is an important update, here is why: In other words, it is designed to push new versions of Windows onto systems that are no…
Keep on blocking in a free world: how to switch from Chrome to Firefox
Google Chrome users who have extensions installed may soon have some or even all of their installed extensions disabled by Google. While all browser extensions may be impacted, it is ad blockers and privacy extensions that are impacted the most. One example: uBlock Origin, arguably the most loved and powerful content blocker available for browsers,…
Google Play Store could soon takeover updates for sideloaded apps
Android Authority reports that Google is working on a new Play Store feature to take over ownership of sideloaded apps. This would allow Google Play to update apps not installed via the official Store. A feature introduced in Android 14 allows application stores to update ownership of apps. When you download an app from a…
Mouse as a Service – Logitech thinking about the “endless mouse”
If you thought that we are at a point where every company under the sun has introduced a subscription-based service, then you may not have heard of Logitech’s idea — Mouse as a service (MaaS), also called the “endless mouse”. The idea behind endless mouse is simple: create a mouse that buyers may use forever,…
Skype is getting the Anti-Windows treatment: Microsoft removes all ads
Is anyone still using Skype? Microsoft has just released a new development version of Skype and it comes fully loaded with new features and improvements. Probably the biggest one is that Microsoft is removing all ads from Skype. The company announced the new Skype release on its Answers website. There, Microsoft bids farewell to “ads…
This private media converter runs locally in your browser
Sometimes, you may need to convert a file to another format. Maybe it is because the original file format is not supported by your application or a service, or because you would like to reduce its size. Plenty of tools exist to do that using dedicated programs on all major operating systems. Many are easy…