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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.
Google Chrome

Google says it has optimized Safe Browsing in Chrome

Posted on February 14, 2024February 14, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Safe Browsing is a core security feature of Google’s Chrome web browser. The technology is also used by other browsers, often indirectly to improve privacy. Google revealed in a new post on the Chromium blog that it has optimized Safe Browsing checks in the Chrome web browser. The changes bring a performance boost to Safe…

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Resolutions

Super Resolution promises better game graphics on Windows 11

Posted on February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Automatic Super Resolution is a new Windows graphics feature that is currently in development. The main idea behind it is to use artificial intelligence to “play games more smoothly with enhanced details” according to Microsoft. Modern PC games may tax a system’s hardware. If the system is older, users may notice slowdowns or reduced graphics…

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Amazon Prime Video Ad Free

Amazon removes Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision support for regular Prime Video subscriptions

Posted on February 12, 2024February 12, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Amazon introduced advertisement in Prime Video in the beginning of February 2024 for all Prime subscribers. All Prime subscribers who watch Prime Video content get ads by default when they do so. While Amazon did show trailers, another form of promotion, before shows and movies, it did not show ads on top of that up…

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elevate

What you need to know about Sudo for Windows

Posted on February 11, 2024February 11, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

The latest Windows 11 build introduces the sudo command to the operating system. Sudo plays an essential role on BSD, Linux, and other Unix-like systems as it allows users to run commands as another user. The most common application of sudo is to run programs as the superuser. Microsoft describes its implementation of Sudo for…

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Droid

F-Droid 1.19.0 released: automatic apps updates

Posted on February 10, 2024February 10, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

A new version of the open source privacy-friendly F-Droid app for Android is now available. F-Droid offers an alternative to Google Play. It features only free and open source software, and includes apps that are not allowed on Google Play due to Google policies. F-Droid 1.19.0 is the latest version. It introduces a much requested…

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Google

A new look is coming soon: Google informs about new sign-in page

Posted on February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Google users who open a sign-in page on the company’s website receive a notification currently. It reads “A new look is coming soon. Google is improving its sign-in page with a more modern look and feel”. A click on the dismiss button closes the notification on the sign-in page. There is no link or button…

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Microsoft confirms Windows 11 version 24H2 as the 2024 feature update

Posted on February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Last year, rumors began to emerge about a new version of Windows that would focus heavily on AI. Microsoft had just begun its AI push, adding Copilots everywhere. Panos Panay, then leader of Surface and Windows teams, left the company in the same year. Panay was replaced by Yusuf Mehdi. Windows 12, the name that…

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Firefox

First look at Firefox’s new Tab Previews feature

Posted on February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Tab previews allow you to hover over open tabs in the Firefox web browser to get a preview of the page’s content. Mozilla added the functionality into Firefox Nightly this week. Reason enough to take a look at the feature. Tab Previews are only available in Firefox Nightly at the time of writing. The feature…

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Google Maps

Google Maps shows weather information now on Android

Posted on February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Google is rolling out a new feature on Google Maps that shows weather information on Android. Whether this is going to take away usage from dedicated weather apps remains to be seen. Google Maps on iOS displays information about the temperature and air quality index already. Google is now rolling out the same feature to…

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youtube

Here is one way to stop binging on YouTube so much

Posted on February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Look at those cute cats. Just one more video and I’m done for the day. Promise! One of the many appeals of YouTube is the site’s vast assortment of videos. There is probably nothing that you cannot watch on YouTube, with the exception of prohibited content of course. If you find a video you like,…

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