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When you buy a game on Steam or any other digital marketplace, you acquire a license and not the actual game. This has been the case ever since shops for digital games came up. The same is true for other digital content. You do not buy a movie, TV show, or music album, you purchase…
Reports suggest that some Wester Digital users have problems with Bluescreens on devices with Windows 11 version 24H2. Microsoft has not acknowledged the issue yet, but reports from the official Western Digital forum suggest that there is indeed an issue. The post Windows 24H2 + WD = blue screens has 52 replies at the time…
AI is widely used to generate images. There are numerous services available to generate images using AI. All it takes are instructions and the AI generates the image. These images may be published and they may land in search engines. It is often difficult to distinguish them from human-created images. If you do not want…
Reports suggest that Google is testing a new option to increase eyes on ads and the playtime of ads on YouTube. The latest test targets the skip button in the mobile app and on the YouTube website. Good to know. Skip allows you to end several ad formats prematurely, usually after five seconds of playtime….
Good news for everyone who is using the password manager KeePass. A new update is now available that fixes two minor security issues in the client. These have come to light during a code analysis that was sponsored and run by the German Federal Office for Information Security and MGM Security Partners. The new is…
Things are heating up for the Russia-based cybersecurity company Kaspersky. After the company’s antivirus desktop version was hit by a ban in the United States, it is facing a second major drawback. The details: Related content Google confirmed the removal of Kaspersky apps from Google Play in a statement to Bleeping Computer: A search for…
Google announced a new set of features designed to protect Android devices against theft in May. At least some of these features are now rolling out on first devices. The following anti-theft protections are implemented: Good to know: Factory reset protection and private space is included in Android 15. The enhanced protections “will be released…
Microsoft released the 2024 feature update for Windows 11 a few days ago. This update is rolling out to all users and the main way to install it on non-managed devices is through Windows Update. But what if the feature update is not shown to you? When you follow Microsoft’s instructions, but it is not…
Most streaming services have two levers when it comes to increasing profitability on the customer side. Major streaming services like Netflix, Disney+, or Amazon Prime Video introduced ad-supported plans only recently. These are cheaper, but the downside is that ads are shown regularly. Pricing varies from region to region, but if you take Netflix in…
When I use Brave Browser, I sometimes encounter websites that do not react at all after load. Scrolling does not work, clicking on links does nothing, and you cannot even copy text. The site appears crashed, but the rest of the browser works fine. Here is one reason for the issue: Brave reacts to cookie…