December 2024
AdGuard Mail: email alias and temp email service from the makers of the adblocker
AdGuard announced AdGuard Mail today. The new product is free at the time of writing and designed to improve email privacy.
It is available as a web-based version as well as apps for mobile devices and Windows and works similarly to services such as Firefox Relay, SimpleLogin, or AnonAddy.
At its core, AdGuard Mail supports two main features:
Microsoft confirms Auto HDR bug in Windows 11 and blocks updates as a consequence
Windows 11, version 24H2 has not been out for long, but its number of issues is already longer than a polonaise at the German carnival.
Gamers faced their fair share of issues already. The release version of Windows 11 24H2 had some issues already. There was a particular issue with the game Asphalt 8 and also issues with Easy Anti-Cheat applications.
ChatGPT Search is now available for free users
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Search for all users. Let's take a closer look at how the search engine works.
So far, ChatGPT has attracted users who want to generate text, images, code, write poems, essays, letters, or even create AI-generated videos with Sora. The next step in its evolution is search, a rather important one that plays an essential part in our day-to-day usage, a market that is dominated by Google.
How to enable or disable Wi-Fi in Windows 11
Wi-Fi is next to Ethernet one of the main ways of connecting a device to the Internet. A PC needs a wireless adapter or chip to support Wi-Fi. The majority of mobile devices, for example laptops and tablets, support wireless connectivity.
This guide provides step-by-step instructions on disabling or enabling wireless Internet connectivity on Windows 11 PCs. It also lists examples when this may be useful.
Firefox-maker Mozilla's boosted revenue significantly in 2023, but the financial report may also raise concern
Mozilla has posted its financial report for the year 2023. The organization continues to do well. It had big revenue boost in 2023, but the report may also raise concern.
The details:
HDMI 2.2 to be unveiled at CES 2025 - requires new HDMI cable
The HDMI Forum plans to unveil HDMI 2.2 officially at a press conference on January 6th, 2025. The organization plans to reveal the new specification of the next-generation of the HDMI standard.
The official press release does not reveal much about the upcoming standard, only this much: " The new specification, with next-gen HDMI(R) Technology and higher bandwidth, enables a wide range of higher resolutions and refresh rates and will be supported with a new HDMI Cable".
Microsoft confirms it will not lower Windows 11 system requirements
Microsoft has confirmed that the Windows 11 system requirements are not changing. Windows 10 users on older PCs may not like this.
The revised Recall on Windows 11 is still recording information that it should not
Recall continues to be a privacy disaster. Reports suggest that the AI feature is recording sensitive information, even with the sensitive information filter enabled.
When Microsoft announced Recall, it did so riding on a wave of positive AI news. The company was preparing nothing other than the next generation of Windows and it wanted to announce a big feature during the main announcement.
Start11 adds support for Vertical Taskbar on Windows 11
Start11 is a popular Start Menu alternative for Windows 11. And now, the app lets you move the Taskbar to the side of your screen.
Microsoft does not officially support a Vertical Taskbar on Windows 11, despite it being requested by many users since the operating system was launched. You will have to rely on third-party tools to make changes to the Start Menu and other aspects of Windows.
Mullvad VPN audit: low number of vulnerabilities found and fixed, lots of praise
Mullvad VPN is a popular privacy-focused VPN service. The service is using a disk-less infrastructure and has recently started to run encrypted DNS servers in RAM as well.