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While companies love subscription-based services, more and more users realize that they are more often than not that beneficial. Microsoft just announced another price increase for Game Pass, the last dating back just a year. Game Pass Ultimate jumps from $20 to $30 per month once the changes go life. Considering that Game Pass Ultimate... The post Microsoft makes Game Pass so expensive, that buying games suddenly becomes the cheaper option for some appeared first on Chipp.in Tech News and Re...| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews
Mozilla released a new point update for its Firefox web browser today. Firefox 143.0.3 is a security update that fixes also some non-security issues in the open source browser. The new update is available already via the browser’s automatic update feature. Existing users may speed up the installation of the update by selecting Menu >... The post Firefox 143.0.3 is out with security fixes and more appeared first on Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews.| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews
Nothing is more exciting than new apps that do get installed automatically on your devices, right? That’s probably Microsoft’s official argument for starting to force-install new Microsoft 365 companion apps on Windows 11 devices from next month onward. Microsoft confirmed the decision to Microsoft 365 administrators, but it has not informed regular customers of its... The post PSA: If you use Windows 11 and Microsoft 365, new apps will be installed automatically starting next month appea...| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews
Mozilla is rolling out a new feature in recent versions of the Firefox web browser that introduces visual search functionality. This allows users to run visual searches by right-clicking on images. Mozilla lists several main applications for the new feature on its Connect website. Right-click on any image displayed in the browser and select the... The post Firefox is getting visual search capabilities powered by Google Lens appeared first on Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews.| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews
Many Windows 10 users are eying the Extended Security Updates program for the operating system to extend support by a year. Microsoft announced the program for home users for the first time, and while it decided to limit it to a single year, it may be enough to buy users some time or help them... The post Free Windows 10 ESU has a catch: it auto-expires every 60 days appeared first on Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews.| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews
Do fridges, toasters and other household appliances may come with “smart functionality” or wireless connectivity these days. In the case of some, TVs for instance, the functionality may also be used to display advertisement to users and collect data about users. Samsung recently announced that its smart fridges would start showing ads. A software update... The post Who would have thought? Customers of Samsung fridges are not happy about ads their smart fridges started to show appeared fir...| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews
Ah, the wonderful world of streaming video. Just subscribe, download an application or visit a website, and start streaming your favorite shows and movies right away. The initial idea of replacing traditional cable TV with something better is turning out into something that seems to get worse by the year. Disney announced another round of... The post Disney is increasing Disney+ and Hulu plans again appeared first on Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews.| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews
LANIPScanner is a new free and portable network scanner for Windows by one of my favorite developers NirSoft. The main idea is simple: quickly scan which devices are connected to the same network as the Windows PC that you run the program on. As is the case with all Nirsoft apps, it is a portable...| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews
Mozilla’s Firefox web browser continues to be supported on Windows 7 and older versions of Apple’s macOS operating systems, according to an update that Mozilla published on its website. According to the update, Firefox ESR 115 support is extended until at least March 2026. Mozilla plans to evaluate the end of support again in March... The post Mozilla extends Firefox for Windows 7 support again and it may not be the last time either appeared first on Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews.| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews
Last month, Google confirmed that it is trying to end a loophole that allows YouTube Premium subscribers to subscribe for less. The idea was simple: instead of subscribing from a country where YouTube Premium costs an arm and a leg, you use a VPN or other means to subscribe from a country where it costs...| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews
Up until now, if you did not want Microsoft to update the installed default apps of the Windows operating system via the Microsoft Store, you had to disable the “App Updates” option of the store. Once set, it would prevent the automatic updating of Microsoft Store applications on the system. This option is being removed,...| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews
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Google could be forced to sell of the company’s Chrome web browser and be required to make changes to other company products and services, including Android and AI. Bloomberg reports that Justice Department antitrust officials will ask a judge to force Alphabet Inc to make the changes. The same judge ruled in August that Google...| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews
If you still use Google Chrome, then you may have noticed that the browser displays a Google Lens entry in the address bar. It is still rolling out I guess, but more and more installations get this. With Google Lens integration, Chrome users may run searches for anything that they see on the page. So,...| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews
Exodus is a free online service that reveals the number of trackers and permissions of Android applications.| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews
Security researchers have discovered a malvertising campaign that has been infecting hundreds of thousands of users since 2021.| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews
Security researchers have disclosed a vulnerability that has affected all modern browsers for at least 18 years-| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews
Microsoft is installing the Windows update KB5001716 automatically on devices that run older Windows 10 or Windows 11 versions.| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews
Google is working on a feature that allows Google Play to take over sideloaded apps on Android.| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews
Google will soon disable extensions in Chrome that still use the classic extensions system. Find out what you can do about that.| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews
Microsoft has announced Microsoft Office 2024 and Microsoft Office LTSC 2024. These are perpetual versions and not subscription-based.| Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews