August 9 Tech news roundup: uBlock Origin Lite comes to Safari, Microsoft Lens app is being retired, Heretic + Hexen enhanced versions released

Ublock Origin Lite for Safari now available for iPhone, iPad and Mac
It is finally true! Ublock Origin Lite is now Available for Apple Safari. The expansion is very popular with Firefox and in chromium base browsers for its robust advertising functions. Now users can get the same level of protection on their iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Ublock Origin Lite is compatible with most modern devices, you have to be on iOS 18.0, Ipados 18.0, MacOS 15.0 or higher to use the add-on. It is also available for the vision per headset. It requires Apple Visionos 2.0 or higher.
Do not let the word deceive in the name, Ublock Origin Lite for Safari blocks displays on most websites and even on YouTube. As soon as you have activated it from Safari's settings, it just doesn't work. You can access any website in the menu of the browser. The element zapper of the add-on can easily remove any harassment from a website. It is a must-have expansion to protect itself from advertisements, malicious scripts.
Windows Hello was bypassed by some researchers
While Microsoft claims that Windows Hello is certain, some research has proven something else. Dr. Baptiste David and Tillmann Osswald von Ernw Research have presented a mistake in Windows Hello authentication on Black. The security experts were able to inject biometric data into a Windows PC to unlock the system. The exploit aimed at the CryptprotectData database, in which the biometric information is stored. This is not the first time that Windows Hello was avoided.
Users do not have to panic as there are Two ways to protect yourself from this attack. You can use PIN instead of biometric authentication or activate Windows Hello Enhanced registration security. The latter protects the facial recognition algorithm with the help of virtualized security. However, not all computers support ESS.
The Microsoft -Lens -Document -Scanner -App is pulled in retirement
Microsoft kills one of the most popular apps. The Microsoft Lens PDF scanner The app will be retired by the end of 2025. The app, formerly office lens, can convert photos of documents, income or handwritten text in PDF, word, PowerPoint, Excel documents. This converted the converted document in OneNote and OneDrive.
While the starting process begins in September, Microsoft plans to stop new Microsoft Lens installations in October and remove the app from the App Store and the Google Play Store. The app can no longer scan new documents from December 2025. The users were surprised by the announcement when you consider that the app is very popular. However, setting the app seems to be a strategic step to push users towards Microsoft 365 Copilot app. In the app, there are no functions that were available in Microsoft Lens.
Ketzer + Hexen Enhanced Edition published for all platforms
ID software and night studios have published Ketzer + witchescontains the extended expenditure of both games. Heretic, Dark Fantasy shooter from the first person, was released in 1994, while Hexen was released in 1995. The Enhanced versions come with 2 new episodes: Heretic: Faithed and Witches: Vestiges of Grandeur. Andrew Hulsshult has composed an improved stream of power soundtrack for the games. The games support up to 4K resolution, 120 FPS on consoles, consoles, consoles and broad image monitors.
Ketzers and witches are no longer exclusively available for Windows PCs, Heretic + Witches for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Game Pass, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch.
Players who already had heretics: Shadow of the Serpent Riders, Hexen: Beyond Heretic and/or Witches: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel on Steam, Microsoft Store/Xbox Windows and GOG receives a free upgrade to Heretic + Witches.
HBO Max against the aggressive parts of the password
HBO Max begins to break open with the password release in A Serious campaign from September. At the beginning of this year, the streaming service of Warner Bros. Discovery introduced a plan to add an additional member to an subscription for $ 7.99 per month. It had asked users to share passwords with subscribers to pay their use. HBO Max says it tested to determine who was legitimate viewers and who was not.
An aggressive news campaign will be sent shortly to make users more difficult to share the passwords. HBO Max's strategy is similar to what Netflix and Disney Plus have done in recent years.
Daslane Password Manager Free plan set set
Daslane Password Manager has announced that it is Free plan is discontinued. This is not surprising when you consider that the service has limited free users to 25 passwords in 2023. Nowhere is this enough, if at all, if at all, a sign that the free plan came to an end.
Free users have until September 16 to export their login information. Users must either switch to Dashlane Premium for $ 4.99 per month or for $ 7.49 per month Daslane Friends & Family. There are other freemium alternatives that users can contact to like Bitwarden, Proton Pass and the completely free offline app Keepass.
Call of Duty and Battlefield 6 require TPM 2.0 and Secure boots
Two popular upcoming games will require TPM 2.0 and safe start Under Windows. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Battlefield 6 they require that their anti-cheat systems work. Electronic Arts will use 6 Javelin-Anti-Cheat in Battlefield, while Activision Ricochet will use in Call of Duty. The anti-cheat mechanisms in these games are used to identify players using their unique hardware ID, and if someone is cheated, they are prohibited from the games. The only possible way to overcome a ban is to buy new hardware. Ironically, there are reports that say that fraudsters are already widespread on Battlefield 6 servers during the open beta.
TPM and secure starting requirements have an undesirable side effect, they block practical access to Linux and Mac players. Access at the core level can be dangerous, as has been shown in the past. RECE attacks (Remote Code Execution) and Remote access -Trojans (rats) were a problem with several Call of Duty games. In fact, it was a kernel problem in Crowdstrike that reduced millions of computers last year.