Neowin News Feed for: Protonvpn

Proton acquires Standard Notes to expand its service ecosystem

Taras Buria — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:46:01 +0000

Proton has announced the acquisition of Standard Notes, a privacy-focused note-taking app. With this merger, Proton aims to expand its service ecosystem, which includes mail, VPN, storage, and more. Read more...

SimpleLogin joins the Proton family but will continue to operate as an independent service

Paul Hill — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 03:06:01 +0000

SimpleLogin has said that it'll be joining Proton, the company behind privacy-preserving products such as ProtonMail and ProtonVPN. Not much will change for users but SimpleLogin gets a bigger team. Read more...

Get early access to ProtonDrive beta with Black Friday deal

Paul Hill — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 13:24:01 +0000

Proton has announced its Black Friday sale. Discounts are available for a little under two weeks and if you get ProtonMail and ProtonVPN Plus you'll get early access to ProtonDrive beta. Read more...

ProtonVPN now available on de-Googled Android devices via F-Droid

Paul Hill — Mon, 18 May 2020 15:16:01 +0000

Proton has announced that its VPN service, ProtonVPN, is now available via F-Droid. Aside from the benefits F-Droid brings, Proton will reach more users where the Play Store isn't available. Read more...

ProtonVPN update allows users to bypass censorship measures

Paul Hill — Wed, 06 May 2020 09:10:01 +0000

The ProtonVPN app has been updated with a new feature called Smart Protocol Selection that helps users connect to the VPN even if the network administrator is trying to block VPN connections. Read more...

Proton announces measures to help fight COVID-19

Paul Hill — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 05:00:01 +0000

Proton Technologies announced several measures it is taking to assist in the fight against the coronavirus. It'll give computing resources to help find a cure and expand its VPNs to hand more load. Read more...

Proton Technologies announces deployment of anti-censorship system

Paul Hill — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 13:48:01 +0000

Proton Technologies has announced alternative routing, a feature within its apps that helps to bypass censorship in some cases. The feature will be optional with a toggle in the settings. Read more...

Beta version of ProtonMail 4.0 launches with an all-new look

Paul Hill — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 02:28:01 +0000

ProtonMail 4.0 has entered the beta phase and is open to all users. Work during the beta is still on-going with the main priorities being a new dark theme and code being ported to React. Read more...

ProtonMail firm receives €2M from EU to develop its ecosystem

Paul Hill — Sat, 09 Mar 2019 05:54:02 +0000

Proton Technologies AG, the firm behind the encrypted email service, ProtonMail, has won €2 million from the European Union. The funds will help start the development of ProtonDrive. Read more...

Get a year of ProtonVPN Basic for only $23.99 (50% off)

News Staff — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 16:00:02 +0000

From the same parent company as ProtonMail, this highly praised VPN backs you up with secure protocols and Swiss legal protection. The two year plan is half off too (at $47.99) if you prefer that. Read more...

ProtonVPN servers arrive in Portugal, the firm's thirtieth country

Paul Hill — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 17:52:01 +0000

ProtonVPN has arrived in Portugal, its 30th country since launch. The four new servers are only available to paying customers. The firm has been rapidly expanding the size of its server pool recently. Read more...

Get a two-year subscription to ProtonVPN Basic at 50% off

News Staff — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 16:00:01 +0000

From the same parent company as ProtonMail, this highly praised VPN backs you up with secure protocols and Swiss legal protection. The one year plan is half off too if you prefer that. Read more...

Black Friday: You can get ProtonMail and ProtonVPN with up to 50% off

Paul Hill — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 13:10:01 +0000

Proton Technologies has announced several discounts on its ProtonMail and ProtonVPN offerings. Users who take advantage of the Black Friday deals will get up to 50% off the retail price. Read more...

ProtonVPN finally releases iOS app after month-long beta period

Paul Hill — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 18:30:01 +0000

ProtonVPN has announced that its iOS app is now out of beta and available to all via the iOS App Store. It will continue with the beta app on TestFlight in order to trial new features. Read more...

ProtonVPN expands to second Benelux country this month

Paul Hill — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 18:34:01 +0000

The secure VPN provider, ProtonVPN, has just launched four new premium servers in Luxembourg. The firm is pitching them towards those in the country's large financial sector who need security. Read more...

ProtonVPN opens four new VPN servers in Brussels, Belgium

Paul Hill — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:26:01 +0000

ProtonVPN, the secure VPN firm, has announced four new servers based in Belgium. The servers are only accessible to users on paid accounts, ensuring that they're always operating at fast speeds. Read more...

Mozilla tests establishment of new income stream via VPN subscriptions

Boyd Chan — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 09:14:01 +0000

In an attempt to diversify its sources of revenue, Mozilla will soon kick off a trial that will see it resell subscriptions to users from one of the more prominent names in the VPN business. Read more...

ProtonVPN's Secure Core launches in 12 more countries

Paul Hill — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 00:30:01 +0000

VPN provider, ProtonVPN, now lets users choose from an additional 12 Secure Core exit servers in order to deliver better speeds. Secure Core gives users more protection than a typical VPN service. Read more...

ProtonVPN team finally launches beta app for iOS

Paul Hill — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 23:42:01 +0000

The ProtonVPN app for iOS beta has finally arrived. Early access is only available to paying users right now but will open up with the general release, which we don't have a release date for just yet. Read more...

ProtonVPN expands into Africa with new South Africa servers

Paul Hill — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 00:40:02 +0000

ProtonVPN has announced four new servers for South Africa. It's the first time the firm has opened VPN servers in Africa. All four VPN servers will require you to have a paid ProtonVPN subscription. Read more...

Get a two-year subscription to ProtonVPN at 66% off, now only $79.99

News Staff — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:00:01 +0000

From the same parent company as ProtonMail, this highly praised VPN backs you up with secure protocols and Swiss legal protection. Save 66% off on two years, or 50% off for the one year plan. Read more...

ProtonVPN Beta Program now available to all users

Paul Hill — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 21:24:02 +0000

Anyone is now able to join in with the ProtonVPN Beta Program on Windows, Mac, and Android. The Android Beta Program has been open since February but was only just made available on Windows and Mac. Read more...

ProtonVPN Plus servers in the U.S. now support Netflix, Hulu and Prime Video streaming

Paul Hill — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 15:10:01 +0000

ProtonVPN has announced that it now supports several video streaming services on its "Plus" servers that are based in the United States. The firm plans to expand support for other streaming services. Read more...

ProtonVPN macOS app closed beta ready for paying users

Paul Hill — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 22:52:01 +0000

ProtonVPN has announced a closed beta for its macOS application. Only users with Plus and Visionary accounts, as well as users of the ProtonMail Visionary and Lifetime tiers, are allowed to join. Read more...

ProtonVPN opens Android Beta Program for registration

Paul Hill — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 04:40:01 +0000

The team behind ProtonVPN have launched a beta programme for their Android app which can be subscribed to through the Play Store. The firm said that its app will have a busy year during 2018. Read more...

ProtonVPN app with unlimited usage arrives on Android

Paul Hill — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 19:00:01 +0000

ProtonVPN has now arrived on Android in the form of a free-to-use app. All of the servers and functionality are available to everyone at no cost and the company will not display ads or sell data. Read more...

ProtonMail offering Black Friday deals until Monday

Paul Hill — Sat, 25 Nov 2017 21:12:01 +0000

The secure email provider, ProtonMail, is currently running several deals on its premium account offerings which are open to new and existing users. The deals expire on Monday so hurry if interested. Read more...

ProtonMail 3.9 adds ProtonVPN integration and auto-unsubscribe

Paul Hill — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 01:02:01 +0000

ProtonMail 3.9 has been released bringing with it ProtonVPN integration, better and faster search functionality, and the ability to more easily unsubscribe from mailing lists which annoy you. Read more...

ProtonMail team launches new ProtonVPN service

Paul Hill — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 10:22:01 +0000

The team behind ProtonMail has launched a new VPN service called ProtonVPN. The offering will have one free tier and three paid tiers. It tries to address several problems including logs. Read more...