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Microsoft released DirectStorage 1.1 recently, an updated technology to improve the loading times of PC games significantly. Games that make use of DirectStorage 1.1 may move decompression tasks from the processor to […]
Portmaster 1.0 released: open source application firewall
The developers of the open source application firewall Portmaster have released version 1.0 of the program recently. The version introduces support for new features and improvements across the board. I reviewed Portmaster […]
Google Play Games for PC is now available in the U.S, Canada and 6 more Countries
Google is expanding support Play Games for PC to 8 more Countries. The platform, which was announced nearly a year ago, was designed to allow Windows users to play Android games on […]
AMD is investigating Ryzen 7000 performance issues
AMD released a performance advisory for its Ryzen 7000 series of processors. The company addresses claims in the advisory that the Ryzen 7000 family of processors have performance-related issues. Reports about performance […]
Crypto & Blockchain
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Users claim that Norton 360 antivirus installs a crypto miner on PCs
Over the past month or so, we have seen a rise of bloatware added to Microsoft Edge. If you thought that was bad, wait till you hear this. Norton 360 is installing […]
Barbados to Become the First Nation With a Virtual Embassy in the Metaverse
Barbados has announced that they are extending their diplomacy to the virtual world of the metaverse. As the first nation to establish a virtual embassy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign […]
What are the top NFT coins? See our list here!
What are NFT coins? With the rapid growth and popularity of NFTs, there are many NFT coins available on the market. NFTs (non-fungible tokens) provide you ownership of any digital artwork, music, […]
What is Big Time NFT game, and why is it so popular?
Big Time NFT game has become popular amongst NFT sellers and buyers. So, what’s the big deal? Big Time is a multiplayer RPG game where players can join teams, level up their […]
Network
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Portmaster 1.0 released: open source application firewall
The developers of the open source application firewall Portmaster have released version 1.0 of the program recently. The version introduces support for new features and improvements across the board. I reviewed Portmaster […]
Wi-Fi Certified 6 Release 2 announced: it is not getting easier
The Wi-Fi Alliance announced Wi-Fi Certified 6 Release 2 on January 5, 2022. The new state of the art standard for wireless communication evolves Wi-Fi 6, a standard announced in 2018 and […]
Network Protocol Analyzer Wireshark 3.6 released
Wireshark 3.6 is the latest version of the network protocol analyzer. The program is available for Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems, and the latest version introduces a large number of improvements, […]
The Usenet: the biggest decentralized discussion network of the world
Free speech and the unhindered exchange of messages and data is something that more and more Internet users want. These values are under constant attack on today's Internet, but there is an […]
Development
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Moleskine - offline notes and calendar
This is not strictly software or web apps, but a Moleskine may be a great addition to many people's lives. Think of it as your Outlook when you're away from the PC. […]
Several Visual Studio versions reach end of support in 2022 and 2023
Several Visual Studio versions will run out of support in 2022 or 2023. Customers who run Visual Studio 2012, Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7, and Visual Studio 2019 Preview Channel are affected […]
Benchmarks indicate big performance improvements in .NET 6
The upcoming next major version of Microsoft .NET, .NET 6, improves performance of many operations significantly according to Microsoft's benchmark tests. A new post on the Dotnet developer blog by Stephen Toub, […]
Microsoft releases .NET 5.0 Final
Microsoft has released .NET 5.0 final on November 10, 2020. The new version of the company's .NET framework is available for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and ARM operating systems. Microsoft promises that […]
Music and Video
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Winamp 5.9 Final Released after years of development
Two months ago, the developers of the audio player Winamp released a first release candidate of Winamp 5.9. The player, which many thought dead and buried, came back to life and users […]
Opinion: Disney+ with Ads pricing disappoints
Disney unveiled upcoming price changes to its streaming service Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN this week. The company announced plans to increase the price of a Disney+ subscription by $3 to $10.99 per […]
Opinion: Cheaper Media Streaming tiers support by advertisement is a good development
A new streaming service is launched every other month it seems. With more and more streaming services competing for customers, it is not only the customers that need to adjust to the […]
Huge Music Collection for sale on eBay
I'm sometimes astonished as to what people sell at eBay. I always thought those video game collections that filled rooms where impressive but this music collection must be one of the largest sales ever on eBay. A collector is apparently selling his entire music collection on eBay which consists of more than 3 million records and 300000 CDs currently stored in a 16,000 square foot climate controlled warehouse.
Tutorials
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Supercharge Q-Dir with custom commands and administrative privileges
I work in IT Support in a company where our users don't have administrator rights. As per my job, I have to constantly access part of the operative system that require Administrator […]
How to change the PIM of a VeraCrypt volume
The developers of VeraCrypt introduced Personal Iterations Multiplier (PIM) functionality in the encryption program in version 1.12. PIM stands for "Personal Iterations Multiplier". It is a parameter that was introduced in VeraCrypt […]
How to install VMWare tools if the option is grayed out
VMware is a set of tools that allows you to efficiently and effortlessly manage files, programs, and installations between your different virtual systems and allows you to control everything from your primary […]
What is Meet Now in Windows 10 and how to uninstall it
If you are running a recent version of Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system, you may have noticed the new Meet Now taskbar icon that the company added in October 2020. Microsoft plans […]
Hardware
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Intel is dropping Pentium and Celeron brandings
Intel announced plans to change the names of some of its processor families from 2023 onward. The company will drop the Intel Pentium and Intel Celeron brandings of entry level processors to […]
Brother EcoPro: ink and toner subscriptions launches in Europe
Brother Industries, a Japanese electronics and electrical equipment company, has launched an ink and toner subscription service called EcoPro in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Not to be confused with the EcoPro […]
USB 4 Version 2.0: same connector, twice the performance
The USB Prompter Group has unveiled USB 4 version 2.0 on September 1, 2022. The upcoming standard promises double the performance of the initial USB 4 specification, while keeping the same USB […]
Intel's entire Arc A-Series Desktop Graphics Card lineup leaks
Just yesterday, Intel gave us some insight on one of its upcoming Arc A-Series desktop graphics card. The company said that its Intel Arc A750 GPU performs similar to Nvidia's RTX 3060 […]
Games
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AMD, Intel and Nvidia are ready for DirectStorage 1.1
Microsoft released DirectStorage 1.1 recently, an updated technology to improve the loading times of PC games significantly. Games that make use of DirectStorage 1.1 may move decompression tasks from the processor to […]
Google Play Games for PC is now available in the U.S, Canada and 6 more Countries
Google is expanding support Play Games for PC to 8 more Countries. The platform, which was announced nearly a year ago, was designed to allow Windows users to play Android games on […]
AMD is investigating Ryzen 7000 performance issues
AMD released a performance advisory for its Ryzen 7000 series of processors. The company addresses claims in the advisory that the Ryzen 7000 family of processors have performance-related issues. Reports about performance […]
DirectStorage 1.1 with GPU Compression improves game loading significantly
Microsoft announced in 2020 that the DirectStorage API would come to its Windows operating system. DirectStorage, which debuted on Microsoft's Xbox console, promises faster loading times by reducing CPU overhead and increasing […]
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