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Screen capture from Microsoft's "Windows Mechanics" video.

Microsoft Details How It Made Windows 11 Faster Than Windows 10

By Francisco Pires published

Microsoft's VP Steve Dispensa explains the under-the-hood improvements that make Windows 11 an overall faster, snappier OS experience compared to Windows 10 - even on the same hardware.

Windows 10 Tips and Tricks

Windows 10 Tips and Tricks: From Troubleshooting to Life-Changing Productivity Hacks

By Scharon Harding published

Check out our best Windows 10 tips and tricks for making the most out of your PC and the OS.

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Malware Attacks From Fake PC Games Numbered Over 5.8 Million in Past Year

By Aaron Klotz published

Kaspersky reported that the number of malware and unwanted software posing as popular PC games surpassed 5.8 million from Q3 2020 to Q2 2021.

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After Razer, SteelSeries Software Also Hit by Zero-Day Vulnerability, SteelSeries Responds (Update)

By Aleksandar Kostovic published

The latest vulnerability in SteelSeries software lets you gain admin access without the need for a SteelSeries peripheral. All you need is physical access.

Snippets of the new Clock app and its functionalities courtesy of Microsoft.

Windows 11 Insider Release Spotlights Focus Sessions, ISO Installers

By Francisco Pires published

The old Windows 11 Clock app has been updated with quality of life improvements for better time management.

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Norton, Avast Merge Towards an $8 Billion Cybersecurity Giant

By Francisco Pires published

NortonLifeLock and Avast are two of the more well-known cybersecurity suites for mainstream consumers - and have announced a merger deal that aims to create a single cybersecurity entity.

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Microsoft Teases New Windows 11 Snipping Tool, Dark Mode for Word

By Nathaniel Mott published

Microsoft teased a new Snipping Tool that's set to arrive with Windows 11 and Word's long-overdue dark mode on Twitter.

An Apple Mac Mini with M1 SoC running Debian.

Debian Linux Running Bare Metal on Apple's M1 SoC

By Francisco Pires published

Debian Linux's mainline kernel has been ported bare-metal to the Apple M1 SoC, opening up the way for a Linux ecosystem replacing MacOS.

Windows 11 Taskbar UI change

Windows 11 Gets Some UI Tweaks With Latest Insider Preview Build

By Nathaniel Mott published

Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.100 tweaked the Taskbar, Microsoft Store and other user interface elements.

The Nvidia and Arm marriage bears RTX fruits.

Nvidia Enables RTX and DLSS for Arm and Linux

By Francisco Pires published

Nvidia announces DLSS, RTX support on Arm and Linux and showcases Wolfenstein: Youngblood with RTX eye candy on a Mediatek CPU and RTX 3060 graphics card.

WhirlwindFX SignalRGB

One RGB App to Rule Them All? Hands On With WhirlwindFX SignalRGB Software

By Nathaniel Mott published

Can WhirlwindFX finally end the nightmare of multiple RGB control apps with its SignalRGB?

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Parallels Plans to Bring Windows 11 Support to macOS

By Nathaniel Mott published

Parallels said it plans to bring Windows 11 virtual machine support to macOS with a future version of its software.

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Windows 11 Upgrades Are Free: Here Are the System Requirements

By Andrew E. Freedman published

Window 10 PCs will upgrade to Windows 11 for free.

Sarah Bond presenting Windows 11 Gaming

Windows 11 Brings Auto HDR and Direct Storage to Gamers

By Michelle Ehrhardt published

Microsoft's Windows 11 reveal showed that two key Xbox innovations are making their way to PC, plus a potential boon for Android gamers.

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Apple Brings Windows Precision Touchpad Support to Boot Camp

By Nathaniel Mott published

Apple updated its Boot Camp utility to support Windows Precision Touchpad gestures on certain Macs.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

Nvidia Hotfix Driver Fixes BSOD Issue With Turing, Kepler Graphics Cards

By Aaron Klotz published

Nvidia has quickly released a hotfix driver for Turing and Kepler-based graphics cards, fixing a major BSOD problem withWatchdog.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Review: Fast and Furry-ous

By Andrew E. Freedman published

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart shows the true benefits we get from games designed for the PlayStation 5's SSD and serves as a quirky entry in the series for fans and newcomers alike.

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Linux 5.13 Release Candidate 3 Fixes 37 Patches From Banned University

By Nathaniel Mott published

Linux 5.13 Release Candidate 3 is set to revert and fix 37 patches contributed to the kernel by the banned University of Minnesota.

GeForce RTX 3060

Fake MSI Site Pedals Malware-Clogged Afterburner App

By Aaron Klotz published

In a recent blog post, MSI warned overclockers of a new copy cat MSI website that is full of viruses.

Crysis Remastered Version 2.1.2

Hands-On With Crysis Remastered’s New Ray Tracing Upgrade

By Aaron Klotz published

The latest Crysis Remastered update has an experimental Boost mode feature that pushes ray tracing effects even harder.

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