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Linux may be ending support for numerous ancient network drivers
By Etiido Uko Published
The change would cut around 27,000 lines of legacy code

Valve VRAM hack may improve gaming on 4GB GPUs
By Etiido Uko Published
Valve’s VRAM hack can boost performance on 4GB GPUs, with testing showing FPS gains of up to 3x in some titles, though results vary widely depending on the game and settings.

Apple CEO Tim Cook steps down, company names Ternus as incoming CEO
By Andrew E. Freedman Published
Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down on September 1. He will be replaced by hardware engineering lead John Ternus.

Linux 7.1 update includes new in-kernel NTFS driver
By Zak Killian Published
Linux 7.1 is bringing what might be the biggest under-the-radar storage change in years: a new in-kernel NTFS driver.

Relive the PC magazine cover disk era with 758-strong archive.org CD-ROM collection
By Mark Tyson Published
If you miss the old cover-mounted demo disks of yore, take a look at the Internet Archive's extensive collections.

Original Task Manager creator explains why it lies to you about CPU usage
By Jowi Morales Published
Dave Plummer pops the hood on Task Manager and explains how it gets your PC's CPU usage (and why it feels off sometimes).

Backblaze silently redefines 'unlimited' backups and users discover it's not backing up Dropbox and OneDrive
By Bruno Ferreira Last updated
Backblaze redefines "unlimited" while users discover it's not backing up Dropbox, OneDrive, et al

Microsoft offers $2 million sweepstake for Edge users, but no one noticed for a month
By Mark Tyson Published
Microsoft has readied a new $2M prize pot to tempt users to adopt its Edge browser.
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