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Microsoft publishes the Windows 11 system requirements

Microsoft has announced the hardware requirements for Windows 11 needed to properly install the operating system and get access to early preview builds. […]

13 Jun

NVIDIA is dropping support for Windows 7 and Windows 8 drivers

NVIDIA is dropping support for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 drivers starting in October. 2021, as they focus on supporting Windows 10 and later versions of Windows. […]

19 May

Hetzner cloud server provider bans cryptocurrency mining

Popular German cloud hosting and dedicated server provider Hetzner has banned cryptomining on its servers after users have been using their large storage devices to mine Chia. […]

18 May

NVIDIA cripples cryptocurrency mining on RTX 3080 and 3070 cards

NVIDIA announced today that it’s halving the hash rate for Etehereum cryptocurrency mining on the new GeForce RTX 3080, 3070, and 3060 Ti graphics cards to make them less desirable for miners. […]

21 Apr

Massive Qlocker ransomware attack uses 7zip to encrypt QNAP devices

A massive ransomware campaign targeting QNAP devices worldwide is underway, and users are finding their files now stored in password-protected 7zip archives. […]

18 Feb

Upcoming NVIDIA RTX 3060 purposely cripples mining performance

NVIDIA is purposely crippling the Ethereum mining power of their upcoming GeForce RTX 3060 GPU by 50% to increase inventory for gamers. […]

12 Jan

Intel adds hardware-based ransomware detection to 11th gen CPUs

Intel announced today at CES 2021 that they have added hardware-based ransomware detection to their newly announced 11th generation Core vPro business-class processors. […]

30 Nov

Windows 10 ARM runs faster on M1 Macs than on a Surface Pro X

Since Apple unveiled its M1 chip, users have been in awe of its performance power efficiency. It turns out that the M1 chip not only performs fantastic for macOS BigSur but it may also be a better choice for Windows 10 than Microsoft’s own devices. […]

08 Oct

New Windows 10 update helps prevent battery swelling in HP laptops

Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 update that forcibly enables the Battery Health Manager UEFI option in HP business laptops to prevent battery swelling. […]

13 Aug

Surface Duo: All the Specs, Features, Software, Price and Release Date

Microsoft describes Surface Duo as the “next wave of mobile productivity” that will inspire “people to rethink what is possible with the device in their pocket”. […]

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