VMWare said this week that it would initiate public technology preview for its hypervisor, designed for systems based on the Apple M1 system-on-chip. The new VMware Fusion hypervisor lets users run Microsoft’s Windows on the latest Macs, but it has a number of limitations. Michael Roy, Product Line Manager for desktop hypervisor products such as VMware…
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An international team of researchers has developed an SSD security solution that acts at the controller firmware level, meaning the feature is baked right into the storage device to detect out-of-the-ordinary activity that signals a ransomware infection and its attempt to encrypt your data. According to the researchers, the method degrades performance slightly, to the…
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As reported by Phoronix, AMD’s Zen 3 architecture is getting support for the ACPI CPPC driver designed for Linux-based operating systems. The Collaborative Processor Performance Control driver allows Linux to see which cores have the highest boosting potential in a Ryzen CPU and target the highest boosting cores for single- or lightly-threaded workloads, a feature…
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El Salvador became the first country to declare Bitcoin legal tender on Tuesday. It might not take long for other countries to follow suit, because on Wednesday Panamanian congressman Gabriel Silva introduced a bill with similar intentions. Everything about Silva’s announcement was digital native: The crypto-focused bill was revealed in a tweet with an embedded…
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PC hardware maker MSI has introduced a new gaming monitor, dubbed the Optix MEG381CQR Plus. It’s a symbolic upgrade of the non-Plus version we have already covered here. According to MSI, this is the world’s first gaming monitor with a ‘Human-Machine Interface’ (HMI) concept. Could this new display earn itself a spot on our best…
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Today’s best MSI MAG Z590 Tomahawk WIFI deals In the past, MSI’s Tomahawk SKUs have been a fan favorite, offering users a well-balanced feature set at a reasonable price point. While the Tomahawk may not have included all of the latest and greatest hardware, the price and value proposition made it one of the better…
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Steve Dispensa, Microsoft’s VP for the Windows Management team, recently explained some of the under-the-hood changes that make Windows 11 feel snappier, more responsive, and more performant than Windows 10. The video, posted to Microsoft Mechanics YouTube channel, aims to showcase how intricately connected hardware and software are, and the steps that Microsoft took to…
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This week Azulle introduced Ally, a Snapdragon-based mini PC running Google’s Android (via FanlessTech). Raspberry Pi single-board computers (SBCs) have become quite popular among enthusiasts, so it is logical for other platform holders to look at that market segment. Qualcomm has been trying to enter the PC market for several years now, and while the company…
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Samsung’s 980 PRO SSD tops our list of the best SSDs and for good reason. The PCIe NVMe drive, which takes advance of the added bandwidth of the PCIe x4 interface, delivers impressive read and write speeds, whether you care about sequential or random performance. Samsung boasts up to 7,000 MBps reads and 5,100 MBps…
DetailsHow Long Do Desktop Computers Last? How long do desktop computers last? The answer depends on the hardware’s intended use. “A lot of people use the standard of four years,” says Herrick, “but I think it depends. While a high-performance desktop may not last as long for that particular need, it could last for two…
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