The first unofficial optimization tool for Windows 11 is already here. ThisIsWin11 allows you to customize many of Windows 11’s settings all from one app. Instead of hunting down each setting yourself through the control panel, settings app or other tools. You can do things such as disable Microsoft Teams, disable PowerThrottling, adjust visual effects…
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A few months ago, when I was visiting Phanteks to pick up a case for review, I spotted something in the corner of my eye: A fan that I hadn’t seen before. I asked about it, but was quickly told that I wasn’t supposed to see that and swiftly hushed out the door. Fast forward…
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The hacker who stole more than $600 million worth of cryptocurrency from Poly Network on Tuesday—and who had returned $342 million of it as of this morning— is communicating with his victims via a string of notes attached to the transactions being conducted to return the money. The hacker has compared themselves to Batman in…
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The penetration rate of Intel’s 3rd Generation Xeon Scalable ‘Ice Lake-SP’ processor will surpass 30% by the end of the year, which is a typical transition rate for server CPUs, and x86 processors don’t have much to worry about from Arm servers until 2023, according to estimates by TrendForce. The vast majority of servers shipped this year…
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If you’re going to use a laptop to replace your desktop, the closest experience you’ll get is opting for something big and powerful. With a 17.3-inch display, up to an Intel Core i9-11980HK and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080, the MSI GE76 Raider is one of the best gaming laptops for those looking for a desktop…
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If you’ve ever wanted to bring a little bit of 2001: A Space Odyssey into your house, then you should appreciate this Raspberry Pi-based Hal 9000 project by maker Cheat_Steve10. It looks just like Hal from the 1968 sci-fi classic, but, thankfully, it doesn’t quite function like the original. Some of the best Raspberry Pi…
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Those looking aghast at the new, centralized, Windows 11 Start button and taskbar can feel soothed by the news that Stardock’s Start 11 beta is now available to return a more familiar Start menu experience to the nascent OS. Image 1 of 5 (Image credit: Stardock/Microsoft) Image 2 of 5 (Image credit: Stardock/Microsoft) Image 3…
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AMD’s Radeon RX 6600 XT just launched earlier today and has already found its place on the list of best graphics cards. While the Navi 23-powered graphics card is a solid performer, it’s also quite efficient at Ethereum mining. Clock speeds for the Radeon RX 6600 XT vary from one model to the other, depending…
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It is not a secret that unit shipments of hard drives are on the rise this year due to demand from exascale datacenters, typical users, and Chia farmers. In Q2 2021, three HDD makers not only increased unit sales of their products, but also set an all-time record in terms of hard drive capacity they…
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The Radeon RX 6600 XT launch day is here, and availability is both great and terrible depending on the retailer. Online retailers did not have any RX 6600 XT graphics cards for sale at 9AM EST (the cards release time). However, some of Micro Center’s brick-and-mortar stores have over 100 RX 6600 XT’s available for…
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