The Google Pixel 6a has finally arrived, giving Google’s Tensor chip a more budget-friendly option for Android lovers to pick up. If you’ve just picked one up, or if you plan on picking one up, there are a few settings you may want to change. So, without further ado, here are three Google Pixel 6a…
New malware seems to pop up every single day. If you’re concerned about the growing cybersecurity issues, and you use a Windows PC, there are a couple of things you can do to help improve your PC’s security. In fact, there are three easy steps you can take to make your PC more secure without…
New reports have begun to surface revealing that AMD’s Adrenalin GPU software is changing AMD CPU settings without the user’s input. Igor’s Lab published a deep dive into the issue earlier this month. According to author Igor Wallossek, the GPU software appears to be making changes to the CPU PBO and Precision Boost settings without…
There are several power plans within Windows 11 to help you manage the power consumption of your device. These mainly help you manage your overall system performance and conserve battery life. By default, Windows 11 offers three Power modes including Balanced, Best Power Efficiency, and Best Performance. In addition to that, you can also tweak…
German publication Igor’s Lab investigated a potential abnormality surrounding AMD’s Adrenalin GPU software. The current speculation is that the integration of AMD’s Ryzen Master module into the Adrenalin version 22.3.1 software or later has inadvertently allowed the program to manipulate CPU PBO and Precision Boost settings without the user’s permission. According to user feedback, the problem occurs only…
Chia coin (XCH) has enjoyed one of the fastest growth rates in the cryptocurrency world. That’s largely because, unlike Ethereum that’s reliant on graphics cards power, Chia is a storage-based cryptocurrency. It’s not the first time that storage is being used for a cryptocurrency, though. Filecoin (FIL) and Siacoin (SC) are also dependant on storage…
Uptycs Threat Research Team has discovered malware that not only hijacks vulnerable *nix-based servers and uses them to mine cryptocurrency but actually modifies their CPU configurations in a bid to increase mining performance at the cost of performance in other applications. Perpetrators use a Golang-based worm to exploit known vulnerabilities like CVE-2020-14882 (Oracle WebLogic) and CVE-2017-11610 (Supervisord) to gain access to Linux systems, reports The Record.…
The cryptocurrency mining and Ethereum mining boom continues to roll on, and if you’ve read our best mining GPUs and want to see what all the fuss is about, we’ve got the details on the most popular ways of mining with your PC. Besides the actual hardware for mining — which basically means having one…