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AMD finally fixes Windows 10 VBS issue for Ryzen X3D but it does not "fix" performance loss
AMD has finally fixed a VBS-related bug on Windows 10. This problem has been around since 2023. However, it is not related to the known performance issues. Read more...
2025-03-11 13:00
AMD shares Windows 11 performance of Ryzen 9950X3D, 9900X3D vs 9800X3D, 7950X3D, Intel 285K
AMD has put forth detailed performance claims of the Ryzen 9950X3D and 9900X3D against 9800X3D, 7950X3D, 7900X3D, and Intel 285K. Read more...
2025-03-11 13:00
We tested the Ryzen 9 9950X3D to see if $150 for V-Cache is worth 5% gains for creators in this all-out Zen 5 CPU
AMD's latest Zen 5 desktop processor is the best of its kind, but is it worth it?
2025-03-11 13:00
AMD makes CPU changing easy as you won't need to reinstall Windows 11/10 any more
AMD recently released a new chipset driver and with that, the company has rolled out several new features. One of them allows users to change CPUs without a Windows reinstall. Read more...
2025-03-11 13:00
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D review vs 7950X3D, performance benchmark in gaming, Office, productivity
Today we are pitching AMDs newest top desktop processor which includes the newly revealed 3D V-Cache layer, against its predecessor, the 7950X3D. Read more...
2025-03-11 13:00
MacBook Air (M4, 2025) review: Blue skies ahead
The 15-inch MacBook Air with M4 is powerful and efficient. It comes in a new sky blue color, and, more importantly, a lower price.
2025-03-11 13:00
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Apple Mac Studio (Early 2025) Review: Renewed vigor with M4 Max and M3 Ultra
The Mac Studio gets a performance boost with M4 Max and M3 Ultra power.
2025-03-11 13:00
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A totally new look for iOS 19 will likely have a bigger impact than new Siri
A Bloomberg report yesterday suggested that iOS 19 could be getting a completely new look, in the biggest change since iOS 7 back in 2013. A similarly dramatic change is expected for macOS 16. While the report is light on detail, the few clues it provi...
2025-03-11 12:58
Mozilla’s Response to Proposed Remedies in U.S. v. Google LLC
Last week the Department of Justice and some state attorneys general filed revised proposed remedies in the U.S. v. Google LLC search case. If the proposed remedies barring all search payments to browser developers are adopted by the court, these misgu...
2025-03-11 12:52
Mozilla’s response to proposed remedies in U.S. v. Google
Last week the Department of Justice and some state attorneys general filed revised proposed remedies in the U.S. v. Google LLC search case. If the proposed remedies barring all search payments to browser developers are adopted by the court, these misgu...
2025-03-11 12:52
Nouveau On NVIDIA Turing GPUs & Newer Will Now Prefer NVK+Zink For OpenGL
As a sign of the times for both the NVK open-source NVIDIA Vulkan driver within Mesa and the generic Zink OpenGL-on-Vulkan code, with next quarter's Mesa 25.1 release when using a NVIDIA Turing GPU or newer with the Nouveau driver stack it will now def...
2025-03-11 12:40
Windows 11 will add a new way to talk to Microsoft Copilot — no Copilot key required
A new feature for Copilot on Windows will let you speak to the AI tool after using a keyboard shortcut. Press to talk is in testing among Windows Insiders.
2025-03-11 12:31
SideWinder APT Targets Maritime, Nuclear, and IT Sectors Across Asia, Middle East, and Africa
Maritime and logistics companies in South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa have become the target of an advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed SideWinder. The attacks, observed by Kaspersky in 2024, spread across Bangladesh, Cambo...
2025-03-11 12:30
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Moxa Issues Fix for Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in PT Switches
Taiwanese company Moxa has released a security update to address a critical security flaw impacting its PT switches that could permit an attacker to bypass authentication guarantees. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-12297, has been assigned a CVS...
2025-03-11 12:15
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Chipmakers discuss Trump attack on the CHIPS Act; TSMC response unclear
President Trump last month attacked the bipartisan CHIPS Act, seeking to dismantle it, and a new reports says that the White House now appears to have started work on doing so. A chipmaker’s industry association – whose members include TSMC – hel...
2025-03-11 11:55
Microsoft's OpenAI "tech bromance" dodges UK merger probe — as it builds in-house models and tests DeepSeek in Copilot to break away from the ChatGPT maker
After investigating Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says it's not a merger, escaping further regulatory scrutiny.
2025-03-11 11:34
CrossOver 25.0 Announced - Built Atop Wine 10.0 For Linux & macOS
CodeWeavers that continues to be the largest patron to the development of the open-source Wine software announced today CrossOver 25.0 as the newest version of their commercial downstream...
2025-03-11 11:19
AI chatbots can’t be trusted, proves study, but Apple made a good choice
If there’s one piece of advice that bears repeating about AI chatbots it’s “Don’t use them to seek factual information – they absolutely cannot be trusted to be right.” A new study demonstrated the extent of the problem – but did show tha...
2025-03-11 11:16