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Overclockers Using Windows 7 to Set AMD Ryzen World Record
Even up until a month before Ryzen launched, the expectation was that AMD’s processors would be fully supported on Windows 7. Those hopes were dashed when the company revealed that unleashing the full performance would require Windows 10. Despite this fact though, it appears that lack of full support is…
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Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) 6.1 Review
Introduction When it comes to reviews, I am mostly doing hardware based reviews, and while my regular NAS reviews show a lot of the software too, they don’t go into that much detail. Today is different as I’ll be taking a closer look at Synology’s latest DSM version, 6.1. The new…
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Tim Sweeney Has Totally Lost Touch With Reality
Tim Sweeney should be a name familiar to most by now, he’s the founder of Epic Games and best known for his work on the Unreal Engine. That is however not the reason that he’s making headlines for the last year or so, it’s rather his public rants against Microsoft…
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Exec Admits Microsoft Went “Too Far” Pushing Windows 10
Microsoft wound up a lot of people with its aggressive push for Windows 10 since its release last year: Windows 7 and 8 users became increasingly infuriated by the insidious nagware known as Get Windows 10 (GWX), which presented a free “upgrade” to Microsoft’s new operating system not just inevitable…
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Raspberry Pi Launches Desktop Version of Pixel OS
The Raspberry Pi Foundation, the company responsible for the Raspberry Pi single-board computer range, has announced that it is releasing a desktop version of its Pixel operating system, originally designed to run on the Pi. Pixel, which is a modification of the GNU/Linux-based Raspbian OS, is now available for free…
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QNAP Releases the Beta Version of QTS 4.3
Every now and then we get a new operating system upgrade for our NAS devices and this time it is QNAP’s turn to release their latest version, although it’s only in the beta stage so far. Still, it allows us to take the newest features and functions for a test…
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Thecus Releases New Features for ThecusOS 7.0
Thecus have updated their NAS operating systems to ThecusOS 7.0 with two new features that will help you get the most out of your Thecus NAS’ as well as stay updated on their status and in control of the functions. This latest version of the powerful operating system introduces the support…
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Synology Releases DSM 6.1 Beta With Enhancements and New Features
Synology officially released their latest DiskStation Manager in its beta stage, providing both enhancements to the core as well as new functions and features. Synology NAS owners can now download this latest version and try out all the new features and functions for themselves. The latest iteration of Synology’s NAS operating…
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Remix IO – The 4K Nougat-Powered All-in-One Device Hits Kickstarter
You might remember the Remix Mini which was the first real Android-powered mini-PC and now Jide is back with the successor to this device called the Remix IO. The new Remix IO has hit Kickstarter where it currently can be yours for just $99 with the Early-Bird specials. The Remix…
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Windows 10 Will Finally Kill Off SvcHost
Whenever a Windows OS users opens up Task Manger, one of the processes they will spot for sure is the cryptically named SvcHost. The feature was originally added back in the infancy of Windows NT as a way to group various services together. This allowed for a lower burden on processors…
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Latest Windows 10 Redstone 2 Build Released to PC and Mobile Fast Ring Insiders
Microsoft has begun rolling out the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview to PC and Mobile users who subscribe to their Fast Ring program. The new build of their Windows 10 OS, Insider Preview 14936, offers a few improvements as well as some long awaited edge extensions. New Extensions in Microsoft…
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Windows 10 Passes 400 Million Installations
Earlier in the year, we got our last indication for the state of Windows 10 installations. Back in May, the latest OS from Microsoft managed to hit 300 million installations. Since then, there has been little information released as to how well the uptake was. Now, we’re getting the latest…
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Windows 10 Upgrade Nagware Removed from Windows 7/8.1
After launch mid-summer last year, Microsoft started offering Windows 10 as a free upgrade to Windows 7 and 8.1 users. As part of the effort to advertise this new offer, Microsoft took a variety of steps to ensure users were made aware of it. Unfortunately, these methods ranged from the…
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Apple II Gets OS Update after 23 Years
23 years after its last revision, the Apple II home computer has received an operating system update. Created by programmer and retro Apple fan John Brooks, the unofficial OS update celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the Apple IIGS (pictured below), which was the fifth (and most powerful) iteration of the…
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VMware Won’t Charge to Support New Operating Systems
When it comes to operating systems, some people don’t like running just the one. This means that when you want to run a piece of software, you often either load up an alternative operating system or run one within another. If you want to run one inside another, companies and…
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