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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2080 Graphics Card Pops Out of Nowhere, Confidentiality Reasons or RTX Branding A Last Minute Change? Over on NVIDIA’s subreddit, u/ascendance22 managed to land his hands on an early prototype of NVIDIA’s Turing graphics card. This card which was bought off the eBay marketplace has the label “699-1G180-0000-300 D1” with the “1G180” SKU code matching the RTX 2080 FE (Founders Edition) graphics card. Do note that the card itself is also a Founders Edition variant....

Valheim enjoyed incredible success immediately after its early 2021 debut on Steam Early Access. The game turned out to be one of the best-selling games of the whole year on Valve’s platform, far exceeding the expectation of the small indie team at Iron Gate AB. It caused some problems later on, though, as the many million (over 10 million as of last July) users were anxiously waiting for new content to drop....

This post discusses everything there is to know about this feature, which includes the following topics: What is Windows Credential Manager.Where to find it.How to add new credentials.How to edit existing credentials.How to remove/delete credentials in Credential Manager.How to backup all data in Credential Manager.How to restore data to Credential Manager.How to disable Credential Manager and prevent it from saving any passwords. Credential Manager is a time-saving feature in Windows, but simultaneously can be a pain in the neck when it does not function as it is supposed to....

Whatsapp is working on a new View Once feature for text messages Now, we have a tip from WABetaInfo that suggests that WhatsApp is extending its “view once” feature to text messages, as well. This means that you can now send messages that can only be viewed once. This also means that these messages won’t allow the users to copy or forward them, and if the platform plays the cards right, you might not even be able to take a screenshot....

Installing KB5014666 will upgrade your operating system’s build to 19044.1806. Let us now see what new fixes this flight brings. New in KB5014666 (Build 19044.1806) Below are the new improvements and fixes included in this flight: Microsoft has added IP address auditing for incoming Windows Remote Management (WinRM) connections in security event 4262 and WinRM event 91.The Server Message Block (SMB) redirector (RDR) specific public File System Control (FSCTL) code FSCTL_LMR_QUERY_INFO has been added....

Furthermore, this is a “Type C” release, which is a preview version released by Microsoft in the third or fourth week of the month. It is an earlier version of the Patch Tuesday update which is to be released the following month and includes only the non-security updates for the OS. Even though the updates included in Type C releases have been scrutinized via the Windows Insider Program, there are still chances that this early bird may still have a few glitches....

Security fixes also include the following fix for a known issue: Addresses a known issue that occurs when you attempt to reset a Windows device and its apps have folders that contain reparse data, such as Microsoft OneDrive or Microsoft OneDrive for Business. When you select Remove everything, files that have been downloaded or synced locally from Microsoft OneDrive might not be deleted. Some devices might take up to seven (7) days after you install this update to fully address the issue and prevent files from persisting after a reset....

Since it is so close to the official release date (5 October 2021), Microsoft has also reminded users that the Insider releases will have expiration dates. All previous Insider releases are set to expire on 30 September 2021, whereas Build 22468 will expire on 15 October 2021. Accordingly, it is recommended that you update your OS to the latest Insider release if you are subscribed to the Dev channel. Let us now see what changes this release brings for Windows 11....

KB5016629 (Build 22000.856) is available for Windows 11, KB5016616 is out Windows 10 versions 21H2, version 21H1, and version 20H2 (19044.1889, 19043.1889, and 19042.1889). Some older versions are also getting the updates, including KB5016639 (Build 10240.19387) for the original Windows 10 version, KB5016622 (Build 14393.5291) for version 1607, and KB5016623 (Build 17763.3287) for version 1809. Release notes for Windows 11 KB5016629 (Build 22000.856) Addresses a known issue that might prevent some of you from opening the Start menu....

Haven’t been keeping up with World of Warcraft: Dragonflight? Here are the expansion’s key features… Discover The Dragon Isles “The dragonflights of Azeroth have returned, called upon to defend their ancestral home, the Dragon Isles. Surging with elemental magic and the life energies of Azeroth, the Isles are awakening once more, and it’s up to you to explore their primordial wonder and discover long-forgotten secrets.” New Playable Race and Class - Dracthyr Evoker...

As you can see from the slide below, DFC Intelligence estimated Sony leading the console software market share with 43% of the total revenue (a combination of packaged and online sales), while Nintendo followed close by with 37% and Microsoft’s Xbox lagged far behind at 20%. However, the new forecast for 2026 shows Microsoft’s Xbox gaining 7% market share, while Sony’s PlayStation would lose 4% and Nintendo 3% compared to 2021....

13.3" display: Enjoy crystal-clear images and videos Intel Core i5, 1.8GHz: Power through your to-dos with enhanced processing power Intel HD Graphics 6000: Renders high-quality images and smoothly stream videos 128GB SSD: Seamlessly store your files and take them anywhere Wi-Fi: Go online anywhere via wireless networks or hotspot Bluetooth: Easily transfer files from other Bluetooth-enabled devices 12-hour battery: Enjoy surfing, streaming, and browsing the net for a long time Model year: 2017...

Do not be worried at all, here are the easy solutions that will pull you back from this alarming condition. Ophcrack Ophcrack is a free tool that allows you to reset your forgotten password in Windows. You just have to perform a few easy steps. Ophcrack is supported on Windows, Linux, Unix and Mac Operating Systems. Using Ophcrack is quite simple. Just follow the steps below and get your password reset....

Mass Production Could Be Delayed if Things Do Not Go According to Plan As Apple begins to explore a new form factor for the MacBook Air, TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that the 15-inch model may be called something else entirely. It is unknown if this is what the supply chain has informed him or if it is something he concocted on the fly. In any case, it would be helpful for customers to differentiate between the regular 13....

Russia & Belarus Will Only Be Able To Get 90’s Chips From Taiwan, New Restrictions Deny Any Chip With Over 25 MHz Frequency and 5 GLOFPs Compute Power During the start of the Ukrainian conflict with Russia, major tech companies associated with the United States banned their technology from being imported by Russia. These include giants like Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD. Taiwan, being one of the major semiconductor hubs that have a really good relationship with the US, also imposed a ban on tech products, including microprocessors, from exportation to Russia and Belarus....

If you get an error while opening the Context Menu that “File Explorer has stopped working”, and when you get error your screen flickered for a moment and all icons disappeared. This error is reported by many users of Windows 7, 8, and Windows 10. There may be certain reasons behind the error. It may arise due to any third party app or service running on your system, your system files or image files are corrupted, or your System is infected by any malware or virus....

By default, file types are hidden in Windows 10. It can be a security risk as we could run an executable whose icon was set as a document type. Normally the viruses and other malware disguise their executables as documents or pictures. A user can, unknowingly, double-click and run the file expecting the file to open in its appropriate program. Instead, the executable could wreak havoc on the system. That’s why it is recommended to change the Windows setting to always show file extensions....

Now, we have another update coming in yesterday evening. The CWA provided another status update on the unionizing effort, and employees finally “will get a seat at the table,” metaphorically speaking. This comes in via a new letter sent to Federal Trade Commission leaders. The labor union’s president said: The more critical part of this comes in the form of when this labor neutrality agreement will go into effect, which is 60 days (about two months, give or take) after the Activision Blizzard/Microsoft deal closes if it does close in June of next year....

Ethereum is often billed as the only true competitor to Bitcoin, and if the price action for the month of July is anything to go by, the cryptocurrency has certainly left its larger counterpart in the proverbial dust. To wit, Bitcoin eked out gains of around 20 percent in July, recording its best month so far this year. Ethereum, however, was up an astonishing 57 percent during the same timeframe....

The new PLOC BVH builder recently requested to merge by Friedrich Vock yesterday, in collaboration with Bas Nieuwnhuizen, into the Radeon Vulkan driver for Quake II (RTX version) will enhance the graphical performance by as much as 33%. The PLOC BVH builder incorporates an in-shader global synchronization and a task partitioning algorithm similar in structure to the GPU ray-tracing project, or GPURT for short. AMD’s open-source Vulkan Linux driver, AMDVLK, received enablement from the GPURT project to serve as another option to the RADV in the Mesa Project....