A new variant of the Petya ransomware (also called Petrwrap) began spreading internationally on Tuesday, June 27. The initial attack vector is unclear, but aggressive…
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Valve fixes Steam community site vulnerability soon after its discovery
If you’re any kind of PC gamer, then you likely frequent Valve’s Steam service to procure at least some of your games. And if you’re…
Desktop apps can be installed on Windows 10 Cloud with a little extra effort
Microsoft’s Windows 10 is a robust operating system that can do just about anything. Usually that’s a strength, but while Windows 10 competes well against…
Windows 10 Creators Update will bring a much-improved Microsoft Edge browser
If you’ve been holding off on switching to Microsoft’s new Edge browser, you may finally take the plunge thanks to changes that are due when…
RAM prices are on the increase, no relief until later in 2017
If you’re buying a new machine or upgrading the one you already have, you’ll need to set aside some additional cash for RAM as prices…
ARK: Survival Evolved Patch v254
The Final Stretch Survivors! Patch 254 is a tech-focused patch introducing new armour, structures, game mechanics, and for new friends will be available to discover,…
Windows 10 Anniversary Update protected users against two pre-patched exploits
Matt Oh and Elia Florio of the Windows Defender ATP Research Team said on Friday that Windows 10 Anniversary Update not only neutralized zero-day kernel…
32-bit vs. 64-bit – what’s the difference, and what does it mean for your PC?
What are bits? The number of bits in a processor refers to the size of the data types that it handles and the size of…
Ubisoft: 30 Days of Giveaways!
This is really interesting guys, Ubisoft is having a really nice promo in November and December. Each day gives you something else. 
Day 1…
All the major browsers are calling time on the SHA-1 hashing algorithm
The most popular web browsers are calling time on SHA-1, the hashing algorithm for securing data, and will soon begin blocking sites that use it.…
Western Digital (WD) HDD Colours
What is the difference between WD Hard Drive colours? In this article we will compare and show you the main differences between Western Digital’s internal…
Microsoft patches nasty Windows 10 security flaw outed by Google
On October 31, Google publicly outed Microsoft for a critical zero-day security flaw in Windows 10 just 10 days after reporting the vulnerability to the…
Microsoft is busy making Cortana more chatty and humanlike
Microsoft is working on making Cortana seem more humanlike in terms of the responses the digital assistant gives to Windows users, according to a freshly…
Updated Radeon drivers arrive with ‘Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’ support
Today, AMD issued a press release announcing the latest version of its Radeon Software Crimson Edition, which includes the drivers supporting the entire line of…
Microsoft warns of fake MSE installer Hicurdismos
Microsoft has issued a warning to Windows users to be on alert for Hicurdismos. Hicurdismos is a fake Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) installer that tricks…
Here’s how to use Microsoft Office for Free
Use free online and mobile apps Microsoft has been gradually expanding the number of apps you can use online, for free, and now offers an…
Nvidia’s new Game Ready driver is ready
On Thursday, Nvidia released a new GeForce Game Ready WHQL driver for its GeForce graphics cards, version 375.57. As always, the driver can be obtained…
‘Gears of War 4’ will offer local split-screen co-op gameplay on Windows 10
Last week during a preview event, developer The Coalition revealed that Gears of War 4 for the PC will provide local split-screen co-op. According to…
ARK: Survival Evolved
Survivors of ARK: Survival Evolved will have a new challenge to face in the newly released Scorched Earth DLC. Despite still being listed as “Early…
AMD’s newest APUs boost performance by 17 percent, go toe-to-toe with Intel Core i5
In 2011, AMD introduced the APU, a single chip that crams CPU cores and GPU cores into a single-chip solution. Since then, the company has…