After you finish using your computer, it’s a common practice to shut it down instead of letting it sit idle. However, there may be certain situations where you won’t be able to shut down the system, or it automatically starts again. In most scenarios, you should be able to restart your system. However, in rare cases, even restarting may not be possible. This issue mostly happens because of a broken update when the processes involved in shut-down and wake-up procedures conflict with the new system....

Computex2024 continues to press on, with plenty of big news coming from peripheral makers. We’ve seen tons of activity regarding PC enclosures, power supplies, cooling, and more. Patriot wants to make PCIe 5.0 SSDs more affordable with the Viper PD573, and Samsung is looking to AI-ify everything, including its monitors. Excess is Best: Palit RTX 4090 Combines Water Cooling with Massive Color DisplayThe GeForce RTX 4090 is already an incredibly expensive flagship GPU, but Palit’s latest version will likely be one of the most costly yet (if it makes it past the prototype phase)....

Update 04-07-2025 03:38 PT:The Danish Navy has boarded and detained the Chinese Bulk Carrier Yi Peng 3 in the Danish Straits, near the exit of the Great Belt, according to reports inEurasia DailyandDefence24. The detention reportedly took place on the evening of November 18. Officials have not verified those reports, however. According to Financial Times sources, Swedish authorities are “carefully studying the Chinese vessel.” Original Article: Denmark has sent two ships, the HDMS Hvidbjoernen, an ocean patrol frigate, and the DNK Navy Patrol P525, a smaller patrol craft, to shadow the Chinese Bulk Carrier Yi Peng 3....

Mini PCs, the class of desktops that fit in really tiny cases, have a following among PC enthusiasts thanks to Intel’s (now Asus’s) NUC line. But because of their size and modest thermal budgets, most mini PCs have two severe limitations: they rely on performance-limited mobile CPUs and they usually are stuck with integrated graphics. Enter Mini Maker’s Turbo Mini X. This mini PC Is a mere 1.4 liters or 214....

Do you already own a NAS drive or maybe looking to build one? If you’re looking to replace or boost your current storage drives, then this deal from Western Digital on the WD Red Pro 14TB Hard Disk Drive may be of interest to you. You can save $180 off the total price when you purchase twoWD Red Pro 14TB HDDs - getting them for just $439. Without the deal, the price would be $619....

Are you having a hard time scrolling on Excel? This issue may be affecting your productivity. Worry not, the fixes are really easy and it will be solved in no time. Microsoft Excel has certain features that disable scrolling. Features like “Freeze panes” and “IntelliMouse” restrict you from scrolling. Your Excel worksheet might not respond to scrolling. Or, when you use the mouse wheel, it might zoom instead of scrolling....

On September 20,Valvepushed changes to a test application visible on SteamDB indicating a massive list of games being tested with its Proton compatibility layer. Interestingly, there now also seems to bean ARM64 version of Proton, which exists to make Windows games playable on Linux. This version of Proton, “proton-arm64ec-4”, is listed as being tested with literal hundreds of games, but popular titles likeLeft 4 Dead 2andShadows of Mordorstick out here, showing a wide range of possibilities with ARM64 Proton behind the scenes....

One of the most iconic PC case designs in recent years has hit our deals radar. The five-star award-winning Fractal Design North is currently available for$109.97on Newegg, the lowest online price we have ever seen. The regular price is $139.99, so you save more than 20% with this offer on the Charcoal Black model with Walnut front slats. We reviewed the attractiveFractal Design North(in Chalk White and Oak) back in 2022, and it won the heart and mind of our expert for being easy on the eyes while ticking off the most enthusiastic features....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 gives the Framework Laptop 13 a performance injection, but battery life suffers. Configurable to your exact spec and highly repairable Strong overall productivity performance Pre-built and DIY configurations Poor battery life More expensive than competing laptops Why you can trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test....

Everyone needs storage and, just like your favorite food, you can never have enough of it. That’s why we’ve got just the deal for you. In the fleeting hours of Amazon’s Prime Day sale, you can getWestern Digital’s 6TB My Passport drive for just $139, saving you a cheeky $45 over its usual $185 price tag. WD is one of, if not the most, reliable names in storage, and their drives constantly make it inour roundups,so you can rest assured knowing that this is a worthwhile purchase....

Google’s carbon footprint jumped by 48% from 2019, amounting to 14.3 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions for 2023. According to the company’sEnvironment Report 2024, 24% of its total emissions, or over 3.4 million tons, comes from market-based sources, i.e., purchased electricity. Google plans to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030, and this massive increase looks like a major setback for the company. The company has been actively taking steps to hit this target, but despite its push to use carbon-free electricity sources for its offices and other facilities, data center growth has outmatched the supply of clean energy sources....

Russian hackers compromised the Wi-Fi of an organization located in the U.S. without needing to get into range of its wireless network. The attackers accomplished the feat by jumping from one Wi-Fi network to another until they finally reached the destination target. Cybersecurity firm Volexity detailed the attack on itsblogafter it discovered suspicious activity on a client’s computers (Company A).The hackers were able to access their target by first compromising the network of a neighboring firm (Company B)....

Before getting a monitor, you should consider many things – its size, resolution,refresh rate, and, most importantly, the connection types it supports. Whether you’re tech proficient or not, you’ve likely peeked into the back panel of a monitor and noticed a number of ports. Basically, each of them has a different function – one provides power to the monitor, while others are responsible for audio and video connections. Although most modern monitors come with HDMI, Displayport, USB Type-C, and other interfaces, this can vary depending on the models....