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Puget Systems has released its2023 Hardware Trends survey, which details the CPUs, GPUs, storage, and operating systems that Puget’s customers order. Since Puget builds workstations in particular, its annual Hardware Trends surveys show vastly different data than the Steam Hardware Survey, which is gaming-focused, thus giving us insight into a different market segment. The survey found that Intel outsold AMD about four to one in client CPUs, while AMD outsold Intel ten to one in workstation CPUs....

The U.S. government is weighing the possibility of allowing Nvidia to export advanced AI GPUs to Saudi Arabia. These processors would aid the kingdom in developing its own cutting-edge large language models (LLMs) and AI services. Thus, the country would be able to diversify its economy, reportsSemafor. At the same time, the U.S. government wants to ensure that its adversaries, such as China, will notget access to these GPUs through the cloud....

After weeks of investigation on the suspected sabotage by a Chinese bulk carrier on thecutting of two undersea internet cablesconnecting Finland and Sweden to Central Europe, Denmark facilitated a meeting between the concerned parties and China to allow representatives from Finland, Denmark, and Germany to board the Yi Peng 3.Reuterssaid the Chinese authorities conducted the investigation, while the European parties participated as observers. Meanwhile, new underwater footage of the damage has further raised suspicions of sabotage....

Taiwanese fab UMC has made significant new partnerships this week, signaling shifts in the global supply chain after the Biden administration raised the tariffs onChinese semiconductors by 100%. However, as foreign demand turns to Taiwan, China continues to draw ever more insular with no signs of being wounded. According to Taiwan’sEconomic Daily News, UMC started new long-term relationships with Texas Instruments and Infineon this week. UMC is the world’s third-largest pure-play semiconductor foundry, falling just shy of China’s SMIC and sitting well behind TSMC’s commanding lead....

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) just updated its DisplayHDR and ClearMR certifications, expanding its HDR and motion blur standards to account for advancements in display technology.VESAsays that its members will reveal new products that conform to these new certification levels, allowing users who purchase displays with 480 Hz refresh rates and HDR capabilities to ensure they get what they’re paying for. “Marking one of VESA’s most successful standards, DisplayHDR True Black has helped unite the display ecosystem behind a common set of performance metrics to optimize emissive display technologies and enable products that provide a visually stunning experience for home theater and gaming enthusiasts,” says Intel representative to VESA Roland Wooster....

When you download a software or a game on your Android system, you will receive an APK file. Upon running these files, it will install the downloaded app. Sometime, however, instead of an APK file, you may be greeted with XAPK files. Although you might be concerned about viruses, these files are completely safe. And unlike normal APK files, you cannot access XAPK files directly on most Android devices. It requires special methods to open them....

Instead of increasing the physical data transfer rate beyond the 23 Gbps offered by Wi-Fi 7, the next-generation Wi-Fi 8—based on IEEE’s 802.11bn Ultra High Reliability (UHR) specification—will focus on improving connection reliability and user experience. Traditionally, new Wi-Fi iterations (as specified by IEEE 802.11 standards) have focused on maximizing data transfer rates by increasing channel bandwidth and number of channels and introducing new modulation methods. With Wi-Fi 7, the maximum PHY rate is 23 Gbps, though nobody expects to hit speeds that high....

On your Update & Security section, you may have noticed your windows update pending installation. Windows displays this update status if any of the other tasks are using the resource or if the process is waiting for the previous update to complete. This pending installation has an impact on your system’s resource usage. Even manual restart may not solve the problem if it gets stuck every time. If youforce restarta critical security update, your entire system may crash....

I’m a desktop PC enthusiast and love my gaming rig, but sometimes I want to take my PC gaming into another room or even further afield, and for that, you can’t beat the convenience of some of thebest gaming laptops. I’ve tried physical and wireless networks and it can be a lot of hassle to get it right, and although gaming laptops aren’t the cheapest alternatives, they are one of the easiest solutions to a gamers location problems....

The 700W power supplies range suits high-performance gaming PC builds with powerful, mid-range CPUs and GPUs. They are also perfect for powerful HTPCs, multi-GPU systems, and mid-range home and office workstations. Here are our recommendations for the best 700W PSUs. It features ATX, SFX-L, and SFX power supplies of all modularity and budgets! [table id=440 /] Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 700W—Overall Best 700W PSU The Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 700W has a best-in-class build design with quality components for safety, reliability, and durability....

Windows shows the Welcome screen right after logging in to a user account unless you have disabled it from your Group Policy. During this time, it loads essential processes and drivers. Only after loading the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe), you can get to your usual desktop. Sometimes, Windows takes a long time to load Windows Explorer, causing a slow Welcome screen issue. It can happen if there are many processes it needs to load prior toexplorer....

ROBLOX error code says it’s a network connection issue, but that doesn’t mean that the solution is always resetting your router. There are several things you can try to get back to your game server. Troubleshooting ROBLOX in specific ways may even help it to run more smoothly once you fix ROBLOX error code 277. Error code 277 means that you’ve lost connection to the server. Since ROBLOX is an online game, you have to have a good Internet connection, and the server has to be online for you to connect to it....

Coming face to face with “The referenced account is currently locked out” might leave you anxious. This is a login error that shows up after entering the wrong password repeatedly. This takes place when theaccount lockout thresholdpolicy is configured to restrict unauthorized access. But, you’re able to regain access to your account if you enter the right password afterwaiting for half an hour. Likewise, if you have a password reset disk, that can also help you out....