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Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) Undervolting Guide

Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) Undervolting Guide

Trying to lower temperatures, improve performance, or increase battery life is all about making small tweaks that can add up to something more noticeable. Intel XTU is a powerful piece of software for undervolting or overclocking, but it can be daunting if you don’t understand the myriad options presented to you. This guide covers the layout of Intel XTU and gives the process for adjusting voltage and TDP to reduce temperatures, extend battery life, and improve performance. Keep in mind that this software isn't magic so the improvements aren’t drastic, and some changes may have no effect at all — depending on your situation.
Craig Ward, 09 Mar 2018 09:47
Treyarch is a subsidiary of Activision that was acquired in 2001. (Source: Activision)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 to launch on October 12

Activision has announced the latest edition to the highly successful Call of Duty series of games. The next release will be Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and it is being created by the game developer Treyarch. A teaser clip for this ...
Daniel R Deakin, 08 Mar 2018 20:43
Our thoughts on MWC 2018: Budget-phone buzz, flagships fall flat

MWC 2018 | Our thoughts on MWC 2018: Budget-phone buzz, flagships fall flat

This year's MWC may have marked a turn in the smartphone market. While the latest flagships were generally iterative improvements on last year's models, the budget and mid-tier segments have begun to explode. The best phones may n...
Sam Medley, 08 Mar 2018 16:49
Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition now available (Source: Xbox Wire)

Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition finally available for purchase

Final Fantasy XV arrived on Xbox One more than a year ago, and now the time has finally arrived for Windows PC gamers to get this title as well. Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition comes with 4K HDR support and can run at up to 120 f...
Codrut Nistor, 08 Mar 2018 14:25
First Android 9.0 Developer Preview build now available (Source: Android Developers)

Android 9.0 Developer Preview available for download

Although its name is still unknown, many websites call it "Pie" already, but the certain thing is that Android 9.0 is already available for testing. The first Developer Preview build of Google's upcoming major Android version come...
Codrut Nistor, 08 Mar 2018 11:25
WSL is being embraced by popular Linux distros. (Source: Softpedia)

Debian and Kali Linux now available for download from the Microsoft Store

Debian and Kali Linux are the latest distros to join the Microsoft Store and can be tried out by anyone with Windows Subsystem on Linux (WSL) enabled on Windows 10. The availability of Debian and Kali underscores the importance of...
Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 08 Mar 2018 11:06
The Sims Mobile hits both Android and iOS (Source: Business Wire)

The Sims Mobile finally official for Android and iOS

The Sims Mobile is now available for both iOS and Android devices and — fortunately for the many mobile gamers on a very tight budget — comes for free on both platforms. However, those really into this iconic title can speed up th...
Codrut Nistor, 07 Mar 2018 22:05
The Oculus Rift headset had an introductory price of US$599.99. (Source: The Verge)

Oculus Rift VR headsets defeated by runtime service issue

Oculus Rift virtual reality headset owners have been struggling to operate their devices today due to an issue with the Oculus Runtime Service. Users who have tried to open the app have faced an error message stating “Can’t Reach ...
Daniel R Deakin, 07 Mar 2018 19:44
The SEC has stated that some VC trading-asset mechanisms fall under federal securities laws. (Source: Wired)

Bitcoin value damaged by SEC statement

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a stern statement in regard to potentially unlawful online trading platforms. The statement includes a warning to investors that they should use “SEC-registered and regulated ma...
Daniel R Deakin, 07 Mar 2018 18:54
The stolen computers could be used to mine virtual currency. (Source: VentureBeat)

Cryptocurrency news: Big Bitcoin Heist and Merriam-Webster legitimacy

A seemingly coordinated series of burglaries has taken place in Iceland leading to the loss of around US$2 million worth of computing equipment used to mine Bitcoin. The thefts actually occurred back in December and January, but t...
Daniel R Deakin, 05 Mar 2018 19:52
Android P unofficial logo, Android 9.0 Pumpkin Pie developer preview coming mid-March

First Android P developer preview supposedly coming mid-March

According to VentureBeat's editor and popular Twitter leakster Evan Blass, the first Developer Preview release of Android 9.0 should arrive in around two weeks. Although there are a lot of name-related speculations, he only named ...
Codrut Nistor, 05 Mar 2018 13:55
OneCast streaming Xbox One on a MacBook. (Source: OneCast)

OneCast enables Macs to join in for some Xbox One fun

Mac owners can now stream and play Xbox One games directly to their computers using the OneCast app — a feature only natively available for Windows 10 users. The app is available for a 14-day free trial after which it costs US$11....
Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 04 Mar 2018 10:15
The PS4 Pro. (Source: Digital Trends)

PS4 jailbreak scene picking up steam with new firmware 4.55 exploits

The PS4 was released back in 2013 and has finally been jailbroken, allowing users of the system to run custom applications, game backups, and even install Linux. It's exclusive to users on the 4.55 firmware, though.
Ricci Rox, 03 Mar 2018 15:54
The Mi 6. (Source: Android Pit)

Xiaomi devices receive Oreo, Treble support, and have kernel sources released

The Mi 6 was Xiaomi's flagship device for 2017. The device has had its Oreo update in the beta stage for weeks but has finally received a full, stable update. The Mi 6, Mi Mix 2, and Redmi 4X have also all had their kernel sources...
Ricci Rox, 03 Mar 2018 15:46
YouTube app offline viewing availability March 2018

YouTube offline viewing reaches 109 new markets

Although the YouTube mobile apps have been providing offline viewing capabilities for more than two years, the availability of this feature that can come quite handy in certain situations was limited to a list of select markets. T...
Codrut Nistor, 03 Mar 2018 00:10
Firmament should be the next release for game studio Cyan, Inc. (Source: Eurogamer)

Myst developer Cyan releases teaser for new game

The talented folk at Cyan, Inc. have released a cinematic trailer for the upcoming game, Firmament. A spectral voice narrates as the viewer is steered around some truly stunning graphics while briefly exploring the latest world be...
Daniel R Deakin, 02 Mar 2018 21:10
The Light Phone 2 has proposed dimensions of 91 mm x 55 mm x 6.5-7.5 mm thick. (Source: Light)

Light Phone 2 brings messaging to the anti-smartphone

The Light Phone 2 has just been announced on crowdfunding website Indiegogo. This is the second-generation “anti-smartphone” device created by the developer Light. The 4G LTE phone uses a black & white matte E-ink display and is a...
Daniel R Deakin, 01 Mar 2018 21:03
The SEC wants to probe into ICOs that may be violating trading rules. (Source: CoinStocks)

Securities and Exchange Commission to crack down on shady cryptocurrency ICOs

It appears the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued dozens of subpoenas to cryptocurrency companies in regard to the number of token sales and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) that have been made recently. The SEC i...
Daniel R Deakin, 01 Mar 2018 19:27
The Blackout Club should offer a mix of suspense, scares and spookiness. (Source: VentureBeat)

The Blackout Club could be a big deal for patient gamers

A new co-op horror game will be winging its way to the PC in early 2019. A teaser for The Blackout Club has been released by game developer Question Games, and it shows off the type of atmospheric visuals you would expect from a t...
Daniel R Deakin, 28 Feb 2018 21:18
Bitcoin was the first decentralized cryptocurrency. It was released in 2009. (Source: VentureBeat)

VeganCoin and Sovereign join the cryptocurrency craze

VeganCoin and Sovereign have become two of the latest additions to the ever growing cryptocurrency world. VeganCoin was founded by the people behind VeganNation, who claim the currency will be “cruelty free”. The Sovereign is a vi...
Daniel R Deakin, 28 Feb 2018 19:59
Tekken Mobile for Android hits the US (Source: Google Play)

Tekken Mobile for Android finally available in the US

A few weeks after its launch in Latin America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and South East Asia, Tekken Mobile for Android hits the US market two days sooner than scheduled. This freemium game comes with loot boxes, healing items,...
Codrut Nistor, 28 Feb 2018 14:17
Bill Gates made his first Reddit AMA appearance in 2013. (Source: CNET)

Gates and Wozniak offer contrasting views of cryptocurrencies

In a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) session held today, Bill Gates made a comment about cryptocurrencies that suggests he is not currently a huge advocate of the decentralized and unregulated digital payment systems. In contrast, St...
Daniel R Deakin, 27 Feb 2018 22:25
LineageOS 15.1 rolls out to select devices (Source: LineageOS)

Android 8.1 Oreo-based LineageOS 15.1 now available for select devices

After a few months of hard work, the team behind LineageOS revealed a new version of this custom ROM. Based on Android 8.1, LineageOS 15.1 comes with a new Trebuchet launcher, interface styles, LiveDisplay integration, QR support ...
Codrut Nistor, 27 Feb 2018 10:20
Chromebooks like the Google Pixelbook could soon support Linux in a virtual machine. (Source: Google)

Chrome OS to support running Linux software in virtual machines

Google could be set to make its Chrome OS a much more potent threat to Microsoft if a new commit in the Chromium source is any guide. A developer project known as Crostini shows signs of Google officially introducing support for L...
Sanjiv Sathiah, 27 Feb 2018 09:47
Jolla has announced the third version of Sailfish OS at the MWC. (Source: twitter.com/tnkgrl)

MWC 2018 | Jolla announces Sailfish 3 OS and expansion to new devices

Jolla has announced a new major version of Sailfish OS at the Mobile World Congress, which will simply be known as Sailfish 3. The new version will feature an updated application store, support for 4G, VoLTE and should have notice...
Jonathan Maes, 26 Feb 2018 18:12
Never settle. (Source: XDA-Developers)

Opinion | 2018 devices being launched on Nougat epitomize everything wrong with the Android ecosystem

Over the last few weeks, devices like the Nokia 6 (2018) and Redmi Note 5 have been launched. Fine devices they may be, but the fact they run on Android Nougat out of the box—six months after the release of Oreo—leaves a sour afte...
Ricci Rox, 26 Feb 2018 01:25
Google has partnered with Porsche to give users an AR experience in their driveway. (Source: Google)

MWC 2018 | AR apps to start hitting the Play Store as ARCore goes live

Google has used MWC to announce the that its ARCore SDK is now in version 1.0 allowing developers to start populating the Play Store with new AR-powered apps. The company says there are 100 million phone in circulation, with more ...
Sanjiv Sathiah, 25 Feb 2018 08:47
The Redmi Note 5 Pro. (Source: XDA-Developers)

The Android 8.1 update for the Redmi Note 5 Pro will likely bring Treble support

A teardown of the Redmi Note 5 Pro's firmware has revealed the famous “ro.treble.enabled" line in its build.prop, one that points towards the presence of Project Treble support in the build. MIUI is certainly divisive, so Treble s...
Ricci Rox, 24 Feb 2018 23:55
Sammsung has rereleased the Opera Max browser under its own name and exclusively for Galaxy smartphones. (Source: Google Play)

Samsung releases own version of Opera Max browser for Galaxy smartphones

Samsung has released an adjusted version of Opera Max, a mobile browser with a heavy focus on saving data by using compression techniques. Opera discontinued the browser last year, but it appears Samsung has given it a second life...
Jonathan Maes, 24 Feb 2018 00:44
Huawei Honor 9 Lite Android handset gets Face Unlock in late February 2018

Honor 9 Lite gets Face Unlock in India

The quad-camera Honor 9 Lite receives the software update that enables Face Unlock after a few other Honor devices, such as the Honor 7X and the Honor View 10. According to the website that broke the news, the update arrives in st...
Codrut Nistor, 22 Feb 2018 21:40
Final Fantasy XV features a real-time battle system. (Source: Square Enix)

Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition free playable demo out February 26

Japanese video-game developer Square Enix will be releasing a free playable demo of Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition on February 26. The action RPG was released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2016 and received generally fav...
Daniel R Deakin, 22 Feb 2018 21:26
Maduro has claimed the total 100-million issue of Petro has a value over US$6 billion (Source: Steemit)

Petro "makes" US$735 million, Seagal lags behind

The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, has claimed that the country’s cryptocurrency has enjoyed booming business on the first day of its pre-sale. Apparently, investors have snatched up US$735 million worth of Petro digital ...
Daniel R Deakin, 21 Feb 2018 19:19
Google has launched Google Pay, its new feature rich replacement for Android Pay. (Source: Google)

Google Pay app launches, replacing Android Pay and Google Wallet

Google has officially rolled out Google Play, its feature rich competitor to Apple Pay. The new app will work everywhere that Android Pay was already accepted while the company will continue to add new features and work with partn...
Sanjiv Sathiah, 21 Feb 2018 08:08
Unreal Engine 4 is the game engine used for PUBG. (Source: Steam)

New map for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds coming soon

Bluehole, the game developer behind PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), has announced a new map will be made available for players soon. This will be the third map released for the game and is expected to come out within the fir...
Daniel R Deakin, 20 Feb 2018 19:39
It's not known if Steven Seagal is backing Bitcoiin with his estimated US$16 million fortune. (Source: TechRadar)

Venezuela and Steven Seagal involved in cryptocurrency sales

The cryptocurrency craze continues as a sovereign state and a controversial celebrity become involved in the virtual currency (VC) industry. Venezuela's government has made its "petro" currency available in a presale launch, while...
Daniel R Deakin, 20 Feb 2018 18:33
Apple has released a patch for the Indian character bug that causes severe crashes on all platforms.

Apple releases patch to fix the Indian 'Telugu bug' on all platforms

Apple has released a patch that will fix the so-called 'Telugu bug' on iOS, MacOS, tvOS and WatchOS. When users receive a message or notification that contains a certain Indian character, the app crashes and becomes unusable. In s...
Jonathan Maes, 20 Feb 2018 11:46
The popular keyboard application Swype has officially been discontinued. (Source: Swype)

Swype Keyboard app discontinued on Android and iOS

Nuance will stop the development of the Swype Keyboard app for iOS and Android. The company has ceased all support for the standalone application and will focus its efforts on built-in keyboards for phone manufacturers instead.
Jonathan Maes, 20 Feb 2018 11:09
How to run Linux binaries natively in Windows 10

How to run Linux binaries natively in Windows 10

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is Microsoft's technology stack that enables native Linux binaries to run in a Windows user environment without the need to install a full fledged Linux distro — native or virtual. This tutori...
Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 20 Feb 2018 08:28
HP previously partnered with Apple in 2004 to resell its iPod with HP branding. (Source: Wikipedia)

HP to officially resell Apple products

HP will be reselling Apple's iPhone, iPad and Macs to its enterprise customers. The new program is aimed at giving its customers a one-stop solution for the deployment and support of multiple devices and operating systems in the w...
Sanjiv Sathiah, 20 Feb 2018 01:43
Both the Pentagon and the US Army run similar hacking events. (Source: Business Insider)

Hack the Air Force 2.0 costs USAF over US$100,000

The United States Air Force has made bounty payouts totaling US$103,883 to hackers invited to test the force's systems and software. The event ran from December 9, 2017 to January 1, 2018.
Daniel R Deakin, 19 Feb 2018 19:45
Trump's increase in infrastructure spending positively affected Bitcoin's value. (Source: Dealbreaker)

Don't expect US regulation of Bitcoin anytime soon

White House spokesman, Rob Joyce, doesn't believe the US government is ready to attempt regulating Bitcoin until the good and bad aspects of the cryptocurrency are fully understood. The US official was discussing the topic at the ...
Daniel R Deakin, 16 Feb 2018 20:28
Google will acquire IoT platform Xively for $50 million. (Source: Google)

Google acquires Internet of Things platform Xively for US$50 million

Google has announced that it intends to acquire the Internet of Things platform Xively in order to expand its own Cloud IoT Core infrastructure. Google will pay US$50 million for the takeover.
Jonathan Maes, 16 Feb 2018 13:44
Facebook Messenger Kids now on Android (Source: Google Play)

Facebook Messenger Kids now available for Android

Not long after its arrival to iOS devices and Amazon Fire tablets, the Facebook Messenger Kids app is finally available for all Android handsets and tablets via Google Play.
Codrut Nistor, 16 Feb 2018 11:31
It is not known yet if you can pre-order an Ataribox with Atari Tokens. (Source: Ataribox)

Can the Atari Token gobble up cryptocurrency competition?

Atari has announced that it will be developing a digital currency called Atari Token. Atari (incorporated in 1972) was once a huge player in the video-game industry but struggled to compete against Sony, Sega and Nintendo in the g...
Daniel R Deakin, 15 Feb 2018 23:30
The 2016 LTSB version of Windows 10 will have mainstream support until 2021. (Source: Softpedia)

Windows 10 vital to US Air Force preparedness

The US Department of Defense has stated that the United States Air Force (USAF) must ensure its computers are operating Windows 10 by March 31, 2018. The Microsoft OS is considered to be a crucial component in the overall readines...
Daniel R Deakin, 15 Feb 2018 22:23
Wild Buster: Heroes of Titan. (Source: Insel Games)

Valve removes developer from Steam after CEO apparently threatens staff to post fake reviews

An email has been leaked showing the CEO of Insel Games appearing to threaten staff job security if they didn't post fake reviews of one of their games on Steam. After looking into these claims, Valve has decided to remove the dev...
Craig Ward, 15 Feb 2018 21:01
Warriors of Waterdeep pre-registration now live (Source: Ludia)

Dungeons & Dragons coming back to mobile this spring thanks to Warriors of Waterdeep

Yesterday, Wizards of the Coast and Ludia announced Warriors of Waterdeep, a new Dungeons & Dragons mobile game for both Android and iOS. This turn-based RPG is free to play and uses card packs. Although it will not launch this mo...
Codrut Nistor, 14 Feb 2018 23:35
Amazon Music for Windows 10 available now via Microsoft Store (Source: Windows Experience Blog)

Amazon Music for Windows 10 hits Microsoft Store

The Amazon Music app for Windows 10 became available for download from the Microsoft Store yesterday. However, it is only available for those running the Windows 10 Anniversary Update or a later edition.
Codrut Nistor, 14 Feb 2018 14:40
The Nokia 8 is yet to have its kernel sources released. (Source: Juho Sarvikas)

A year after launching its first device, HMD is yet to release kernel sources for any of its smartphones

HMD, perhaps only second to Google in terms of software updates, has failed to release kernel sources for any of its devices so far. Users are also stuck with locked bootloaders, which makes any attempts at community support futil...
Ricci Rox, 14 Feb 2018 09:16
MIUI 9 rolled out in November last year. (Source: Gizmochina)

List of Xiaomi devices to receive MIUI 10 surfaces

The next version of Xiaomi's MIUI skin, likely to be named MIUI X, will be released to all recent devices. We expect a rollout in the second half of the year.
Ricci Rox, 14 Feb 2018 08:54

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