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21 Programs to Analyze and Benchmark Your Hardware

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FEATURE By Nick Evanson, October 8, 2020, 12:57 AM TechSpot Software

You've just bought a new gaming desktop, or a laptop for the office. Maybe you've upgraded your PC with a new CPU and motherboard. You might be into overclocking. But do you know exactly what you've got? How well is that PC actually working? We've compiled a list of 21 programs that are great for analyzing or benchmarking your devices.

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Software Google

Chrome 86 arrives with a slew of new security features

The latest version of the browser does a lot to protect users

By Rob Thubron, October 7, 2020, 7:58 AM

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Google Software

Google Workspace is the new G Suite, integrates many services, gets new logos, and more

Google Workspace reflects changing nature of productivity

By Bob O'Donnell, October 6, 2020, 10:09 AM

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Google Software

Google rolls out fix after ChromeOS update causes 100% CPU utilization, overheating

It also killed battery life and performance

By Rob Thubron, October 6, 2020, 8:11 AM

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Software Tech Culture

Historians are rejecting the work of YouTubers that upscale old video footage to 4K

Academics believe the enhancements are "nonsense"

By Adrian Potoroaca, October 5, 2020, 6:04 PM 38 comments

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Hardware Software

Nvidia Maxine can improve your crappy video calls

Maxine ensures you're always looking at the camera

By David Matthews, October 5, 2020, 5:23 PM 8 comments

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Software Mobile

App revenue grew to $29 billion in Q3 2020, with two thirds being generated by Apple's App Store

Mobile apps govern our lives more than ever

By Adrian Potoroaca, October 3, 2020, 8:40 AM

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Gaming Software

GOG Galaxy is getting a storefront overhaul, will let you buy Epic Games Store titles in-app

Doing so will entitle you to GOG's 30-day refund policy

By Cohen Coberly, October 1, 2020, 5:09 PM

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Software Security

GitHub's open-source code scanning tool looks for security holes in real-time

Proactively fix security flaws before reaching v1.0

By Cal Jeffrey, October 1, 2020, 12:44 PM

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Software Microsoft

Microsoft is bringing x64 emulation to Windows 10 on Arm

Coming soon to Windows Insiders

By Adrian Potoroaca, September 30, 2020, 9:12 PM 12 comments

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Software

Twitch's Soundtrack app lets streamers play background music without getting a copyright strike

Live listening is okay, but recording is not, so this app keeps the background music separated from the stream

By Cal Jeffrey, September 30, 2020, 3:34 PM

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Software Google

64 new variants of 'Joker' malware have invaded Android app stores

Android device owners beware

By Cohen Coberly, September 29, 2020, 5:22 PM 15 comments

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Software Mobile

Android 12 will better support third-party app stores

But it's not clear how

By Cohen Coberly, September 28, 2020, 5:03 PM

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Tech Deals Software

The Python Masterclass Certification bundle is currently 98% off

Learn with the versatility and ease of use of Python

By TechSpot Deals, September 25, 2020, 12:20 PM

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Software Microsoft

Windows XP source code has spilled out onto the internet

The leak appears to be genuine, though Microsoft has yet to confirm

By Eric Hamilton, September 25, 2020, 6:58 AM 30 comments

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Software Microsoft

Microsoft plans to release a new standalone version of Office in 2021

Great news for Office 2019 fans

By Cohen Coberly, September 24, 2020, 6:23 PM 19 comments

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Security Software

Researchers discover RCE exploit to hijack the Instagram mobile app

One malicious photo can open up your phone to hackers

By Cal Jeffrey, September 24, 2020, 1:24 PM

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Software Mobile

Adobe's Liquid Mode uses machine learning to make PDFs more readable on mobile devices

PDFs finally make sense on smaller screens

By Adrian Potoroaca, September 24, 2020, 6:14 AM

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Google Software

Chrome Web Store devs will need to find a new way to monetize their extensions

Devs will need to use third-party payment processors moving forward

By Shawn Knight, September 22, 2020, 1:47 PM

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Software The Web

Microsoft thinks about future of work with Teams updates

The world of work, particularly office-focused work, has clearly been changed

By Bob O'Donnell, September 22, 2020, 10:04 AM

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Microsoft Software

Microsoft replaces Windows 10 update with one that doesn't kill system performance

Get the new Edge browser without borking your PC

By Rob Thubron, September 21, 2020, 7:02 AM 32 comments

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Software Mobile

Evernote looks to recapture former glories with redesigned app

Can it regain the productivity crown?

By Rob Thubron, September 17, 2020, 10:38 AM

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Gaming Software

Crysis Remastered brings ray tracing to current-gen consoles, non-RTX GPUs

Software ray tracing runs on Xbox One X, PlayStation 4 Pro, and AMD GPUs

By Isaiah Mayersen, September 12, 2020, 9:48 AM

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Software Microsoft

A Windows 10 update is breaking Linux support for some users

Microsoft fixes one thing while borking another, again

By Rob Thubron, September 10, 2020, 6:18 AM 24 comments

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Mobile Software

Android 11 is now available, here's what's new

Did Google really turn it up to 11?

By Adrian Potoroaca, September 9, 2020, 6:12 PM 23 comments