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84% of New PCs with Pirated Software Infected with Malware!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 31, 2018
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84% of New PCs with Pirated Software Infected with Malware!

A recent Microsoft PC test purchase sweep revealed that 84% of new PCs sold in Asia with pirated software ...

A recent Microsoft PC test purchase sweep revealed that 84% of new PCs sold in Asia with pirated software were infected with malware. Here are the details of their report... The Microsoft Asia ...

October 31, 2018
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The Acer OJO 500 Windows Mixed Reality Headset Preview

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 01, 2018
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The Acer OJO 500 Windows Mixed Reality Headset Preview

At IFA 2018, Acer revealed the Acer OJO 500 - the world's first VR headset to feature a detachable desig ...

At IFA 2018, Acer revealed the Acer OJO 500 - the world's first VR headset to feature a detachable design, as well as sound pipe and inter-pupillary distance adjustment technologies. What does that m ...

September 01, 2018
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The New Windows 10 Features In 30 April 2018 Update!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: May 03, 2018
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The New Windows 10 Features In 30 April 2018 Update!

On 30 April 2018, Microsoft released the Windows 10 April 2018 Update. This is the latest major update, w ...

On 30 April 2018, Microsoft released the Windows 10 April 2018 Update. This is the latest major update, with a number of new Windows 10 features and improvements. In this article, Yusuf Mehdi, Corpora ...

May 03, 2018
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The Microsoft Spectre + Meltdown Patch Schedule Rev. 2.0

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: February 23, 2018
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The Microsoft Spectre + Meltdown Patch Schedule Rev. 2.0

Ever since the Meltdown and Spectre exploits were exposed, Microsoft has been working overtime to patch W ...

Ever since the Meltdown and Spectre exploits were exposed, Microsoft has been working overtime to patch Windows against them. Unfortunately, they were quite secretive about their Spectre and Meltdown ...

February 23, 2018
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Everything On The Meltdown + Spectre CPU Flaws! Rev. 3.0

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: February 17, 2018
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Everything On The Meltdown + Spectre CPU Flaws! Rev. 3.0

The Meltdown and Spectre CPU flaws that the Google Project Zero team discovered are arguably the worst we ...

The Meltdown and Spectre CPU flaws that the Google Project Zero team discovered are arguably the worst we have ever known. These vulnerabilities were built into BILLIONS of CPUs that we have been usin ...

February 17, 2018
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KB4078130 : Emergency Windows Update To Disable Intel Spectre Patches!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: January 29, 2018
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KB4078130 : Emergency Windows Update To Disable Intel Spectre Patches!

You may recall our extensive coverage of Intel's buggy Spectre 2 patches that were causing random and spo ...

You may recall our extensive coverage of Intel's buggy Spectre 2 patches that were causing random and spontaneous reboots in over 800 CPU models. It's gotten so bad that Microsoft was forced to issue ...

January 29, 2018
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The Alibaba DingTalk App Features & Details Revealed!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: January 24, 2018
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The Alibaba DingTalk App Features & Details Revealed!

The Alibaba Group is taking their Dingtalk enterprise communication and collaboration platform worldwide. ...

The Alibaba Group is taking their Dingtalk enterprise communication and collaboration platform worldwide. DingTalk CTO, Hugo Zhu and their Head of Global Business Development, Chris Wang, flew in to d ...

January 24, 2018
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ACPI 2.0 Support – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: January 16, 2018
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ACPI 2.0 Support – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

ACPI 2.0 Support Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of ACPI 2.0 Support While its nam ...

ACPI 2.0 Support Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of ACPI 2.0 Support While its name hints that this BIOS feature is a toggle to enable ACPI 2.0 features, this is not the case. E ...

January 16, 2018
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AMD CPUs Are Also Vulnerable To Spectre 2 Exploit Rev. 2.0

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: January 15, 2018
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AMD CPUs Are Also Vulnerable To Spectre 2 Exploit Rev. 2.0

AMD updated their security advisory, confirming that their CPUs are also vulnerable to the Spectre 2 expl ...

AMD updated their security advisory, confirming that their CPUs are also vulnerable to the Spectre 2 exploit. We updated our article Everything On The Intel, AMD & ARM CPU Bug, but it looks like m ...

January 15, 2018
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The NVIDIA GeForce NOW Free Beta Details Revealed!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: January 11, 2018
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The NVIDIA GeForce NOW Free Beta Details Revealed!

Thanks to NVIDIA GeForce NOW, your underpowered PC can now let you play games as if it is powered by a hi ...

Thanks to NVIDIA GeForce NOW, your underpowered PC can now let you play games as if it is powered by a high-performance GeForce GTX graphics card! And best of all, NVIDIA is now offering GeForce NOW a ...

January 11, 2018
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HPET Support – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 19, 2017
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HPET Support – The BIOS Optimization Guide

HPET Support Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of HPET Support The HPET, short for H ...

HPET Support Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of HPET Support The HPET, short for High Precision Event Timer, is a new system timer developed by Intel and Microsoft to replace th ...

September 19, 2017
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HPET Mode – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 13, 2017
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HPET Mode – The BIOS Optimization Guide

HPET Mode Common Options : 64-Bit Mode, 32-Bit Mode Quick Review of HPET Mode The HPET Mode BIOS o ...

HPET Mode Common Options : 64-Bit Mode, 32-Bit Mode Quick Review of HPET Mode The HPET Mode BIOS option is linked to the HPET Support BIOS option. HPET Support must be enabled for this BIOS opt ...

September 13, 2017
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Execute Disable Bit – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: August 06, 2017
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Execute Disable Bit – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Execute Disable Bit Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Execute Disable Bit Quick Review This BIOS ...

Execute Disable Bit Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Execute Disable Bit Quick Review This BIOS feature is a toggle for the processor's Execute Disable Bit option. In fact, the acronym XD is ...

August 06, 2017
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Gate A20 Option – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: July 30, 2017
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Gate A20 Option – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Gate A20 Option Common Options : Normal, Fast Quick Review The Gate A20 Option BIOS feature is use ...

Gate A20 Option Common Options : Normal, Fast Quick Review The Gate A20 Option BIOS feature is used to determine the method by which Gate A20 is controlled. The Normal option forces the chipset ...

July 30, 2017
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Fixed Disk Boot Sector – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: May 22, 2017
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Fixed Disk Boot Sector – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Fixed Disk Boot Sector Common Options : Normal, Write Protect Quick Review The Fixed Disk Boot Sec ...

Fixed Disk Boot Sector Common Options : Normal, Write Protect Quick Review The Fixed Disk Boot Sector BIOS feature provides rudimentary anti-virus protection by write-protecting the boot sector ...

May 22, 2017
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Intel RAID Technology – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: April 17, 2017
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Intel RAID Technology – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Intel RAID Technology Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The Intel RAID Technology BI ...

Intel RAID Technology Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The Intel RAID Technology BIOS feature controls the RAID function of the Intel SATA controller. When enabled, the SATA cont ...

April 17, 2017
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32-bit Transfer Mode – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: March 06, 2017
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32-bit Transfer Mode – The BIOS Optimization Guide

32-bit Transfer Mode Common Options : On, Off Quick Review This BIOS feature allows you to command ...

32-bit Transfer Mode Common Options : On, Off Quick Review This BIOS feature allows you to command the IDE controller to combine two 16-bit hard disk reads into a single 32-bit data transfer to ...

March 06, 2017
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PNP OS Installed – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 16, 2016
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PNP OS Installed – The BIOS Optimization Guide

PNP OS Installed Common Options : Yes, No Quick Review What this BIOS feature actually does is det ...

PNP OS Installed Common Options : Yes, No Quick Review What this BIOS feature actually does is determine what devices are configured by the BIOS when the computer boots up and what are left to ...

October 16, 2016
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Total War : Warhammer Giveaway Contest Results

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 01, 2016
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Total War : Warhammer Giveaway Contest Results

If you like games, especially FREE GAMES, we have some awesome news for you. We have FOUR (4) digital cop ...

If you like games, especially FREE GAMES, we have some awesome news for you. We have FOUR (4) digital copies of Total War : Warhammer worth US$64.99 to give away! Total War : Warhammer is a turn-based ...

October 01, 2016
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Windows 10 Anniversary Update Availability Announced

Posted by Carolyn Ng
|Date: July 09, 2016
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Windows 10 Anniversary Update Availability Announced

Redmond, 30 June 2016 – Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced that the Windows 10 Anniversary Update is ...

Redmond, 30 June 2016 – Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced that the Windows 10 Anniversary Update is coming to all Windows 10 devices – for free – on August 2. Windows 10 continues to be the faste ...

July 09, 2016
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Microsoft Lumia 650 Now Available

Posted by Carolyn Ng
|Date: April 03, 2016
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Microsoft Lumia 650 Now Available

1 April, 2016 – Malaysians can now look forward to the latest device to join the Lumia portfolio; the Lum ...

1 April, 2016 – Malaysians can now look forward to the latest device to join the Lumia portfolio; the Lumia 650, starting at a recommended retail price (“RRP”) of just RM899 (~US$219). Built for busin ...

April 03, 2016
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Find Out What’s New At Microsoft Build 2016

Posted by Carolyn Ng
|Date: April 01, 2016
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Find Out What’s New At Microsoft Build 2016

SAN FRANCISCO — March 30, 2016 — Wednesday at Build 2016, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Terry Myerson, ...

SAN FRANCISCO — March 30, 2016 — Wednesday at Build 2016, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Terry Myerson, executive vice president of Windows and Devices Group, talked to thousands of developers about ...

April 01, 2016
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