Microsoft just released an update on the Microsoft Store app for Windows 10 and 11 that removed the ability to permanently pause app updates. According to Deskmodder.de [machine translated], you can now only pause automatic app updates for a period between a week and five weeks. After that, your Windows PC will resume scanning for updates for all the apps you have installed via the Microsoft Store . This makes it similar to Windows Update, which gives you the same options for pausing

Today marks 43 years since the first commercial Compact Disc (CD) pressing. Polygram in Germany is credited with pressing the first copies of Abba's The Visitors on this date, back in 1982 . The CD format would take off in a direction which would have been highly unexpected at the time, ending up as a foundation of the Multimedia PC age. However, CDs didn’t kill the audiophile thirst for vinyl, and, on the flip side, some

Valve ’s latest Steam Client Beta has upped the ante when it comes to GPU monitoring, claiming its in-game overlay now delivers more accurate utilization readings than Windows Task Manager. According to Valve , Task Manager has historically under-reported GPU usage, particularly for games that launch auxiliary processes alongside the main one. Steam’s revamped overlay captures all these processes, trims sampling errors, and aligns its stats more closely with trusted third-party tools like MSI Afterburner.

The reason Task

Nvidia’s midrange GPUs have long been a sweet spot for gamers seeking solid performance without breaking the bank, so it's high time we revisit them. ComputerBase.de’s recent testing of the RTX 2070, 3070, 4070, and 5070 across 1080p and 4K resolutions provides valuable insights into how each generation has evolved—not just in raw performance, but in efficiency, thermal behavior,

A PhD student shared a photograph of an ad for the University of East London, implying that Wi-Fi is detrimental to the environment (h/t vx-underground ). The poster says, “WiFi doesn’t grow on trees. Your screen time is damaging the climate.” Although it’s easy to assume that it’s telling us that wireless networking is bad for the environment, a second look at the message focuses more on the time we

Earlier this year, Asus unveiled the ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition—a special version of its Astral 5090 made partially with real gold, meant for sale in the Middle East. It followed up with a slightly less ridiculous RTX 5080 Dhahab Core with supposed worldwide availability. So far, we've only been able to speculate on its price; our best approximation was scalpers on eBay selling the Dhahab 5090 for upwards of $

A PC enthusiast has created a DIY “RTX 5090 Countermeasures” system to prevent thermal damage to GPU power connectors. Redditor Electronic_Ear6797 showcased their cabling spaghetti creation in an eye-popping gallery earlier today. However, we think the system, designed to prompt the PSU to power down if an overcurrent event is sensed, would make Rube Goldberg (or Heath Robinson) envious. Others may prefer to consider off

Spotted by @x86isdeadandback , the Core Ultra 7 254V is purportedly the lowest-end SKU in its category. The Core Ultra 7 254V, which Intel has yet to announce, made an appearance on the PassMark benchmark.

PassMark evaluates the overall performance of your system, and the Cotr ultra 7 254V score is relatively modest, with 17,327 points in the multi-core test. Compare that to the

Nvidia shared an opinion piece by Aaron Ginn, co-founder of AI company Hydra Host, stating that despite the U.S.’s export controls on Nvidia’s H20 chips, China continued to achieve AI breakthroughs. Nvidia shared Ginn’s thoughts on the matter on X , saying that Washington’s bans only held it back from expanding its influence.

“H20 export controls didn’t slow China — they only stifled U.S. economic and