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Announced at Computex, the Notebook 9 Pro is the latest high-end hybrid that is joining a growing bunch of able machines. It comes in two variants, a 13.3-inch display and a 15-inch display. Like many of its rivals, Samsung has packed the laptop with leading specs. That means customers paying for the Notebook 9 Pro get an Intel 7th generation Core i7 CPU, and Samsung’s S Pen. The latter is arguably the only true competitor to Microsoft’s Surface Pen in the laptop market....

As we already reported today, Microsoft has teased the ability to take calls from an Android smartphone on Windows PC through Your Phone. That functionality will come to all supported Android devices later this year. However, the extended partnership between Microsoft and Samsung has seen the South Korean company offer more to Your Phone. At its “Unpacked” event today, Samsung showed an overhauled Dex application that added many features Microsoft has been promising for Your Phone....

This is not a case of putting two and two together to make five. The actual description of the app makes mention of a device called the Galaxy Book: “Install ‘Book Settings’ which includes Battery Life Extender, Screen mode, Pattern Log-in, User manual, and other Samsung features.” “Book Settings is an application for Galaxy Book. It may not function normally on other devices.” Unfortunately, the accompanying screenshot is vague on details about the device....

Part of that is the addition of a tabbed window experience for chats. Previously every chat would open in a new window, which wasn’t ideal for everyone. Now, an option displays all your chats in one window for easy switching. It’s joined by the ability to choose the size of shared screen content. Users can now choose to fit the content to their window or view its actual size under the ‘More Options…’ menu....

What is the System idle process? The System Idle Process is a system process that tells you the percentage of time your CPU is idle. If you see system idle process High CPU usage (usually 98% and 99%), don’t panic. It is not a problem If your PC runs normally, just leave it. The process runs in the background and would measure how much idle capacity that has at any given time....

A few numbers of users report Windows not activated message with a 0x803F7001 error in the Settings application. Hence Windows 10 is already activated before apply the latest windows update. Here in this post we have listed a few working solutions that help fix the windows 10 activation problem & error 0x803f7001 and re-active the copy. Windows 10 Activation error If the problem started since installing the latest windows update or Windows 10 21H2 upgrade there are chances a bug causing the problem....

If Windows Driver Foundation occupies a major part of the CPU, drains the laptop battery or causes windows 10 freezing sometimes, Here how to fix the windows driver foundation or WUDFHost.exe High CPU Usage problem on windows 10. WUDFHost.exe High CPU Usage Let’s first disconnect unnecessary peripherals like USB devices or external HDD and check the status of the problem. 1 WUDFHost.exe High CPU Usage1.1 Update windows 101.2 Run System Maintenance troubleshooter1....

1 iPad Threat2 Surface Go Data from AdDuplex shows the Surface Go already has 1.24% of usage in terms of all Surface devices. Still way ahead is the Surface Pro 4, which was used by 32.7% of Surface customers. Many are still hanging around on the Surface Pro 3, which accounted for 18.6%. We will likely see the Surface Go increase its usage share in coming months and take more percentage from its more potent (and more expensive) siblings....

If you need a free PDF tool that does not compromise on efficiency or functionality, SwifDoo is an interesting option. It allows users to edit, create, merge, convert, sign, and compress PDF documents, as well as simply read them. SwifDoo also provides blog guides about PDF editing, such as how to rotate a PDF in Google Drive or ways to save PDFs as Word documents. Do what you need to do conveniently without worrying about complicated processes and confusing UI....

TSUBAME3.0 will utilize Nvidia Tesla P100 GPUs, up to three times faster than the predecessor’s thanks to Pascal improvements. According to Nvidia, the computer will be among the top 10 fastest systems in the world, with 12.2 petaflops of double precision performance. Of course, the main use will be AI. In that regard, it will provide 47 PFLOPS, or 64.3 in tandem with TSUBAME2.5. “Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a key application for supercomputing,” said Ian Buck, general manager of Accelerated Computing at NVIDIA....

Until now, Trello has been available on mobile platforms and the web. By moving to desktop, the app will be able to deliver new abilities, such as keyboard shortcuts, notifications, and Touch Bar support for MacBooks. Speaking of the decision, CEO Michael Pryor said the company has always planned to move to desktop: “The desktop app has been on our roadmap and something we’ve wanted to do, but as a scrappy startup we couldn’t do everything at once so we decided to focus on making our mobile and web experiences great for our users....

Musk vs Apple Interestingly, Apple’s ad support comes just weeks after Elon Musk was critical of the company’s revenue cut in the App Store. Last week, new Twitter chief Musk criticized Apple’s App Store fees. On iOS, Apple forces app developers to pay between 15 to 30 percent for in-app purchases. Twitter is rolling out a verification system that will cost users $8 per month, while Twitter Blue is also a paid service....

“An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code in the security context of the LocalSystem account and take control of the system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights,” said Microsoft. A hacker could deliver the file to via a malicious website, email, or instant message for remote delivery. A Strange Disclosure It’s a bug that draws parallels to the one Google’s Project Zero discovered back in May....

Twitter user HXL shows two separate card designs, one of which has “R” branding, which means it is a Radeon. Even so, both look to have the same design, including axial fans. Importantly, the new yet-to-be-announced GPUs will have a dual 8-pin connector. Yes, this is the same power connector that AMD currently used on the RX 6000 series. It will also be on the new RX 7000 Radeon. This dual-pin connector has been confirmed by SVP and GM of AMD Radeon, Scott Herkelman....

The information relates to a suspected drug trafficker, and contains emails and private account information. Other tech companies such as Apple, Google and Mozilla have since backed the Redmond giant, arguing that it would set a dangerous precendent. The case has now been running since 2014, and has been a long back and forth between the two powers. Initially, federal magistrate judge disagreed with Microsoft, but the company then appealed to the District Court for Southern New York....

Because of lockdown measures, remote work and schooling has become the norm for hundreds of millions around the world. That said, the revolution was already underway before 2020 and many apps and services focus on providing distance work features. Like any other tech realm that achieves mainstream success, there are bad actors who want to exploit people using apps. Some of those threat actors are state sponsored. According to an advisory by the National Security Agency in the U....

“Many of you are asking why we haven’t released a SlowRing flight in a while. We have a GSOD that’s caused by a very common scenario around gaming anti-cheat codes,” she said. “Unfortunately, the fix is in the hands of our 3rd party partner company that we’re working with them on.” Microsoft knows that many of its Slow Ring users play the game in question, so that’s the reason for the lack of release....

1 Other Additions2 Returning Anti-Cheat Problem Windows 10 preview build 18912 introduces an advanced feature called “Absolute Bandwidth”. Located in the Settings app, the feature is currently hidden on Windows 10 20H1. Microsoft decided not to officially discuss it in 18912’s release notes. However, Absolute Bandwidth was discovered by Albacore. The feature lets Windows users select exactly how fast Windows Update downloads. By selecting the option, users can limit the bandwidth used by Windows Update to download updates....

To be fair to Microsoft, the team has been working diligently to fix these issues. The browser crashes have been fixed already, and everything else is being worked on. Unfortunately, some users are having problems updating in the first place. A number of users on the company’s support forum have reported error codes. They range from 0xc1900101 to 0xc1900209, 0xc1900209 and 0x80240034. The installer provides no further detail than this, simply reverting the update and requiring the user to download it again....

Due to an interaction with the OS update and some anti-virus software, many PCs were left in an unbootable state. Some vendors were bypassing Kernel Patch Protection through use of a hypervisor, which is used to intercept system calls and guess memory locations. Microsoft’s fix for the Meltdown and Spectre CPU vulnerabilities changed those memory locations, causing boot issues. Naturally, Microsoft halted the updates for many older AMD processors, but it has now removed the block....