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A look back at 8 versions of classic action RPG Hydlide reveals how PC ports can preserve—or lose—the soul of a game

What does an "authentic" version of a game look like? Sometimes they have to change to stay the same.

PC Gamer

It's not just Windows PCs that have gone belly up, as CrowdStrike's Falcon software has been b0rking Linux-powered computers, too

It doesn't matter what operating system you use, a buggy application can seriously ruin your day.

PC Gamer

Microsoft says 8.5 million devices were affected by the CrowdStrike bug or 'less than one percent of all Windows devices' as new details emerge on Friday's tech meltdown

As damage control continues, we're now learning how the CrowdStrike crisis unfolded, and why.

PC Gamer

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Microsoft believes 8.5 million devices were affected by CrowdStrike update outage

As the world continues to recover from the CrowdStrike incident, Microsoft reveals how it is working with the company to scale the deployment of a fix.

TechRadar

Steam Deck is the Nintendo Switch of PC gaming handhelds — it’s better than Asus ROG Ally X

The Asus ROG Ally X is damn good, but here's why I'd still recommend that you buy a Steam Deck.

Tom’s Guide

Microsoft's EU agreement means it will be hard to avoid CrowdStrike-like calamities in the future

Last week's CrowdStrike crash was caused by the app's kernel level access to Windows. However, Microsoft cannot legally stop companies from that level of access because of an agreement it made with the European Commission in 2009.

Tom’s Hardware

Smaller and faster Windows 11 updates are on the way as Microsoft switches to downloading just what you need and none of what you don't

The tyranny of huge Windows updates looks to be a thing of the past.

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CrowdStrike outlines just what went wrong with its update — as many systems around the world are now back up

CrowdStrike releases statement on what went wrong, and what to do next

TechRadar

CrowdStrike says significant number of devices back online after global outage

But experts says full recovery from Friday’s IT failure could take weeks

The Guardian - UK

What is Snapdragon X Elite? How Qualcomm laptop chip compares to rivals

A new processor for Windows laptops brings big potential

I spent three weeks gaming on an Intel Arc laptop and I'm… shocked

First-person shooters like 'Call of Duty Warzone', 'Valorant', and 'Counter-Strike Global Offensive' ran at a comfortable 60 frames per second on low-medium settings on the Honor MagicBook Pro 16, even when I had an external monitor connected.

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Sydney commuters face delays as light rail workers strike – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

NHS England warns of disruption next week as global IT outage wreaks havoc

Flights continue to be cancelled while GP surgeries and hospitals will be dealing with impact of backlogs

The Guardian - UK

This is why Y2K24 was so much worse than the real Y2K

After the CloudStrike outage: Are we just one bad bit of code away from disaster?

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Benchmark dev says Snapdragon X CPU is off to a good start — 6.5% of Geekbench 6 benchmarks in the past month run on Snapdragon X devices

Geekbench reports that out of the over 80,000 tests performed by Geekbench 6 on Windows devices, over 5,300 were on a Snapdragon X-powered device.

Android Central

That huge 'Microsoft outage' probably didn't affect you, but the next one might

Software outages are messy and expensive. They can also be a great learning opportunity.

TechRadar

I love Apple’s iPhone mirroring feature so much I almost forgot Microsoft did it first – though Apple has definitely done it better

iPhone mirroring on Mac is the best feature Apple copied from Microsoft.

TechRadar

Experts are warning it could take 'weeks' to fix the global IT outage – here's what we know

We're still going to see plenty of disruption in the days ahead as the world recovers from the CrowdStrike issue.

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TechRadar

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from the major Windows outage to the new Amazon Echo Spot

ICYMI here are the biggest tech news stories from Samsung, Microsoft, Google, Roku, and more for July 20, 2024.

Fortune

A risky trade-off made CrowdStrike's outage so devastating — cybersecurity leaders say there's no easy fix

With security providers issuing multiple updates a day, in-house teams must choose between speed and risk when deciding whether to test the software or keep their digital defenses up to date.

Windows Central

Microsoft veteran software engineer explains the development of the Start menu as a Windows 95 feature before it turned into a Windows 11 'billboard'

Microsoft veteran Dave W. Plummer, aka Dave's Garage, recently narrated how he wrote the Start menu for Windows 95.

TechRadar

Windows 11 gets pushy with another pop-up – this time for Microsoft’s backup app – and all this is getting tiresome, frankly

Latest unwelcome nag is more likely to backfire than see anything backed up.

Windows Central

How to fix CrowdStrike Blue Screen error on Windows 11

On Windows 11 (and 10), you can fix the BSoD error due to the CrowdStrike faulty driver by booting into Safe Mode and deleting the "C-00000291*.sys" files from the "CrowdStrike" folder. Here I will explain to you how.

Windows Central

CrowdStrike's CEO finally apologizes after users react angrily to the firm's response to the Windows BSOD apocalypse

Today, many IT staffers woke up to a so-called Windows BSOD apocalypse after a Crowdstrike update for Windows knocked out corporate IT environments across the globe. Crowdstrike's CEO offered a nonchalant response to the chaos, which added fuel to the fire.

TechRadar

Forget Windows 11 or macOS – Huawei is making its own desktop OS from scratch and it could be out by the end of 2024

Watch out Microsoft and Apple – Huawei's PC spin on HarmonyOS Next aims to challenge Windows and macOS.

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