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Meet the hidden Windows 11 tool that reveals what Task Manager misses

In Windows, a great deal remains hidden beneath the surface. As soon as it starts up, the operating system launches several applications, initializes drivers, and checks for new software updates. Many of the programs that Windows loads automatically are then executed as processes in the RAM and run invisibly in the background. The Task Manager, accessible by right-clicking the taskbar and…
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Chrome 149 fixes 429 security flaws, the most ever in one update

In the new Chrome versions 149.0.7827.53/54 for Windows and macOS, and 149.0.7827.53 for Linux, the developers have fixed more than 400 vulnerabilities, some of which are critical. According to Google, none of the patched vulnerabilities have been exploited in the wild yet. The browser’s own “What’s New” page lists new features in the PDF viewer as the only innovation. Google is clearly…
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The price of Nvidia RTX Spark PCs is going to hurt

How much will you pay to be on the frontlines of an agentic AI world? I’ve wondered this since Sunday night, when Nvidia unveiled its first-ever consumer processor for PCs at Computex 2026. With 20 CPU cores and 6,144 CUDA graphics cores packed into a single chip, the…
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Desktop CPU shipments plunge 20 percent. It may get worse

Desktop PC CPU shipments plunged more than expected during the first quarter of 2026, and darker clouds loom on the horizon. In total, the total number of X86 processors sold into the PC market — mobile, PC, server, IoT — only fell about 6 percent from a year ago, a report issued Wednesday by Mercury Research found. However, Mercury noted that fourth-quarter sales had already weakened, and…
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Firefox’s free email mask service got a massive update

If you don’t know what Firefox Relay is, you should. This free service provided by Mozilla (the developers of the Firefox browser) lets you create free email masks—that is, disposable email addresses that point back to your real email address. The idea is to share these…
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Corsair’s Warthog is the PC case for Halo fans

There are a lot of different ways you can go with a desktop PC build, from disco light show to mini-fridge. One of the less common themes I’ve seen repeated is “military surplus equipment.” That’s the vibe that Corsair is trying to hit with the new Warthog mid-tower case. If the name doesn’t remind you of the Halo battle truck, the color scheme and brutal lines sure will. Corsair says…
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