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TechPowerUp has released the latest version of GPU-Z with GPU-Z v2.44.0 supporting a bunch of new chips -- including new designs from AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA.

GPU-Z 2.44.0 has support built-in for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, RTX 3080 12 GB, RTX 3070 Ti Mobile, RTX 3050 Ti Mobile (GA106), RTX 2060 12 GB, GT 1010, MX550, GTX 1650 Mobile (TU117-B), RTX A2000 (GA106-B), RTX A4500, A10G, A100 80 GB PCIe, CMP170HX, and the CMP70HX... and that's just NVIDIA.

Moving onto AMD, GPU-Z v2.44.0 supports the Navi 24-based Radeon RX 6500 XT, RX 6400, RX 6300M, RX 6500M, PRO W6300M, PRO W6500M, and PRO W660M. Intel has new support with GPU-Z v2.44.0 with its new 12th Gen Core "Alder Lake" non-K processors, Alder Lake mobile processors, and Xeon processors based on the Rocket Lake CPU architecture are now supported.

It seems that most people aren't upgrading to Microsoft's latest version of its operating system, with less than 1% of PC users upgrading to Windows 11.

This is according to Lansweeper, an IT asset management firm, which says only 0.21% of PC users are running Windows 11. This is flying in the face of Microsoft offering Windows 11 as a free upgrade for Windows 10 users and comes days after Microsoft CEO Nadella Satya off-loaded over half of his Microsoft stock.

Lansweeper investigated data from over 10 million Windows devices in both businesses, and home users, finding that Windows 11 is the 5th most popular OS overall. Hell, there are more people using both Windows 8 (ugh) and Windows XP than there are people running Windows 11. There's 3.62% of people running Windows XP, and 0.95% running Windows 8.

UL Benchmarks is taking storage benchmarking to the next level, with the introduction of the new SSD Benchmark, a new storage-focused benchmark that will test your gaming PC and its included SSD, hybrid SSD, or regular mechanical HDD.

It won't cost you much, where if you already own 3DMark Advanced Edition then you're looking at $2.99 for the new 3DMark Storage Benchmark DLC. UL Benchmark explains on its own website: "The 3DMark Storage Benchmark DLC extends 3DMark Advanced Edition with a dedicated component test for measuring the gaming performance of your SSD and other storage hardware".

"It supports all the latest storage technologies and tests practical, real-world gaming performance for activities such as loading games, saving progress, installing game files, and recording gameplay video streams".

MOV is not one file format but rather a format envelope that can be made up of any of dozens of codecs, resolutions, and frame rates from basic DV through H.264, HEVC to ProRes, and other pro formats. However, most apps on your computer try only to support MOV with codecs that come from common consumer cameras. Converting MOV to MP4 before posting to social media or sharing with someone who doesn't have a Mac is therefore a pretty good way to avoid compatibility issues.

In this article, I'm going to offer a quick primer on how to convert MOV to MP4 with a great converter. Whether you're an experienced user or a newbie for video conversion, you can turn any 4K/HD videos from MOV into MP4 easily.

WinX Video Converter - Some of you may have heard of it, but for those who haven't, WinX Video Converter is a free MOV to MP4 video converter which is incredibly helpful to convert any video into the format you want with the best results.

Windows 11 is now officially here and right after Microsoft's new operating system launched, an update was pushed out that reduced AMD Ryzen CPU gaming performance by up to 15% on some systems.

Microsoft is working on a fix for the Windows 11 update, that will boost performance back up on AMD Ryzen processors. The company notes there's an issue with high L3 cache latency, which reduces gaming performance by up to 15% depending on the AMD Ryzen CPU being used.

In some testing, the folks at TechPowerUp found that the L3 cache latency that normally is at 10ns is at a much higher 31.9ns in the new Windows 11 update on the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X processor. Before the update, the latency was at 17ns... quite the increase.

Steve Jobs first approached Dell back when he founded NeXT back in 1985, where he wanted Dell to partner with his new company and run the NeXT operating system on Dell PCs.

At the time, the former Apple CEO said that the NeXT operating system was superior to Windows, but Dell founder and current CEO Michael Dell said he told Jobs at the time that it just wasn't going to happen because there was no software for it and "zero customer interest".

Dell talked about Jobs in his new book "Play Nice But Win" where Dell talks about how as a teenager, he was in love with the Apple II. He talks about meeting Jobs and how he asked Dell to license the Mac operating system and use it on Intel-based Dell PCs. In the end, Dell and Apple became competitors and both have enjoyed meteoric rises over the last couple of decades since Jobs asked Dell to put Mac OS on Dell systems powered with Intel processors.

Wondershare PDFelement Pro is a piece of software that makes it incredibly easy to edit, create, and convert PDF files on Windows and Mac operating systems.

The company has a bunch of features and tools built into PDFelement that give you full control over your PDF life, and is a great alternative to Adobe software, other software, and even browser extensions and the like that let you manipulate PDFs.

Where we have Wondershare doing things differently is offering its PDFelement Pro software with a slick UI, a box of features, and more to make editing and creating PDFs easier than ever before. If you're part of a bigger organization then Wondershare is also looking out for you by including 256-bit AES password encryption for the ultimate protection of your files and PDF documents.

Vlogs are an important part of the content we create and share every day. Imaging approximately 500 hours of video content are uploaded to YouTube every minute, all around the world. Unlike other videos, vlogs are typically recorded with a cellphone or a hand-held camera. They are not as hard to produce as other videos.

But when it comes to editing a vlog, you'll definitely need decent video editing software to put everything together. So, what vlog editing software do vloggers use? And what's the best vlog editing software? You'll find the answers in this round-up.

VideoProc Vlogger is a free vlog editing software newly released by Digiarty Software. This novice-friendly yet powerful non-linear program comes with a rich set of tools to suffice various editing demands. It's a free non-linear video editor with no watermark.

You might already know that the way we design wireframes, prototypes, or flowcharts has been drastically changed. Now, designers look for smart solutions that can help them scale their thinking and collaborate with others on the go. Two of these smart UI design solutions are Wondershare Mockitt and InVision. Therefore, to help you pick an ideal UI/UX design tool, I have drawn a detailed comparison between these two solutions in this post.

Developed by Wondershare, Mockitt is one of the most user-friendly and resourceful design tools that you can use online on any platform. The basic version of Wondershare Mockitt is available for free and offers some of these features:

InVision provides smart solutions to work on different projects and collaborate with your team using its dedicated plugins.

The very latest Windows Insider build for Windows 11 is here,r with built 22454 now available through updates, downloads, and ISO files if you want to fresh install Windows 11 onto your machine.

The new Windows 11 build 22454 IFOs are available for those in the Windows Insider program, and are signed up to the Dev Channel. Microsoft has a new OOBE (out of box experience) that the company details is "designed to build excitement for Windows 11 right from the moment you first turn on a new Windows 11 PC for the very first time".

If you want to know more about the Windows Insider Program, there's some info on that below -- while you'll need to download the Windows 11 ISO files here. The ISO file is a 4.5GB download.