This Windows 11 Update Aims To Fix Sluggish SSD Performance For Good

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [This Windows 11 Update Aims To Fix Sluggish SSD Performance For Good]( By Zak Killian on Feb 02, 2022 02:46 pm [This Windows 11 Update Aims To Fix Sluggish SSD Performance For Good]( Whatever you think about Microsoft, it's clear that the Windows 11 launch has been a bit of a bumpy ride for Redmond. There have been issues with buggy start menus, stability problems, HDR issues, incompatibilities with various devices (including certain network adapters and printers), poor performance particularly for storage, and a couple [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Gmail Is Getting A Slick Makeover You're Going To Love, Here's What It Looks Like]( By Lane Babuder on Feb 02, 2022 02:21 pm [Gmail Is Getting A Slick Makeover You're Going To Love, Here's What It Looks Like]( At more than 20% of the worldwide market share in email servers, Gmail, Google’s e-mail service, is currently the number one provider of email on the planet according. As such, Google actually updates the system fairly frequently, and the coming months will be no different—Gmail is getting a makeover and it looks fantastic. In recent years [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [How To Play Wordle For Free Forever Even If It Gets Plopped Behind A Paywall]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 02, 2022 02:09 pm [How To Play Wordle For Free Forever Even If It Gets Plopped Behind A Paywall]( There was a bit of a freak-out when it was learned that John Wardle, developer of the viral hit Wordle, sold his word game to The New York Times for a sum in the "low seven figures." While Wardle can now deservedly relish in being a millionaire, the question is, how long with Wordle remain free to play before it gets stuck behind a paywall? [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [WD Black SN770 SSD Review: Killer Gen 4 Storage For Gamers]( By Marco Chiappetta on Feb 02, 2022 01:30 pm [WD Black SN770 SSD Review: Killer Gen 4 Storage For Gamers]( WD just launched a brand new series of PCIe Gen 4 solid state drives that target gamers on a budget, the WD Black SN770. As its names suggests, the new WD Black SN770 sits ahead of the previous-gen SN750 drives in WD’s line-up, but a tick behind the flagship, top-performing SN850. Like the WD Black SN850 though, the SN770 is a PCIe Gen... [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Tesla Recalls 54K Self-Driving Cars For Disrespecting The Stop Sign]( By Brittany Goetting on Feb 02, 2022 01:26 pm [Tesla Recalls 54K Self-Driving Cars For Disrespecting The Stop Sign]( Some drivers like to play it safe while other drivers tend to be a tad more aggressive. Tesla recently released various self-driving modes to accommodate both driving styles. However, the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has taken issue with some of the self-driving mode behaviors. Tesla will recall 53,822 [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Intel Project Circuit Breaker Invites Elite Hackers To Throw Down For Big Bug Bounties And Swag]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 02, 2022 01:12 pm [Intel Project Circuit Breaker Invites Elite Hackers To Throw Down For Big Bug Bounties And Swag]( If you fancy yourself an elite hacker, there could be an Intel event in your future. The chip maker announced it is expanding its bug bounty program with Project Circuit Breaker, which will provide capable hackers with opportunities to win prizes and swag by hunting for bugs in firmware, hypervisors, GPUs, chipsets, and more. Don't think [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Scientists Confirm A Huge Trojan Asteroid Is Stuck In Earth's Orbit And It Won't Leave For Ages]( By Tim Sweezy on Feb 02, 2022 12:46 pm [Scientists Confirm A Huge Trojan Asteroid Is Stuck In Earth's Orbit And It Won't Leave For Ages]( An Earth Trojan asteroid has been confirmed by scientists, and it doesn't appear to be going anywhere anytime soon. The asteroid is more than a kilometer wide and is only the second known of its kind orbiting along with Earth around the Sun, and is the bigger of the two. Scientists in Chile using the SOAR Telescope, part of the Cerro-Tololo [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Security Report Details Growing Ransomware Threat And What Industries Have A Bullseye]( By Nathan Wasson on Feb 02, 2022 12:08 pm [Security Report Details Growing Ransomware Threat And What Industries Have A Bullseye]( Having entered a new year, cybersecurity experts, researchers, and companies are reflecting on 2021 and assessing the state of cybersecurity so that we can better understand and prepare for threats going forward. Unfortunately, the outlook going forward into 2022 seems pretty disheartening as far as ransomware is concerned. As we reported [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Here's How Scammers Can Steal Your Money And Identity When Applying Online For A Job]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 02, 2022 12:02 pm [Here's How Scammers Can Steal Your Money And Identity When Applying Online For A Job]( Practically anything and everything can be accomplished online these days, and that obviously includes applying for a job. As it relates to that, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) posted a notice warning that scammers are preying on job applicants resulting in an average loss of $3,000 per victim, as well as hits to their credit score. The [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Photographers Brace For Canon And Nikon Camera Lens Pandemic Price Hikes]( By Tim Sweezy on Feb 02, 2022 10:54 am [Photographers Brace For Canon And Nikon Camera Lens Pandemic Price Hikes]( Anyone who has dabbled in photography can probably tell you that lenses are what you need to spend the most money on. New reports are saying that you may need to set aside a larger budget for those already pricey pieces of glass as the pandemic takes aim on photographers. Canon recently announced its new EOS R5 C Hybrid camera aimed at [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [SpaceX Starlink Premium Tier Brings 500Mbps Speeds But The Sticker Shock Is Cringe-Worthy]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 02, 2022 10:36 am [SpaceX Starlink Premium Tier Brings 500Mbps Speeds But The Sticker Shock Is Cringe-Worthy]( SpaceX is currently accepting reservations for a new Starlink Premium service tier that promises a big increase in downloads speeds at respectable latency levels, though you'll pay through the nose for it. Not literally, of course (that would be gross). But at $500 per month, Starlink Premium is not for the faint of wallet or purse. That's [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Google Fixes One Big Annoyance Of Texting Between iPhones And Android]( By Brittany Goetting on Feb 02, 2022 10:30 am [Google Fixes One Big Annoyance Of Texting Between iPhones And Android]( A text message exchange between an Android and iPhone user can be a bit irritating. Not only do users have to stare at different-colored messages, but Android users receive long messages if someone who uses iMessages “reacts” to their text. Google is finally getting rid of at least one of these annoyances by improving the ways in which iMessage [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [NASA Outlines Plans For International Space Station's Final, Most Productive Years]( By Tim Sweezy on Feb 02, 2022 09:54 am [NASA Outlines Plans For International Space Station's Final, Most Productive Years]( As the International Space Station enters its third decade of service, NASA begins to look at transitioning to commercial services. The Space Station is set to finish out its operations until the end of this decade. Space stations are going to be taking on a very different look and feel in the coming years. Companies like Blue Origin, which [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [AMD Crushes Earnings With Best Year Ever Fueled By Big Data Center, Zen 3 And Radeon Sales]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 02, 2022 09:31 am [AMD Crushes Earnings With Best Year Ever Fueled By Big Data Center, Zen 3 And Radeon Sales]( If AMD is in the rear view mirror (arguable), that's only because it keeps making pit stops to collect more money from skyrocketing Zen 3 and RDNA 2 sales. So says the company's latest earnings report. AMD capped off a record year with $4.8 billion in revenue during the fourth quarter, which pushed its full-year earnings to $16.4 billion. AMD [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Dev Shows Off PC Port Of Zelda Ocarina Of Time And It Looks Amazing]( By Zak Killian on Feb 01, 2022 05:22 pm [Dev Shows Off PC Port Of Zelda Ocarina Of Time And It Looks Amazing]( It is very likely that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time needs no introduction for HotHardware readers. Released to universal acclaim in 1998, the first three-dimensional Zelda title is regarded as one of the true all-time greats. The creator of Dark Souls called it "a textbook for 3D action games," and the father of Grand Theft Auto said [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [PlayStation Gamers, Here’s How To Link Your PSN Account To Discord]( By Jeff Butts on Feb 01, 2022 03:31 pm [PlayStation Gamers, Here’s How To Link Your PSN Account To Discord]( In May 2021, Discord announced an upcoming feature allowing gamers to link their PlayStation Network accounts to the chat platform. That feature is finally rolling out, after Discord’s announcement on Jan. 31 that it would soon arrive. Here’s how to link your PSN account, if you either didn’t get the invite notification or accidentally dismissed [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [MSI Defies Intel By Enabling AVX-512 On MEG Z690 Motherboard But There's A Catch]( By Zak Killian on Feb 01, 2022 03:26 pm [MSI Defies Intel By Enabling AVX-512 On MEG Z690 Motherboard But There's A Catch]( As contentious as the topic is among certain enthusiasts, for the most part, the presence or absence of 512-bit-wide vectors in Intel's desktop CPUs is a largely academic consideration. Very little software makes use of AVX-512. 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