How Microsoft's DirectStorage 1.2 Update Can Speed Up Your Crusty Old Hard Drive

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [How Microsoft's DirectStorage 1.2 Update Can Speed Up Your Crusty Old Hard Drive]( By Zak Killian on Apr 20, 2023 01:14 pm [How Microsoft's DirectStorage 1.2 Update Can Speed Up Your Crusty Old Hard Drive]( Most of the discussion around Microsoft's DirectStorage API has been centered around games and how it can drastically reduce their load times when paired with fast NVMe SSDs. DirectStorage as an API actually works on any kind of storage device, though, and it offers reduced overhead even on old spinning rust. 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The GPU is also [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [GPD's Next-Gen Gaming Handheld Gets Tipped With Zen 4 And External GPU Support]( By Mark Tyson on Apr 20, 2023 11:43 am [GPD's Next-Gen Gaming Handheld Gets Tipped With Zen 4 And External GPU Support]( Handheld gaming PC pioneer GPD is looking to add another compact portable device to its portfolio, bolstered by AMD’s latest Phoenix APUs. The upcoming GPD Win Mini attempts to break from the Nintendo Switch-like form, which is becoming dominant thanks to the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally. Instead, GPD’s upcoming AMD Phoenix powered device [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [NASA Denies A Bizarre, Blinding Flash That Lit Up The Skies Was A Falling Satellite]( By Tim Sweezy on Apr 20, 2023 11:28 am [NASA Denies A Bizarre, Blinding Flash That Lit Up The Skies Was A Falling Satellite]( Residents in Kyiv were left baffled after a bright object was observed in the sky around 22:00 local time. The object was at first thought to be a NASA satellite reentering Earth's atmosphere, but the space agency responded that the satellite in question was still in orbit at the time of the sighting. The Ukrainian Air Force quickly dismissed [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Google's Bard AI Slammed As A Pathological Liar And Worse Than Useless In Scathing Report]( By Paul Lilly on Apr 20, 2023 10:50 am [Google's Bard AI Slammed As A Pathological Liar And Worse Than Useless In Scathing Report]( Several Google employees who tested the company's Bard AI tool prior to its release raised serious concerns to the search giant, with one person calling it a "pathological liar" and another deeming it "worse than useless," according to a concerning report. The employees even warned that Bard's advice could cause serious harm, including death. The [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Google Issues Another Emergency Security Patch For Billions Of Chrome Users, Update Now]( By Paul Lilly on Apr 20, 2023 09:27 am [Google Issues Another Emergency Security Patch For Billions Of Chrome Users, Update Now]( For the second time this year (and in less than a week) Google has issued an emergency security patch for billions of Chrome browser users. Left uninstalled, the browser is vulnerable to a zero-day security flaw that is known to be actively exploited in the wild. Suffice to say you'll want to install this one sooner than later. This is [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Benchmark Battle Pits Windows 11 Against Ubuntu Linux]( By Zak Killian on Apr 19, 2023 04:41 pm [AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Benchmark Battle Pits Windows 11 Against Ubuntu Linux]( Staunch Linux advocates have been saying for some time that the Unix derivative's application performance outstrips that of Windows, assuming all other factors are equal. Valve even proved it back in 2012 by porting Left 4 Dead 2 to Linux as part of its original Steam Machine push. 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