PSA: Windows Patch Fail, AMD CPU Security Patch, State of GPU Pricing

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech September 21 State of the GPU [GPU Availability and Pricing Update: September 2021]( It'd be great [if GPU pricing was normal]( and we didn't have to update you on the state of the market, but tracking GPUs is useful if you're wanting to jump the gun. Also, this month we can celebrate a rather unfortunate anniversary. It'd be great [if GPU pricing was normal]( and we didn't have to update you on the state of the market, but tracking GPUs is useful if you're wanting to jump the gun. Also, this month we can celebrate a rather unfortunate anniversary. CPU Wars [Intel's Core i9-12900K beats Ryzen 9 5950X by 39% in Ashes of the Singularity]( Back in July, it transpired that Intel's Core i9-12900K Alder Lake CPUs were already on sale in China. Since then, we've seen a number of alleged benchmarks... Back in July, it transpired that Intel's Core i9-12900K Alder Lake CPUs were already on sale in China. Since then, we've seen a number of alleged benchmarks... Build a PC [TechSpot PC Buying Guide: Late 2021]( Is this a better time to buy or build a new PC than it was earlier this year, when we saw component shortages and skyrocketing prices? Let's take a look at how the market has changed in the past few months. Is this a better time to buy or build a new PC than it was earlier this year, when we saw component shortages and skyrocketing prices? Let's take a look at how the market has changed in the past few months. Windows 11 [Microsoft confirms: Windows 11 requires TPM 2.0 in all machines... even virtual ones]( Since the announcement of Windows 11, Microsoft hasn’t been entirely upfront in terms of what users would need to run the new OS. Things like Secure Boot... Since the announcement of Windows 11, Microsoft hasn’t been entirely upfront in terms of what users would need to run the new OS. Things like Secure Boot... CPU [Millions of AMD PCs affected by CPU flaw, need to be patched ASAP]( Recently, AMD disclosed a vulnerability in the AMD Platform Security Processor (PSP) chipset driver that allows malicious actors to dump memory pages and exact sensitive information such... Recently, AMD disclosed a vulnerability in the AMD Platform Security Processor (PSP) chipset driver that allows malicious actors to dump memory pages and exact sensitive information such... Fail [Microsoft's latest attempt to patch PrintNightmare vulnerabilities causes network printing issues]( Microsoft's most recent Patch Tuesday release may have resolved the final remains of the PrintNightmare vulnerabilities, but in doing so, may have also impacted users' ability to... Microsoft's most recent Patch Tuesday release may have resolved the final remains of the PrintNightmare vulnerabilities, but in doing so, may have also impacted users' ability to... Apple [The first iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max reviews are in]( With a 120Hz ProMotion display, longer battery life and an improved camera system, the [iPhone 13 Pro]( and [13 Pro Max]( bring some welcome upgrades. With a 120Hz ProMotion display, longer battery life and an improved camera system, the [iPhone 13 Pro]( and [13 Pro Max]( bring some welcome upgrades. Satellite Broadband [Elon Musk: SpaceX Starlink service will go live next month]( SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is confident the Starlink satellite internet service will be going live as soon as next month. This would be two months later than... SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is confident the Starlink satellite internet service will be going live as soon as next month. This would be two months later than... Surface Duo 2 [Microsoft Surface Duo 2 mini-tablet updated features revealed in FCC filing]( The FCC released on September 17 documents related to a new "portable handset" codenamed C3K1995, though the device has been confirmed to be the soon-to-be-revealed Surface Duo... The FCC released on September 17 documents related to a new "portable handset" codenamed C3K1995, though the device has been confirmed to be the soon-to-be-revealed Surface Duo... Gaming [Here's a list of free games to add to your collection this month]( There are always free games to be found on the various online marketplaces. There's a plethora to choose between, from major studio titles to someone making something in their garage. There are always free games to be found on the various online marketplaces. There's a plethora to choose between, from major studio titles to someone making something in their garage. Gaming [Cory Barlog says God Of War Ragnarok will be the last game in the series]( On Thursday, Sony Santa Monica revealed that God of War Ragnarok would be the last game in the Norse storyline. God of War reboot Director Cory Barlog... On Thursday, Sony Santa Monica revealed that God of War Ragnarok would be the last game in the Norse storyline. God of War reboot Director Cory Barlog... Hardware [Toshiba announces microwave-assisted 18 TB HDDs for desktop and NAS]( This week, Toshiba unveiled the industry's first desktop and NAS hard disk drives that use flux-control microwave-assisted magnetic recording (FC-MAMR) technology. The new magnetic recording tech debuted... This week, Toshiba unveiled the industry's first desktop and NAS hard disk drives that use flux-control microwave-assisted magnetic recording (FC-MAMR) technology. The new magnetic recording tech debuted... [Amazon hits over 600 Chinese electronic brands with the banhammer]( Amazon has so far shut down 3,000 online merchants linked to 600 Chinese electronics brands sold on its online sales platform as part of its ongoing campaign... [The Elder Scrolls Online is getting DLSS and its evil twin, DLAA]( In a recent livestream, its developers announced that The Elder Scrolls Online would be updated with DLSS in the fall. It’s a welcome change for players with... [Netflix leverages AMD Epyc processors to achieve 400 Gbps video data flow per server]( Recently, Netflix senior software engineer Drew Gallatin offered some valuable insights into the company's efforts to optimize the hardware and software architecture that makes it possible to... [Semiconductor market shortage expected to end by mid-2022]( In what's sure to be welcoming news for both consumers and suppliers alike due to the lack of chips, analysts from IDC forecast the semiconductor market will... [Zuckerberg denies telling Trump that Facebook wouldn't fact-check politicians in exchange for less severe regulations]( According to Thiel's book, called "The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power," the billionaire venture capitalist joined Zuckerberg, President Trump, Trump advisor and son-in-law... [Intel hires game developers ahead of Arc GPU launch]( Twitter accounts associated with Intel made the announcements on Thursday. All of them will be working in "gaming and graphics," which means Intel's Arc Alchemist graphics cards.... [Microsoft's Surface Pro 8 could finally be worth the upgrade]( The Surface Pro 7 is our current top choice for best productivity tablet, despite the slow pace at which the 2-in-1 has been updated by Microsoft over... [Alphabet's Project Taara beamed 700TB of fiber-like Internet with 99.9 percent uptime]( Google has explored plenty of daring projects over the years, but most of them never see any commercial implementation beyond a few trial runs. That's because the... [Want a little more volume out of your PC? Try Sound Booster]( Sound Booster processes all audio and boosts it before it gets to the sound card, enabling you to set your volume level beyond maximum. [Sound Booster]( works with browsers, media players, games and more. [AMD is giving away Far Cry 6 and Resident Evil Village with the Radeon RX 6900 XT]( The Raise the Game bundle had been limited to systems that include an AMD CPU ranging from the Ryzen 5 3600 to the Ryzen 9 5950 X... [Amazon accidentally leaks its next Kindle Paperwhite]( A new wave of Kindle devices may be on the way, and Amazon itself leaked it before any official announcement. According to a report from GoodEReader, the... [Unicode Standard Version 14 brings users new characters and images]( The use of emojis on social media platforms has exploded in recent years. As of July 2021, more than 20% of all tweets used at least one... [Dota 2 is dropping support for older operating systems and graphics APIs]( Towards the end of a blog post, Valve said the changes will be coming over the course of months. Eventually it will remove support for 32-bit Windows... [Watch YouTube couple sift through $100,000 worth of filth-covered vintage video games in hoarder's home]( Some enterprising and quite frankly brave YouTubers stumbled upon a cache of video games in an abandoned house worth more than $100,000. The house contained a room... [80 Arm cores and 768GB of RAM power Adlink's tiny COM-HPC module]( For years, a startup called Ampere Computing had been focused on developing custom Arm-based silicon for the data center, a space where x86 is still king. Two... 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