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Our news archive search is now powered by Google. You can search the main site or the guest-viewable forums. To search the entire forums, log in and use the forum search engine. Search the main OCAU site with Google: Search OCAU Forums with Google: View News : Last 7 Days, Last 14 Days, Last 30 Days. View Monthly Archives. Niblets of News (0 Comments) (link)  Wednesday, 15-April-2026  20:22:21 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN Windows Task Manager 30th Birthday. A behind the scenes look at its development and secrets with the author. Personal computing as we know it is dead. Now, we’re seeing inklings of a CPU shortage. Chrome just shipped a better browser layout. Tab junkies take note. Terahertz waves can see a chip’s internal activity. Superman would be proud. Amazon buying satellite firm Globalstar. Apple, the space race is hitting home. Nvidia quashes rumor. Is this like the football coach the board support on Sunday evening and sack on Monday. Valve's VRAM Hack. 8GB ought to be enough for anybody. Testing 208 billion transistors. All that testing is making me thirsty. France to (gradually) ditch windows in government. Thanks IntelInside for the link. Baz's Pics. Baz takes some pics. Thanks Baz. Mid-Week Reviews (0 Comments) (link)  Wednesday, 15-April-2026  20:14:09 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN Network: EnGenius ECW520 Cloud Managed WiFi 7 AP @ NikKTech ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE19000AI Gaming Router @ TweakTown Audio Visual: ASUS ROG Swift PG32UCDM3 @ TweakTown MSI MPG 322UR QD-OLED X24 @ TechPowerUp Creative Pebble Nova @ TechPowerUp ASUS ROG Strix Pulsar XG27AQNGV @ TweakTown Keyboard, Mouse: MARVO MAGMA M40 Magnetic Gaming Keyboard @ Madshrimps Epomaker Luma100 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard @ APHnetworks Epomaker Carbon X Gaming Mouse @ Madshrimps Cooling: XMG Neo 16 (E25) + Oasis Water Cooler @ TechPowerUp ID-Cooling FROZN A620 SLK @ TechPowerUp MSI MAG COREFROZR AA13 CPU Cooler @ ThinkComputers Storage: Kingston IronKey Locker+ 50 G2 256GB @ FunkyKit Ugreen DH2300 NAS @ guru3D Motherboard: MSI MPG X870E CARBON MAX WIFI @ guru3D GIGABYTE X870E Aero X3D Wood Motherboard @TweakTown PSU: Asrock SL-1200P @ TechPowerUp FSP MEGA TI 1650W @ APHnetworks Video Card: MSI RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X PZ @ ThePCEnthusiast MSI GeForce RTX 5090 32G LIGHTNING Z @ FunkyKit Portable, Prebuilt: EnGenius ECW520 Cloud Managed WiFi 7 AP @ Madshrimps iPhone 17e @ HotHardware Misc: MOZA CM2 HD Racing Dashboard Display @ TweakTown Pragmata Performance Benchmark @ TechPowerUp CPUID & HWMonitor Compromised (1 Comments) (link)  Sunday, 12-April-2026  15:22:11 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN Igorslab is reporting CPUID and HWMonitor downloads were both compromised and a .dll file is delivering a nasty virus. The official product page does not display an unusual filename, but rather the standard download path for the setup version, while the ZIP version links directly to a Cloudflare R2 domain. Clicking the setup link takes you to a separate CPUID download page, which explicitly states that the file “hwmonitor_1.63.exe” is ready and that the actual download will then take place via download.cpuid.com. This setup is interesting in itself because it does not consist of a single, consistently identical download path. At the same time, reports have been circulating in the community since today—primarily on Reddit—stating that users did not receive the expected file hwmonitor_1.63.exe upon download, but rather an installer named HWiNFO_Monitor_Setup.exe. If you have downloaded either of these programmes it's time to get busy with a (number of) virus scan and removal tools. Misc Pics (21 Comments) (link)  Friday, 10-April-2026  14:12:16 (GMT +10) - by Agg Early this week. ;) Newsy News Bites (4 Comments) (link)  Wednesday, 8-April-2026  17:28:12 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN Microsoft Kills NVMe Registry Trick For Faster SSDs In Windows 11. M$ at it again Apple’s 50-year odyssey. Happy 50th Birthday Apple YouTube’s Copyright System Took Down NVIDIA’s DLSS Video. nVidia didn't pay for YT Premium Dancing Behind the Scenes. Wheres the tap-shoes Quantum Computers Could Obliterate Encryption. Q-day, its not to stick a flower behind your ear Opting out of personal data use won't be an option. This'll end well Claude AI To Use Your Computer Like A Human. Does it spend the day surfing O-COW too ?? Copilot is for entertainment purposes only. Worth every cent Scientists Turn Bourbon Waste Into Supercapacitors With A 25x Energy Boost. I'd drink to that LinkedIn is spying on you. Someone left the (browser)gate open AI Pet Translator: Can Decode Dog Barks & Cat Meows Feed me Seymour ? Wednesday Afternoon Reviews (3 Comments) (link)  Wednesday, 8-April-2026  16:11:54 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN Keyboard, Mouse, Wecam: EPOMAKER Magcore65 Lite Gaming Keyboard @ FunkyKit Corsair MAKR PRO 75 Hall Effect DIY Keyboard @ TweakTown CORSAIR MM Glass Large Precision Gaming Mouse Pad @ FunkyKit OBSBOT Tiny 3 AI-Powered Spatial Audio 4K PTZ Webcam @ NikKTech EPOMAKER TH108 V2 PRO Keyboard @ FunkyKit EPOMAKER TH108 V2 PRO Keyboard @ Madshrimps CORSAIR MAKR PRO 75 Hall Effect DIY Keyboard @ FunkyKit Razer Viper V4 Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse @ TweakTown Cases, Cooling: darkFlash DY460 @ TechPowerUp SAMA V62 PC Case @ ThinkComputers TRYX FLOVA F50 Mid-Tower ATX @ FunkyKit ASRock Steel Legend 360 LCD Liquid CPU Cooler @ ThinkComputers HYTE FA12 Cooling Fan @ APHnetworks Gamdias ATLAS M4 @ TechPowerUp Storage: WD_Black SN8100 4TB @ ThePCEnthusiast KIOXIA CD9P-R 7.68TB E3.S @ TweakTown Motherboard: MSI MEG X870E Ace Max @ TechPowerUp Aorus X870E Elite X3D Ice Motherboard @ HardwareAsylum MSI MPG X870I Edge Ti Evo WiFi Motherboard @ TweakTown Portable, Prebuilt: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite @ HotHardware GEEKOM GeekBook X14 Pro @ TweakTown Misc: EIBOS POLYPHEMUS 3D Printing Filament Dryer @ FunkyKit AMD FSR 5 Scarlet Cortex @ TechPowerUp Dark Sweeper 1426W @ be quiet! HiFiMAN HE1000 Unveiled @ ThePCEnthusiast ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi White OC @ TechPowerUp Misc Pics (14 Comments) (link)  Friday, 3-April-2026  13:01:59 (GMT +10) - by Agg Have a good Easter! Watch NASA Send Humans To The Moon LIVE!!! #Artemis2 (6 Comments) (link)  Thursday, 2-April-2026  09:29:10 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN Watch NASA Send Humans To The Moon LIVE!!! #Artemis2 5 minutes !!! Edit - thanks Sphinx for the heads up post this morning

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