In a Virtual Private Network, the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is used to make sure that the messages transmitted from one VPN node to another VPN node over the internet (which the entire populous has access to) are secure and invulnerable to being accessed by anyone who isn’t authorized to access them. The ability to set up and use Virtual Private Networks and VPN connections comes built into all active iterations of the Windows Operating System out there – and that includes the latest and greatest version of Windows, Windows 10....

Solarwinds Kiwi Syslog Server is a perfect tool for this job. Having a syslog server in place makes it easy for the network administrators to locate the main cause of whatever issue that is being triggered and hence leads to an effective and quick resolution as it includes useful information concerning failure events as well as security risks. The devices are configured to send logs to the syslog server where they are collected and displayed all in one space....

We aren’t going to spend any time in this article explaining cryptocurrency, or crypto portfolios – we’re assuming you came here with a grasp of what all that is. In this article, we’ll just point you in the direction of the most popular crypto tracker and portfolio apps for mobile devices, and their pros and cons. Best for Single Portfolio Management and Coin Research Blockfolio While Blockfolio has its competitors, it’s one of the easiest crypto apps to use – and being completely free makes it particularly attractive as well....

There are several ways using which you can transfer your data from one device to another, which includes your contacts as well. Instead of the manual process of creating the contacts yourselves, you can rely on cloud services to do the job for you. In this article, we will go through various methods that give you the flexibility of choosing one that fits best for you. As it turns out, if you are someone who does not fancy cloud services and would prefer a more hands-on approach, do not fret, as we have got something for you as well....

Android Phone Since I am an android user, I would like to start with my phone. Using squared symbol on an android can be super easy as it has the symbol built-in the phones number keys which can be accessed through the following steps. Windows Phone The Android Phones and Windows Phone might work in the same way when talking about how to use square symbols. Just how we clicked the numbers keypad on the phone, similarly, we will do the same for a Windows phone....

Updates for BIOS may fix or enhance features and aspects of your system’s performance. But installing a wrong update or the wrong version can leave your system in an unusable way. So you’ll have to be very specific while following this guide. First, you’ll have to know the version of the current BIOS installed on your system. To update your BIOS on your HP computer/laptop, you will first have to check which version of BIOS is currently running on your system....

A pure albeit stripped down form of vi is also included with busybox, so if you’re ever working from a limited recovery command prompt on a Linux box you might only have this as your editor. You don’t have to worry if you find yourself in any of the preceding cases because you can still view line numbers in vi and restore some of the other niceties that you’re used to if you’re a regular vim user....

HP has announced two new Chromebooks for the entry-level and high-end customers. The HP Chromebook x360 14c is a premium consumer-grade laptop that boasts a 14-inch touchscreen. The screen to body ratio of the device is an astounding 88%, which, according to HP, is industry-leading. The design of the laptop is a showcase of elegance and class. The metallic finish gives it a beautiful yet sturdy look. The black keys of the keyboard contrast the “mineral sliver” finish of the palm rest area....

Intel CoreT i9-13900HK Interestingly, both benchmarks have the same source being tagged as ‘SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 960XFH’. It appears Samsung is already testing the Raptor Lake platform. The i9-13900HK ships with 14 cores, 20 threads which is similar to last-gen’s 12900HK. In addition, as pointed out by Videocardz the L2 cache per core stands at just 1.25MB (Alder Lake) which is 0.75MB less than all other Raptor Lake chips. The test bench for this CPU features 32GB of RAM on the Windows 11 OS....

The slide allegedly leaks out many of GPUs of the Intel’s upcoming Arc series. According to the slide, the Intel Arc A770 is set to compete with NVIDIA’s RTX 3060 Ti and AMD’s RX 6650 XT while being placed in the sub $400 category of GPUs. This SKU has a TDP of about 225W, showing that it uses slightly more power than the aforementioned 3060 Ti and RX 6650 XT, which have a TDP of 200W and 180W, respectively....

Now, a research analyst, Jeff Pu of Haitong International, has conflicted the earlier rumors in his latest research notes. According to Jeff, the iPhone 14 Pro will start with a 128GB base model, same as seen in the iPhone 13 Pro. What’s more, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone 14 Pro models will be more expensive that the previous models on launch. The iPhone 12 Pro started at the $999 mark on release, and that pricing continued with the iPhone 13 Pro....

Microsoft has taken creative routes to increase Xbox’s prevalence in the mainstream today. Ventures like the Game Pass and xCloud, and a more “games as a service” approach to the brand are all very well-indicative of this. And it seems like Microsoft is about to dabble in, let’s just say, interesting territory once again. According to a new report from Business Insider, your Xbox games are about to get ads....

The First Surface Gaming Laptop Over at theprimegaming.com, a leaked chart showcases all the specs we should expect from the ‘Surface Gaming Laptop’. Display: The screen features a 16-inch Pixelsense Flow display, showing that touch screen is yet again included along with a refresh rate that can go as high as 165Hz. The screen resolution is rated at 2560×1440 (1440p) coupled with Dolby Vision support. CPU & GPU: The ‘Surface Gaming Laptop’ is not just a single device, rather it is a lineup....

RTX 4090 Undervolt Starting off, undervolting is basically lowering the GPUs voltage which results in lower power consumed. As power is directly related to energy, less amount of heat is produced on undervolting. Besides, semiconductors are susceptible to high voltages so undervolting directly increases the lifespan of your GPU. Over a course of 5 games, the RTX 4090 showed impressive results on lowering the PL (Power Limit). At 347W of power, the GPU maintained a 100% FPS ratio, which is our reference point....

Back in Jan, 2022, Twitter received a report from its Bug bounty program about a potential vulnerability. This is exactly what was exploited recently, and pertains to accounts where people had submitted an email address or phone number to Twitter’s systems. Twitter was able to quickly patch it up then, but didn’t have any knowledge of misuse in the wild. They were first notified of the leak last month, and after reviewing the data, Twitter has now confirmed the leak officially....

Following suit to the demands of the UK government, Blizzard decided to put a halt to loot box sales for good now to make sure that the UK government doesn’t dabble in Blizzard’s affairs which honestly, wouldn’t be a pleasant experience for them or any gaming company for that matter. Won’t overwatch sell loot boxes? Keeping the warning of the UK government in mind, Blizzard announced that Overwatch would seize all sales of loot boxes at the end of August....

Online brawler Babylon’s Fall has had trouble drawing players since its March launch after receiving harsh reviews from critics. Less than a year after its initial release, in February 2023, Square Enix officially announced the game’s termination of service. PlatinumGames CEO Atsushi Inaba reacted in public for the first time since the shutdown announcement in a new interview with VGC, saying the company was “extremely sorry” for any disappointment it may have caused its fans....

In an interview with Famitsu magazine, Nishino discussed his future ambitions for the PS5 platform after commenting that the PS4 Pro came out around three years after the PS4 did. He stated: Tom Henderson of Insider Gaming corroborated the prediction that Sony will introduce a new PS5 model shortly. Henderson claims that two sources have confirmed that the anticipated PS5 consoles have been sent for testing and they “work flawlessly....

Plex informed potentially affected users through an email, urging them to reset their passwords immediately. It seems the attackers were only able to target one of Plex’s databases, so the breach should only affect a section of Plex’s users. The company only detected the breach when they noticed suspicious activity on that database. This is not the first time the company is dealing with a cyber attack. Back in 2015, the Plex forum was hit in a major hack, and the attacker was able to obtain user data from there....

It turns out that there are several different underlying causes of why you can expect to deal with this particular issue. Here’s a shortlist of potential scenarios that might cause this problem: Now that we have gone over every potential reason why you might deal with this PxHlpa64.sys incompatibility issue let’s go over a series of verified fixes that other affected have successfully used to get to the bottom of this issue....