Windows 10 news update bad news for Microsoft as the 'unthinkable' is about to happen

Windows could soon be beaten by Android in world popularity

After years of total domination Windows 10 could soon be overtaken as the world's biggest operating system for accessing the web.New research from StatCounter has revealed that Google's Android OS is catching Windows in terms of total internet usage across desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile combined.
The independent web analytics company said that in February this year Android came within striking distance of taking the top spot from Microsoft.
In fact, whilst Windows remained the most popular OS last month, with a 38.6% share of the market, Android was just over one per cent behind with 37.4%.
“The idea of Android almost matching Windows would have been unthinkable five years ago,” commented Aodhan Cullen, CEO, StatCounter. 
“In January 2012 Windows held 82% global internet usage share compared to just 2.2% for Android.”
He said that the development was a function of the growth of smartphones to access the internet as well as a slowdown in sales of traditional PCs plus the impact of Asia on the global market.
Windows still dominates the PC and laptop market with an 84.1% internet usage share in February but the battlefield has moved on.
StatCounter recently reported that in October 2016 internet usage by mobile and tablet devices exceeded desktop and laptop worldwide for the first time.
In North America Windows (all versions) maintained its lead across all platforms with 40.7% share in February followed by iOS (24.9%) and Android (20.3%).
It’s a similar story in Europe where Windows (51.8%) is more than twice the level of Android (23.5%). However, in Asia, Android is now over 50% (51.8%) compared to 29.8% for Windows.
“Windows 10 will need to maintain momentum in order to combat the steady march of Android across all markets,” added Aodhan Cullen.
Along with a drop in internet usage from Windows also comes the news that Microsoft's browsers are also facing a dip in popularity.
Net Applications' data shows the number of PC users favouring Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer has plummeted from 62 per cent to just 27 per cent between March 2015 and February 2017.
As usage of Microsoft's web browsers has dropped, Google has enjoyed remarkable success.
And Microsoft may face even more bad news after rumours have suggested the firm's next smartphone has been delayed.
The hotly-anticipated new Windows 10 mobile device was thought to be in development now as Microsoft prepares its next big mobile release.
However a report has now claimed that the Surface Phone release date has now been pushed back significantly as Microsoft switches its focus back to the struggling Windows 10 Mobile platform.
Along with a drop in internet usage from Windows also comes the news that Microsoft's browsers are also facing a dip in popularity.
Net Applications' data shows the number of PC users favouring Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer has plummeted from 62 per cent to just 27 per cent between March 2015 and February 2017.
As usage of Microsoft's web browsers has dropped, Google has enjoyed remarkable success.
And Microsoft may face even more bad news after rumours have suggested the firm's next smartphone has been delayed.
The hotly-anticipated new Windows 10 mobile device was thought to be in development now as Microsoft prepares its next big mobile release.
However a report has now claimed that the Surface Phone release date has now been pushed back significantly as Microsoft switches its focus back to the struggling Windows 10 Mobile platform.

Google Chrome is seeing its popularity riseThe news of Android catching up the Windows platform comes as Microsoft prepares to unveil its next big update.
Previous reports had claimed that the update, codenamed Redstone 3, was set to launch around August, marking two years after the official release of Windows 10.
More information about the new update is expected to be revealed at Microsoft’s Build conference in May, but some features for the new software have already been teased.
Top of the list is apparently an all-new design for Windows 10, with the update bringing a fresh look for the software.
Codenamed ‘Project Neon’, the new-look Windows 10 appears to bring in a number of stylistic improvements, including boosted animations and blue to apps.
Microsoft has already made the new tools available to developers, as part of its aims to help teams build new and ‘beautiful apps’.
Project Neon is also set to bring a number of improvements to Windows 10’s 3D functions, and the link between the software and its HoloLens headset.
Google is also expected to unveil its new Android OS in May with it expected to be called Oreo.
Android 8.0 will be shown off at Google I/O in with several exciting new features and tools expected to be included.
These include something called Copy Less, which looks to make it easier to send information via text, as it will give your device the ability to automatically detect the relevant information you would want to copy from a source when you’re sending a text or an email.
Also set to be included is another key time-saving feature that looks to have been borrowed straight from Apple’s iOS.
Now, tapping on an address in a message will open up the location on Google Maps, cutting out the need to copy and paste details from one app into another.
Lastly, Android O could also include drawable gesture for the first time - so drawing a letter on your display would bring up applicable contacts or apps.

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Minecraft New Snapshot for 1.12 update

The new Minecraft 1.12 update just came out on 31 April 2017. Minecraft is stepping up their game and add new things on the game.

The new mob is parrot the first mob that can fly. You can tame it using cookies and heal it using any kind of seed such as pumpkin seed, wheat seed, melon seed, beetroot seed and else. If you right click on your tamed parrots they will perch on your character shoulder you can hold until 2 parrot. If you kill it they will drop feather and the cool part they can imitate bad mobs

The second update is the achievement they change too the name is advancement you can complete many different advancement in many different way

The third update is the crafting guide in the crafting menu this is a little bit interesting it can show how to craft something but if you have the ingredient it can place by it self. Some of the crafting is never show up you have to unlock that by using the advancement so this is good for the map creator another they add is make our own crafting recipes also good for the map creator. They add knowledge book to unlock the crafting guide if you right click it will learn how to make the crafting recipes for creative mode




This is the 3x3 crafting guide look like on the top is the 2x2 crafting guide




The last update is the narrator using left Ctrl + B it will activated the narrator to use that you type on the chat what ever you want like "Hi my name is the narrator" and the narrator will talk what you type on the chat

There is some bug for example placing down mob heads and sign is don't appear but the thing is on there

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CS:GO News Maps

The new CS:GO maps is changing the game

Valve certainly aren't ones for giving us a bit of warning when they are about to drop a major update. With little more than blog post as the patch went live, Lord Gaben and his droogs decided to drop an entire new map into Counter-Strike: Global Offensive a few weeks back.
Canals is the first new Valve created map since Overpass, which launched way back in December 2013, and it has caused quite the stir in the CS:GO world. The map itself is set in what Valve refers to as an “Italian City”, however it is pretty clear to everyone that the Italian city it is based on is Venice, thanks to the canals and Renaissance architecture that bears more than a few similarities to the big landmarks of the city. As you might expect there is a central waterway that runs through the middle of the map, with the B bomb site situated on a walkway over it. Elsewhere, the A site is one of the most exposed in the game, with a ton of wide open space and one of the most overpowered windows we have ever seen in CS.
With a few weeks to play around in Canals, almost everyone has figured out their favourite ways of playing. Pro players have slowly drifted back to playing the active duty maps, while those of us who can only dream of playing on the main stage at a Major are still toiling away trying to perfect those AWP angles and smoke throws. While there is still a lot to learn about the map, there is already a lot that we can decipher after a few weeks. Let’s take a deep dive, if you’ll excuse the water pun.

B site is perfect for bomb to bouncing

The B bomb site is on a first floor walkway over the canal itself. The walkway has four windows and has very thin walls, meaning that wallbangs are certainly a possibility. Even in our own play, we’ve had success planting in the middle of B, and then running to the back of the canal, watching the walkway where the site is and taking a few pot shots through the walls whenever we see some movement. Providing they don't have a kit you should have ample time to take them out before they get the diffuse, and add another clip to the highlight reel.
The site itself is also quite enclosed, and providing you have a couple of players for support there’s no reason why you couldn’t hold off a group of five uncoordinated opponents. Issues start to arise when you aren't sure which side the opponents are coming from, but then that is the case for almost every site.

 The A side need some work perhaps the area of the map that has caused the most arguments among CS players has been the A bomb site. Whereas almost every other site in CS:GO has a lot of cover, and multiple angles of attack, the A site of Canals is really quite open, with little to hide behind. The site is situated in a small doorway area that is raised from street level – there are small areas of cover inside the site, but you can still easily be hit with wall bangs.

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CS:GO is Broken

If everything you are about to read is right, you better get a better internet connection if you want to play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with any sort of normalcy. 

A YouTube video produced by Dinowarleaf, titled “Major Issue – CS:GO Hitboxes Are Still Off” has taken Valve to task over one very import caveat about the game. Where you aim isn’t what you are going to hit.

Dinowarleaf, Dino for short, walks you through a very logical and clean explanation of what is happening. And now it’s time for you to be in the know.

The contention is that there is a difference between the hitboxes you see and the ones the server sees.

In case you didn’t know, hitboxes are supposed to reside inside the graphical representation of the target you see.

However, it appears that in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, sometimes these hitboxes have out of body experiences.

Example: In the picture below you think that in order to hit the target, you shoot at the graphical representation of the model.

However, the server sees the blue outline as the target. This means even if you aim was true in terms of hitting the graphical representation, you would have missed in some instances.

Dino walks you through everything step by step, from creating a custom map to creating a custom gun, so that everything you see can be recreated.

Basically, Dino created a lazer gun and could literally trace the hitbox image by shooting at an increased rate of fire with 100 percent accuracy using the weapon_accuracy_nospread console command and removing recoil.

One of the most egregious errors he found was that hitboxes were significantly worse when shooting at a jumping target as seen below.

So even if you managed to land a headshot, sometimes it would be a complete miss or a shot to the chest.

From the examples you can see there is a huge problem.

To take a look at Dino’s work and do some research on the topic yourself, you can find the video, the config file, and a detailed explanation of how he came to his conclusions 

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Processor Tested And Pictured – Blows Away Intel’s $1000 Core i7-5960X

The Ryzen leak prime time is here. Performance testing of the final Ryzen 7 1700X CPU from AMD has leaked out from Xfastest.com (the article is now hidden behind a password) and features AMD’s upcoming x86 offering in all its glory. The 1700X (which is not the flagship by the way) can be seen going toe to toe with Intel’s $1000 Core i7-5960X, and even the Core i7 6900K in some cases. Without any further ado, lets dig in:

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Cinebench, 3DMark Physics and CPU Mark benchmarks leaked, goes toe to toe with Intel’s $1000 Core i7 6900k

The first benchmark that we have is trusty Cinebench R15, which along with 3DMark can be considered the bread and butter of PC performance testing. This is not a custom load like the blender test, but the standard load of the benchmark and features the Ryzen 7 1700X CPU running at 3.5 GHz (it is not clear whether XFR is running at this point or not but from the results I would hazard a guess that it is):

The performance of the Ryzen 7 1700X is pretty damn impressive in almost every factor. According to past leaks, you are looking at a pre-order pricing level of $389 and this is very clear, $1000 Intel processor level performance. To give you some context:

• The Core i7 5960X scores around 1318 cb
• The Core i7 6900k scores around 1565 cb
• The Ryzen 7 1700X scores around 1527 cb

Further up we have the FireStrike Physics score. This is the score that would be really relevant for most gamers since even though this is a synthetic benchmark, it usually gives a fairly good estimate of the computational power harvest-able by a gaming application. XFR will help out a lot in this side of things, and some games might actually fare better with hyper threading disabled (since most games are unoptimized and benefit primarily from the clock speed of the first few threads). Keep in mind however, that Ryzen processors will probably need a much more robust system as compared to Intel counterparts considering their Tcase is substantially lower.

The Ryzen 7 1700X scores almost 18,000 points – which is a very huge number when it comes to Firestrike Physics score. It basically means that game developers will have access to an obscene pool of processing power that is going to be within reach of the mainstream very soon. This level of performance had previously only been seen with the likes of Intel’s HEDT segment which had combined costs upwards of the $1000 mark. With the Ryzen 7 1700X, gamers can now get similar performance for less than half the cost! Once again, to give some further context:

• The Core i7 5960X scores around 14,640 points
• The Core i7 6900k scores around 17,100 points
• The Ryzen 7 1700X scores around 17,916 pints

Here is the lineup of Ryzen processors, where each SKU is systematically and copletly outshining the competition at any given  price point. Some of you might recall the editorial I published last weak, calling on Intel to make a move since AMD has clearly called check. This leak just goes on to further prove the point that Intel’s monopoly is technically over. AMD finally has a competitive x86 uArch and armed with the amended WSA it will give the blue giant a hell of a fight – one that could easily cripple the blue chip maker if it is not careful. With Intel’s price/performance points blown utterly out of the water, it must respond with appropriate price cuts – or see its market share shrink rapidly.

Wccftech	Cores/Threads	L3	TDP	Base	Turbo	XFR	Overclocking Unlocked	Price
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	8/16	16MB	95W	3.6GHz	4.0GHz	4.0GHz+	Yes	$489
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X	8/16	16MB	95W	3.4GHz	3.8GHz	3.8GHz+	Yes	$389
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	8/16	16MB	65W	3.0GHz	3.7GHz	N/A	Yes	$319
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X	6/12	16MB	95W	3.3GHz	3.7GHz	3.7GHz+	Yes	$259
AMD Ryzen 5 1500	6/12	16MB	65W	3.2GHz	3.5GHz	N/A	Yes	$229
AMD Ryzen 5 1400X	4/8	8MB	65W	3.5GHz	3.9GHz	3.9GHz+	Yes	$199
AMD Ryzen 5 1300	4/8	8MB	65W	3.2GHz	3.5GHz	N/A	Yes	$175
AMD Ryzen 3 1200X	4/4	8MB	65W	3.4GHz	3.8GHz	3.8GHz+	Yes	$149
AMD Ryzen 3 1100	4/4	8MB	65W	3.2GHz	3.5GHz	N/A	Yes	$129

 

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CS:GO hacker uses exploit to spam messages complaining about hackers

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players may have found their lobbies invaded by unkickable chat bots over the weekend, thanks to a newly-discovered exploit.

The exploit enables accounts to join any lobby - even private ones - and prevents them from being kicked.

In a Reddit thread discussing the issue, it seems the leading user of this exploit is - somewhat ironically - making use of it to complain about security issues in CS:GO. In the messages he forces on the rest of the community, he tries to organise a one-day boycott of the game in protest at its “hackers and bugs”, complaining that Valve are more interested in making money from skins and cases than they are in fixing these problems.

Valve have responded to that thread, saying they “have deployed a temporary solution to help mitigate the exploit” and that they “will continue working on it throughout next week”.

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Newest AMD Ryzen

The processor tested was a Ryzen 5 1600X processor which we detailed in our full lineup article here. The Ryzen 5 1600X processor is a 6 core and 12 thread chip. It is also the fastest 6 core chip in the AMD Ryzen family that launches in a few weeks. The processor comes at clock speeds of 3.3 GHz base and 3.7 GHz boost. The chip comes with 16 MB of L3 cache and 3 MB of L2 cache. The chip featured a bus speed of 100 MHz and a multiplier of x34 to achieve its base clocks.
We can note that this chip is codenamed “Summit Ridge” which is the official branding of all Zen based desktop processors. Ryzen is the codename of the CPU family itself. The chip was operating at a voltage of 0.374V under nominal loads. The Zen architecture is based on a 14nm process which brings it on par with Intel’s modern processors.

The performance of the chip was tested in CPU-z with the in-built bench utility. This utility helps evaluate the single and multi-threaded performance of the processor running on the PC. The Ryzen 5 1600X had a score of 1888 in single-threaded performance bench and 12544 points in multi-threaded performance bench. In the task manager, we can see that the chip has boost clock enabled since it is clocking beyond it’s base frequency (e.g. 3.56 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Vs Core i5-7600K Processor Performance Comparison

For comparison purposes, we used a Core i5-7600K running in our test rig and loaded the same CPU-z version (v1.78.1 x64). The quad core (non hyper-threaded) chip achieved a score of 2130 in single-threaded and 8206 in multi-threaded.We can note here that the Zen processor has lower single-threaded performance than the Kaby Lake chip which is clocked at a higher frequency of 3.8 GHz. The AMD rig was using 16 GB of DDR4 memory like our test rig but we don’t know the exact clock speeds. Our test rig was running DDR4 ram clocked at 3600 MHz. Another thing to note is that this result is not indicative of final performance but we can note that AMD has managed to bring IPC close to Intel Haswell and Skylake parts which will be very interesting to see in other benchmarks.This is not a conclusive result but the multi-threaded performance is really good for the AMD part. This chip is expected to retail at $259 US which is $17 more than the $242 asking price of the Intel part. So we can expect a good competition between these two parts.The second processor that is being tested by the leaker is the AMD Ryzen 3 1300 quad core chip that comes with SMT enabled, hence it comes with 8 threads. This chip has the “ZD3201BBM4KF4_34/32_Y” codename. It comes with 8 MB of L3 cache and 2 MB of L2 cache. The clock speeds are maintained at 3.2 GHz base and 3.4 GHz boost.

AMD Ryzen 7 Series CPUs – Flagship AMD 7 1800X With 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 4 GHz Boost Clocks

The AMD Ryzen 7 range will feature the fastest “X” variant in the lineup. This processor will be known as the AMD 7 1800X and will feature 8 cores and 16 threads. This model is expected to operate at base clocks of 3.6 GHz and boost clocks of 4.0 GHz. The performance of this processor should be on par with Intel’s Core i7 6900K. Other details include an L2 + L3 cache of 20 MB (4 MB + 16 MB) and a TDP of 95W. The chip will have enthusiast level pricing so expect something around $499.The rest of the processors in the Ryzen 7 family are also 8 core and 16 threaded variants. The Ryzen 7 series has clock speeds ranging from 3.0 GHz up to 3.6 GHz. The processors include Ryzen 7 PRO 1800, Ryzen 7 1700X, Ryzen 7 1700 and Ryzen 7 PRO 1700. Benchmarks of the 1700X performing next to Intel’s HEDT lineup can be seen here.

AMD Ryzen CPU Model	Cores/Threads	Base Clock	Boost Clock	L3 Cache	TDP	Socket	Price
Ryzen 7 1800X	8/16	3.6 GHz	4.0 GHz	16 MB	95W-SR3+	AM4	~$499 US
Ryzen 7 Pro 1800	8/16	TBD	TBD	16 MB	95W	AM4	~$449 US
Ryzen 7 1700X	8/16	3.4 GHz	3.8 GHz	16 MB	95W-SR3+	AM4	~$389 US
Ryzen 7 1700	8/16	TBD	TBD	16 MB	65W	AM4	~$319 US
Ryzen 7 Pro 1700	8/16	3.0 GHz	3.7 GHz	16 MB	65W		~$299 US

AMD Ryzen 5 Series CPUs – Fastest AMD Ryzen 5 1600X With 6 Cores, 12 Threads and Ryzen 5 With 4 Cores, 8 Threads

Next in the lineup is the AMD Ryzen 6 series which will be a mix of 6 core and 4 core models with SMT. The Ryzen 5 series will include the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X which is the fastest 6 core model. This model will have clocks configured at up to 3.3 GHz base and 3.7 GHz boost. The 1600X processor will feature a TDP of 95W.Rest of the lineup includes the Ryzen 5 PRO 1600, Ryzen 5 1500, Ryzen 5 PRO 1500, Ryzen 5 1400X, Ryzen 5 PRO 1400, Ryzen 5 1300 and the Ryzen 5 PRO 1300.The Ryzen 5 1400X will be the fastest 4 core, 8 thread chip. The clock speeds for the chip will be rated at 3.5 GHz base and 3.9 GHz boost. The Ryzen 5 1600X processor will tackle the Core i5 7600K, the Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 will tackle the Core i5 7600 (non-K) and the Ryzen 5 1500 will tackle the Core i5 7500 (non-K). The AMD Ryzen 5 1400X will compete against the Core i5 7400 (non-K) chip.

AMD Ryzen 5 Series Processor Lineup:

AMD Ryzen CPU Model	Cores/Threads	Base Clock	Boost Clock	L3 Cache	TDP	Socket	Price
Ryzen 5 1600X	6/12	3.3 GHz	3.7 GHz	16 MB	95W-SR3+	AM4	~$259 US
Ryzen 5 Pro 1600	6/12	TBD	TBD	16 MB	95W	AM4	~$249 US
Ryzen 5 1500	6/12	3.2 GHz	3.5 GHz	16 MB	65W	AM4	~$229 US
Ryzen 5 Pro 1500	6/12	TBD	TBD	16 MB	65W	AM4	~$219 US
Ryzen 5 1400X	4/8	3.5 GHz	3.9 GHz	8 MB	65W	AM4	~$199 US
Ryzen 5 Pro 1400	4/8	TBD	TBD	8 MB	65W	AM4	~$185 US
Ryzen 5 1300	4/8	3.2 GHz	3.5 GHz	8 MB	65W	AM4	~$175 US
Ryzen 5 Pro 1300	4/8	TBD	TBD	8 MB	65W	AM4	~$165 US

AMD Ryzen 3 Series CPUs – Fastest AMD Ryzen 3 1200X With 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 3.4 GHz Base Clocks

Last in the lineup would be the Ryzen 3 series which are simple quad core models without SMT support. The Ryzen 3 series are the only models that don’t feature SMT support and will be the entry level models which will be designed to compete against the Intel Core i3 and Pentium series processors. The fastest model in the lineup will be the AMD Ryzen 3 1200X which will feature 4 cores, 4 threads and a base clock of 3.4 GHz which may boost to 3.8 GHz.
The rest of the lineup includes the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200, AMD Ryzen 3 1100 and the Ryzen 3 PRO 1100. The frequencies of the Ryzen 3 series lineup will range between 3.1 GHz and 3.4 GHz (boost clocks). TDPs for these chips will be set at 65W.

AMD Ryzen 3 Series Processor Lineup:

AMD Ryzen CPU Model	Cores/Threads	Base Clock	Boost Clock	L3 Cache	TDP	Socket	Price
Ryzen 3 1200X	4/4	3.4 GHz	3.8 GHz	8 MB	65W	AM4	~$149 US
Ryzen 3 Pro 1200	4/4	TBD	TBD	8 MB	65W	AM4	~$139 US
Ryzen 3 1100	4/4	3.2 GHz	3.5 GHz	8 MB	65W	AM4	~$129 US
Ryzen 3 Pro 1100	4/4	TBD	TBD	8 MB	65W	AM4	~$119 US

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Intel will release 8th gen

For the past few years Intel has been unable to stick to its tick-tock cadence for changes to its micro architecture and 2017 will mark yet another year where the semiconductor giant has been unable to stick on to Moore’s Law.
The new 8th generation processors will use the same architecture as its predecessors, with s improvements across the board. Intel calls the refinement a 14nm++ process.
A tweet by analyst Ashraf Eassa also confirms the same stating that the 8th generation Intel Core processors will continue to follow the 14nm process.

This definitely feels like a bummer, considering that AMD is all set to create chaos with its Ryzen CPU line-up as per multiple leaks and rumours. It can be argued that in terms of micro architecture, it’ll be after a really long time, that Intel will actually face stiff competition from AMD. And even with that in mind, it doesn’t plan on doing something revolutionary and stick to minimal performance improvements.
However, one must also take into consideration that when a node shrinks it become more difficult for a semiconductor company to make it shrink further and it also struggles to eek out maximum performance.
That’s why it seems Intel is refining the 14nm process for better efficiency. Intel’s lead in processor fabrication technology has led it to argue that its 14nm chips are better than 10nm chips from rival chipset makers.
Regardless, the 8th generation Core processors are expected to feature a 15 percent performance increase over the Kaby Lake. This was also the case with Skylake and Kaby Lake.
Also, this doesn’t mean Intel isn’t going to come with a 10nm processor. It is still working on it, and it’s expected to power sleek portable convertibles and Ultrabooks which need great performance with refined power consumption and less heat dissipation.
More than that, with the dwindling sales of PCs, Intel’s focus has shifted towards data centres and its Xeon line of processors which power servers in data centres. It is said that Intel will first unleash its 10nm chipsets for data centres.

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Intel’s new processor costs almost $9,000 and will make your server really fast

Intel’s latest and definitively greatest Xeon processor, the E7-8894 v4, has an MSRP of $8,898. There are other specs I can (and will) tell you about this, but really, that’s the most important one: $8,898.

Now, to be clear, this is a professional-grade piece of hardware that’s really only meant for companies running servers with big databases. Sure, it’s set a whole bunch of benchmarking records, but it’s not really the kind of chip you’d use to play Overwatch. I’m not even sure you could use this to play Overwatch.

Anyway, specs. So, what does your $8,898 investment get you? A 24 core processor with 60MB of cache that runs at 2.4GHz, with a maximum clock speed of 3.4GHz. That makes it pretty similar to Intel’s previous E7-8890 v4 Xeon chip, which has a recommended price of $7,174 (a comparative bargin, I tell you!), but it only runs at a base speed of 2.2GHz. Whether the extra speed boost is worth the $1,716 dollars is entirely up to you.

Intel also makes a few other less powerful and cheaper Xeon processors in the E7-8800 line, but the E7-8894 v4 is the best of the bunch. And really, doesn’t your hypothetical industrial-grade server which you will probably never own or interact with deserve the best?

    

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Update your windows 10 before June

You should download the Windows 10 Anniversary Update before June

If you’re one of the rare few that has installed Windows 10 and somehow managed to avoid the the big Anniversary Update of last year, then your security is on a timer. Microsoft just announced that it will drop service support for the first version of its new operating system (OS) in May.
Once slated for March 2017 (yikes!), the firm made the push-back public recently, through its TechNet blog speaking to IT professionals.
“With the availability of Windows 10, version 1607 to the VLSC on January 26th, the grace period for Windows 10, version 1507 will begin,” Microsoft’s Nathan Mercer writes. “That means, after May 2017, Windows 10, version 1507 will no longer be serviced as only the two most Current Branch for Business (CBB) versions are actively serviced.”

• Windows 10 was practically designed for Microsoft's Surface Studio

 Windows 10 version 1507 is the technical name for the first release of Windows 10 back in July 2015, while the 1607 version number refers to the Anniversary Update of August last year. The latter is the most current version of the OS, though it has been patched several times since.
Eagle-eyed readers will notice a distinction between the Current Branch for Business (CBB, or business) and the Current Branch (CB, or consumer) versions of Windows 10.
When asked in the comments of the TechNet article whether all versions of Windows 10 version 1507 will be dropped from service, Mercer clarified simply with, “after May 2017 CB/CBB v1507 will receive no more updates.”
So, yes, all service support for the original release of Windows 10 will be dropped this June. This won’t mean much for the lot of you that actually update your PC.
But, for those that, for whatever reason, have somehow avoided downloading the Anniversary Update, your device will be at risk come June 2017.
Security concerns aside, consider this interesting nugget: all of this is due to the fact that Microsoft has a policy that it will only support the two most recent major versions of Windows 10 at a time. If it’s dropping support of one version after May 2017, it will surely pick up support of another – like the forthcoming Creators Update?
While we can’t say with 100% confidence whether this indicates a May release window for the next massive Windows 10 update, it sure does sound likely with this new information.

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