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What just happened? If you thought your aging Dell laptop was safe from modern malware or hacking exploits, think again. Dell has just released a retroactive, high-priority software patch for hundreds of its machines, some of which have initial releases dating back to 2009. The patch addresses an "insufficient access control vulnerability" present in the dbutil_2_3.sys driver, which can be found on Windows-equipped Dell systems with user-installed firmware update packages. Not all Dell machines are affected, but many are; 380, to be precise. Impacted machines range from Dell's Latitude line-up to its Inspirons and even its G-series gaming notebooks. The vulnerability would allow someone with access to the machine (which could be obtained through malware) to escalate privileges and obtain kernel-level permissions. You can find a full  list of affected machines  on Dell's website -- it's too expansive for us to list here. If one of your machines is on that lis...

Earlier this year, tech giant Amazon announced a new “Show Mode” for the PC version of the Alexa app. The feature hopes to expand the user base of Amazon’s smart home app as it brings features that are found on the Echo Show including skills that can be activated only by a voice prompt. The company has now announced that the feature will be making its debut on some Lenovo laptops. Amazon describes the Show Mode for PCs as a “voice-first, interactive Alexa experience for PCs”. The mode can be activated via a voice command asking the virtual assistant to open the feature. It can also be activated using the Show Mode icon domiciled in the Alexa app. When activated, the app displays in fullscreen mode on the PC’s screen, showing information that the user will find vital. The interface is exactly as it is on the Echo Show with features such as calendar appointments, weather information, and others. In addition, users can perform actions such as playing a song on Amazon Music, controlling...

HIGHLIGHTS A Dell BIOS Utility cyber flaw had five vulnerabilities that existed since 2009 Sentinel Labs disclosed to flaw to Dell in December 2020, and a patch has now been released Dell has urged everyone to apply the patch, including out of service devices In yet another significant cyber vulnerability detected by a security research firm, millions of Dell laptops and desktops have been found to have sported a flaw that could have allowed cyber attackers elevated access to system internals. This could have allowed hackers to carry out a wide range of cyber attacks, including privilege escalation leading to denial of service. In simpler terms, a bug found in a preinstalled software in Dell laptops and desktops could have allowed hackers to get admin level access to users’ PCs, thereby installing malware deep inside systems that could freeze a user out of his own machine. The flaw, actually, is a collective of five different vulnerabilities that were present in the Dell BIOS Utility ...

ASUS has launched a new notebook in China. The VivoBook Pro 14 arrives with several upgrades both in design and hardware, including AMD’s Ryzen 5/7 processors. The ASUS VivoBook Pro 14 has an ultra-thin build and is lightweight. It weighs 1.35 kg with a thickness of just 17.9 mm, making it easy to be held with one hand for daily use and also to take on business trips. The device powered by AMD’s game-centric Ryzen 5000H series processor which was announced last year. The laptop is available in two models with the top variant powered by a Ryzen 7 5800H Octa-core processor. The Ryzen 7 5800H is a 7nm SoC with an octa-core architecture and has 16 threads. The processor frequency ranges between 3.2-4.4GHz. The processor is paired with 16GB DDR4 memory and a 512GB PCIe SSD hard drive. The second version packs a Ryzen 5 5600H Octa-core processor with a similar memory configuration as the Ryzen 7 version. As the name implies, the VivoBook Pro 14 sports a 14-inch OLED screen with a resolution...

How good can The Witcher 3 look these days? Pretty exceptional if you mod the game extensively and run it at 4K resolution driven by Nvidia’s flagship Ampere graphics card, as it happens. As  Wccftech  spotted, the Digital Dreams channel on YouTube – which specializes in showing all sorts of games fully modded and with the graphics details totally cranked – showed off The Witcher 3 with a ton of mods running on an  Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090  GPU.   ·          What we know about  The Witcher: Blood Origin ·          These are the  best graphics cards  of 2021 ·          We'll show you  how to build a PC Mind you, over 50 mods were used to enhance the visuals here, including ‘realistic’ ReShade, the Vanilla Lighting and Weather 2.0 mod, plus The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project 12.0 mod (from Halk Hogan). The latter imp...

Asus  will be launching the much-hyped ROG Flow X13 2-in-1 gaming laptop in India on May 12. The  AMD  powered laptop was first unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2021 in its  gaming portfolio  alongside the company's XG Mobile external GPU. Earlier this week, a source close to the matter told Business Insider India that Asus is planning to launch a premium laptop on May 12. The same source has now confirmed that the laptop model is its ultraportable gaming laptop — the ROG Flow X13. The laptop is a mix of a gaming laptop packed in a portable and lightweight 2-in-1 body with a flippable 360-degree touchscreen. ROG Flow X13 - an ultraportable 2-in-1 gaming laptop The Flow X13 made its global debut in January 2021, so its features are already known. It is a 13-inch gaming laptop that draws power from AMD's Ryzen 9 5980HS (top variant) mobile processor topped with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card. At CES, Asus revealed that it's using AMD...

Microsoft's planning a major release for Windows 10 at the end of the year which should include support for AAC audio through Bluetooth. For the uninitiated, AAC or Advanced Audio Codec is important for "lossless" audio streaming to Apple's headphones and will also benefit iTunes and Apple Music playback on Windows. Typically, Windows 10 supports a handful of industry-standard audio codecs like AptX but still doesn't quite cover all the popular ones. Apple, meanwhile, has supported Advanced Audio Coding for sometime now as a high-quality lossy codec for streaming audio wirelessly. Naturally, that has prompted other services and audio device makers to also support the codec. As  per a report by  The Verge , on top of AAC support, Microsoft will also better how Windows handles Bluetooth inputs. As of now, Windows will show multiple devices for different Bluetooth profiles — for example, with the Surface Headphones connected to a Windows 10 device, you might se...

Lenovo  is a popular brand that’s famed for producing laptops that offer a solid blend of advanced performance, tons of style, immersive display, and a whole range of other nifty features. And its mobile workstation range is no exception. The range offers a slew of advanced and sleek laptops packed with industry-leading technology, intelligent design, and extreme portable power. These laptops are built in a way that lets professionals turn their ideas into reality, even outside the confines of the office. Let’s take a deeper dive into how exactly Lenovo mobile workstation is helping professionals transform their creative workflows and boost efficiency. Immense Flexibility While the flexibility that comes with the work-from-anywhere model was earlier limited to creative professionals, more businesses are looking to adopt the remote working model. This is where Lenovo’s mobile workstation is helping professionals involved in compute-intensive workflows in big ways as it lets th...