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Following answers to the questions asked by the jury last week, the eight-member jury came to the conclusion that both Apple and Samsung were at fault for patent-infringement. The outcome was a $119.6 million Samsung payout to Apple for lost income since Apple claimed they lost customers to Samsung products. As the jury also found Apple guilty of patent-infringement they concluded that Apple should pay $158,400 to Samsung for patent-infringement. These payouts are far less than either company was looking for, as it was expected to be a payout of billions of dollars. The jury found that both tech giants…
Computers enjoy working in a stable environment that is not too hot. To do this, PC components have precautions installed to prevent them from overheating. Your processor and video card can monitor the amount of heat being generated while in use, and will throttle the amount of power used to maintain a stable temperature. Additionally, your motherboard has temperature probes which are used to adjust fans inside your case to maintain a stable internal temperature. Yet even with all these precautions installed, PCs can still overheat. Overheating PCs can cause failure in some components or dramatically lower the performance of…
The Apple vs. Samsung lawsuits continue to roll on, with the court’s jury now asking for more information. The jury specifically asked for Apple to provide notes from Steve Jobs showing exactly what his intentions were for both Apple products and if he intended to sue Samsung. The eight-member jury wrote to Judge Lucy Loh asking five questions about the case. As she reviewed each note, Judge Koh ordered both Apple and Samsung lawyers to return to the courtroom to ask how they would respond to the questions. Judge Koh decided to ask only one of the five questions submitted…
As someone who enjoys gaming on a PC, it is always a struggle to find the right combination of a quality headset with a decent microphone. Gamers will know and understand that your gameplay relies on what you can hear around you and how well you can communicate with your teammates. Now, as a gamer who plays many different games including Warcraft III TFT, World of Tanks, Civilization 5 and more, I do enjoy playing with online friends which means people need to be able to hear my voice. Cue the Logitech G430 gaming headset. While using the Logitech provided…
This tutorial has been updated! Please view the latest version here! Whether a forum helper asks you to post your system specs or you are simply curious about what components are inside your PC, Speccy is a tool that allows to you to do just that. Speccy is a third party program that can read your PC hardware IDs to determine what components are inside your PC. Not only does Speccy provide you with hardware IDs, but it can also read and display Windows Updates, services, and processes. Speccy contains no personal information about your PC, with the exception of…
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) is a powerful anti-malware application that assists Windows computers in removing and protecting against numerous threats including, but not limited to, worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, spyware, etc.. Used by our security team here at Tech Support Forum, Malwarebytes is designed to run alongside your existing antivirus program. MBAM is not a replacement for your antivirus. MBAM is designed to operate on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit). Malwarebytes offers both a free and premium version. For this article we will be downloading and installing the free edition of MBAM. The…
A NAS, or Network-Attached Storage, is a computer based system that stores large files across multiple hard drives that can be shared across a local network. If you are a computer enthusiast you may have a home NAS that stores your personal backups and/or files. You may have noticed that NASs only work well with either a desktop or laptop; when it comes to your smartphone, accessing your NAS may become quite difficult. Home NASs are also typically not portable since they can hold 2 – 4 full size hard drives. So what if you’re a person who is always…
History is made every day, and today is no exception. Today marks the end of support by Microsoft for the popular 2001 operating system, Windows XP. For years, this OS ran our everyday lives as we used it on our personal machines and our work machines. Windows 1.0 was the beginning for the tech giant of their Windows OS, as Windows had now entered the modern era. Finally an operating system that is controlled by a mouse and keyboard, not code, to rival the OS of Apple, but it was not until Windows 3.0, followed shortly after by Windows 3.1…
As the advancement of smartphones continues, many smartphone companies have already begun fitting a wireless charging conductor pad inside their devices. The new Nexus 5 for example comes with a wireless charging pad that allows you to charge the phone using any type of wireless transmitter charger. So what if you own a Samsung Galaxy S4 or a Note 3 and want to wirelessly charge your phone? Samsung does not offer this option on any of its devices, so what can you do? You could buy a third party case with a built-in wireless pad, but those are typically thick…