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iMac 2018 – Specs, Launch Date, Price and Everything Else You Need to Know

Today we are going to cover everything there is to know about Apple’s highly anticipated iMac 2018 starting with specs, possible launch date and ending with expected price. The topic that we will cover the most is the CPU one since that is the hardware part that matters the most. With that being said, let’s get into it.

Processor Variants

As previously mentioned, the most important piece of hardware that the upcoming iMac 2018 will have to offer is the CPU. Rumor has it that Apple is looking to make iMac 2018 available in a bunch of CPU variants which is great news because it means that Apple fans can get the iMac 2018 model that suits their needs the most.

  • The affordable version of iMac 2018 will ship with an i3-8100 or i3-8350K CPU;
  • The mid-range version of iMac 2018 will ship with a 2.8GHz i5-8400 CPU;
  • The high-end version of iMac 2018 will ship with an i7-8700 CPU that clocks at 3.2GHz.

RAM Memory

The three Coffee Lake CPUs that iMac 2018 will be available with support DDR4 memory in 2666 MHz dual-channel mode. Therefore, we expect that Apple will make iMac 2018 available in the following RAM variants: 8GB, 16GB and 32GB. However, Apple might also take things to the next level and introduce a 64GB RAM model.

Expected Launch Date and Price

iMac 5 was revealed back in 2017 in June during the WWDC conference. However, Apple’s didn’t reveal iMac 2018 during this year’s WWDC conference and this leads us to believe that Apple might be planning to launch the device in September, at the same time with its next-generation iPhone models.

When it comes to price, the affordable version of iMac 2018 will cost somewhere around $1,338. The mid-range model is expected to ship with a price tag of $1,600 while the high-end model will be priced at $1,850.

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How to Solve Windows 10 100% Disk Usage Issues

What causes the problems?

The System and compressed memory process is the usual culprit when high CPU and disk usage are observed. While normally it uses reduced resources, certain problems lead to the process overloading the disk to 100% slowing everything to a crawl. There are to main reasons that may cause the process to go haywire: poorly configured virtual memory settings or core Windows files are corrupted. In order to fix the problem, follow the advice below:

  1. Restore paging file size to default

On Windows 10, the paging file size for all drives is automatically managed by the OS in order to assure the best performance possible. While tech-savvy users may opt to enter custom values,  restricting the size below a recommended limit may cause the System and compressed memory to malfunction, which will lead to the notorious 100% disk usage. You changed the paging file sizes, reverting to default rules is the optimum solution.

  1. Open the Start Menu. Search for performance and select ‘’Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows’’ from the list
  2. Select the Performance Options Window then click on the Advanced tab
  3. Click on the Change… button and tick the ‘’Automatically manage page file for all drives option’’
  4. Click OK, and on Apply and OK in the performance menu
  5. Reboot the system and the issue should be soled
  6. Disable the system and compressed memory process
  7. Go to Start/Control Panel/ Administrative Tools/Task Scheduler
  8. Select the Task Schedule Library from the list
  9. Select Microsoft and after the lists expands select Windows
  10. Select MemoryDiagnostic and right click on RunFulllMemoryDiagnostic Entry
  11. Choose Disable, close the window and reboot your PC

If A and B did not work, have no fear. There are plenty of solutions left for you to try. One of the is guaranteed to fix your problem

  1. Disable the Superfetc h service

Designed to maintain and improve performance of the system over time, the Superfetch service may sometimes by the cause of your disk woes. There are multiple ways to disable the service, with themost popular listed below:

Method 1: Disable Superfetch from the Service manager

  1. Start a Run instance by searching for it in the Start menu or pressing the Windows key and R
  2. Type services.msc and press enter. A window named Services will open
  3. Search for Superfetch
  4. Click on Stop and set the Startup type do disabled
  5. Click on both Apply and OK
  6. Reboot your system

Disable Superfetch using the Registry Editor

  1. Open Run
  2. Type regedit and press enter
  3. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Control > Session Manager > Memory Management
  4. Click on the PrefetchParamters under Memory Management
  5. Locate and double click on the value named Registry Editor. Change the value to 0
  6. Click on OK and reboot your system

D: Stop the Speech Runtime Executable process

  1. Launch Task Manager via the Start Menu or CTRL-Shift-Esc
  2. Go to the Processes tab and find the Speech Runtime Executable
  3. Select the process and end the task

Disk load should decrease considerably if this was the issue

  1. Check for faulty RAM

In some cases the issues may be caused by a faulty RAM stick. Buy or borrow a compatible RAM stick. Swap each stick of RAM, one at a time, and restart the system. If after you took out a particular stick, the system performs better, that stick may be damaged and the cause of the overload.

Other potential causes and solutions.

If you upgraded several times from one version of the OS to another (Windows 7/8/10) without a clean install, there may be permission conflicts depending on the status of the account before the update. A clean installation may fix your issues and give your system a fresh start.

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New PUBG Update Introduces Dynamic Weather and Changes How Hit Boxes Work

PUBG was the first ever Battle Royale game to become a major success, but it’s placed as the most popular shooter game in the world was soon taken by Fortnite. PUBG’s developers have been working hard to create new features, content and in-game mechanics to help the game compete against Fortnite which is currently considered as a cultural phenomenon.

Introducing Dynamic Weather

With that being said, the developers who are in charge of PUBG have recently released a new update for the PC version of the game and it introduces dynamic weather to the Erangel and Miramar maps alongside other cool features. We should also mention that the river banks of Erangel have now been modified to cover around the Sosnovka Military base.

Changing Hit Boxes

The biggest issue that PUBG has are hitboxes. Players keep complaining that they get killed by their enemies when the bullets shouldn’t even hit them, but it looks like the developers have been listening to the feedback. The reason we are saying this is because the new update changes how the hit boxes work and bullets have been altered to hit flailing arms first instead of registering the damage directly to the body.

“This penetration system works for the head, torso, and waist only. If a bullet penetrates the forearm, but no vulnerable body part is behind it, only the forearm damage will be applied,” said the developers in a recent blogpost.

Miramar Sunset

One of the coolest things to be added alongside the new update is targeted directly to Miaramar. PUBG fans should be happy to know that this map will now feature sunsets and that the dynamic weather will play an important role because the sunset will blind players who are looking at it.

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Zilliqa (ZIL) Mainnet Launch Postponed For January 2019, According To Its Co-Founder, Amrit Kumar

Zilliqa (ZIL) team just stated that its mainnet roll-out would be postponed until January 2019. Keeping in mind that the platform kept up with their work plan up to now, the announcement that the Zilliqa mainnet launch is delayed took the Zilliqa community by surprise.

Blockchain technology holds a lot of promise for a variety of sectors of activity, but scalability is still the most challenging issue this technology is facing, involving anything from the Bitcoin (BTC) legacy technology to the Ethereum (ETH) standard of the industry.

Zilliqa (ZIL) is the 30th cryptocurrency in the market with a market cap of over $331 million, while it is the second-largest cryptocurrency and blockchain coming from Singapore. Its primary purpose is to tackle the blockchain technology’s scalability issues.

Zilliqa’s objective is to reduce the scaling limitations of blockchain technologies on which cryptocurrencies are running by deploying sharding, which splits blockchain networks into pieces, enabling it to handle several simultaneous transactions, not only by enhancing the scalability but also by decreasing the vast amounts of computing power needed.

Zilliqa (ZIL) mainnet roll out postponed to the disappointment of the Zilliqa community

The Zilliqa community has long-awaited the deployment of the Zilliqa (ZIL) mainnet during Q3 2018. However, the devs team stated they had to postpone the mainnet launch. This announcement came as a huge shocker for the community and some Zilliqa community’s members showed their disappointment on social networks.

However, the Zilliqa (ZIL) mainnet would launch in January 2019.

“In recent weeks, we have had extensive discussions to revise the schedule in light of these improvements. Unfortunately, we will need more time to ensure that the code is properly tested by the core team, the community and last but not least, the established audit firms,” said Amrit Kumar, Zilliqa co-founder, trying to explain the reasons behind the postponing of the Zilliqa (ZIL) mainnet launch.

At the moment of this article, Zilliqa (ZIL) trades at $0.043, appreciating by a shallow 0.17% in the last 24 hours.

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Microsoft Azure Launched A Platform Based On Proof Of Authority Protocol On The Ethereum (ETH) Network

Microsoft Azure announced on Tuesday in a blog post the launch of a licensed cloud computing platform based on Ethereum (ETH) network but having the Proof of Work protocol replaced with the Proof of Authority.

Proof of Work Vs. Proof of Authority

Cody Born, a software engineer at Azure, Microsoft’s cloud computing platform, explains in the release note that the Proof of Work (PoW) protocol, used by Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) blockchains, is based on computing costs for the self-regulation of those networks and to allow open participation.

Proof of Authority, on the other hand, does not require such costs and is more suitable for private blockchain networks.

The PoW works very well in open, anonymous networks, where competition for cryptocurrencies promotes network security. However, in private networks the underlying Ethereum (ETH) technology is worthless. An alternative protocol, Proof of Authority, is more suitable for permissible networks where all consensus participants are known. If there is no need to mine cryptos, Proof of Authority is more efficient, while maintaining fault tolerance.

Cody Born, Software Engineer at Microsoft Azure

Also noteworthy is that the Proof of Work is a consensus mechanism in which the miners compete in the resolution of a cryptographic task and when a miner finds the answer he or she diffuses it to all the participating nodes. For this, the miners obtain a certain amount of the respective crypto as a reward.

The Proof of Authority, on the other hand, is based on a set of Trusted Nodes, known as “authorities,” which are given the ability to secure the blockchain through transaction verification and to create new blocks. The validation of the transactions in the new blocks is done similarly as in the cases of Proof of Work, but without mining.

Microsoft Azure launched a platform based on Ethereum (ETH) blockchain that runs with Proof of Authority protocol

Microsoft, which focuses its decentralized solutions proposal on private blockchains, will use a development platform for Ethereum (ETH), Parity, which allows smart contracts to be programmed in widely used languages such as C, C++, and Rust.

Although there are projects within Microsoft using the language created for Ethereum (ETH), Solidity, Cody Born,  Software Engineer at Microsoft Azure, says that corporate clients find this language very difficult to handle.

Microsoft Azure has previously served to develop innovative applications with blockchain for different companies. One of them was Renault, which used it to create a vehicle maintenance application.

On the other hand, several financial institutions have also used Microsoft Azure to improve their operations processes.

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