Intel Releases New Microcode Updates for old CPU Bugs By Lucian Armasu published 4 February 20 The update is available for both consumer and server versions of Windows 10 build 1903, but users need to install it manually.
Report: ASRock Revenue Surge Coming, Thanks to Bigger Bets on AMD By Lucian Armasu last updated 1 February 20 Dedicating more shipments to AMD-based motherboards is reportedly expected to help boost ASRock revenue in 2020.
Western Digital's BiCS5 112-Layer Tech Comes to TLC, QLC SSDs By Lucian Armasu published 31 January 20 Western Digital completed development of its BiCS5 112-layer flash memory technology. We should see both consumer and enterprise-level products launch in volume this year.
Most Antivirus Vendors Will Support Windows 7 Until 2022, but Should You? By Lucian Armasu published 30 January 20 AV-Test.org revealed that most antivirus vendors have not announced an official end date for supporting Windows 7.
Kaspersky: Fake Flash Updates Are Macs' Biggest Malware Threat By Lucian Armasu published 24 January 20 A Kaspersky report said that Shlayer, malware pretending to be a Flash update on streaming sites, is the most common malware on Apple macOS.
Broadcom's Making $15 Billion Off New Deals With Apple By Lucian Armasu published 24 January 20 Broadcom said in its SEC filing that it has entered two new agreements with Apple to provide the iPhone maker with wireless components through 2023.
Intel NUC 8 Pro Available for Pre-Order By Lucian Armasu published 23 January 20 Intel's NUC 8 Pro targets the enterprise market with vPro support on Intel Core i5 and Core i7 models.
UltraRAM Is 'Universal Memory' That Brings RAM-Like Speed to Non-Volatile Storage By Lucian Armasu published 21 January 20 UK researchers from the Lancaster University invented a form of "universal memory" that promises 100 times lower power consumption than RAM with non-volatile storage.
Toshiba Claims New Algorithm Runs Faster on Desktop PCs than Similar Algorithms on Supercomputers By Lucian Armasu published 18 January 20 Toshiba's senior research scientist Hayato Goto invented a quantum computing-inspired algorithm that outperforms other combinatorial optimization algorithms running on supercomputers.
Report: AMD Laptop CPU Market Share Expected to Jump to 20% in Q1 By Lucian Armasu published 17 January 20 Intel CPU shortages are reportedly convincing more laptop vendors to switch to AMD chips, which could help AMD reach 20% market share in the notebook market in Q1 2020.
Intel to Reduce Gen7 Performance Hit With Final Version of Graphics Driver Security Fix By Lucian Armasu published 17 January 20 Intel said it will reduce the performance loss seen by the Gen7 graphics driver after it patched a security vulnerability.
New Bill Seeks to Ban Intelligence Sharing With Countries Using Huawei 5G Equipment By Lucian Armasu published 13 January 20 The U.S. bill seeks to prohibit any kind of intelligence sharing with countries that adopt Huawei's 5G networking gear.
UK Intelligence: Stop Banking With Windows 7 By Lucian Armasu published 13 January 20 Windows 7 stops receiving security patches tomorrow.
Amazon Accuses Honey Extension of Being a Security Risk By Lucian Armasu published 10 January 20 Amazon issued warnings to its customers saying the Honey browser extension represents a security risk and should be uninstalled immediately.
FTC Chairman: Multiple Antitrust Investigations Will End in 2020 By Lucian Armasu published 9 January 20 Simons says: "vigorous enforcement" may be on the table.
SiFive and Ceva Partner To Build Mainstream Edge AI Processors By Lucian Armasu published 9 January 20 SiFi has partnered with Ceva to create system-on-chips using the RISC-V architecture and Ceva's vision, imaging and machine learning co-processors.
IBM Boasts 100 Clients for Its Quantum Computing Service By Lucian Armasu published 8 January 20 Although a symbolic milestone, it proves that quantum computing is here to stay.
Attackers Could Have Made Private TikTok Videos Public By Lucian Armasu published 8 January 20 Multiple vulnerabilities would have allowed attackers to take over user accounts on the popular social media video site.
FBI Once Again Asks Apple To Unlock Encrypted iPhones By Lucian Armasu published 8 January 20 The FBI has sent Apple a letter asking the company to unlock two iPhones involved in the recent shooting of three Navy servicemen.
New 'Shambles' Attack Against SHA-1 Shows It’s Finally Time to Ditch It By Lucian Armasu published 7 January 20 Researchers from France and Singapore showed that cheap chosen-prefix attacks against SHA-1 signatures are now possible, and that the attacks are getting cheaper every year.
AMD Clarifies FreeSync Labels With Two New Specifications By Lucian Armasu published 7 January 20 AMD introduced two new FreeSync specifications in an attempt to make it easier for consumers to identify which monitors will allow them to experience smooth gaming or HDR games.
U.S. Government Pressured Dutch Officials Against Giving Chinese Access to 7nm EUV Technology By Lucian Armasu published 6 January 20 Reuters reported that the U.S. government started a campaign in 2018 to pressure the Dutch officials against allowing ASML to give a large Chinese semiconductor company access to EUV technology.
Cambridge Analytica Document Leak Exposes Mass Voter Manipulation By Lucian Armasu published 6 January 20 Brittany Kaiser has started leaking documents to the public that reveal the full breath and depth of the voter manipulation enabled by Cambridge Analytica in various countries.
Microsoft Inserts Non-Removable Ads Into Mail and Calendar Apps By Lucian Armasu published 18 December 19 Microsoft has started to include banner ads in two of its most popular Universal Windows Platform (UWP) applications: Mail and Calendar. It seems that there's no way for users to get rid of the ads.
Intel Rapid Storage Technology Vulnerability Allows Persistent Malware By Lucian Armasu published 18 December 19 Intel's Rapid Storage Technology vulnerability could have allowed persistent malware to exist on Windows systems and bypass of antivirus engines.
