7 New Meltdown and Spectre-type CPU Flaws Affect Intel, AMD, ARM CPUs

Disclosed earlier this year, potentially dangerous Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities that affected a large family of modern processors proven that speculative execution attacks can be exploited in a trivial way to access highly sensitive information… Continue reading 7 New Meltdown and Spectre-type CPU Flaws Affect Intel, AMD, ARM CPUs

8 New Spectre-Class Vulnerabilities (Spectre-NG) Found in Intel CPUs

A team of security researchers has reportedly discovered a total of eight new “Spectre-class” vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs, which also affect at least a small number of ARM processors and may impact AMD processor architecture as well.

Dubbed Spectre-… Continue reading 8 New Spectre-Class Vulnerabilities (Spectre-NG) Found in Intel CPUs

Apple Plans to Replace Intel Chips in Macs with its Custom Designed CPUs

In a major blow to Intel, Apple is reportedly planning to use its custom-designed ARM chips in Mac computers starting as early as 2020, ultimately replacing the Intel processors running on its desktop and laptop hardware.

The company makes its own A-s… Continue reading Apple Plans to Replace Intel Chips in Macs with its Custom Designed CPUs

Meltdown and Spectre CPU Flaws Affect Intel, ARM, AMD Processors

Unlike the initial reports suggested about Intel chips being vulnerable to some severe ‘memory leaking’ flaws, full technical details about the vulnerabilities have now been emerged, which revealed that almost every modern processor since 1995 is vulne… Continue reading Meltdown and Spectre CPU Flaws Affect Intel, ARM, AMD Processors

Microsoft Started Blocking Windows 7/8.1 Updates For PCs Running New Processors

You might have heard the latest news about Microsoft blocking new security patches and updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users running the latest processors from Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, and others.

Don’t panic, this new policy doesn’t mean that all … Continue reading Microsoft Started Blocking Windows 7/8.1 Updates For PCs Running New Processors

Japan’s Softbank buys semiconductor giant ARM for $32 Billion in Cash

Japanese telecommunication giant SoftBank has confirmed that the company intends to acquire UK chip designer ARM Holdings for almost $32 Billion (£24.3 Billion) in an all-cash deal.

ARM has also agreed to this offer from SoftBank and said that its board would recommend the all-cash deal to shareholders.

SoftBank will pay nearly $22.5 per ARM share, which is 43 percent more than ARM’s closing

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Raspberry Pi 3 to get official Android OS support

It’s fair to say the success of the ARM-powered Raspberry Pi computers have surpassed expectations and have been a godsend to hobbyists, hackers, and students.

If you’re one of those people looking for unofficial hacks to install Android OS on a Raspb… Continue reading Raspberry Pi 3 to get official Android OS support