Putting The Sega Teradrive Into Overdrive

During the 80s and 90s it seemed like Japan got all the good stuff when it came to videogames. In the US there were consoles called the NES, the TurboGrafx-16, and the Genesis. While in Japan they had cooler names like: the Famicom, the PC Engine, and the Mega Drive. The latter was incorporated into a plethora of different form factors, including the little known IBM PC/Mega Drive combo known as the Sega Teradrive. Finding a rare Japanese 1990s PC stateside is a feat in and of itself, and thanks to an electronics hobbyist named [Ronnie] there is at least …read more

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Intel, Slack, Spectre, & NASA – Application Security Weekly #11

In the news, Microsoft rushes out fix for major hole caused by previous Meltdown patch, Intel admits a load of its CPUs have Spectre v2 flaw that can’t be fixed, Slack’s new policy lets bosses read employees’ DMs without consent, Georgia passes A… Continue reading Intel, Slack, Spectre, & NASA – Application Security Weekly #11

Intel Confirms Its Much-Loathed ME Feature Has A Kill Switch

A previously undocumented kill switch for a remote management feature baked into many Intel chips can be switched off. Continue reading Intel Confirms Its Much-Loathed ME Feature Has A Kill Switch

Intel Confirms Its Much-Loathed ME Feature Has A Kill Switch

A previously undocumented kill switch for a remote management feature baked into many Intel chips can be switched off. Continue reading Intel Confirms Its Much-Loathed ME Feature Has A Kill Switch