Chipmaker Intel Corp. says it has finally identified the cause of the widespread instability issues that have plagued its 13th and 14th Gen Core processors. In an update posted today, the company said ...
If there were a massive security flaw affecting all current Intel processors, you'd want to know about it, right? We'd like to know too, but unfortunately mum's the word from Intel on the reason for a ...
Something to look forward to: Intel's plan to address voltage-related crashes on desktop processors with a patch has some worried that performance and overclocking will take a hit. Past updates to ...
Over several weeks, Intel has slowly been pushing out new microcode to help correct the Spectre and Meltdown security flaws in the company's microprocessors. However, some CPUs will never see these ...
Update: This story has been updated at 12:04 PM to include Intel’s explanation of the new microcode. If your PC includes an Intel processor, it will likely receive a mysterious new update originally ...
Nothing is listed that explains the purpose of the microcode, which was originally posted on May 12. Obviously, this has made some people suspicious that Intel was addressing a widespread security ...
The problems with Intel’s best processors have been going on for months, and Intel’s response has been measured. However, at long last, a fix might be imminent — provided that this one actually helps.
This power problem is what was causing the computers to crash. Intel is working hard to fix this. They have created a software update called a microcode patch. This patch will tell the processors to ...
A bug in Intel's firmware update for Meltdown and Spectre that manifests itself when running virtual machines has prompted VMware to rollback a recently issued security patching recommendation. This ...
Ever since bugs like Spectre and Meltdown became public knowledge, Intel has been working to craft updated microcode that would close the loopholes and secure its processors. Progress on this front ...
Intel is rolling out new microcode that the company claims will fix some issues related to Spectre and Meltdown side-channel vulnerabilities disclosed earlier this year. In a February 20 post, Navin ...