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New attack methods work against Spectre mitigations in modern PC CPUs
Posted on Monday October 21, 2024
Six years ago, security researchers unveiled two new vulnerability categories affecting process execution and data protection on CPUs. Meltdown and Spectre made a considerable splash in generalist and tech-focused media, and the latter is still haunting CPU manufacturers with new "Spectre-class" flaws discovered now and then.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
TSMC admits it can't produce enough AI chips as demand outpaces supply
Posted on Monday October 21, 2024
With AI showing no signs of slowing, TSMC will be ramping up its advanced chip packaging capabilities over the next few years. During its recent earnings call on October 17, the chipmaker revealed that its production capacity for CoWoS packaging technology is set to double year-over-year in both 2024 and 2025.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Intel "Raptor Lake Refresh" mobile CPUs leak with up to 14 cores and 5.8GHz boost speed
Posted on Monday October 21, 2024
According to an X post by noted hardware leaker Jaykihn, Intel is prepping at least seven new mobile processors. Five are part of the Core 200H family, while the other two are in the Core 200U lineup. All are part of the "Raptor Lake Refresh" and not linked architecturally to...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
WinDirStat helps you monitor disk space, gets major update after 19 years
Posted on Monday October 21, 2024
WinDirStat helps you visually monitor disk space usage for files and folders. After 19 years, version 2.0.1 has been released, bringing major improvements and new features.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Mozilla advises Firefox users to update if they want their browser add-ons to keep working
Posted on Monday October 21, 2024
Mozilla is reminding Firefox users that a necessary root certificate expires soon and that older browser versions could become a security and usability nightmare in a few months. Starting March 14, 2025, Firefox versions older than 128 (ESR 115.13) containing the expired certificate will likely cause "significant" issues with add-ons,...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Shipments of OLED monitors are soaring, up 181% this year
Posted on Monday October 21, 2024
The market research firm said new 31.5-inch models are expected to boost adoption, adding that hardware makers like Asus and Samsung are focusing on improved specifications and other bells and whistles to spur sales.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
China's new resistive magnet is 800,000 times stronger than Earth's field
Posted on Monday October 21, 2024
The new record was set on September 22 at the Steady High Magnetic Field Facility (SHMFF) in Hefei, narrowly edging out the previous record of 41.4 tesla held by another resistive magnet at the National High Magnetic Field Lab in Florida since 2017.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Intel could have beaten AMD to 64-bit transition but wrongly chose not to, engineers reveal
Posted on Monday October 21, 2024
Intel had a solution ready to add 64-bit features to the "classic" 32-bit x86 ISA, but the company chose to push forward with the Itanium operation instead. A new snippet of technology history has recently emerged from a year-old Quora discussion. Intel's former "chief x86 architect," Bob Colwell, provides a...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Hyundai wants to eliminate touchscreens entirely with holographic windshield displays
Posted on Monday October 21, 2024
A new concept from Hyundai's parts division, Hyundai Mobis, developed in partnership with optics specialists Zeiss, aims to transform your entire windshield into one massive display. Dubbed the "Holographic Windshield Display," it takes the modest head-up displays we've seen for decades and dramatically expands their scope.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is thinner, lighter and gets larger screens
Posted on Monday October 21, 2024
Samsung might have started the foldable phone revolution, but the company is facing increased competition from the likes of the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold and the OnePlus Open.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »