The OpenBSD project announced today plans to disable support for Intel CPU hyper-threading due to security concerns regarding the theoretical threat of more “Spectre-class bugs.” Source: OpenBSD Disables Intel CPU Hyper-Threading Due to Security Concerns
Source: ‘Snapdragon 1000’ chip may be designed for PCs from the ground up
June 25, 2018
Apple admits its computers are broken
Eight months after a surge of complaints, Apple announced a repair program for its flawed MacBooks and MacBook Pros. Source: Apple admits its computers are broken
If you have a Pentium III, for example, you may no longer be able to install Win7 Monthly Rollups or Security-only patches, in spite of Microsoft’s promise to support you until January 2020. It’s all about SSE2 and some retroactively fudged documentation. Will anybody notice? Source: Microsoft quietly cuts off Win7 support for older Intel computers
June 12, 2018
On The Sad State of Macintosh Hardware
Apple badly needs to update the Mac lineup both now, and more consistently in the future. Source: On The Sad State of Macintosh Hardware