Hardware

At this year’s Def Con event, attendees were in for a unique surprise when they received their badges. Instead of a simple piece of plastic, the badge was more of a Tamagochi-Gameboy-cross, equipped with a screen, speakers, and a Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller. These badges are specifically designed to be hacked, modded, and repurposed, making
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Recently, security researchers uncovered a critical vulnerability in almost all AMD CPUs, posing a significant threat to the security of these processors. Dubbed as ‘Sinkclose’, this flaw allows attackers with kernel-level access to manipulate SMM settings within the chip, potentially leading to the installation of undetectable malware. The vulnerability was first identified by Enrique Nissim
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The latest figures from Mercury Research have shed light on the ongoing battle between Intel and AMD in the CPU market. AMD has managed to gain significant year-on-year market share from Intel in desktop, laptop, and server segments. Intel, on the other hand, has experienced a slight increase in total x86 chip market share, largely
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The upcoming Intel 15th Gen (codename Arrow Lake) processors have been a topic of discussion lately, with rumors suggesting that they will offer significant improvements in efficiency. According to reports from a recent Intel-Asus conference, these new processors are expected to have “at least 100 W lower power consumption while maintaining high frequencies.” This would
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