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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Intel recently announced an extension of warranty support for boxed Intel Core processors, particularly the 13th and 14th Gen desktop processors. This move comes in light of the ongoing crashing issues affecting the Raptor Lake and Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs. The company is urging individuals experiencing “instability symptoms” in prebuilt machines to contact their system
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It is no secret that AMD has been experiencing significant success in the AI chip market. The company reported a substantial increase in sales of its Instinct MI300 AI GPUs, reaching approximately $1 billion in the second quarter of this year. This is a remarkable achievement considering the fact that AMD had virtually no sales
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