Remember the Spectre CPU vulnerability that reared its head for the first time in 2017? Variant 2 of Spectre is back, and as such, Microsoft has published guidance about the mitigation.
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Intel Wireless Bluetooth Driver 23.40.0 is out with Bluetooth LE improvements in various scenarios. It is now available for download on supported systems with 64-bit Windows 11 and 10.
AMD and Intel modern processors just got big boosts in performance thanks to various implementations of AES-XTX that help in disk encryption. For example, Windows BitLocker uses AES-XTX-128.
A number of PC gamers with high-end Intel 13th and 14th Core i9 CPUs have been reporting that the PCs are crashing while running certain games like Fortnite, Alan Wake 2, and others.
Intel has released a new Wi-Fi driver for PCs with Windows 10 and 11. Version 23.40.0 is now available for download with fixes for blue screens of death, yellow exclamation in Device Manager and more.
Intel released its Gaudi 3 AI chip. The new chip promises more than 2x power efficiency and 50% faster performance than NVIDIA's H100. Intel claims the chip can run applications at a lower cost.
Right now, Amazon is offering both the 13th-generation Intel Core i9-13900K and 13900KF processors at all-time low prices: the i9-13900K is $479.99, and the i9-13900KF is $476.99.
Intel has announced the next version of its Intel Xe Super Sampling graphics technology, XeSS 1.3. The company claims it will boost frame rates in PC games and improve visual effects as well.
Intel has updated PresentMon to version 2.0.0 bringing non-zero average static, and histogram plots for better visual representation of data, and other features. Read on for release notes.
Intel has reported significant losses of $7 billion in its foundry business attributed to its poor decisions in the past, slow adoption of chip-making technologies, and increased competitiveness.
Intel's new Game On WHQL graphics driver is out under version 31.0.101.5382. The latest release brings fixes for Horizon Forbidden West, Starfield, and 3DMark Speed Way for supported GPUs and CPUs.
After months of advocating the Copilot on its devices and even launching a dedicated Copilot button, Microsoft has solid plans for OEMs to make AI PC-branded devices, as revealed by Intel.
Intel has announced it has launched the AI PC Developer Program, which is designed to help smaller PC software developers make apps that will work with new "AI PCs" like the Intel Core Ultra CPU.
Microsoft confirms that the recent Windows Terminal block experienced by users on older CPUs (without SSE4.2) was not on purpose, and it has urged folks not to indulge in conspiracy theories.
A new report says the government of China has begun enforcing a recently passed law that bans the purchase of Intel and AMD chips, along with Microsoft's software products, for government PCs.
Intel 31.0.101.5379 non-WHQL beta driver is out with fixes, a lot of performance improvements, and support for Diablo IV Ray Tracing Update, Dragon's Dogma 2, Horizon Forbidden West, and more.
AMD has got an enticing discount on the popular Ryzen 7 7800X3D, considered the best gaming CPU. If you are not a fan of AMD though, you can also grab Intel's 12th Gen i7-12700K deals.
Intel has officially announced a new flagship processor with the KS suffix, which usually indicates top-tier chips. The new Core i9-14900KS offers "record-breaking" 6.2GHz clocks out of the box.
The Intel NUC 11 is a powerful mini PC that includes a 2.5GbE LAN port, among other things. This solid option for an HTPC or a full desktop replacement is now available for less than half of its MSRP.
During the revelation of Intel's 12th Gen CPUs, Microsoft claimed that users would see the true benefit of the hybrid CPUs on Windows 11. However, the kernel has revealed why that hasn't happened.
Following the recent changes in CPU instruction set requirements in Windows 11, Microsoft revised the list of officially supported chips. The latest addition includes CPUs from Intel but not AMD.
Intel has launched Altera as an independent company which will focus on FPGA hardware. While Altera is a separate company, Intel will hold a majority stake in the company so it'll be influential.
Intel has released a new Wi-Fi driver under version 23.30.0. It resolves bugs causing blue screens of death, Miracast issues, the "No Network Found" error, and other instabilities.
Intel has announced during Mobile World Congress 2024 that its recent Core Ultra mobile CPUs with AI-based NPUs will be available for enterprise notebook customers with the vPro platform.
Intel released a new Bluetooth driver for Windows 10 and 11. Version 23.30.0 improves connectivity with Dual Sense gamepads and stability when waking up a computer from sleep or hibernation.
Intel has released the new WHQL graphics driver 31.0.101.5333 for its Arc A-Series GPUs and its Intel Core Ultra CPUs with integrated Arc GPUs. The new drivers include higher FPS for many DX11 games.
Microsoft is seemingly introducing a new Windows 11 requirement on version 24H2 for older CPUs and it can not be bypassed. A similar change was, perhaps inadvertently, pushed to Visual C++ as well.
There may be a bug or an issue on Intel CPUs, especially those belonging to the 13th Gen and packing many cores. The bug is leading to BSOD or crashes while gaming with an "out of video memory" error.
Intel Foundry, the new name for Intel Foundry Services, was announced today. It's already secured Microsoft as a customer, and it will make a Microsoft-designed chip via the Intel 18A process.
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Intel has been caught in the past trying to make its CPU appear faster or trying to make rival CPUs appear slower. That accusation is back again on Team Blue and AMD is not the one accusing.
Intel could be on the verge of bringing another major shift in its architectural design after going big.LITTLE hybrid route. The company is seemingly looking to Hyper-threading on the next-gen.
Intel has released a new non-WHQL driver with support for Nightingale and Pacific Drive. Version 31.0.101.5330 also adds fixes for Starfield and performance improvements for Fortnite and other games.
The Asus ROG Ally is quite impressive as it is powered by the AMD's Ryzen Z1 series of APUs. A head-to-head against MSI's Claw has revealed Intel has to tremendously improve its efficiency,
The first Windows 11 24H2 Insider build was eventful as it brought many new features and improvements while also confirming a shift in CPU ISA support. The next one builds on top of it.
Intel's 14th Gen chips are like overclocked variants of the 13th Gen parts in many instances. The company is soon about to launch its KS part in the form of the 14900KS, whose specs have leaked.
TPM sniffing attacks, which we have covered before, are possible even on modern Intel-powered hardware running the latest Windows 11. Such attacks may however be preventable by Microsoft's Pluton.
Microsoft is reportedly updating the CPU instruction support on Windows 11 with a new "POPCOUNT" instruction, which means systems with very old PCs won't be able to bypass requirements.
Intel has released a pair of new drivers for its discrete graphics cards and Core processors. Versions 31.0.101.5194 and 5252 non-WHQL add support for Skull & Bones, Helldivers 2, and more.
Intel has realized that its 14th Gen desktop parts are a bit over-priced for the performance they offer. As such, the company has slashed that of Core i5-14600K and it is now available at a discount.
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Intel's newer processors featuring the hybrid Big-Bigger core design are set to get a performance boost soon on Windows 11 guest VMs on Linux. An Intel engineer has explained how via a recent patch.
Microsoft's new AI creates super-realistic talking-head deepfakes, and it made Mona Lisa rap
Windows tweaking app WinToys gets a big update with new features and improvements
Windows 10 will soon start nagging you to switch from local account to Microsoft Account
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