Cloudflare claims to have blocked huge DDoS attack
Published in News


Peaked under 2 Tbps

Cloudflare claims to have blocked a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at just under 2 Tbps.

Microsoft cuts x64 emulation in Windows 10
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Wednesday, 17 November 2021 12:44

Microsoft cuts x64 emulation in Windows 10


Now only possible in Windows 11

Software King of the World Microsoft has confirmed that x64 emulation will no longer be offered in future Windows 10 Insider Preview builds (or release builds).

Sweeney calls for universal app store
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 17 November 2021 12:41

Sweeney calls for universal app store


He will even run it if it stops Apple

The CEO of Epic Games Tim Sweeney has called for a universal app store that works across all platforms which will "stop Apple." 

Qualcomm does not need Apple any more
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Tuesday, 16 November 2021 12:51

Qualcomm does not need Apple any more


Free at last

While for a while Qualcomm’s fortune increased with that of Apple, but now Wall Street thinks the company has broken free.

It is the 50th anniversary of the Intel 4004 microprocessor
Published in PC Hardware


The world changed

Yesterday was the 50th birthday of the the Intel 4004 microprocessor, which was the first computer chip carved onto silicon.

Questions are starting to be asked about Apple’s ID programme
Published in Mobiles


Why are US states spending tax payer money to give citizen data to Apple?

Fruity cargo cult Apple appears to be on a money spinner – it is getting tax payers money to run a service where government departments give it personal data of millions of citizens.

New rowhammer is a hacker’s dream
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 16 November 2021 12:41

New rowhammer is a hacker’s dream


Non-uniform patterns cause RAM to bitflip

A new flavour of row hammer can bypass all mitigations that are deployed inside DRAM.

Chipzilla finds two high-severity vulnerabilities
Published in PC Hardware


Wide range of processor families

Intel has disclosed two high-severity vulnerabilities that affect a wide range of Intel processor families, allowing threat actors and malware to gain higher privilege levels on the device.

Tame Apple Press realises Jobs’ Mob software is pants
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Universe is tanking

The Tame Apple Press is starting to realise that Apple’s software is rubbish and is holding the company back.

Asus and Gigabyte provide support for Ryzen 5000 series support
Published in PC Hardware


A320 users have an upgrade path

Asus and Gigabyte have enabled Ryzen 5000 series support on many of their A320 boards.