OOPS! Microsoft accidentally bricks AMD PCs with Spectre Patch

A recently-issued Windows security update designed to deal with the Spectre processor vulnerability is more Maxwell Smart than James Bond, users say. The patch inadvertently bricked some computers running AMD chips, with the machines reportedly unable to boot past the Windows logo. Complaints began appearing in Microsoft’s Answers forum last week, as noted by The […]

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Apple faces over 24 lawsuits over slowing down old iPhones

“Apple now faces over two dozen lawsuits around the world that either accuse the company of intentionally slowing down older iPhones, or at least of failing to disclose power management changes it made starting in iOS 10.2.1,” Joe Rossignol reports for MacRumors. “The lawsuits include 23 class action complaints in the United States, with the […]

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