Microsoft withdraws Spectre and Meltdown patch that’s borking AMD machines
As we look forward to the ‘Skyfall’ and ‘Casino Royale’ vulnerabilities
Chris Merriman 09 January 2018
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3024061/microsofts-withdraws-spectre-and-meltdown-patch-thats-borking-amd-machines
If your computer runs on AMD processor (instead of Intel) and has Windows 10, you might want to delay the anti-virus installation.
MICROSOFT HAS POINTED the finger of blame in the direction of AMD after update designed to protect against the recent Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities started bricking machines using the company’s processors.
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more on Meltdown and Spectre in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=spectre
Dell and Microsoft sponsored.
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What Microsoft is getting right with tablets–seamless synching between devices, more computing power, and accessories–and why Apple should go there too.
“The iPad is nearly 5 years old. That product, ever since, has continued to ride a thin dividing line between iPhones and Macs: mobile, and computers.
…Will there be both a 12-inch iPad and a 12-inch MacBook Air in 2015? If so, how will they co-exist? Could they be meant for different customers?
…the iPad needs a change. It needs something to ignite interest. It needs a few new ideas.
Microsoft — with its hardware, and with its upcoming Windows 10 operating system — is actually blazing a bold trail. One that Apple may actually be able to learn from.”
http://www.cnet.com/news/where-the-ipad-should-go-next-look-toward-windows-10/