Intel has announced they will not be releasing the Core Ultra 3 versions of Arrow Lake, which were rumored to be the Raptor Lake Refresh. This decision comes after much anticipation and speculation in the tech community. The City of touch-ups has added fuel to the fire with their coverage of this news. In a … Read more
Intel’s upcoming entry-level “Core Ultra 3” desktop CPUs will not be included in the Arrow Lake-S Family, according to a recent report. Instead, the lineup will feature Core Ultra 9, Core Ultra 7, and Core Ultra 5 models under the “Core Ultra 200” name, leaving entry-level users to stick with existing architectures. It is speculated … Read more
The Indirector high-precision branch target injection attacks, discovered by UCSD researchers, target the indirect branch predictor on the latest Intel Alder Lake and Raptor Lake processors. These attacks exploit the intricate structures of the indirect branch predictor (IBP) and branch target buffer (BTB) in high-end Intel CPUs, revealing new insights into their inner workings and … Read more
Security experts have discovered a new method of side-channel attacks on the latest processors, specifically targeting Intel’s Raptor Lake and Alder Lake. The attack, called Indirector, exploits vulnerabilities in the Indirect Branch Predictor (IBP) and Branch Target Buffer (BTB) to bypass chip defenses and access sensitive data. IBP predicts the target addresses of control flow … Read more
AAEON PICO-RAP4, a subsidiary of ASUS, has introduced Pico-ITX single-board computers that are powered by Intel Raptor Lake processors. This new line of computers is designed for embedded systems and features compact and efficient performance. The processors used in these computers are known for high performance and power efficiency. The AAEON PICO-RAP4 computers are equipped … Read more
The new Asus Chromebox 5a is a compact desktop computer powered by up to an Intel Core i7-1355U processor, 32GB of RAM, and PCIe Gen 4×4 storage. It is similar in design to the previous model, the Asus Chromebox 5, but with updated 13th Gen U-series Intel Core chips and changes to the port configuration. … Read more
Cybersecurity firm Eclypsium has uncovered significant security vulnerabilities in the Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware used by various Intel CPU and motherboard vendors across different generations. These vulnerabilities, dubbed “UEFIcanhazbufferoverflow,” are due to an insecure call to the UEFI service “GetVariable,” which could lead to a stack buffer overflow and allow malicious code execution. This kind … Read more
Intel has issued an update on its investigation into the stability issues with its Raptor Lake processors. The company has stated that it is working on an update to address the problem and has advised customers to be cautious when purchasing these processors. The company has not provided a timeline for when the update will … Read more