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Microsoft releases another security update against ‘Spectre’

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San Francisco, Jan 29 (IANS) Microsoft has released another security patch against “Spectre Variant 2” bug found on Intel chips.

Intel has reported issues with recently released microcode meant to address “Spectre variant 2” termed as “CVE 2017-5715 Branch Target Injection”.

Intel noted that this microcode can cause “higher than expected reboots and other unpredictable system behaviour,” adding that situations like this may result in “data loss or corruption”.

“While Intel tests, updates and deploys new microcode, we are making available an out of band update ‘KB4078130’ that specifically disables only the mitigation against CVE-2017-5715 – Branch target injection vulnerability,” Microsoft wrote on its support page on Sunday.

“Our own experience is that system instability can in some circumstances cause data loss or corruption. In our testing this new update has been found to prevent the behaviour described,” Microsoft said.

Microsoft is also offering a new option – available for advanced users on impacted devices – to manually disable and enable the mitigation against Spectre Variant 2 (CVE 2017-5715) independently via registry setting changes.

“There are no known reports to indicate that this Spectre variant 2 (CVE 2017-5715 ) has been used to attack customers,a Microsoft said.

After chip-maker Intel confirmed a potential security flaw in its chips, Microsoft issued emergency updates to supported versions of Windows earlier this month.

Intel Corp had confirmed two security flaws — “Meltdown and “Spectre” — in its Chips that were vulnerable to hacking.

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich later allayed fears of any data breach.

Addressing the gathering at his keynote address at the “CES 2018” earlier this month, Krzanich said: “Our primary goal has been to keep our customers safe. We have not received any information that these exploits have been used to obtain customers’ data.

The Intel CEO urged everyone to patch their systems as soon as these are available.

–IANS
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Apple is giving a huge discount on its gadgets: Details inside

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If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.

The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.

Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.

 

Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13 

Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.

If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.

Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)

Features of Apple iPhone 13 

The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.

The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.

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