Intel begins rolling out updated patches for Spectre flaws in Skylake, Kaby Lake, and Coffee Lake processors, after first patches caused some systems to crash
Peter Bright / Ars Technica :
Intel admits Spectre and Meltdown patches also affect newer Skylake and Kaby Lake chips, with performance impact between 2% and 25%, promises fix next week
Intel has revealed that even its newer CPUs are affected by the frequent reboot problems brought about by the Spectre/Meltdown patches.
Intel unveils 8th Gen Intel Core processors based on an updated “Kaby Lake refresh” architecture, claims 40% performance boost over earlier gen
No Coffee Lake or Cannonlake here; these are doubled up Kaby Lake parts. — The first “8th generation” Intel Core processors roll out today …
Debian Linux dev reveals Intel Skylake and Kaby Lake processors have hyper-threading bug, which can lead to erratic system behavior including data loss, freezes
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet :
Teardown of new 4K 21.5-inch iMac reveals removable RAM and a modular CPU, a Kaby Lake processor that's not soldered onto the logic board
iFixit has published a teardown of the new 4K 21.5-inch iMac, which reveals that - surprisingly - Apple's smallest all-in-one desktop machine …
Apple updates iMacs with Kaby Lake chips, 43% brighter displays, more storage and memory, two Thunderbolt 3 ports, shipping today starting at $1,099
Harrison Weber / VentureBeat :
Apple updates MacBooks and MacBook Pros with Kaby Lake processors; new low-end 13-inch MacBook Pro SKU with function keys and 128GB storage costs $1,299
Tim Hardwick / MacRumors :
Microsoft unveils new Surface Pro with 13.5 hour battery life, Kaby Lake, optional 4G LTE; preorders open today starting at $799, ships June 15 in 26 countries
Available on June 15th starting at $799 — Microsoft is launching a new Surface Pro today, and it's dropping its numbering scheme as a result.
Sources: Apple will update its laptop lineup at WWDC, planning MacBook Pro with Kaby Lake and faster chips for MacBook and MacBook Air
Refreshed MacBooks could win back disappointed loyalists — Announcement expected at developers conference in June — Apple Inc. plans to announce …
Intel patches remote exploit that affects chips from 2008-2017 with Active Management Technology option enabled
Nehalem through Kaby all remotely and locally hackable — Every Intel platform from Nehalem to Kaby Lake has a remotely exploitable security hole.