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Intel Impacted by new SWAPGS Speculative Execution Attack

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Researchers over at Bitdefender have uncovered a new side-channel attack which impacts Intel x86 processors. This new Speculative Execution attack is called SWAPGS, and has been designated the CVE-2019-1125 name. 

Bitdefender has claimed that it has “worked with Intel for more than a year” before publically disclosing this new attack, stating that “the SWAPGS Attack affects newer Intel CPUs that use speculative execution”. Red Hat has additionally claimed that vulnerability applies to x86-64 systems which use “either Intel or AMD processors”. 

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Samsung Galaxy A10e Review – The Best $99 No Contract Android Phone

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The Samsung Galaxy A10e is the best $99 prepaid / No contract android phone that I’ve ever had the pleasure of testing! If you are on a budget and need a new Android phone defiantly think about picking up the A10e.
In this video I take a look at the $99 Boost mobile version of the Samsung Galaxy S10e then run some benchmarks test some native android games like PubG and Minecraft test out the 8MP camera and finally see how this android phone handles emulation like PPSSPP for PSP Redream for Dreamcast and Mupen64 plus FZ for N64.

Flirc Case For The Raspberry Pi 4 – The Best Pi4 Case! – First Look And Thermal Testing

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The new Flirc case for the Raspberry pi 4 is here and it doesn’t disappoint! In my opinion, the Flirc case is and has been the Best Case for the Raspberry Pi 2 3 3b+ and now the Pi4. In this video, I take a look at the Raspberry pi 4 version of the Flic case from assembly to thermal testing.
With its sleek design and passive cooling capabilities, this is a must-have for any Raspberry Pi fan.

Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Common Components

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As we’ve remarked in these pages before, oftentimes some of the best engineering around is invisible, hidden inside black boxes of one sort or the other. If the black box is sufficiently important in some way, professional forensic and reverse engineers can be employed to crack it open and reveal its secrets. But what about more humble items, such as the apparently unremarkable components that make up everyday electronics? Who cares enough to take the trouble to look inside them?

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ThinkTiny Is a Micro ThinkPad-Inspired Notebook

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In the world of notebook computers, one of the most iconic designs is the ThinkPad by IBM/Lenovo. These ‘ThinkTanks’ have a reputation for being reliable, but they tend to prioritize usability over being extremely small. Not so with the ‘ThinkTiny’ by Paul Klinger. His device can sit comfortably between the fingerprint ID and the ThinkPad logo on the real thing’s keyboard panel.

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This Wristwatch Has Some of the Tiniest Freeform Circuitry We’ve Seen

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Wristwatches these days mostly come in two varieties: smartwatches that are basically just smartphones with a strap, and expensive fashion watches intended to be stylish. If you’re interested in the latter, you’re probably out of luck unless your style is either “mob boss” or “CEO with something to prove.” Mile’s Skeleton Watch, on the other hand, is a freeform circuit sculpture that is totally geek chic.

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