Apple Considering Switch Away From Intel For Macs

concealment sends this quote from Bloomberg: “Apple Inc. is exploring ways to replace Intel processors in its Mac personal computers with a version of the chip technology it uses in the iPhone and iPad, according to people familiar with the company’s research. Apple engineers have grown confident that the chip designs used for its mobile devices will one day be powerful enough to run its desktops and laptops, said three people with knowledge of the work, who asked to remain anonymous because the plans are confidential. Apple began using Intel chips for Macs in 2005.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Microsoft Escapes Kaspersky's Top 10 Vulnerabilities List

An anonymous reader writes “Security firm Kaspersky has released its latest IT Threat Evolution report. There were some interesting findings in the report, as always, but the most interesting thing that stuck out was all the way at the bottom: ‘Microsoft products no longer feature among the Top 10 products with vulnerabilities. This is because the automatic updates mechanism has now been well developed in recent versions of Windows OS.'” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Microsoft Escapes Kaspersky's Top 10 Vulnerabilities List