Sentences with phrase «x86 processor architecture»
A design flaw in the x86 processor architecture dating back almost two decades could allow attackers to install a rootkit in the low - level firmware of computers, a security researcher said Thursday.
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Design flaw in Intel processors opens door to rootkits, researcher says A design flaw in the x86 processor architecture dating back almost two decades could allow attackers to install a rootkit in the low - level firmware of computers, a security researcher said Thursday.
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If Apple were to once again revert to producing its own chips, it would mean switching from the x86 instruction set at the heart of Intel processors to the ARM architecture, which has become the standard for smartphone chips.
It would be impossible to put Windows Phone or Windows RT on the Dell Venue 8 Pro because the Atom processor has an x86 architecture and the two aforementioned operating systems require an ARM processor.
The problem exists in all processors dating back to at least 2011 from Intel and AMD (x86), and those manufactured by Samsung, Qualcomm, and others based on ARM's mobile processor architecture.