Spectre and Meltdown are major design flaws in modern CPUs. While they're present in almost all recent processors, because Intel chips are so widely used, Intel is taking most of the heat for these ...

In an effort to counter the growing dominance of Microsoft’s Windows OS in netbooks, Intel on Tuesday announced a beta version of a Linux OS it has developed for low-cost laptops and mobile devices.

Intel job cuts are leaving vital Linux kernel drivers without official engineering support Orphaned Intel drivers could eventually cause hardware compatibility problems for Linux-based systems ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Now though as a result of Linux kernel improvements since the release of Linux 5.16, the open ...

Troubled Chipzilla’s decision to sack around 24,000 workers has not only left its product lines short-staffed, it has gutted some of the essential work keeping Linux support alive for Intel hardware.

Intel has quietly acquired a German software developer with the aim of bringing fresh life to a key, decades-old Linux kernel project. In a blog post, vice president and general manager of system ...

Why won’t Linux install on modern Lenovo laptops? The discovery of this problem set off a recent firestorm. But contrary to initial speculation, it’s not that Microsoft is forcing Lenovo to block the ...

Linux creator Linux Torvalds has announced the stable Linux kernel version 5.8 release after making it through the final week of development with "no unexpected nasty surprises". As usual, Torvalds ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Linux inventor Linus Torvalds has never been one for diplomacy. He ...