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Gigabyte teases customizable, high-res UEFI for Haswell motherboards
- Intel isn’t the only company working hard to prepare new products for the next-generation Haswell platform. Gigabyte is working to revamp their UEFI on Haswell motherboards and judging from a teaser shot that recently found its way to Facebook, there…
AMI BIOS source code and UEFI signing key found on public FTP
- The source code and unique UEFI signing test key for firmware developed by American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) has been discovered on an FTP server in Taiwan. What makes the news especially damning is that the sensitive data was allegedly stored…
Microsoft under fire in Europe over Windows 8 UEFI Secure Boot
- Fresh from a €561 million fine for failing to comply with a previous antitrust agreement, Microsoft is once again being targeted in Europe over their allegedly anti-competitive business practices. This time the complaint focuses on Microsoft’s implementation of UEFI Secure…
Windows 8 removes need for 'F8' key, advanced boot menu redesigned
- On Microsoft's MSDN blog, the company has revealed in great detail some of the changes we can expect to see to boot options inherent in Windows 8. Most notably, gone are the days of tapping F8 repeatedly. Also gone is…
Weekend tech reading: ARM-based Win 8 devices block other OSes
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At the beginning of December, we warned the Copyright Office that operating system vendors would use UEFI secure boot anticompetitively, by colluding with hardware partners to exclude alternative operating systems. As Glyn Moody points out, Microsoft has wasted no time in revising...
Microsoft responds to Windows 8's secure boot requirement concerns
- Microsoft has provided more information regarding its plans for secure boot support in Windows 8, responding to concerns that the move might block users from dual-booting Linux or older versions of Windows. In a nutshell, the company explains that it…
Windows 8 security feature could block dual-booting Linux
- Microsoft's new secure-boot functionality in Windows 8 could prevent some users from running both Windows and Linux on their pre-built PCs, according multiple reports. Red Hat developer Matthew Garrett blogged about the possible lockout scenario a couple of days ago,…
Asus motherboard with UEFI demoed on video
- An Asus Sandy Bridge motherboard with a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) has been demonstrated on video, thanks to Sweclockers. You don't need to speak Swedish to understand that leaks like this are important to geeks everywhere, and especially those…
UEFI to start dominating BIOS in 2011, slash PC boot time
- One of the oldest pieces of computer technology still widely used today is on its way out, to be replaced by a more efficient alternative. The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) will be succeeded by Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) next…
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