Microsoft’s ‘Meltdown’ updates are reportedly bricking AMD PCs

Following reports of unbootable machines, Microsoft has halted updates of its Meltdown and Spectre security patches for AMD computers, according to a support note spotted by the Verge. It made the move after numerous complaints from users who installed the patch and then couldn’t get past the Windows 10 splash screen. “To prevent AMD customers […]

Australia Sues Apple For Bricking iPhones Repaired by Third Parties

Everyone holds up their phones to take photos at London Fashion Week February 2017 (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Apple forbids consumers from taking their iPhones to third parties for repair, and sometimes even bricks phones as punishment. But Australia has said that’s not cool and is suing the tech behemoth. Or, to put it […]