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Sabrent rolls out firmware update for Rocket 4 Plus SSD series
Published in PC Hardware


Fixes several caching and performance issues

Sabrent has released a new firmware update for the Rocket 4 Plus M.2 NVMe SSD series, which addresses some caching and performance issues seen with earlier batches of Rocket 4 Plus SSDs.

Intel has more firmware problems
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 15 January 2018 12:30

Intel has more firmware problems


This time with Active Management Technology

Chipzilla is having a rough time of it, Meltdown and Spectre is causing a PR nightmare, it can’t get trouble-free patches to install and now a new long term bug has been found.

Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 4 firmware accidentally installs to wrong devices
Published in News


Crashes them hard with blue and black screens

Earlier today, Microsoft released the first firmware updates of the year for its latest Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book devices. These were automatic updates that were supposed to add battery charging enhancements, a more accurate fingerprint sensor driver, and support for Microsoft’s Surface Pen on the Surface Pro 4 device.

New Samsung 840 EVO firmware fix coming later this month
Published in Cloud


To feature "periodic refresh"

While Samsung already patched its 840 EVO firmware earlier last year, it appears that it took a bit longer to fix the read performance degradation problem, but the new fix should be available later this month.

Monday, 03 November 2014 09:22

New PS4 2.00 firmware has issues

Reports of problems with Rest Mode

Friday, 31 October 2014 13:32

PS4 firmware update is pants, admits Sony

Starts investigation

Thursday, 20 June 2013 10:41

Sony pulls 4.45 PS3 firmware update



Reports of boot failures once updated

Thursday, 25 October 2012 09:31

PS3 hacked again

ps3 slim

Custom firmware & security keys released

Thursday, 30 August 2012 08:18

Latest Vita firmware adds new drama

Sony NGP logo

Another Sony undocumented feature

Tuesday, 24 April 2012 08:45

Nintendo to release 3DS firmware

nintendo grey

New version on track for release this week