Intel will kill off legacy BIOS support in favor of UEFI by 2020

Intel will kill off legacy BIOS support in favor of UEFI by 2020

Intel has announced that it will stop supporting the PC BIOS by 2020.
AMI BIOS Source Code and UEFI Signing Key Found on Public FTP Server

AMI BIOS Source Code and UEFI Signing Key Found on Public FTP Server

The source code of different versions of AMI firmware and a unique UEFI signing test key were found on an unsecured FTP server. As such, such a security leak may have grave implications for desktop systems that feature motherboards that operate on the AMI UEFI BIOS.
Paragon Hard Disk Manager 12 Now Supports Windows 8

Paragon Hard Disk Manager 12 Now Supports Windows 8

Paragon has announced that its Hard Disk Manager 12 software is now fully compatible with Windows 8. The update also adds Storage Spaces support, a new UEFI-Switch, and Boot Media Builder features.
Windows 8 Security Feature Could Prevent Systems from Dual-Booting with Linux

Windows 8 Security Feature Could Prevent Systems from Dual-Booting with Linux

Too much of a good thing may be a hindrance as Windows 8's secure-boot functionality could prevent some users from running both Windows and Linux.
Windows 8 Boot Experience Spruced Up

Windows 8 Boot Experience Spruced Up

Windows 8 dramatically changes the boot experience, removing all those gibberish text that doesn't mean anything to 99% of the population.