Intel: Meltdown and Spectre patches to be released this month
Performance will be affected, admitted CEO Brian Krzanich, although that will be dependent on workload

Brian Krzanich, the CEO of Intel, has promised patches for 'Meltdown' and 'Spectre' exploits covering all hardware by the end of January. Krzanich made the claim during the keynote to the CES trade...
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