Very petty for intel to put a NDA on this, its not some kind of unreleased test prototype, its a commercial product. Actually seems weird, so these vendors signed a contract stating if the part fails they have to keep their mouths shut?
It is a bit like a car trader refusing to tell you a flaw with a car he is selling to you.
el reg seems to also be the only media outlet I have seen print any stories on the issue, the well known tech establishments like techreport are remaining silent unless I missed something.