CPUs that process 64 bits as a single unit, compared to 8, 16 or 32. Today's desktop and laptop computers are mostly 64-bit machines; however, there are countless 32-bit, 16-bit and 8-bit ...

Although AMD and Apple are hot on the trail of 64-bit chips for desktops, Intel won't go down that path for years, say top researchers at the company. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET ...

San Jose, Calif. – Consumers will get their hands on 64-bit computers — that much is certain. The only question is when. A panel of industry heavyweights Wednesday gathered here at the Platform ...

Advanced Micro Devices wants to give you something Intel can't. The chipmaker unveiled its Athlon 64 processor on Tuesday at a San Francisco event hosted by CEO Hector Ruiz. Along with added ...

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. hopes to one-up industry giant Intel Corp. this week with a 64-bit microprocessor for PCs. When AMD unveils the Athlon 64 on Tuesday, it will be the first 64-bit ...

Intel CEO Craig Barrett officially reversed his company’s long-standing stance that 64-bit computer processors have no place in consumer PCs, with the announcement on Feb. 17 that Intel will introduce ...

An operating system that is designed to work in a computer that processes 64 bits at a time. Most personal computers today are 64-bit, and mobile devices are expected to begin using 64-bit CPUs in the ...

SAN FRANCISCO — IBM Corp. and Apple Computer Inc. today (June 23) jointly introduced what the companies claim is the world's first 64-bit desktop processor. The new PowerPC G5 is based on IBM's ...

When it comes to operating systems, the distinction between 32-bit and 64-bit versions plays a significant role in how your PC performs and handles tasks. The terms "32-bit" and "64-bit" refer to the ...

Earlier this year I wrote about Pale Moon, a version of Mozilla’s popular Firefox browser that’s optimized for extra speed on Windows. Besides its focus on speed, another interesting difference in ...

Windows/Mac/Linux (All platforms): Free and open-source virtualization tool VirtualBox recently released a 2.0 version that includes a few major upgrades. Most importantly, 2.0 supports running 64-bit ...