Right now, 64-bit apps and operating systems are becoming the norm, rather than the exception, for Windows users. Microsoft stopped offering 32-bit versions of Windows to its PC OEM partners in 2020.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Microprocessors will make a fresh push toward 64 bits this week, both on the desktop and in embedded systems. IBM Corp. will detail at the Microprocessor Forum here its first 64-bit ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Putting the squeeze on Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and others in the marketplace, Intel Corp. today (June 30) rolled out its latest 32- and 64-bit processors for high-end ...

It seems like the chip war between Intel and ARM is slowly winding down, at least for the time being. Intel for decades has doggedly sworn by chips based on its homegrown x86 architecture, but the ...

Would you believe that you can take a relatively-modern Intel or AMD computer and install regular old MS-DOS on it? Well, you can (depending somewhat on the machine). Doing so will utterly waste the ...

The new server CPU, code-named Montecito, will be platform and software-compatible with current 64-bit chips, said Michael Fister, vice president and general manager of Intel's Enterprise Platforms ...

Wide buses, sophisticated pipelines, and large caches help high-end processors handle hundreds of threads. Smaller transistors and larger die sizes are radically changing the way 64-bit processors are ...

The term x86-64v3 is once again a discussion point for Linux users, sparking curiosity and questions about its relevance to the platform. But what is it, why does it matter to Linux, and what is all ...

Various reports have indicated that Google may be discontinuing the Nexus 7 tablet line this year, in favor of a new 8-inch Nexus 8 tablet that could be launched alongside Android 4.5 at some point ...

Round 1...<BR><BR>I'm curious about the compatibility between the two implementations of 64-bit IA-32: AMD64 and IA-32e (Intel's 64-bit) Both can execute legacy IA-32 ...