Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. hopes to one-up industry giant Intel Corp. with its new 64-bit microprocessor for PCs. Introduced yesterday, the Athlon 64 is the first 64-bit chip used in ...

Apple Computer has recently received praise for its iTunes music service. But its new Power Mac G5 computers, which went on sale in stores Monday, will probably have a much larger impact on the world ...

In the wake of Tuesday’s iPhone event, you’ve likely heard the news that iOS 7 and its core apps have been ported to 64-bit, and Apple’s new iPhone 5s now has a 64-bit “A7” system-on-chip (SoC) inside ...

SAN MATEO, Calif. — A handful of prominent vendors are about to heave 64-bit microprocessor cores into the embedded-systems market. Though SuperH, MIPS Technologies and Toshiba would like nothing more ...

ARM has introduced its first 64-bit microprocessor architecture, ARMv8, which should enable wider use of ARM chips in servers and other enterprise equipment and turn up the competitive heat on Intel.

Although the 64-bit x86 architectures from AMD and Intel are almost identical, in some cases programs written for one chipset may not run properly on the other, according to a report issued Monday by ...

Intel Corp. is expected today to unveil 64-bit versions of its Xeon microprocessor for server computers. During its developer forum in February, the Santa Clara firm said it would follow its rival ...

Intel Corp.’s announcement last week that it would incorporate 64-bit extensions into the forthcoming “Nacona” version of its 32-bit Xeon microprocessors was an abrupt, but not unexpected, about-face ...

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 ...

At the Microprocessor Forum in San Jose, Calif., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) Monday disclosed details about its next-generation 64-bit microprocessor, code-named “Hammer.” Hammer is expected to ...