Q: Will 64-bit computing eventually replace 32-bit, or will they continue to coexist? Can files be shared and backed-up between 32-bit and 64-bit computers? Should consumers be targeting 64-bit for ...

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.

A friend came by the other day. He is planning to buy a new laptop and he wanted my advice. He’s an avid gamer and wants to get the fastest machine he can afford. He travels several months out of the ...

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 ...

Erik Lustig's mom called him recently in a bit of a panic. She'd been in a retail store shopping for a computer and the sales guy asked her whether she wanted a 32-bit computer or a 64-bit computer, ...

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 ...

For status-conscious PC owners, it’s time to toss the Pentium. A new 64-bit Athlon CPU from AMD was dubbed the “fastest ever” last month by PC World magazine. Racing a few AMD-equipped computers ...

So we've got these 64-bit CPUs . . . Selling personal computers often has as much to do with marketing as it does technology. Intel realized this a few years ago when they made some architectural ...

Some people build their own computer to play games, while others play games to build their own computer. Minecraft is the prime candidate for the latter, and while you can certainly arrange the blocks ...

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 ...

Microprocessors that handle data in 64-bit rather than 32-bit chunks are billed as the next big leap for personal computers - a development so tremendous that it will re-ignite the industry's sales, ...