COMMENTARY--Unlike most areas of the technology business, 64-bit computing has somehow remained immune to the forces of commodity competition. Most 64-bit systems have historically been tied to ...

SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. today will ring in what it calls the third decade of Windows with the launch of 64-bit versions of the operating system for desktop computers and servers. Microsoft Chairman ...

Of course, Apple hopped on the 64-bit bandwagon back in June 2003 when it announced the Power Macintosh G5. This week's Mac.Ars asks why 64-bit computing matters and what Apple needs to do with its 64 ...

SEATTLE--The shift to 64-bit computing on the desktop is nearly here, or so says Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. By the end of next year, virtually all of Advanced Micro Devices' processors will be ...

IT is rediscovering a simple but nearly forgotten principle: Throughput and capacity are everything. It hardly matters how fast the processor is if, like a Ferrari in city traffic, it bogs down every ...

The promise of 64-bit computing in PC desktops and servers has grabbed lots of attention lately, particularly as leading players in the market increase the pace of new products that use the technology ...

Microsoft Corp. fleshed out its road map for transitioning customers to 64-bit computing and unveiled updates to several of its management and server products at its IT Forum 2005 conference in ...

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 ...

Microsoft fleshed out its road map for transitioning customers to 64-bit computing and unveiled updates to several of its management and server products at its IT Forum 2005 conference in Barcelona on ...