Intel mulls a 64-bit future
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 22 May 2023 11:16

Intel mulls a 64-bit future


Makes Monday mornings a lot easier to handle

Chipzilla has released a new whitepaper (spotted by Toms Hardware) where it suggest moving its processor instruction set architecture (ISA) entirely to 64-bit.

Microsoft exec talks 64-bit on Snapdragon
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 06 December 2017 02:47

Microsoft exec talks 64-bit on Snapdragon


Exclusive: 64-bit SDK coming

We had a chance to ask Erin Chappelle,  General Manager of the Windows and Device group of Microsoft, and lead player of Windows 10 on Snapdragon about the lack of 64-bit emulation support at launch.

AMD teases Zen-based Naples processor
Published in Graphics
Monday, 05 September 2016 11:11

AMD teases Zen-based Naples processor


New benchmarks released

AMD is continuing to build up expectations for its new Zen-based Naples proccessor.

AMD set to kill off 32-bit Radeon drivers
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 29 March 2016 14:14

AMD set to kill off 32-bit Radeon drivers


Who needs it?


AMD looks close to killing off support for 32-bit Windows for its Radeon drivers.

Raspberry Pi 3 launches with 64-bit Cortex A53, now available for $35
Published in News


Competition with Pine A64 project heats up


The folks at the Raspberry Pi foundation have just released the third-generation version of their highly popular single-board computer, the Raspberry Pi 3, now complete with a 64-bit ARM Cortex A53 chip to keep up with modern times along with integrated WiFi and Bluetooth this time around.

Firefox windows finally gets 64-bit
Published in News
Wednesday, 16 December 2015 11:21

Firefox windows finally gets 64-bit


Mozilla wakes up

Mozilla has finally delivered a 64-bit version of Firefox.

Firefox close to having 64-bit browser for Windows
Published in News


Just don’t expect it to be easy

For some reason the Mozilla Foundation are unable to get a stable version of Firefox which operates in 64-bit Windows.

Snapdragon 820 Kryo clocks up to 2.2GHz
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 02 September 2015 15:56

Snapdragon 820 Kryo clocks up to 2.2GHz


Twice the performance and power efficiency of Snapdragon 810

Qualcomm has just revealed the clock speed and manufacturing process for its Kryo core. Snapdragon 820 is a 14nm FinFET based quad-core with up to 2.2GHz core clock. 

Phytium 64-core ARM chip announced
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 25 August 2015 09:44

Phytium 64-core ARM chip announced


Excellent Spec CPU2006 scores 

Fudzilla has confirmed the existence of Qualcomm's 64-core based processors in the past and now a Chinese startup, Phytium has some plans to get them into the shops. 

Suse prepares for 64-bit Arm servers
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 16 July 2015 12:44

Suse prepares for 64-bit Arm servers


Expanding hardware programme


Suse wants to speed the development of server systems based on 64-bit ARM processors.