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 ...

Sixty-four-bit computing is here and available to systems builders now. Although recent advances in 32-bit processors have been impressive, the idea of data coursing through 64-bit wide registers at ...

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 ...

I've waited quite some time to take a look at x86-64, because I wasn't too enthused about it when it was first announced. But the more I've read about it, the more I've come around, and at this point ...

SAN MATEO, Calif. — In a bold attempt to leapfrog rival Intel Corp. in the performance race, Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday (Sept. 23) formally introduced a family 64-bit processors for mainstream ...

Microsoft’s main outlet for information on 64-bit Windows computing, this site includes a link for downloading an evaluation copy of the vendor’s first 64-bit operating system, Windows 2000 Advanced ...

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 ...

I've waited quite some time to take a look at x86-64, because I wasn't too enthused about it when it was first announced. But the more I've read about it, the more I've come around, and at this point ...

Touting support from hardware makers and a new crop of hardware drivers, Microsoft this week announced its Windows XP operating system is finally making the move to 64-bit computing. The software ...

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 ...

At Microsoft’s annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in April 2005, Bill Gates predicted that 64-bit hardware, operating systems, and software would “transform the way we work and ...