Intel is set to release Nocona, a server chip that adds 64-bit power to its current x86 line of processors. The planned move further blurs the distinction between Intel's high-end server processor ...

This chip ran at the same clock speed as the front ... was to form the bedrock of Intel's 64-bit plans. AMD's x86-compatible version of 64-bit computing preserved perfect 32-bit compatibility.

It will make some apps a bit faster, otherwise ... what Apple did was move their custom ARM-based system-on-a-chip processors to 64-bits so that someday you could have iPads and iPhones with ...

The biggest factor on AMD's side is that the company is not expected to charge computer makers substantially more for the Athlon 64 than they would have to pay Intel for a comparable 32-bit chip.

This makes it Qualcomm's first 64-bit ARM SoC. The Snapdragon 410 will ... formats in the hands of higher-end chips. Finally, the chip will support LTE connectivity courtesy of a baked-in MSM9x25 ...

The desktop and laptop side of the business offer useful examples here. AMD shipped the first consumer 64-bit chip in 2003. Ten years later, the majority of gamers -- 53.96% -- have 4GB of RAM or ...

Earlier this month, the company said that it was re-evaluating the launch date for the chip. The company has indicated that its main priority right now is the new 64-bit Opteron processor for servers.

In an unusual role reversal, Intel Corp. on Tuesday said the chip giant will follow the path of its much smaller archrival, Advanced Micro Devices, and start selling 64-bit microprocessors for low ...

and Apple’s new iPhone 5s now has a 64-bit “A7” system-on-chip (SoC) inside. You might have also heard that it’s just a marketing stunt; a cynical attempt to wow consumers into buying ...

With 64-bit, computers can address larger amounts of ... ARM licenses processor architectures and designs to mobile chip companies such as Nvidia, Samsung, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments.

Apple is the first to squeeze a 64-bit processor into a consumer smartphone from a top-tier vendor. It "is the world's first consumer ARM based [system-on-a-chip] with 64-bit support," wrote Anand ...

It didn’t provide details about the chip but it’s almost certainly based on an ARM design like its predecessors. ARM announced a 64-bit version of its chip design in 2011, the ARMv8, and said ...