Operating systems (OS) are the intermediary between computer hardware and software, an essential piece of any digital device. Much like an orchestra conductor, they ensure harmonious communication ...

Or is there no difference at all? I have some admittedly low end hardware, a pair of Netbooks that I have hooked into a large monitor. Both are Intel Atom chips. N270 'Diamondville' single core 1.60 ...

Back in May of 2023, Intel proposed a new 64-bit only "x86S" specification to streamline modern CPUs. The company wanted something to align with how most modern operating systems and apps including ...

Intel has released a whitepaper outlining a way to simplify its CPU architectures by removing legacy 16-bit and 32-bit support, therefore making them 64-bit only. Intel believes this change will lead ...

I guess this is a real thing? https://www.neowin.net/news/intel-w...sed-64-bit-only-cpu-architecture-called-x86s/ I guess so... here's the white paper on Intel's site ...

A new funding effort from RISC OS Open seeks to modernize the operating system for future Arm hardware.… On Friday, RISC OS Open Limited (ROOL), the organization maintaining the FOSS version of the ...