Chances are good you're running an x64-based operating system, but what does that even mean? I've been writing about technology since 1992. My focus is special projects; I've run PCMag's ...

There are a lot of ways to count, but when it comes to computers there is only binary: 0 and 1. Each one is a considered a "bit." That means for 1-bit computing, you get two possible values; 2-bit ...

Raspberry Pi has been using 64-bit processors for its tiny, low-cost computers since the organization launched the Raspberry Pi 3 in early 2016. But up until now the official Raspberry Pi OS has been ...

You're probably aware that 64-bit and 32-bit versions of your operating system exist, but apart from ascribing to a bigger-is-better philosophy, you may have no idea ...

Build notes leaked on the web of a prerelease version of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard indicate that the software only supports enabling its new 64-bit kernel on certain machines, including the Xserve, ...

The Raspberry Pi Foundation (RPF) has announced that its Raspberry Pi OS, which is designed for its mini DIY computers, is now available in 64-bit. Until now, the operating system was only available ...

The 64-bit version of Raspberry Pi OS is available in two variations -- the Raspberry Pi OS with desktop, which is around 1.1GB in size, and the Raspberry Pi OS Lite, which is around 450MB in size. Do ...

Thinking of upgrading your Mac to 'Snow Leopard?' At just $29 to upgrade from OS X 10.5, the answer to that is probably "yes" if you own an Apple machine. Generally speaking, early reviews have shown ...

I meet an issue by running a Docker image of Rethinkdb (v2.4.1 or v2.4.2) on the latest Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye Kernel version 6.1, 32 bit or 64 bit, Aarch64 architecture), whether this image is ...