With more chips and choices than ever, it can be downright puzzling to pick the right laptop processor. We make sense of the latest mobile CPUs to help you land the best notebook for your budget.

QUESTION: I’m in the market for a new computer. Which processor I should be considering? ANSWER: The processor plays an important role in any computer, but the deciding factor is what you plan to do ...

The first step toward finding out if your computer's processor is dead is to see what happens right after you power it on. This is because many motherboards issue a series of beeps in different ...

Your computer's processor largely determines the value of your system, as the processor shows when your computer was built and how powerful it is. All major operating systems include programs that ...

If you're running Linux on 30-plus year old hardware, lend me your ears: in recent weeks the Linux kernel has been updated to no longer support Intel 486 and 586 processors. Here's why it's happening, ...