They let developers create software that supports 64-bit x86 chips--important in making the new generation of chips useful.

In a move that has a significant part of the internet flashing back to the innocent days of 2001 when Intel launched its Itanium architecture as a replacement for the then 32-bit only x86 architect… ...

The proposed x86S CPU architecture from Intel would ditch support for 32-bit apps and operating systems entirely in favor of 64-bit software, but it could support older apps with virtualization.

Intel has revealed that it is developing a new CPU architecture ' x86S '. Support for 32-bit has been abolished in x86S, and speedup is expected by omitting useless processing. Envisioning a ...

Although the 64-bit x86 architectures from AMD and Intel are almost identical, in some cases programs written for one chipset may not run properly on the other, according to a report issued Monday by ...

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.

The Pentium 4 6xx-series sees Intel finally entering 64-bit desktop CPU market. The new chips also offer improved power management (EIST) and memory overflow protection (XD bit).

Intel, meanwhile, resisted such a move, trying to spur the market for its new 64-bit architecture, known as Itanium.

Intel has begun selling programming tools that let developers create software that supports 64-bit x86 chips, an important step in making the new generation of processors useful.

As I understand it, you can still run 32-bit applications on the proposed 64-bit only processors. But that would have to happen under some sort of virtualization, i.e. a 64-bit OS providing a ...