Keep in mind that your CPU must support 64-bit in order to be running a 64-bit operating system—if you're running a modern CPU you should be fine, but some of the budget PCs don't include a 64 ...

The first fully 64-bit operating system was Mac OS X Snow Leopard in 2009. Meanwhile, the first smartphone with a 64-bit chip (Apple A7) was the iPhone 5s. Bill Roberson/Digital Trends.

An operating system that is designed to work in a computer that processes 64 bits at a time. Most personal computers today are 64-bit, and mobile devices are expected to begin using 64-bit CPUs in ...

While a 64-bit processor can run a 32-bit operating system, the reverse is not true. If your computer has a 32-bit processor, the decision has already been made for you.

Last month we discussed the finer points of 32-bit vs. 64-bit operating systems , explaining the benefits of one over the other. With that in mind, w ...

Even though it has been possible to run a 64-bit operating system on the latest Raspberry Pi mini PCs, the Foundation has finally made the official Raspberry Pi 64-bit OS available to the masses.

Within there, next to System type, it will say either 64-bit Operating System or 32-bit Operating System. Expert Tip: Note ...

Running a 64-bit operating system allows you to break the 4GB memory barrier. But are there advantages to loading up with 8GB of RAM? Following Ed Bott's blog post yesterday on Vista 64-bit, my ...

Adobe has announced that Lightroom will no-longer support 32-bit operating systems from version 6 onwards. Starting with the forthcoming Lightroom 6, the hugely popular photo editing and ...

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has made a 64-bit version of its operating system available. It won't run on all Raspberry Pi hardware but it should on some of the more modern hardware.

In a blog post, Raspberry Pi’s Gordon Hollingsworth notes that the team stuck with 32-bit for a long time because it was a way to ensure that the same operating system would run on all Raspberry ...