Typically, since their inception, they have been x86 architecture-based, whereas nearly the entire world's smartphones are based on ARM architecture. Although Qualcomm and Microsoft's foray into the ...

Old x86 Apple software really does run remarkably well Apple silicon, and that even includes some games. It's a handy demonstration of both what can be done and what needs to be done if Arm is ...

Some x86 models can even make it possible to run development tools or virtual machines, so you can experiment with software development, network emulation, or other things.

Running x86-64 software with Windows on Arm can cause genuine compatibility issues if manufacturers have never compiled compatible drivers for Arm64.

The update significantly broadens compatibility with native x86 software on Arm systems, making Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon X Elite or X Plus processors potentially more useful.

You might know [Evan Martin] as the developer of retrowin32. It’s a Windows and x86 emulator designed to run on a Mac or on the web. He’s recently been exploring how to run 32-bit x86 b… ...

With this update, Microsoft’s emulator will open up support for 64-bit x86 software to use processor extensions like AVX, AVX2, BMI, FMA, and F16C. However, ...

Virtualization software like Parallels and VMware Fusion give Mac owners the ability to run Windows and Linux on top of macOS, but for Apple Silicon Macs, that support was limited to the Arm-based ...

Software makers could not easily deviate from building x86-optimized applications, while Microsoft and Apple would have a heavy lift to convert their operating systems to alternate instruction ...

Software makers could not easily deviate from building x86-optimized applications, while Microsoft and Apple would have a heavy lift to convert their operating systems to alternate instruction ...

Qualcomm claims that most games created for x86 Windows "just work" on its new killer Arm chip, the Snapdragon X Elite. There's no porting required. If that's true, it's quite an achievement ...

As we started testing Windows 11 on Arm with new Copilot Plus PCs, we noticed issues with the performance of Adobe Premiere Pro.Adobe blocked the x86 software from Snapdragon X Elite laptops ...