x86 CPUs face competition from Arm CPUs in personal and commercial computer markets. Transition to Arm CPUs may lead to Windows laptops with longer battery life and improved performance. Running ...

In a nutshell: The Windows Insider program offers Microsoft fans the opportunity to act as unpaid beta testers for the latest OS developments. While Redmond rarely introduces major changes to how ...

The venue for all this is Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit 2025, where Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon had an on-stage conversation ...

A Russian startup company called Elbrus Technologies is developing a technology that will allow data center owners to migrate software designed for x86 platforms to ARM-powered servers without the ...

So Microsoft has a new implementation of their own version of Rosetta called Prism, and apparently they're pretty confident about it. Unlike previous attempts, the performance of x86 Windows software ...

Nobody's going to run spreadsheets on their toaster, but AMD still thinks there's a lot to be gained by outfitting consumer gadgets with the same basic design underlying PC chips. No. 2 chipmaker ...

When the HP Elite x3 launched earlier this year, we lamented its likely legacy as the last great Windows 10 phone. It stood alone as the embodiment of Microsoft’s PC-as-phone vision at a time when ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

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. The Santa Clara, ...

Intel, comfortably the largest manufacturer of desktop processors, is no stranger to throwing its weight around to protect its core business. It has spent years fighting a massive $1.2 billion fine ...