Ubuntu 25.10 now offers amd64v3 optimised packages. What does x86-64-v3 mean for your CPU, and will the modest performance improvements be noticeable?

The Android operating system is built to run on three different types of processor architecture: Arm, Intel x86, and MIPS. The former is today’s ubiquitous architecture after Intel abandoned its ...

As I’m sure many of you know, x86 architecture has been around for quite some time. It has its roots in Intel’s early 8086 processor, the first in the family. Indeed, even the original 8086 inherits a ...

CPU architectures in a single system, whether that is a single system-on-chip (SoC) or a larger electronics platform ...

Well-known Apple -focused blogger John Gruber recently made a statement that caught a lot of people's attention. Following the launch of the Apple iPad Pro, which uses an Apple-designed A9X processor, ...

While arguing about programming languages with someone they asserted that Java in Windows (or x86 Linux) will always suffer a significant performance penalty compared to a SPARC architecture because ...

Intel and Advanced Micro Devices have created an advisory group, including members from other technology companies such as Google, Microsoft and Meta Platforms, to shape the future of the x86 computer ...

Last week during Intel's fiscal fourth quarter earnings call, CEO Paul Otellini said Intel is well-positioned to place its x86 architecture, which powers the majority of traditional PC systems, inside ...

Qualcomm has reportedly been eyeing Intel’s design operations units, particularly its client PC design business — what could this mean for the market, and x86 versus ARM chips? Qualcomm, Intel, AMD, ...

Huawei has been cut off from most of the major CPU architectures in existence. If the company can't negotiate its way out of the problem, what practical recourse does it have? Share on Facebook (opens ...