The evolution in computing horsepower is more of everything—first it was more gigahertz, then more cores, and on top of that, more bits for the integer registers inside the CPU. Whereas 32-bit ...

Yesterday Apple released Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1, which adds Java SE 6 version 1.6.0_05. Release notes indicate that the update is for 64-bit Intel-based Macs only and cannot run on ...

Java is one of those OOPs based languages, along with Python and C++, that’s in demand right now. So, if you want to ride the bandwagon and use the language, you must download it on your system. Not ...

Build notes leaked on the web of a prerelease version of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard indicate that the software only supports enabling its new 64-bit kernel on certain machines, including the Xserve, ...

MacOS 10.14 Mojave, the version of the Mac operating system before macOS Catalina, is the last version that supports 32-bit software. With Catalina, only 64-bit software will be supported. (The ...

Snow Leopard's across-the-board leap to 64-bits, from the kernel to all of its bundled apps, will make more memory available and boost performance. However, Apple will also need to manage its 64-bit ...

Google released its 64-bit Chrome Windows first, but it's moving Mac users to the new version faster. The promise: a memory, security, and performance boost. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 ...

Catalina the island is a paradise. Catalina, the Mac operating system, could be hell for some creatives, including DJs, writers and photographers if they immediately upgrade. Adobe, makers of ...

When macOS Mojave was announced, Apple warned that it would be the last version of macOS that would support older 32-bit apps. Apple has been phasing out 32-bit apps for the last 10 years and is now ...