NVIDIA's new N1X and N1 gaming laptop processors now expected in Q2 2026: Arm-based chips will fight x86 chips, with GeForce RTX GPU cores.

Every time a computer receives a network packet, completes a disk write, or a user moves the mouse, the processor handles an event known as an ...

Few computing technologies from the late 1970s endure today, with one notable exception: the fundamental marching orders for the vast majority of the world's computers. The x86 instruction set ...

ARM and x86 have been doing battle for the last decade. ARM tried to move into the server market and failed; Intel, which carries most of the x86 burden, tried to move on cellphones and failed. The ...

Windows on Arm saw its breakout moment in 2024 after years of failed attempts at disrupting the dominance of x86 processors. Qualcomm's Snapdragon X chips were unveiled as part of new laptops from ...

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 ...

Forward-looking: After being beaten by AMD in introducing the first, truly 64-bit instruction set in the x86 CPU world, Intel is now trying to get ahead of its historical competitor by working on a ...

In a strategic move to strengthen and expand the capabilities of the x86 computing architecture, Intel Corporation and AMD announced the formation of an x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group. This ...

Thirty years ago, on June 8, 1978, Intel Corp. introduced its first 16-bit microprocessor, the 8086, with a splashy ad heralding “the dawn of a new era.” Overblown? Sure, but also prophetic. While the ...