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This is what 32-bit and 64-bit actually mean and why software still asks you to choose

At some point during a software installation, a small prompt appears asking you to choose between a 32-bit and a 64-bit version. You probably either guess, panic-Google, or pick the bigger number and ...
Android Authority

32-bits is dead: Here's what it means for Android, Apple, and more

Arm has announced that from 2023, all of its new smartphone CPU cores will be 64-bit only, with no 32-bit compatibility mode. We have had 64-bit capable smartphone processors since 2013 when Apple ...
Ars Technica

What the death of 32-bit iOS could mean for Apple’s hardware and software

Among many other things, iOS 10.3 makes it clear that the end of the road is near for 32-bit iOS apps. This has been coming for a while—all apps and updates submitted for App Store approval since ...
Android Authority

Future Arm mobile CPUs will drop 32-bit support, and here's what that means

Speaking at an Arm DevSummit keynote, Paul Williamson, VP and GM of Client Business at Arm, announced that future Arm Cortex-A CPU cores — such as those powering future smartphones — will become ...
CNET

Preparing for 10.6 Snow Leopard: the 64-bit reality

Apple has announced that Snow Leopard will be available on the 28th of this month, which is only a few days away. In the mean time there are a lot of questions regarding 64-bit computing which are ...
ZDNet

Choosing between Vista x86 32 bit or x64 64 bit

Roku TV vs Fire Stick Galaxy Buds 3 Pro vs Apple AirPods Pro 3 M5 MacBook Pro vs M4 MacBook Air Linux Mint vs Zorin OS 4 quick steps to make your Android phone run like new again How much RAM does ...
Ars Technica

The Pixel 7 tests out 64-bit-only Android, can’t run 32-bit apps

"What nobody noticed was that the Pixel 7 is also dropping 64-bit app support, so its release yesterday is taking a big step toward Android's 64-bit-only future." Little typo to point out here, I ...