Most desktop and laptop computers from the past two decades use 64-bit x86 processors, but older 32-bit x86 CPUs (also known as i386 or i686) are still around. Even though Windows and many Linux ...

New versions of both Mozilla's browser and its subsidiary MZLA's messaging client are here – with some bad news for users of older kit.… Firefox 144 arrived yesterday, closely followed by its cousin, ...

Mozilla has rolled out Firefox 145, a significant update that brings a range of usability, security and privacy enhancements, while marking a clear turning point by discontinuing official support for ...

If you're reading this on a PC running Windows, it's almost certainly a 64-bit version of the operating system. It also supports 32-bit applications, which is why so many old games will run on it, but ...

The latest Debian Linux comes with multiple improvements. Debian will no longer support old 32-bit x86 architectures. Debian supports essentially all Linux desktop interfaces. This latest version ...

Seven years ago, Linus Torvalds dropped "ancient-386-CPUs" support from the Linux kernel, dismissing it with "good riddance." While 32-bit Linux lingered on, it was no longer part of Linux's ...

Linux got its start in the 1990s as an alternative operating system for older PCs that didn’t have the horsepower to run newer versions of Windows. So it seems a bit ironic, but not totally surprising ...