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Dan Horák announced a last evening, December 15th, the immediate availability for download of the Fedora 16 operating system for IBM System z (s390x) 64-bit systems. Fedora 16, codenamed Verne, comes with a lot of new features and updated packages. Among them we can mention Linux kernel 3.1, GNOME 3.2.1 deskto... |
16 December 2011
14:41 GMT |
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Opera 12 is well underway now and promises to be quite an interesting release, with hardware acceleration and WebGL taking the spotlight. But Opera is already working on technologies beyond Opera 12, for example, native 64-bit builds on all platforms and out-of-process-plugins.
In Opera tradition, there is already a... |
16 December 2011
05:10 GMT |
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Last week, during the Ubuntu Developer Summit event for the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system, Canonical decided to recommend the 64-bit edition of Ubuntu, by default.This announcement comes right after the shocking news that the ISO image of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS will not fit on a CD anymore, ... |
7 November 2011
13:01 GMT |
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Oracle announced last night, October 3rd, a new maintenance version to its popular and powerful VirtualBox virtualization software, VirtualBox 4.1.4, which brings many improvements and lots of bugfixes.VirtualBox 4.1.4 brings support for X.Org Server 1.11, VBoxService now starts correctly under openSUSE 12.1, and sha... |
4 October 2011
10:31 GMT |
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Adobe Labs proudly announced this morning, October 4th, the immediate availability for download of the final and stable release of the Adobe Flash Player 11 plugin for Linux, Windows and Machintosh platforms.Providing native support for 64-bit Linux-based operating systems, the new Adobe Flash Player 11 plugin brings... |
4 October 2011
09:37 GMT |
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After a couple of months of development, Oracle proudly announced last evening, July 19th, a major update to its popular and powerful VirtualBox virtualization software, VirtualBox 4.1.0, which brings lots of new features and many improvements.The VirtualBox 4.1.0 binaries are now available for download (see the link... |
20 July 2011
09:07 GMT |
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In an attempt to gain back some market share from ARM Holdings, MIPS has just announced that the company plans to launch at least two 64-bit synthesizable cores this fall and that both chips will support multithreading and issue multiple instructions per clock cycle.
Dubbed Prodgy, this new family of processors is... |
28 March 2011
06:11 GMT |
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Mozilla will finish with Firefox 5.0 what it has started with Firefox 4.0 in terms of support, namely producing a next generation release of its open source browser tailored to 64-bit Windows.Some Softpedia readers might remember that I told you first in May 2010 that Mozilla had started cooking an x64 flavor of Fir... |
8 February 2011
15:11 GMT |
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Although ARM seems to be determined to make a strong entrance into the desktop and server CPU market, the company has no immediate plans to add 64-bit instructions to its processor architecture, choosing instead to rely on the 40-bit addressing built inside their Cortex-A15 core.
“Some applications which ru... |
8 February 2011
04:18 GMT |
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Phil Knirsch announced a last evening, January 25th, the immediate availability for download of the Fedora 14 operating system for IBM System z (s390x) 64-bit systems.Fedora 14, codenamed Laughlin, comes with a lot of new features and updated packages. The last release of Fedora for IBM System z was Fedora 6, announc... |
26 January 2011
10:06 GMT |
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The advent of the next major iteration of Silverlight will be synonymous with the launch of a full 64-bit version of the technology’s runtime, in addition to the 32-bit release, according to Scott Guthrie, Corporate Vice President, .NET Developer Platform. Guthrie announced on December 2nd that Microsoft is ha... |
3 December 2010
08:27 GMT |
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Fabio Erculiani proudly announced a few minutes ago the immediate availability of the Sabayon Linux 5.4 operating system. The latest release is designed for Linux enthusiasts who want the latest packages and the best performance, but don't want to spend days getting things working properly. Sabayon Linux 5.4 co... |
30 September 2010
06:53 GMT |
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Adobe has finally made the announcement a lot of Linux users have been waiting for, a 64-bit version of the Adobe Flash Player is again available. Not only that, it's a significant improvement over previous releases. Linux users generally like to be on the cutting edge. That's part of the reason why they�... |
16 September 2010
06:56 GMT |
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Adobe Flash may be taking a lot of heat and it's not exactly everyone's favorite application. Warranted or not, Flash content on the web is ubiquitous and that's not about to change any time soon. One thing that is changing though is support for 64-bit software. 64-bit versions of the three major platf... |
16 September 2010
06:32 GMT |
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If you’re holding your breath while waiting for the 64-bit (x64) flavor of Firefox 4.0, feel free to exhale now. The next major iteration of Mozilla’s open source browser will support 32-bit (x86) platforms exclusively, despite some very promising work from the browser vendor early in the developmen... |
3 September 2010
11:45 GMT |
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While Microsoft has been successfully tackling the Alureon rootkit with a variety of security solutions, the authors of the malware have also been hard at work updating the malicious code, in order to enable it to also infect 64-bit (x64) PCs. When it was first detected, Alureon targeted mainly 32-bit (x86) Windows ... |
30 August 2010
09:48 GMT |
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Mozilla is building different flavors of the next iteration of its open source browser, offering both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) builds for testing. At the end of the past week, Mozilla’s Armen Zambrano Gasparnian revealed that the company was producing the 64-bit builds of Firefox 4.0 for Windows. At this p... |
19 July 2010
12:50 GMT |
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The installed base of 64-bit (x64) Windows 7 has reached 46% in June 2010, vs. 54% for 32-bit (x86) Windows 7, according to statistics released by Microsoft. It is clear from the data shared by the Redmond company that end users are starting to choose x64 systems and equivalent Windows 7 editions over older x86 archi... |
9 July 2010
13:21 GMT |
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Almost 1 in 2 customers running the latest iteration of the Windows client are using systems with 64-bit (x64) architectures and 64-bit (x64) copies of Windows 7. According to statistics provided by the Redmond company, no less than 46% of all Windows 7 PCs worldwide are equipped with a 64-bit edition of the operatin... |
9 July 2010
04:04 GMT |
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An updated version of the 64-bit (x64) flavor of Firefox is now available for download for early adopters testing the next iteration of the open source browser. Testers can grab Firefox-3.7a5pre, which, despite its label, is in fact an early preview Alpha Build of Firefox 4.0. Mozilla revealed recently that all plans... |
3 June 2010
03:21 GMT |
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The first official taste of a 64-bit (x64) flavor of Firefox 4.0 for Windows is now available for download from Mozilla’s FTP servers. At the end of the past week, Mozilla was hard at work wrapping up the first 64-bit Builds of the next generation of its open source browser. At this point in time, early adopter... |
31 May 2010
04:08 GMT |
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UPDATE: The Alpha preview of 64-bit (x64) Firefox 4.0 for Windows 7 (Firefox-3.7a5pre.en-US.win64-x86_64) is available for download - read about it here. 64-bit (x64) architectures are the future, and already well on their way to becoming mainstream and burying 32-bit (x64). Microsoft was one of the first compan... |
28 May 2010
13:11 GMT |
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Microsoft is providing free resources designed to streamline the adoption of the 64-bit (x64) version of Office 2010. Essentially, customers looking to deploy 64-bit Office 2010 can download a client installation porter, available for free from the Redmond company in .PDF, .VSD AND .XPS file formats. The model is set... |
15 April 2010
10:19 GMT |
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Hardware and software incompatibility was perhaps the greatest barrier that contributed to pushing back the adoption of 64-bit platforms over the 32-bit versions. Microsoft’s x64 flavors of Windows XP and Windows Vista certainly smoothed out the past of x64 Windows 7, but the transition is in full swing, even w... |
10 March 2010
11:01 GMT |
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George Vlahavas from the Salix OS development team proudly announced two days before Christmas that Salix 13.0.2 was available for download on mirrors worldwide. The good news for all the fans of this Slackware-based Linux distribution is that it now has a 64-bit edition, which is backwards compatible with the Slackw... |
25 December 2009
06:40 GMT |
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After the release of Linux Mint 8 back in November, Clement Lefebvre and the developers behind the Linux Mint community announced last evening (December 14th) the immediate availability for download of the 64-bit edition of Linux Mint 8. This version is exactly like the main edition of Linux Mint 8 but compiled for 6... |
15 December 2009
06:01 GMT |
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Forget about the possibility of Windows 8, the next iteration of the Windows operating system planned for 2011 – 2012 getting support for 128-bit processor architectures. Fact is that the translation to 64-bit CPUs is still in full swing, and Windows 7 is yet to get all the love. While 64-bit is the future, 32-... |
16 October 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Microsoft has made available for download an update designed to boost power-saving capabilities for the latest Windows client and server releases. Microsoft noted that the update could allow for potential power saving, provided that the machines running a 64-bit (x64-based) version of Windows Vista SP2, of Windows Se... |
12 October 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Developer Markus Winter has released a new version of his startup mode tool for Mac OS X, 32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup Mode Selector. Version 1.3.3 adds info for MacBookPro5.4, an improved feedback window, and resolves an issue when no boot mode was set. The Mac OS X 32-64-bit Kernel Startup Mode Selector shows whet... |
8 September 2009
08:31 GMT |
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Developer Markus Winter has released a new version of his startup mode tool for Mac OS X, 32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup Mode Selector 1.3. The new release adds four key improvements. Mac OS X 10.6 32-64-Bit Kernel Startup Mode Selector is free to download and use, but donations are highly encouraged. Mac OS X 10.6 32... |
7 September 2009
08:07 GMT |
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Looking for a simple tool to handle all resizing actions of digital images in Windows 7? Then you should consider Image Resizer Powertoy Clone for Windows. In case the name sounds somewhat familiar, it’s because you’re probably thinking of the Image Resizer Powertoy for Windows XP. While the concept behin... |
3 September 2009
05:43 GMT |
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Developer Markus Winter has updated his 32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup Mode Selector to version 1.2.1 with added support for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Apple’s latest OS release. The Intel-only app not only shows whether you have a 32-bit or a 64-bit processor, but also allows you to select whether you want to s... |
28 August 2009
10:13 GMT |
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An article on Apple’s Support section entitled “Xsan 2.1.1 is not compatible with Mac OS X v10.6 or Mac OS X Server v10.6” has recently been updated with some new information. Apple alerts users advising them to stay put until an update is available from the company. Last modified on August 27, 200... |
28 August 2009
09:06 GMT |
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Google is hard at work developing a 64-bit version of its open-source browser for Windows. The Mountain View-search giant indicated that work was in progress but delivered no specific availability deadline so far. According to Chromium developers Mads Sig Ager, a 64-bit (x64) flavor of Google Chrome will be offered t... |
27 August 2009
10:08 GMT |
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Hosted by Wikidot.com, the “Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Compatibility List” should be a very useful tool for those planning to upgrade this Friday, whether they have Leopard roots, or a Tiger personality. “Below is a list of applications and their compatibilty [sic.] status with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow L... |
26 August 2009
04:55 GMT |
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Handled by developer Eric Petit, Transmission is a BitTorrent client similar to Vuze, or uTorrent. The piece of software is open source, while most of the code is licensed under the GNU General Public License, with select code licensed under the liberal MIT License. Transmission boasts a simple, intuitive interface ... |
25 August 2009
15:01 GMT |
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The Google Chrome developers announced on August 19th the immediate availability of a new version of the Google Chrome web browser for Linux, Windows and Macintosh operating systems. Google Chrome 4.0.202.2 is here to fix a lot of annoying bugs (see below for details) and it also adds a couple of features only for th... |
21 August 2009
06:47 GMT |
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Microsoft won't follow the example set with Office 2010 with the next iteration of its development platform and tools, when it comes down to providing a 64-bit flavor of Visual Studio 2010 in addition to the existing, and traditional 32-bit variant. The Redmond company is sticking with a 32-bit exclusive strateg... |
11 June 2009
10:56 GMT |
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At its WWDC '09 event yesterday, Apple presented Snow Leopard, “an even more powerful and refined version of the world’s most advanced operating system.” Set to become the foundation for future Macs, Snow Leopard delivers hundreds of refinements, new core technologies, support for Microsoft Exc... |
9 June 2009
04:54 GMT |
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Roberto J. Dhnert announced yesterday, May 27th, the release of his PC/OS Open64 Workstation 10 Linux distribution. This new version is based on the latest Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) and was exclusively created for 64-bit architectures. PC/OS Open64 Workstation 10 also contains all the security patches and bugfix... |
28 May 2009
15:11 GMT |
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The Windows 7 Build 7057 leak is complete as both the 32-bit and the 64-bit flavors of the operating system are available for download in the wild via BitTorrent trackers. Although Microsoft continues to focus on Windows 7 Build 7000 released to the public in January 2009, fact is that the company has long passed the... |
17 March 2009
05:03 GMT |
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The leaked 32-bit variant of Windows 7 Build 7048 followed the 64-bit release of the operating system's development milestone to torrent trackers. Both releases made it out of Redmond into the hands of company partners and from there in the wild where the bits are available for download for all users with a BitT... |
10 March 2009
04:10 GMT |
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Attila Craciun has announced today the release of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.2 LiveDVD. This version features almost all applications that are included in the Bluewhite64 Linux Install DVD plus software created by the Bluewhite64 Linux community. This LiveDVD has been made to run on both single and multi core 64-bit proces... |
9 March 2009
17:51 GMT |
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Windows 7 ushers in a new era, one in which 32-bit support is not only not the standard, but on the brink of being discarded entirely and nothing more than optional. With the evolution of the Windows operating system post-Windows Vista RTM, Microsoft has found itself at the heart of the transition from 32-bit to 64-b... |
10 February 2009
08:45 GMT |
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Clement Lefebvre announced a few minutes ago, on the Linux Mint blog, the immediate availability of the final version of Linux Mint 6 x64 Edition. This edition is based on the main edition (read: 32-bit edition) of Linux Mint 6 (Felicia), only that it is addressed to 64-bit users (for Intel Core 2 Quad, Intel Core 2 ... |
6 February 2009
12:42 GMT |
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Microsoft announced, even before the availability of Windows Server 2008, that the successor of Windows Server 2003 would in fact be the last 32-bit release of its server operating system. With the delivery of the first Beta of Windows 7 Server, the company is making good on keeping up the pace with the evolution of ... |
8 January 2009
16:51 GMT |
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Microsoft is exploring the possibility of delivering Windows 8 exclusively for 64-bit. As far as the next iteration of Windows is concerned, the Redmond company already confirmed that Windows 7 would come in both x86 and x64 flavors. While no word is still out on whether Windows 8 will feature both 32-bit and 64-bit ... |
25 November 2008
10:22 GMT |
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Having released version 1 of the Microsoft Pro Photo Tools at the end of April 2008, the Redmond giant has moved forward with the evolution of the utility designed to permit photographers to handle digital images in RAW formats. In this context, Microsoft Pro Photo Tools version 2.0 is now available for downloa... |
22 September 2008
06:05 GMT |
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Making a 64-bit copy of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 confirm that it is actually Vista SP1 might require a minimum amount of effort on behalf of the end user, such as right-clicking My Computer and selecting Properties, but things are a tad different when an application is programmed to identify the operating system ... |
25 August 2008
09:32 GMT |
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Back in 2007, because of the ubiquity of 32-bit architectures, and the market's slow migration pace toward 64-bit computing, Microsoft announced that the next version of the Windows client, Windows 7, would be delivered in both x86 and x64 flavors. In the year of Vista's launch, and even after the general a... |
15 August 2008
15:21 GMT |
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